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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.

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Post by kiernan »

aufreak3 wrote: post #92
blader wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We actually implemented the other way first, where we showed you the journal and then let you log in. The user experience ended up being more complicated then we liked in user testing. We ask you to make an account so that we can back up your memories, in case you lose your phone, or want to see it on the web. You can turn this off in Settings, and Heyday will live completely on your device and nothing will go to our…

Just saw this reply. Maybe bring me to a screen with two buttons that say "create an account to sync" or "sync using icloud"?

Perhaps you could ask this after the user has created their first entry? If they ignore it they can setup an account/syncing later via settings.

Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.

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Post by ringmaster »

colinbartlett wrote: post #21
mugenx86 wrote: post #14

This 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).

I work from home (home -> home -> bar -> home).

I work from home and brew my own beer. (home -> home -> home -> home)

Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.

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Post by graiz »

blader wrote: post #108
graiz wrote: post #107

Feedback... - The initial user experience is fantastic. You take people by the hand through the setup process and granting proper permissions. This is very well done. - The account creation was fine but could have been lighter weight. You really only needed my email and could have sent me a password if the purpose is to just backup my stuff. I think you could push this so it's not part of the first launch experience.…

This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you. Nice find on the iOS transition. Search isn't is a good place, but eventually we want to do real search, so the current functionality can be considered a place holder. Unfortunate, but you have to launch some time. =) Can you tell me more about what you mean when you say "Friend Requests? We shouldn't have any friend requests.

When you open search you see a table section header that reads "Friend Requests" I don't have any friend request but the presence of the header made me go looking for this type of functionality.

Other notes: - This morning I wanted to add a journal entry for the day. I looked for a compose button but it seems like that's only possible for things that are system created. - I like the time-travel area and local push. That's nice and seems better then TimeHop - I saw a couple things on my timeline that I wanted to delete. Swipe to delete didn't work, neither did tap and hold. Tapping the photo and dragging it into the lower shelf seemed really broken. (I later discovered I could swipe delete from the description, this took some exploration to discover)

Shoot me an email if you like.... graiz@raizlabs.com

Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.

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Post by nicktal »

blader wrote: post #22
state wrote: post #17

The 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…

I feel the same way. That's why we spent time building it so that all of your data lives fully on your device (it's synced to our servers for backup purposes, which you can switch off). So even if we run out of money, you can still use Heyday forever. But less factually, I'm in love with this product and I intend to work on it for the rest of my life. Even for free.

I feel the same way about Keepsake and I taught myself to code 9 months ago to build it and will work on it forever. It's roughly in the same market as HeyDay, but with a different perspective around grouping content semantically and quickly sorting it to publish on your iPhone: http://www.getkeepsake.com/

Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.

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Post by pietro »

blader wrote: post #86
Jormundir wrote: post #60

I was really happy to see an app I actually want to use. Then I downloaded it, went through the introduction and hit a wall when I had to make an account or log in with facebook. If this is a personal journal, why do I have to make an account? I would love to use the app, but I'm not going to make an account and would want it to run without having to connect to an outside server in any way.

We actually implemented the other way first, where we showed you the journal and then let you log in. The user experience ended up being more complicated then we liked in user testing. We ask you to make an account so that we can back up your memories, in case you lose your phone, or want to see it on the web. You can turn this off in Settings, and Heyday will live completely on your device and nothing will go to our…

Why don't you just use iCloud? No account creation needed, super user experience.

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Post by tim333 »

blader wrote: post #37
languagehacker wrote: post #34

Here's an interesting example of where time to market really matters. I've had Memoir since upgrading to iOS7, and I'm pretty happy with it. So it feels like you're late to the party by several months. Bit of a bummer since it sounds like you put a lot of effort in. Conversely, when Memoir came out, they couldn't handle their anticipated scale, but they got their foot in the door. Seems to be a good case for "just sh…

That's cool. I use Memoir too, and it's a great app. I think you'll find that Heyday does things a little differently and is good for other use cases, like traveling or keeping a journal.

I see Memoir has a fairly rubbish review score on itunes (3.5/5) whereas Heyday looks good (4.5)

Re: Show HN: I've launched my iPhone journal app I've worked on for almost 2 years.

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Post by tim333 »

maebert wrote: post #61
colinbartlett wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any plans for a kind of "export"? I like this idea a lot, as someone with a terrible memory but that doesn't use social media like Foursquare. I would only worry about a way to have my data permanently. Outside of the app which could be pulled from the AppStore at any time.

Engineer @heyday here. We've already got an export-to-json prototype, but it's not quite ready for the public yet. And of course we want to export into a beautiful format for the average user as well.

Export to html would be nice so it could look pretty in my laptop browser.
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