TouchBase
Productivity
calendar app
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
9 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 11 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean design for people on the go
From 2 comments
Great UI, simple design a must for tech folks on the go!
jasonlgrimes on HNThis looks great!
ortatherox on HN
Fills a missing gap in the iOS calendar
From 2 comments
I was lucky enough to be in the beta -- this is basically the missing calendar app for iOS. Apple really should have included these features from the get go.
jamesjyu on HNLooks interesting enough for me to purchase it. I think it attacks a common calendar problem that's missing in the default calendar app of actions that you want to take as future…
tednaleid on HN
Objections
Home page is cluttered and hard to understand
From 2 comments
Cool app. Am I the only one that's overwhelmed by the home page, though? The "get TouchBase" button is clear enough, but after a minute my eyes have been redirected everywhere…
achompas on HNTheres just too much stuff going on, on the homepage. It makes any comprehension difficult. Two recommendations: 1) add more white space 2) try to communicate the value…
dmix on HN
Crashes at Crunching Calendar or during contact setup
From 4 comments
I like the icon, but the first time I launched it, it crashed after the "Crunching Calendar..." screen. I check the logs and it says: "Application Specific Information:…
hboon on HNLooks awesome, but after purchasing it, all it does is crash:( It says Crunching Calendar, and then dies, ever time. I've tried rebooting the phone, resyncing the app, etc...
modoc on HNThis looks fantastic, and I can't wait to use it. I can't seem to get it to work because it can't detect my contact, and it won't let me select my existing record. It only lets…
alexobenauer on HNI installed it but it never seems to know who I am. I have entered contact information 3 times now but it keeps saying "Who are you?". It also Crunches my calendar for about…
meta on HN
Only available in English-speaking countries, excluding many users
From 3 comments
I wanted to buy the app, but I'm not allowed to since it's US-only.
stingraycharles on HNOnly for USA WTF
thomasilk on HNThere are a lot more places than just the US that use "at" to refer to a location. Why not just release to anyone who wants to use the English-only app?
reemrevnivek on HN
No month or week view
From 2 comments
Cool app. Am I the only one that's overwhelmed by the home page, though? The "get TouchBase" button is clear enough, but after a minute my eyes have been redirected everywhere…
achompas on HNMore screen shots would be great, I want to decide if this can replace my iPhone calendar but the two screen shots you've provided don't help me do that at all, it just shows…
mason55 on HN
Requests
Month or week view
From 2 comments
Cool app. Am I the only one that's overwhelmed by the home page, though? The "get TouchBase" button is clear enough, but after a minute my eyes have been redirected everywhere…
achompas on HNYaw, I think you're right-- the home page is pretty dense. Any ideas on a big/simple headline that conveys the value prop better? We struggled with that. FWIW, I've largely…
webwright on HN
Nickname matching for contacts
From 1 comment
Very nice. Back in the day my company made a similar product for the Palm OS called "Today". Good luck with it! One feature request: can you also use the "nickname" field when…
apinstein on HN
Siri integration
From 1 comment
I thought this looked familiar :) Looks wonderful dude! Can you make Siri play nice with this?
gourneau on HN
Questions
Does it support multiple timezones or languages in calendar entries
From 2 comments
Does it support multiple timezones?
rvivek on HNLuxembourg is tiny, multilingual and anglophone enough to make a great beta country. Oh, and I live there. My calendar uses more than one language, how will you decide how to…
stereo on HN
Alternatives named
Producteev web task app
From 1 comment
Seems like a reasonable place to ask, so I'll do it here: anybody here found a really good integrated calendar/todo app? All the ones I've found are very coarse-grained. Really…
rayiner on HN
Siri
From 2 comments
"If you're event doesn't have a location" - typo for "your". Looks good. Perhaps a bit weak in the face of Siri's launch?
cpr on HNFixed the typo-- thanks! Siri is interesting-- and may (someday) kill us, but I think it remains to be seen how practical it is for communicating/mapping around your calendar. I…
webwright on HN