It is so refreshing to see a genuine writeup about a project that's still in the works as opposed to a fully done bootstrap page that's more part of a marketing campaign than an actual effort to share and exchange info. Kudos to you. I love the idea and I totally get the problem here because there's not a single app on android that actually looks good and stays minimal. Keep on polishing! :)
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#32I almost closed the tab when I saw the screenshots of the "other apps". They all look pretty terrible and because I hadn't actually read anything on the page yet when I saw them, I assumed they were screenshots of your app. I would suggest that you lead with screenshots of your app, especially since it looks a lot nicer.
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#33I miss these Show HN project writeups. They're what drew me to HN in the first place, but these days I'm lucky to see one good one per week. Excellent work, OP. It looks like you're a unicorn.. or could be one with a bit more design polish :)
I posted one this week with a partner (we were pleased with the results, though it was hard to stay on the front page for more than an hour).
I think a weekly Show/Ask HN roundup post could be really helpful.
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#34I've been using the YNAB[1] app for expense tracking, and I'm pretty happy with it.
It has a nice feature where it records the retailer's location using the iPhone's location services, so when you enter new transactions for a retailer you've been to before it can automatically guess the payee and category. After a week or two, the app had learnt the payees I used the most, so entering transactions became super fast.
The downside with YNAB is that you must sync it with a desktop version of their app. The iOS/Android apps are free, but only support a small subset of the desktop app's functionality.
With YNAB there's also a whole financial management system that they want you to buy into. It works well for me, but might not meet everyone's mental model of how personal finance should work.
[1]: http://www.ynab.com/
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#35I was looking for a similar app for android. Is there one?
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#36Great looking app. I would use this so much if there was two way Dropbox sync.
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#37I was looking for a similar app for android. Is there one?
I'd take a look at Financius (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.code44.fin...). The design is fairly clean and the development is done in the open, which is nice.
I'm also working on something in a similar space. If you have specific needs I'd love to talk (see my profile).
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#38This app looks great, but the only negative for me is that it does offer the ability to take a camera snapshot of a real receipt. Some other apps have this receipt snapshot feature, but not the simplicity of your app. For me this snapshot feature alone would complete the perfect app in this category, and for this reason alone I am holding off on the purchase.
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#39This looks great. Works well and very simple to use. What about a way to take photo of the receipt?
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#40I was looking for a similar app for android. Is there one?
I've been using Financisto (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.orangesoftw...) for about two years now, and absolutely love it!
A little rough on the eyes, but absolutely great in every other context. Free and OSS as well! :)