VALIDATE FURTHERlow severity3 problems

Improving Undo Functionality in SwiftUI

Opportunity validation

Across four directional dimensions

64.4

/ 100

Demand confidence38

Monetization likelihood60

Market gap · high100

Feasibility · medium60

Recommendation. Promising but needs more demand evidence before committing.

Why market gap = high

There are few established tools specifically addressing robust undo functionality in SwiftUI applications, indicating a significant market gap.

Why feasibility = medium

While developing a solution is feasible, it requires a deep understanding of SwiftUI's architecture and potential integrations with existing applications.

Market gap and feasibility are LLM-estimated and directional — not market research. Treat as starting points for your own validation.

Insight

App developers using SwiftUI face significant challenges due to the lack of robust undo and redo support, which negatively impacts user experience and satisfaction. This limitation is particularly evident in applications like Excalidraw, where users expect seamless editing capabilities. The absence of a consistent undo mechanism across different applications further exacerbates user frustration.

Why it’s worth solving. Addressing this gap in undo functionality can greatly enhance usability and user retention in SwiftUI applications. By providing a reliable solution, developers can improve the overall experience and satisfaction of their users.

Business ideas

1Develop a SwiftUI library that implements a comprehensive undo/redo system.
2Create a plugin for existing SwiftUI apps to add undo functionality easily.
3Offer a cross-application undo manager that tracks changes across multiple apps.

Underlying problems (3)

Lack of robust undo support in SwiftUI apps leads to poor usability and user frustration.
pain · highproductivityApp developers using SwiftUI for Mac applicationsLobsters
Lack of undo/redo features in a native Excalidraw app for Mac.
pain · mediumproductivitypower users of Excalidraw on MacHN
Users lack an easy way to undo file changes across different applications.
pain · mediumproductivityfile management software usersHN

Underlying problems (3)

Lack of robust undo support in SwiftUI apps leads to poor usability and user frustration.

pain · highproductivityApp developers using SwiftUI for Mac applicationsLobsters

Lack of undo/redo features in a native Excalidraw app for Mac.

pain · mediumproductivitypower users of Excalidraw on MacHN

Users lack an easy way to undo file changes across different applications.

pain · mediumproductivityfile management software usersHN