Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
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Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#2Hi HN,
We've been working in Rwanda for the past three years building interactive SMS systems for NGOs. This is our take on how to build a platform instead of custom systems to handle a lot of the needs here. We think it probably has some uses in the west as well.
Happy to answer any questions and respond to comments, curious to hear everybody's feedback. (please be gentle, not in the face!)
Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#3HN,
Interactive SMS systems fill a much needed niche that has been largely neglected in favor of "smart apps". It's great to see that someone has developed a platform for building custom applications. Great job.
Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#4Hi HN, We've been working in Rwanda for the past three years building interactive SMS systems for NGOs. This is our take on how to build a platform instead of custom systems to handle a lot of the needs here. We think it probably has some uses in the west as well. Happy to answer any questions and respond to comments, curious to hear everybody's feedback. (please be gentle, not in the face!)
Hi, this looks like a great product.
It looks like you've built this with a focus on helping NGOs and their information gathering needs. Have you guys done any work with more focus on consumer apps, for example a sms based weather app? What is the field like for software of that sort? I'm hoping you could point me in the direction of people doing work like that.
Is it common for east africans to ever use their phones for uses other than calling? Are there any sms services that are in widespread use? Sorry for inundating you with questions, I'm just curious about this area of development. Thanks.
Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#5Wow.
Not only is the interface pretty, it's quite good, too!
Awesome work!
Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#6Great landing page. The way it presents a use case from start-to-finish, integrating product shots to display how the interface works, is done very well.
Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#7Wow. Not only is the interface pretty, it's quite good, too! Awesome work!
Aw shucks, thanks guys. :)
Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#8Just a heads up, your link to Android SMS Relay is broken here (http://nyaruka.com/#open). I think you intended to link this one https://github.com/nyaruka/android-sms-relay.
But great stuff! I'm going to try and play around with it over the next few weeks.
Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#9Just a heads up, your link to Android SMS Relay is broken here ( http://nyaruka.com/#open ). I think you intended to link this one https://github.com/nyaruka/android-sms-relay . But great stuff! I'm going to try and play around with it over the next few weeks.
Heh, actually both those links are wrong, that is a standalone relayer that we built before TextIt, it does simple polling instead of the fancy TextIt one that uses GCM. The one for TextIt is called 'TextIt' in the Play store.
But thanks, I'll fix it, didn't think to go update the corporate website.
Re: Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world
#10A very similar-looking product for phone applications, called QuickFuse, is here: http://quickfuseapps.com/
I think the diagram-as-programming concept has some legs for certain high-business-value, low-complexity applications. One of them is voice applications, and another is probably SMS applications. You can imagine many others: email workflows, document workflows, query tools...
It comes down to the age-old problem of how to represent and store logic in a fashion that end users aren't afraid to manipulate.
Disclosure: I worked on QuickFuse.