Today we hosted our 6th annual Appapalooza! We started in 2014, with 11 teams and 48 girls and today we are here with 87 teams and 348 girls.

These girls worked thousands of hours planning and coding their apps and defining their business. They presented their pitches to all friends, family, supporters and our esteemed judges. Along the way, they learned how to research a market, think like a designer, create a pitch and demo videos and work within a team.

Below are the 9 teams that will move on to the semi-finals for a chance to compete at the global Technovation Challenge.

Junior Division Regional Winners

LFP by Likable Fantabulous Pandas From Yinghua Academy
LFP provides a way to connect those who want to help, with those in need thru Little Free Pantries. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

Safe Sphere by Sporty Techies From Friedell Middle School, Kellogg Middle School, and Willow Creek Middle School
Safe Sphere is designed for depressed young adults to support them when in need. Whether they just had a bad day, want to relax after a crazy day, or would like to seek professional help in a desperate situation, Safe Sphere is there to support them. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

Cure by Team Cure From St. Francis Assisi 
Cure includes educational games to help hospitalized or ill children heal with positive visualization. In this app kids “fight” diseases to help them feel empowered. Their goal is to help occupy children in the hospital and to help them heal. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

InsuBuddy by Innovative Inventors From Lighthouse School
InsuBuddy will help diabetics find a pharmacy that is selling insulin for the cheapest price. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

Pura by H2O Ladies From Minnetonka Middle School
Pura is an app to educate our younger generation about the importance of keeping Minneasota bodys of water clean. Our app has a game, challenges and articles to read. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

FoodLink by Coding Cookies From Yinghua Academy
Foodlink is an app that links people with extra food to food shelves and links food shelves to people who are hungry. Our app aims to solve the community problems of Food Waste and Hunger. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

Senior Division Regional Winners

UHouse by Savvy From Lighthouse School
UHouse solves two problems: elderly struggling to age in place, and homeless youth struggling to survive on the streets. UHouse solves these issues by connecting the two groups through a chat, a search and a profile. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

GiveBack by Computer Glitz From Eagan High School and Dakota Hills Middle School
GiveBack is a donation pick-up solution. Donors schedule a pick-up, and organizations process the request. GiveBack increase donations by making the process of donation easier, stopping our world’s ever-growing waste. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

Rate My Day by Tech200 From Stewartville High School
Every day is made up of events, both good and bad, that shape a person’s emotions. If these events are allowed to be quantified and therefore tracked, it is possible to see a trend of emotion in time. This is the goal of Rate My Day, an app designed to make a user’s day count. 
Pitch Video | Demo Video

 

See past winners here.