[Saris]

Why not? Such as?

Sometimes it's just fun to make something, avoiding it just because said thing already exists in some form is silly.

[numpad0]

I mean, completely ignoring prior researches can be a bit disingenuous.

[Saris]

Why? I'm supposed to avoid projects just because someone else did a similar thing unless I want to delve into their research or something?

I can do whatever you want with my own projects, if I want to make an app to do X thing I can.