InKino

Consumer and social

movie showtimes app

SHOW HN2018

148points
42comments
#274of 2,155 in 2018
Top 13%of 2018 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.

Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Looks nice and polished

    From 3 comments
    • This looks really nice considering it's built with a cross platform framework. Did you also consider using React Native, and if so what made you decide to use Flutter instead? My…
      rvanmil on HN
    • I thought from title it would actually show films. By far the prettiest app for Helsinki kino/cinema though.
      savolai on HN
    • Beautiful work. I was actually looking for a mobile platform to build my newest project on, looks like I'm learning a bit of Dart. Hope you don't mind if I dig through your…
      Sileni on HN
  • Useful learning resource for Flutter

    From 2 comments
    • Nice! Looks like it could be the base of a new PopcornTime-style app, as well .. definitely a cool way to learn Flutter - thanks for sharing! :)
      primitur on HN
    • Beautiful work. I was actually looking for a mobile platform to build my newest project on, looks like I'm learning a bit of Dart. Hope you don't mind if I dig through your…
      Sileni on HN

Objections

  • Title is misleading; implies a broader movie app and cross-platform meaning desktop

    From 3 comments
    • Hmm, the HN title is grossly misleading.. I wonder why?
      unop on HN
    • It is an app exclusively for "Finnkino" cinemas. Most people would interpret "movie app"to be something broader than that.
      petters on HN
    • Mainly "cross platform". Many people would interpret that as [desktop] platforms, e.g. Linux/Windows/Mac OS. Especially if you weren't previously aware of what Flutter is. Adding…
      aepiepaey on HN

Requests

  • Support desktop targets

    From 1 comment
    • cross platform = mobile only? What about desktop targets..
      egnehots on HN

Questions

  • How does Flutter compare to React Native and Xamarin

    From 2 comments
    • This looks really nice considering it's built with a cross platform framework. Did you also consider using React Native, and if so what made you decide to use Flutter instead? My…
      rvanmil on HN
    • And what's your experience vs xamarin ?
      NicoJuicy on HN
  • Can Flutter be used without an IDE

    From 1 comment
    • How feasible is a dev setup with Flutter where one uses Emacs (or any other general purpose text editor like vi) for coding and the flutter cli for compiling and testing? I do…
      gkya on HN

Alternatives named

  • React Native

    From 1 comment
    • This looks really nice considering it's built with a cross platform framework. Did you also consider using React Native, and if so what made you decide to use Flutter instead? My…
      rvanmil on HN
  • Xamarin

    From 1 comment

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