I made Linkpack
Productivity
link organizer
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
7 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 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
Simple, straightforward website design.
From 1 comment
I appreciate the straightforward and simple website that gets right to the point.
zomgbbq on HN
Keeping data in Dropbox avoids another party holding reading data.
Website is fast and attractive.
From 1 comment
The website is beautiful and performant (Safari on iPhone 6+). Great job. I also love this idea. I was looking for something just like it. EDIT: https://www.linkpack.io/terms/ I…
autoreleasepool on HN
Objections
Only Dropbox is supported, with no iCloud or other providers.
From 2 comments
Why only Dropbox and no iCloud..?
m_eiman on HNWe do plan to add more cloud providers in the future. We started with Dropbox as this was something that we have been already using in our daily routines, plus it's the most…
stelabouras on HN
Requires iOS 8 or later, excluding older devices.
From 2 comments
What is the reason for iOS8 as the minimum requirement? Still on iOS7 here but I'd love to use the app.
wingerlang on HNLinkpack makes use of some iOS8 APIs (it has a Share Extension, it uses the UIVibrancyEffect and UISearchController etc) that would increase the development time if we decided to…
stelabouras on HN
No iPad-optimized app in the first release.
From 2 comments
Hmm, no app for the iPad makes this less usable for me as I do most of my reading on my iPad mini.
msh on HNThat's just the first release of Linkpack :) There are plans for a universal app in a future update that will support all iOS devices.
stelabouras on HN
No browser extension yet, so saving links is clunky.
From 1 comment
What are your plans to support other browsers? I would definitely jump ship from Pocket if I had either a bookmarklet or a Safari extension; the notion of dragging the link to a…
taylorzane on HN
Name is confusingly close to the Linpack benchmark.
From 1 comment
Please don't name things like this. The Linpack library and associated benchmark is an old and well known piece of software.
techdragon on HN
Requests
Safari or Firefox browser extension.
From 1 comment
We plan to create a Safari extension as soon as possible and a Firefox one just after that. The first release of Linkpack was just an MVP, so we will definitely add support for…
stelabouras on HN
Offline reading support.
From 2 comments
Any plans for offline reading?
discohead on HNYep, offline support is already on the roadmap :)
stelabouras on HN
Support for more cloud providers such as Google Drive.
From 2 comments
I'd use it with Google Drive, do you have a newsletter to keep folks updated?
bossx on HNWe do plan to add more cloud providers in the future. We started with Dropbox as this was something that we have been already using in our daily routines, plus it's the most…
stelabouras on HN
Safari View Controller support.
From 1 comment
This looks great. Any plans to support (or at least provide an option for) using Safari view controller? Maybe even with reader mode as a default option (Tweetbot does this)…
jads on HN
Questions
How will the app be monetized long term?
From 1 comment
Congrats on shipping! How are you planning to monetize and keep it going long-term?
thecosas on HN
Why iOS 8 minimum?
From 1 comment
What is the reason for iOS8 as the minimum requirement? Still on iOS7 here but I'd love to use the app.
wingerlang on HN
Whether the privacy policy means links are sent to servers.
From 2 comments
The website is beautiful and performant (Safari on iPhone 6+). Great job. I also love this idea. I was looking for something just like it. EDIT: https://www.linkpack.io/terms/ I…
autoreleasepool on HNI emailed them about this, they claim its a error in the privacy policy and will update it. They say it is referring to the case if you share your reading list publicly.
msh on HN
Alternatives named
Pocket
From 2 comments
I like that the data is stored on dropbox, so that I dont have to trust even more people with my surfing data (instapaper/pocket).
msh on HNWhat are your plans to support other browsers? I would definitely jump ship from Pocket if I had either a bookmarklet or a Safari extension; the notion of dragging the link to a…
taylorzane on HN
Instapaper
From 1 comment
I like that the data is stored on dropbox, so that I dont have to trust even more people with my surfing data (instapaper/pocket).
msh on HN
Readability
From 1 comment
This looks great. Any plans to support (or at least provide an option for) using Safari view controller? Maybe even with reader mode as a default option (Tweetbot does this)…
jads on HN