The tile is so vague, please: ShowHN: I've launched an app I've worked on for almost 2 years. ShowHN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
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Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
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Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#12It's a beautiful app, and I like just about everything about it.
Generally, when I look at apps like this, I immediately think of ways I could be doing it better (often, I'm wrong, but nevermind that) -- but with this, it seemed like everything I thought of was in the very next screenshot as I scrolled through.
It looks great (thought I would make the logo on the website much bigger -- probably twice as large). The site is fantastic -- and I especially love being able to flick through the iphone on the page.
I'm an Android user, so I can't check the app proper, but I'd expect good things from it from what I see. Congratulations on shipping.
Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#13It's a beautiful app, and I like just about everything about it. Generally, when I look at apps like this, I immediately think of ways I could be doing it better (often, I'm wrong, but nevermind that) -- but with this, it seemed like everything I thought of was in the very next screenshot as I scrolled through. It looks great (thought I would make the logo on the website much bigger -- probably twice as large). The s…
Thank you so much, that's such a nice compliment to our team. We're working on Android as soon as we can, but we're a very small team of 9 people.
Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#14This is great! I could definitely see myself using this if my life was more interesting than home -> work -> home (mon-fri).
And if weather permits, home -> beach -> home (weekends).
Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#15Is there a backup or data download function?
Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#16This is great! I could definitely see myself using this if my life was more interesting than home -> work -> home (mon-fri). And if weather permits, home -> beach -> home (weekends).
Ha! That's basically what mine looks like too most of the time, but I've found that it makes me want to make my life more interesting.
Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#17The only thing that would attract me to a "personal archive" product is being able to completely and totally own it. I want to have ownership not just over my data, but also of its presentation. If you decide you want to redesign the app and I hate it, then all of my previous time and energy is wasted.
This product immediately asserts, 'use me forever', but everything about the project says 'we raised money, and who knows how this will play out.' It always frustrates me that companies are willing to gloss over that obvious conflict when entering in to such a potentially long commitment with their users.
I don't mean to be overtly negative, but instead just want to point out something you may have overlooked. I would expect that you want to attract users who don't take these choices lightly, right?
Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#18Is there a backup or data download function?
We do sync the data to our servers, which you can switch off. We've engineered it so that if you just want to keep the data on your phone, the app will still work fine, and you can rely on your iTunes/iCloud backups.
Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#19She's a beaut, nice work. I'm sure the NSA will greatly appreciate this also.
If you disable syncing it's as secure as your device is ... which is to say probably not that secure. =(
Security against NSA/espionage really shouldn't be a concern considering nobody that paranoid would even use this app, let alone pay for it.
Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.
#20Congrats! I'm on a plane now so haven't been able to download but it looks like it addresses the major complaint I have about journaling apps (i.e. Day One, which I use and, for the most part, love) -- which is that if you forget/are too busy/get behind, the queue just gets bigger and bigger and more overwhelming.
I go through phases with Day One where I write every day, but sometimes I'm just too busy and instead take pics. But then you have to manually add, tag, geo-locate, and it still gets overwhelming.
If this addresses that, you've got a convert on your hands! (and probably many more...)
Congrats!