Obsidian: https://obsidian.md has been the best free (for personal use) 'second brain' app I've used so far. What's better about reflect?
I use and really like Obsidian, but there is something about the UX that is often making me come back to Apple Notes: it feels easier/faster to create new notes, retrieve them and search in Apple Notes.
Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
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Re: Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
#52Woah, cool to see Reflect on HN. I started Reflect a few years ago. We're building it as a lifestyle company. There's only four of us. We bootstrapped for a while, and then did a $1m crowdfund. Now our goal is to get to profitability, and we're half-way there. Product wise, our goal is to make something beautiful, fast, secure - that just works out the box. We're end-to-encrypted, which I think this crowd will apprec…
Your product claims to be end to end encrypted. Since it is closed source, do you plan on providing any proof via a third-party security audit?
Re: Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
#53Woah, cool to see Reflect on HN. I started Reflect a few years ago. We're building it as a lifestyle company. There's only four of us. We bootstrapped for a while, and then did a $1m crowdfund. Now our goal is to get to profitability, and we're half-way there. Product wise, our goal is to make something beautiful, fast, secure - that just works out the box. We're end-to-encrypted, which I think this crowd will apprec…
What happens if you go out of business?
Re: Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
#54I use https://ticktick.com/ for this and I'm 100% happy after years of jumping between GTD style apps (OmniFocus combined with Obsidian being a close 2nd). Todo lists, markdown notes, and a calendar. 3 critical organization apps combined in the same interface, all I need. $10/m seems steep for this sort of thing. Premium on TickTick is $27/yr and optional.
Assuming we trust TickTick and Reflect equally and both implementations are perfect, Reflect is E2EE, whereas TickTick: > All the databases and servers are hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the United States. We make extensive use of their built-in firewalls to protect your data against unauthorized remote access and to support continuous monitoring for potential vulnerabilities. User data, including task detai…
Re: Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
#55People who are obsessed with second-brain tools often accomplish the least because they are preoccupied with optimizing the perfect setup. Notes.app FTW
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#57Nice. I'd be super interested in deeper AI integrations for note taking apps, to help you reach certain goals, e.g.: - calorie counting or diets: just write down what you ate, and it should be good enough to compute calories, macros etc. - gym logging: write down when you went to the gym and what you did, and it should give you tips, help you maintain your routine and other helpful things
Re: Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
I use and really like Obsidian, but there is something about the UX that is often making me come back to Apple Notes: it feels easier/faster to create new notes, retrieve them and search in Apple Notes.
There’s too many considerations: “What should I name this note?” “What should I link this note to?” “What folder should this be under?”