Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
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Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
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Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#2I am building a mood tracking/journaling site, and I would like to have some early users to give me feedback. It is something I am doing for-profit, but currently, there is only a free plan.
It is on the web (rather than an app), so you don't have to worry with backups, changing phones, etc. And if you like to write, it is better to write on a desktop.
If you are interested, please let me know what you think.
Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#3My main concern with this is having this sensitive information just sitting there plaintext in some DB. I'd avoid putting personal stuff like this on the web at all.
Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#4My main concern with this is having this sensitive information just sitting there plaintext in some DB. I'd avoid putting personal stuff like this on the web at all.
Valid concern. I thought a little bit about this, but the only solution would be an e2e encryption (where the same person is both ends actually). And in this situation, you risk losing all your data if you forget your password. There is a solution that you can think with no such trade-off?
Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#5My main concern with this is having this sensitive information just sitting there plaintext in some DB. I'd avoid putting personal stuff like this on the web at all.
Valid concern. I thought a little bit about this, but the only solution would be an e2e encryption (where the same person is both ends actually). And in this situation, you risk losing all your data if you forget your password. There is a solution that you can think with no such trade-off?
Create a file format for the data and connect to the user's Google Drive or Dropbox.
Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#6My main concern with this is having this sensitive information just sitting there plaintext in some DB. I'd avoid putting personal stuff like this on the web at all.
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Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#7Pretty neat; reminds me of the Daylio app which I've been using daily for over a year. I do like the app because it has reminder notifications, which I suppose is something you could monetize. Really the smart thing to do would be to also release an app that uses the same data store. If you want to make it really awesome, write some tools for analysis i.e. charts, word clouds, etc. that people can look at over time.
Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#8I am building a mood tracking/journaling site, and I would like to have some early users to give me feedback. It is something I am doing for-profit, but currently, there is only a free plan. It is on the web (rather than an app), so you don't have to worry with backups, changing phones, etc. And if you like to write, it is better to write on a desktop. If you are interested, please let me know what you think.
why does this have to be on the in the cloud? would be nice to allow data saved only in local storage (and make the syncing optional).
I understand then it's harder to monetize, but you don't need infrastructure if it runs locally and for the user it's a privacy (security) win. Consider that people are gonna use it as a diary/journal and IMO having this saved in the cloud is extremely privacy intrusive so I'd at least would expect more info about encryption of data at rest. There is no end to end encryption so I assume this is by design and people will see ads in future based on their "mood"?
I think it's not ethical to extract money from users this way in 2019. There is no value-add from it being in the cloud (you wouldn't have any problem with scaling infra cost if it runs locally).
Also security headers: https://securityheaders.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.quidsentio....
fwiw I find the idea itself quite cool but in it's current design wouldn't touch it with a stick.
Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#9Pretty neat; reminds me of the Daylio app which I've been using daily for over a year. I do like the app because it has reminder notifications, which I suppose is something you could monetize. Really the smart thing to do would be to also release an app that uses the same data store. If you want to make it really awesome, write some tools for analysis i.e. charts, word clouds, etc. that people can look at over time.
The reminder notifications and tools for analysis are definitely in my mind. These two features are must haves for an app like this. I will probably go more through a PWA route; I am the sole developer on this and I don't think I can maintain two native apps (at least not until it is a solid, profitable product).
Another features I am considering applying are voice recordings and sharing with close friends. Do you have an opinion about these features?
Re: Show HN: A Mood Tracker on the Web
#10I am building a mood tracking/journaling site, and I would like to have some early users to give me feedback. It is something I am doing for-profit, but currently, there is only a free plan. It is on the web (rather than an app), so you don't have to worry with backups, changing phones, etc. And if you like to write, it is better to write on a desktop. If you are interested, please let me know what you think.
why does this have to be on the in the cloud? would be nice to allow data saved only in local storage (and make the syncing optional). I understand then it's harder to monetize, but you don't need infrastructure if it runs locally and for the user it's a privacy (security) win. Consider that people are gonna use it as a diary/journal and IMO having this saved in the cloud is extremely privacy intrusive so I'd at leas…
No, I won't use ad based on moods. I plan to create a business model based on subscriptions (once I have more valuable features).
I am thinking about the best way to secure the information, I am just not sure about the tradeoffs.
edit: thanks for the security headers link, I will work on it