StartHQ
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web app directory
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How HN took it
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for discovering apps
From 3 comments
Great idea - any chance of getting our HR web app http://www.staffsquared.com listed with you guys?
simonswords82 on HNNice idea. There should also be some more tags or things that would help someone narrow down results to less apps. Currently all categories seem to have 3-5 pages with 10 apps…
rustc on HNThat sounds like a great solution. I'll be back!
shloime on HN
Objections
Directory format is crowded and hard to narrow down
From 3 comments
Find a way to escape the big old directory listing trap. Categories and such and you have a killer page. The focus of the UX should be "what do I want to achieve" find me an app…
oron on HNAgreed. Too many choices make it really difficult to choose.
shloime on HNNice idea. There should also be some more tags or things that would help someone narrow down results to less apps. Currently all categories seem to have 3-5 pages with 10 apps…
rustc on HN
Ranking results are buggy and category choices are poor
From 2 comments
On one level I want people to browse around a bit and discover new, niche apps that they wouldn't find otherwise. What actually happened though is that we have a bug in our…
olegp on HNIf you click through, there's more info on the app. A popularity rating made up of the site's Compete.com rank and number of likes+tweets on StartHQ will be added this week. I'll…
olegp on HN
Reviews and ratings are missing
From 1 comment
Alongside the rankings (Speed, Trust, Reliability, Privacy) there should be user ranking/rating. For me, curation is the biggest problem (yes, there are hundreds of startups…
niggler on HN
Requests
Add user ratings or reviews
From 1 comment
Alongside the rankings (Speed, Trust, Reliability, Privacy) there should be user ranking/rating. For me, curation is the biggest problem (yes, there are hundreds of startups…
niggler on HN
Add tags or filters to narrow results
From 1 comment
Nice idea. There should also be some more tags or things that would help someone narrow down results to less apps. Currently all categories seem to have 3-5 pages with 10 apps…
rustc on HN
Show categories when logged in
From 1 comment
Nice! But when logged in I only get the search bar. When logged in it would be nice to see the categories as well.
pseudobry on HN
Add an app submission page
From 1 comment
See my comments below. The way to add web apps at the moment is by signing up and adding the URL to the launcher. I'll add a proper app submission page soon though. PS. MakePlans…
olegp on HN
Questions
Is it for B2B or general purpose?
From 1 comment
Is this site supposed to be for B2B or general purpose? I'm a bit confused since the article doesn't specifically mention this as such, but the homepage invites me to enter my…
fruchtose on HN
How will the directory grow?
From 1 comment
Not possible to add a web-app? How will the directory grow? I was planning to list my app http://makeplans.net
sleepyhead on HN
Alternatives named
applist.io
From 1 comment
A bit of a shameless plug here, but I launched a similar site a few weeks ago: http://applist.io applist.io is mainly focused on B2B SaaS apps for freelancers and small businesses.
web64 on HN
webappvault.com
From 1 comment
looks great;checkout my webapp directory which has apps that are mobile optimized. http://webappvault.com
shanbady on HN