Lannister
Finance and crypto
portfolio tracking
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
3 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Design: 1 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea, a wealth manager app is interesting
From 2 comments
Interesting. I personally use https://outbankapp.com/en/. The app is closed-source; everything is locally stored. It allows me to track my bank accounts, including portfolios,…
_1tan on HNGreat idea an iphone. I might have a look at it on my daughter's iPod if she allows me to install :) Or I'll just wait for the web version!
chosenbreed37 on HN
Objections
No privacy policy or terms of service for an app handling financial data
From 1 comment
Slick promotional website but not a single privacy disclosure or terms of service for an app that gathers financial data? This is not something you push out after the MVP has…
olivierlacan on HN
Manual entry of holdings is little better than a spreadsheet
From 2 comments
Interesting. I personally use https://outbankapp.com/en/. The app is closed-source; everything is locally stored. It allows me to track my bank accounts, including portfolios,…
_1tan on HNAs far as I could see there is no way to add certain stocks/crypto/funds etc. basically just a slightly better spreadsheet, you have to enter all by yourself. That’s a pitty, I…
kayza on HN
Name Lannister is trademarked and tied to Game of Thrones
From 2 comments
Let me lead off by saying I'm not a lawyer, but "House Lannister" is trademarked[0]. I would not be surprised if you receive a C&D notice. [0]:…
ptyyy on HNGame of Thrones spoiler ahead: I am not wild about that name. The Lannisters are the bad guys throughout the run of the GoT story and by later seasons it is revealed that their…
slg on HN
Trust concerns about storing bank credentials and closed or unaudited code
From 2 comments
Give a closed source app my bank credentials? No thanks.
NickBusey on HNIt stores the data locally, so first you have to break into the system, then the encrypted container of the app. If someone does that then you are probably a pretty high value…
dewey on HN
Requests
Automatic price updates for stocks and funds
From 2 comments
To clarify, does this automatically fetch updated crypto/stock/etc prices so that I can see my exposure changing over time, or do I have to manually update the amount of money in…
mNovak on HNAs far as I could see there is no way to add certain stocks/crypto/funds etc. basically just a slightly better spreadsheet, you have to enter all by yourself. That’s a pitty, I…
kayza on HN
Support for US bank accounts
From 2 comments
I wish we had apps like this for the US market; unfortunately we’re stuck with Personal Capital and Credit Karma.
toomuchtodo on HNI've thought about building something similar to this for the US, but getting the data into the app is a difficult problem. What is the general opinion on using a device like…
dnadler on HN
Web version
From 1 comment
Great idea an iphone. I might have a look at it on my daughter's iPod if she allows me to install :) Or I'll just wait for the web version!
chosenbreed37 on HN
Questions
How does the app authenticate with financial accounts?
From 1 comment
Looks nice. How does this app authenticate with your various financial accounts?
throwaway413 on HN
Can it be self-hosted?
From 2 comments
Can I host this on my own system?
IloveHN84 on HNUmm I am not sure if I am missing something, but where is the self hosted or source code I can compile for myself?
unixhero on HN
What is the difference from GnuCash?
From 1 comment
What's the main difference between this and GnuCash?
JetSpiegel on HN
Alternatives named
Outbank
From 1 comment
Interesting. I personally use https://outbankapp.com/en/. The app is closed-source; everything is locally stored. It allows me to track my bank accounts, including portfolios,…
_1tan on HN
Numbrs
From 1 comment
Interesting. I personally use https://outbankapp.com/en/. The app is closed-source; everything is locally stored. It allows me to track my bank accounts, including portfolios,…
_1tan on HN
Personal Capital
From 1 comment
I wish we had apps like this for the US market; unfortunately we’re stuck with Personal Capital and Credit Karma.
toomuchtodo on HN
GnuCash
From 1 comment
What's the main difference between this and GnuCash?
JetSpiegel on HN