So, today we [announced the Ubuntu App Showdown](https://developer.ubuntu.com/2014/02/announcing-the-latest-ubuntu-app-showdown-contest/) where you can build apps with the Ubuntu SDK and win some awesome prizes such as the Nexus 7 (2013) tablet and the Meizu MX3.

This got me thinking, which apps would a *love* to see on Ubuntu as part of the competition? Well, this is them, and hopefully they will be food for thought for some developers:

* **Email Client** – this would be an email client that looks and functions like [Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/). With it you could connect to an IMAP/Gmail account, see mail as threads, reply to mails, create and send new emails etc. Bonus points for supporting multiple accounts.
* **Social Media Client** – I haven’t found a Twitter and other social media client that works well for me. This one would show my timeline of tweets, have mentions on a different tab/screen, and support searches too. It would use the Online Accounts platform service to connect.
* **Google+ Client** – I would love to see a G+ client that integrates neatly into Ubuntu. It would need to browse my timeline, show notifications, let me reply to posts and add +1s, and browse communities.
* **Ubuntu LoCo Teams App** – an app where I can view the content from [loco.ubuntu.com](https://loco.ubuntu.com) such as browsing teams, seeing current and up-coming events, browse the blog, and include the content in the [Ubuntu Advocacy Kit](https://launchpad.net/uak). The power in this app would be looking like a beautiful app that any LoCo member can use to find cool events and do interesting things.
* **Riff Recorder** – an audio recording app where I can adjust the volume of the mic (for when I am in a room with lots of noise such as a rehearsal) and then record the audio at that level and have the ability to share it somewhere.

If anyone manages to build these apps, you will make me a very happy man. 🙂