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Show HN: Spotify and Apple Health data as art

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Post by pcybr »

For the longest time, I've been interested in the idea that the personal data we have logged across platforms can "paint" a pretty clear picture of who we are. And, as individuals, this will reveal fun and maybe sharable stories about us.

So I made this app, Day by Data, to connect with and visualize your personal data like step count, music listening habits, and more into tiny visualizations and data art right on your iPhone.

The launch version has a few year-in-steps breakdowns and a few Spotify data-visualizations.

Over time, the goal is to make more data sources available to connect and empower users to learn from their personal data stored across these platforms. Think data about the food we eat, places we travel, or shows we watch.

Data accessibility and cleanliness is the hardest part, but I'm always open to different sources and visualization types.

Let me know what you think and if there are certain data sets you'd like to see visualized!

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Post by nelsonfigueroa »

larusso wrote: post #2

I tried it and it’s funny. I liked the Highscore output. But the distance is only measured in miles. As a metric person this saddens me :). Keep up the work. I also like these kinds of visualizations.

You can turn off imperial units in settings > account preferences

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Post by eimann »

Thanks. That looks amazing. I wish there was an app which can use last.fm data, as it can collect listening data from various sources. Btw. your privacy policy is missing an E-Mail address: Email: [Your Contact Email] There should also be a space between "December" and 2024 in the top of the page. Also the linked Instagram account doesn't seem to work.

The app and visualizations are great. Keep up the good work. Do you have a Mastodon/Fediverse account to follow your progress on the development?

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Post by pcybr »

eimann wrote: post #4

Thanks. That looks amazing. I wish there was an app which can use last.fm data, as it can collect listening data from various sources. Btw. your privacy policy is missing an E-Mail address: Email: [Your Contact Email] There should also be a space between "December" and 2024 in the top of the page. Also the linked Instagram account doesn't seem to work. The app and visualizations are great. Keep up the good work. Do y…

Thanks! Appreciate the notes on the app site, just updated to make those edits!

For socials, I am sharing progress on X and Instagram @_re_pete -- fixed the link on the site as well.

I will definitely look into adding last.fm, great suggestion. Agreed that it does a nice job of collecting data across streaming services, so it definitely merits its own integration and set of visualizations.

I will say, the nice thing about Spotify is it has stats about the songs and artists themselves (genres, stats, etc.) that other platforms and last.fm lack.=, so would have to rethink a few of them.

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Post by pcybr »

lostlogin wrote: post #5

It would be neat if it would take cycling from health - I’m the least capable runner that’s ever existed. Give me a bike and I might get somewhere. Strava and Apple Music might be good additions.

Thanks so much for giving it a look!

I can definitely add a cycling data piece or make it a toggle for the existing pieces too!

Will look into adding Strava as well, have worked with it in the past but they recently further restricted their APIs.

Have looked into Apple Music and unfortunately they only make your recently played songs available via API, so have been digging to see if there are other ways to make the visualizations with the same depth as the data I am able to get from Spotify's API.

Will share updates on these as I add them across X and Instagram @_re_pete!

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Post by pcybr »

larusso wrote: post #2

I tried it and it’s funny. I liked the Highscore output. But the distance is only measured in miles. As a metric person this saddens me :). Keep up the work. I also like these kinds of visualizations.

Thanks so much! I found it funny to look back on those days and see what I did to merit those steps too!!

And yes! You can toggle your units in the Account Preferences under settings, but I should add a note that the option is available because it is buried a little too deep.

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