I wonder what do they mean by "Hybrid MVP build process" for 70% cost reduction. Does it only refer to a mobile app being non-native or what else could it imply?
Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This
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Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This
#32Looks very similar to http://howmuchtomakeanapp.com/ and appears to exist primary to upsell the user at the end to the paid service.
This is spam. There's literally nothing original or unique about this site, no accompanying details on how they made it or anything you'd usually expect on HN. The site itself is a cookie-cutter clone of dozens like it, and exists solely to upsell people to a paid service. It's happening lots lately too. Look at the Gmail spam-tool that got to the top of the front page earlier, or any number of posts lately that are…
Pretty incredible to have the audacity to showcase a plagiarized site in a bid to win customers. As a consultant, the last thing I would ever want associated with my reputation is taking shortcuts.
Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This
#33This is a clear sales pitch - inflate cost estimates, obscure any source datasets and then pitch a 70% cheaper solution? Lipstick meets pig.
I wonder how on Earth this submission got so many upvotes.
Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This
#34Super cool. Would be awesome to to see a price breakdown in the results view.
They won't do that because it's an advertisement for their service.
Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This
#35Looks very similar to http://howmuchtomakeanapp.com/ and appears to exist primary to upsell the user at the end to the paid service.
Weirdly enough, both websites use this exact same quote: "This means you'll need to make an API (application programming interface). It's how all your friendly apps talk to each other." Either plagiarism was involved, or there's some underlying library that's the same for both, or they both hired the same company to build their MVP ;) HowMuchToMakeAnApp is by "Commite, a digital studio specialized in driving ideas fr…
Nice find.
Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This
#36I really like the UI/UX in this. How was it built?