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Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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http://rolepad.com Project description: Whenever I've applied for jobs, I found myself with a mess of emails and spreadsheets. It sort of worked, but also felt like it could have been better. The initial goal of Rolepad is helping job seekers manage their search process. Think an Applicant Tracking System but for the other side. You can also visualize your progress with a Sankey diagram and share it anonymously. Gett…

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Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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https://CubeTrek.com

I'm building an app to track hiking, mountaineering, mountainbiking, trailrunning and skiing activities , including 3D visualization (I live in Switzerland, so it's usually always either up or down and that's hard to visualize on a 2D map) and easy comparison of past efforts on the same track.

It currently integrates Garmin and Polar devices.

Here's an example of what it looks like: https://cubetrek.com/view/6338

contact info: contact@cubetrek.com

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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https://triumvene.com/

Project Description: D&D with less fighting and more trolley problems.

I'm building a non-combat focused TTRPG. Happy to give any HN readers a free account to play around with. There's no VTT element and there's no plan to build one; instead it's focused on group storytelling and logging the story, rather than combat and world management.

The world and rule set is very much built to be around levelling the playing field so the GM isn't expected to buy everything and be the centre of the world. Instead, players have as much agency as the GM does, and the world lore is free to access.

Registration link - https://triumvene.com/#/portal/register

Sign up for the free preview and I'll upgrade you to a full account.

Contact info - pete at watson-wail dot es

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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post #53

https://CubeTrek.com I'm building an app to track hiking, mountaineering, mountainbiking, trailrunning and skiing activities , including 3D visualization (I live in Switzerland, so it's usually always either up or down and that's hard to visualize on a 2D map) and easy comparison of past efforts on the same track. It currently integrates Garmin and Polar devices. Here's an example of what it looks like: https://cubet…

That's very cool. The 3D visualisation is great. Going skiing soon, I will try it out

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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https://stufftheywant.com Project Description: A product discovery app that features highly curated lists of products via guides and an endless tiktok-esque feed to discover new and exciting products. The idea came from my wife always having trouble finding me gifts for special occasions like birthdays and currently searching "gifts for men" always suggests shot glasses, knives, or beard kits, which are things I don'…

cool idea! worked well enough for me on Chrome/Android. As for the listings i would only use this if the products would be more "interesting". atm i was ony presented with the most bland and popular techbro gadgets. i get that this is bc it is still in early stages but the variety and uniqueness of suggestions would be key IMO.

> I was ony presented with the most bland and popular techbro gadgets.

Same here.

If someone wanted a list of gift ideas, I'd give them access to my Youtube feed. Pretty much anything related to what you find there would feel personal.

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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https://aidev.codes Project Description: This is an AI-powered programming tool that creates and updates simple web pages and applications based on natural language instructions. Its applying ChatGPT-like models (e.g. text-davinci-003/code-davinci-002 from OpenAI) for programming with the admittedly ambitious goal of trying to help users who are technical but non-programmers. It has preliminary knowledgebase support,…

Perhaps mention the benefits of using your service more and less on how you create the "magic". Like the classic do more with less.

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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https://www.percento.app

Description: Designed by a former accountant, Percento is a fast and powerful personal finance manager on iOS. With a clean net worth overview, you can focus on what's important, while minimizing effort to keep track of all your money accounts.

Testing: Feedback On User Experience and localization. Percento is featured multiple times by Apple in my country, and I am looking to promote the App in English speaking countries.

Contact: hi@jakehao.com

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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https://www.antcommander.com

Project description: Ant Commander Pro is a file manager for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Compared to other file manager, this one is more developer oriented: basic Git support, syntax highlighting for source code, multiple shells included, can run embedded in IntelliJ IDEA and some other IDE's.

One of the main goal is efficiency: there is no search dialog, just a search field (e.g. "*/.java & 5kb"), possible file conflicts are analyzed before the operation begins, ...

After the installation, it's fully functional for at least one day, then you can fill in a form to get a free beta license key on the website.

Contact info: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTil2UpEYvtHgwmjST...

Re: Ask HN: Who needs beta testers?

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Project Description: I'm building a session explorer for mobile apps. Upload your app build, interact with your app directly in your browser, share your session link which includes:

  - video of the session
  - a timeline of interactions (=steps to reproduce)
  - network calls
  - console logs
What do you want to be tested: I want to test value. Will you use that feature? What would you use it for? Who are you?

Contact Info: edelans@gmail.com, I'll be happy to show you my working prototype (all the features listed above already work).

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