I’m an introvert

Productivity

relationship reminders

SHOW HN2021

169points
181comments
#282of 2,533 in 2021
Top 12%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

20 positive, 33 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 34 critical, out of 89 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.

Idea: 13 for, 28 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple design and useful idea for keeping in touch

    From 3 comments
    • Love the simple design. $.02 - absolutely require interaction / customization before the app sends messages. Reminding people to send is service enough, and creates an…
      evrydayhustling on HN
    • Absolutely love it. Does it support birthday, anniversary, and other special date reminders? Consider cribbing off of the Monica friends CRM [1] for inspiration. Any plans for an…
      toomuchtodo on HN
    • OMG, dude, this has been sitting in my TODO ideas document for a few years. I'm so excited to try it out. Thank you!
      xeromal on HN
  • Privacy-respecting, data stored locally

    From 3 comments
    • All I see is a privacy respecting solution to the problem Facebook id solving.
      User23 on HN
    • Cool app! Is the data of the contacts stored locally or on your servers?
      thunkshift1 on HN
    • Thanks! Data is stored locally in a SQLite database.
      binkHN on HN

Objections

  • Automated messages feel fake or insincere to recipients

    From 4 comments
    • This doesn't help you maintain connections with people, it's emotional forgery and anyone caught using something like this will find their "connections" evaporate instantly. If…
      ogwh on HN
    • Yuck. If interacting with me is such a chore that someone has to automate it, I'd rather not hear from them. People don't want to be your duties. They want to be your pleasures.…
      brushfoot on HN
    • I came to this thread earlier and thought I'd taken crazy pills, so I'd check back later. Not a single non-positive comment. People who use this or think this is a good thing…
      snet0 on HN
    • The moment someone realizes you are using this, you may be seen as someone fake. Never let it happen.
      szundi on HN
  • Relationships require genuine effort, not automation

    From 2 comments
    • This doesn't help you maintain connections with people, it's emotional forgery and anyone caught using something like this will find their "connections" evaporate instantly. If…
      ogwh on HN
    • This is not healthy. Instead the friends should realise that their introverted friends won't always be in contact but that does not change the relationship.
      Graffur on HN
  • Android-only and limited to 88 countries

    From 2 comments
    • I'm sorry, but the app is currently in beta and limited to 88 countries/regions to better support this. Please let me know what country you are in so that I may rectify this.
      binkHN on HN
    • I'm sorry, but the app is currently in beta and limited to 88 countries/regions to better support this. Please let me know what country you are in so that I may rectify this.
      binkHN on HN

Requests

  • Support WhatsApp and other messaging apps

    From 3 comments
    • Would be amazing if it could interface with web.whatsapp.com as most people I know use WA primarily nowadays instead of sms.
      superasn on HN
    • Neat. But where in the world do you live that you only need SMS? I'd give it a go if it works with WhatsApp
      bdcp on HN
    • Is there a function for this to populate the clipboard with the predefined text and maybe open the messaging program (like Signal, Telegram, Wire, WhatsApp)? This way it could…
      imagine99 on HN
  • iOS version

    From 1 comment
    • Absolutely love it. Does it support birthday, anniversary, and other special date reminders? Consider cribbing off of the Monica friends CRM [1] for inspiration. Any plans for an…
      toomuchtodo on HN
  • Birthday and special date reminders

    From 1 comment
    • Absolutely love it. Does it support birthday, anniversary, and other special date reminders? Consider cribbing off of the Monica friends CRM [1] for inspiration. Any plans for an…
      toomuchtodo on HN

Questions

  • Is the link or app working in my country

    From 3 comments
    • Is the link broken or app is down? It redirects to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.mtc.ga And shows "We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server."
      fouc on HN
    • The link is not working.
      gtirloni on HN
    • I'm not able to access (play tells me it does not found)? Is country limited app or something?
      kakawait on HN
  • Is contact data stored locally or on servers

    From 1 comment
    • Cool app! Is the data of the contacts stored locally or on your servers?
      thunkshift1 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Monica CRM

    From 1 comment
    • Absolutely love it. Does it support birthday, anniversary, and other special date reminders? Consider cribbing off of the Monica friends CRM [1] for inspiration. Any plans for an…
      toomuchtodo on HN
  • SKEDit

    From 1 comment
    • I use SKEDit to achieve this functionality today on my android phone. It works with phone calls, sms, whatsapp and emails. It's really cool when it activates - it literally will…
      _lex on HN
  • Loop Habit Tracker

    From 1 comment
    • Have you tried? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.isoron.uhabits&hl=en&gl=US It is enough for me to manage many relationships.
      2easy on HN

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