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Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by hidelooktropic »

dewey wrote: post #11

This somehow seems to be a solution in search of a problem. The reason people use self texting is that they _don't_ want to use another app. Not because the existing apps are somehow missing features. > I often defaulted to dumping notes into chat apps like Slack or iMessage What makes you think people think differently about this app? If people wanted all these features they would already all be covered by Apple Not…

To me it doesn't need to be a solution-to-a-problem so much as a different paradigm for using a familiar tool that is more pleasant to use.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by eguchi1904 »

jwr wrote: post #146
eguchi1904 wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you! I felt the same way about note titles, which is why Strflow intentionally adopts a style without them. Developing Strflow has been very fulfilling for me, and I plan to continue its development regardless of revenue. Of course, I aim to grow the number of supportive users and make it sustainable as a business.

> I plan to continue its development regardless of revenue I would respectfully suggest that this can be understood by some as a promise, and I think it is not a promise anyone should make. Doing things for free is not sustainable. We all need to earn a living, that's how our current societies are built. So I really hope you will get enough subscribers at reasonable price points to make this sustainable.

You’re right, there’s nothing more certain than money. I aim to generate enough revenue to develop Strflow full-time. Thank you for your support!

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by jaysonelliot »

I like this a lot. It's very close to something I've wanted, basically a Twitter that no one else can see but me.

I could see myself using this all the time, and making it my primary note-taking app.

But I won't.

Here's why. In order to make an app a trusted and regular part of my daily flow, I have to trust that it will always be there for me. This has a subscription model. That means that if the company who makes it goes away, I can't trust that the app will still be there for me. I'd happily pay a one time fee to own it forever. But a subscription model is a deal-breaker for me.

Best of luck, hope there's an ownership-based version someday, I'd love to use it.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by amadeuspagel »

jmhammond wrote: post #158
amadeuspagel wrote: post #18

I made a web app with a similar goal, but with one additional feature: the text field is also the search field, as you type a new note, the existing notes get filtered based on the text of the new note: https://thinktype.app

This is really neat. It reminds me of my use of Notational Velocity from (holy cow!) almost 20 years ago. https://notational.net/

One difference between notational velocity and thinktype is that thinktype has no concept of a title. You write full notes in the searchfield, and you see full notes as results.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by eguchi1904 »

BhavdeepSethi wrote: post #145

This looks great! I use Signal's "Note To Self" quite heavily. I also use it when I want to have some pictures/files/links transferred between my phone and web browser (mainly for image uploads) without going through airdrop/dropbox. Love that this is exactly like that, but with ability to organize as well.

Thank you! It’s really interesting to learn about everyone’s “text-yourself” habits. I hope Strflow fits your needs.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by gnicholas »

jaysonelliot wrote: post #164

I like this a lot. It's very close to something I've wanted, basically a Twitter that no one else can see but me. I could see myself using this all the time, and making it my primary note-taking app. But I won't. Here's why. In order to make an app a trusted and regular part of my daily flow, I have to trust that it will always be there for me. This has a subscription model. That means that if the company who makes i…

I have a different perspective. When considering purchasing an app, I always weigh the possibility the app will go away. This can happen because the back end disappears, or because the app is not updated and Apple phases it out (so you can't install it when you get a new device).

Having a reliable stream of revenue makes it less likely that the app dev will give up on it. I don't love subscriptions, but I do recognize that they help ensure ongoing maintenance/development.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by eguchi1904 »

kirykl wrote: post #37

There’s maybe some value in branding as ‘stream of consciousness note taking’ instead of ‘replacing texting’, to which it just adds more steps for the same thing. To replace texting can I text a phone number that feeds into this app?

You might be right; that could be a more accurate branding. Strflow uses a model where notes are pushed into a single timeline and categorized with tags, so there isn’t a functionality to text a phone number that feeds into the app.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by eguchi1904 »

Sakos wrote: post #79

This sounds like exactly what I'm looking for, it sounds and looks great. Unfortunately, don't own an iPhone. Any plans to make an Android version?

Thank you! Unfortunately, I haven’t started working on an Android version yet, and it doesn’t seem likely to be implemented in the near future. Sorry about that.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by langcss »

jaysonelliot wrote: post #164

I like this a lot. It's very close to something I've wanted, basically a Twitter that no one else can see but me. I could see myself using this all the time, and making it my primary note-taking app. But I won't. Here's why. In order to make an app a trusted and regular part of my daily flow, I have to trust that it will always be there for me. This has a subscription model. That means that if the company who makes i…

It is a phone app so the pricing model makes no difference. Either way they could pull it from the store or not.

Subscription seems to be only for backup to iCloud and encryption anyway.

Forever apps on mobile are probably only possible on Android using an apk and open source repo. Even then they could bitrot.

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