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28points
12comments
#965of 2,565 in 2015
Top 38%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.

Execution: 1 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Nice clean app, fun for killing a few minutes

    From 1 comment
    • After a phone restart all is well now. Nice clean app that will definitely a new go-to when trying to kill a few minutes (ie. waiting in a line). I thought it would be cool if…
      thehoff on HN
  • Location search of articles in other cities is a good feature

    From 2 comments
    • After a phone restart all is well now. Nice clean app that will definitely a new go-to when trying to kill a few minutes (ie. waiting in a line). I thought it would be cool if…
      thehoff on HN
    • Weird that it worked after a restart. iOS ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Glad you found the location search feature, let me know if you think anything else would be cool.
      jeffd on HN

Objections

  • App crashed on startup for one commenter, fixed after phone restart

    From 2 comments
    • Great idea, I even went to the store and purchased it (I'm that guy, the one that never buys apps). Alas, the app won't open, it keeps crashing upon startup (6s+) so I can't even…
      thehoff on HN
    • After a phone restart all is well now. Nice clean app that will definitely a new go-to when trying to kill a few minutes (ie. waiting in a line). I thought it would be cool if…
      thehoff on HN
  • Wish it had a free or lite version to trial

    From 1 comment
    • Cool, although I really wish it was free and with an iAP to unlock it. Or a lite version. I want to give it a go for some days to see if I really use it. How do you get the items…
      wingerlang on HN

Requests

  • Free version with in-app purchase or a lite tier

    From 2 comments
    • Cool, although I really wish it was free and with an iAP to unlock it. Or a lite version. I want to give it a go for some days to see if I really use it. How do you get the items…
      wingerlang on HN
    • Maybe full version for a week, month or X usages, then restrict to some kinda distance/amount of items or add ads. Or just keep it as it is, it might yield more with less…
      wingerlang on HN
  • Apple Watch version feedback

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool. At some point I'll have to get a Watch to see what it's like having it on my wrist, but the iPhone app itself is a fun time killer. What was the most interesting /…
      kenhaggerty on HN

Questions

  • Was it built with Swift or Objective-C

    From 1 comment
  • How items are fetched by location

    From 1 comment
    • Cool, although I really wish it was free and with an iAP to unlock it. Or a lite version. I want to give it a go for some days to see if I really use it. How do you get the items…
      wingerlang on HN
  • Most difficult part of the Watch portion

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool. At some point I'll have to get a Watch to see what it's like having it on my wrist, but the iPhone app itself is a fun time killer. What was the most interesting /…
      kenhaggerty on HN

Alternatives named

  • Alien Blue (Reddit client) free/paid separation

    From 1 comment
    • Yeah it's a tough call what to do. I remember that the Reddit client Alien Blue did a pretty good job of free/paid separation.
      jeffd on HN

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