Ugliest.app
Dev tools
web app builder
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How HN took it
29 positive, 40 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 28 critical, out of 104 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Design: 10 for, 4 againstExecution: 3 for, 10 againstIdea: 8 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 7 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, fun and nostalgic aesthetic
From 4 comments
Made a quick ugly nostalgic website: https://ugliest.app/l/faf7f8c5-cd2c-47ab-9cb8-f6daf27f74d6/Test%20Page Warning: May contain sound Edit: Accidentally left the token on the…
andygcook on HNI actually like the spartan no BS.
vagrantJin on HNIt's actually beautiful.
elcomet on HNit's beautiful :,)
storkhill on HN
Good for small CRUD apps and prototypes
From 3 comments
This is like Firebase but actually fun! Jokes aside though, I think there's a real use-case for something like this: Small multi-user CRUD apps, most often for a confined…
t0astbread on HNI love the simplicity of this. If it had a proper editor, I could totally see using this for small prototype webapps.
deckplecksetter on HNhonestly good enough for 99% use cases
techsin101 on HN
Objections
Flagged as deceptive site by Google Safari and Chrome
From 3 comments
Appears to have been flagged by google. Links are show Deceptive Site warning in Google Chrome on Android due to possible Phishing.
tskguarantee on HNSafari on iOS 14.1 started throwing “Deceptive website” warning for the domain. It worked fine (i.e. no warning) an hour ago.
swatkat on HNDitto on Chrome with an all-red screen and "Deceptive site ahead".
wayne on HN
Sites are deleted after 24 hours
From 1 comment
It’s a shame you’ve chosen to delete everything after 24 hours. I understand why though. Maybe just make no guarantee that the apps will stay live, so I can share what I make…
splatzone on HN
Cookie sharing across user apps on one domain is a security risk
From 1 comment
Heads up for the creator: putting everything under ugliest.app allows pages to read the same cookies across different "apps". If anyone plans to use the platform for production…
solox3 on HN
Requests
Open source the code
From 3 comments
Will the code for this platform be open sourced?
ronsor on HNbest thing I've seen all week long! open source it?
poyu on HNIs the source code public? If not, do you have plans to make it open-source? I'm impressed at how fast you've been able to fix bugs and implement new features and I'd like to see…
snazz on HN
Custom domains
From 2 comments
Will you support custom domains? I love this platform tbh
hakube on HNNice work! The application is good, but GUIDs in the URL is bad...
makach on HN
Better editor and JS query APIs
From 3 comments
I love the simplicity of this. If it had a proper editor, I could totally see using this for small prototype webapps.
deckplecksetter on HNMade a quick photo booth app here: https://ugliest.app/l/586157ce-2924-4cb5-92d5-8bce59c5e40d/camera The platform is good, but there are something I wanted: 1. Handling queries…
david90 on HNNice work! How can I call the insert/select/update APIs in JS?
david90 on HN
Questions
How does the table API work and where are its docs
From 2 comments
Where are the docs for the table API?
st0le on HNHow do you use the tables feature?
sharker8 on HN
Is the server-side language Turing complete
From 1 comment
I love this, but it doesn't look like server-side language is Turing complete. It can only read, write, and delete rows; branches on admin; and returns a random number. Is it…
gnulinux on HN
Alternatives named
Airtable
From 1 comment
Have you tried AirTable?
akrymski on HN
Amplication
From 1 comment
Similar but with a pretty UI: https://amplication.com https://github.com/Amplication/amplication
iddan on HN
Expage
From 1 comment
Reminds me of expages.com from back in the 90s. Creating a website was simple. The "login" page to create an expage was the same as the sign up, so you could easily create new…
k2xl on HN