What real problems do teachers face that educational apps often fail to solve?

Hi everyone,

I’m a game developer exploring the idea of building a small educational app prototype, mainly as a learning exercise and to better understand the EdTech space.

Before building anything, I’d like to understand real classroom pain points from people with experience in education or educational technology. Many educational apps look good on paper but don’t get used long-term.

From your experience: • What problems do teachers actually need software to solve? • What features are often missing or poorly implemented in educational apps? • What makes an app realistic to use in a real classroom (time, setup, monitoring, assessment, etc.)?

I’m not selling anything and I don’t have a product yet—just trying to avoid building something that isn’t useful in practice. Any insights are appreciated.

Submitted February 11, 2026 at 10:32AM by Javier_004 https://ift.tt/LOusFCh