TextIt
Dev tools
sms application builder
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
17 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Visually appealing site and clean interface
From 3 comments
Great landing page. The way it presents a use case from start-to-finish, integrating product shots to display how the interface works, is done very well.
acoleman616 on HNWell done! Plus, it is great to see an old Nokia instead of another iPhone on the hero shot. It is really intriguing in combination with this slick, modern design of yours.
tpsc on HNWow. Not only is the interface pretty, it's quite good, too! Awesome work!
650REDHAIR on HN
Useful for SMS apps on feature phones in developing countries
From 3 comments
HN, Interactive SMS systems fill a much needed niche that has been largely neglected in favor of "smart apps". It's great to see that someone has developed a platform for…
jasperr on HNThe perfect tool for "smart" apps on feature phones, good work guys!
camilo_u on HNGreat! I'm not surprised to see that it comes from Africa, there are really huge opportunities there in term of SMS-only application.
antoinec on HN
Objections
Using an Android phone as SMS bridge raises carrier anti-arbitrage risk
From 1 comment
That is very cool! As a user, I'd be careful about throwing a lot of messages through a single phone though, you will likely trigger a carrier's anti-arbitrage systems. You might…
jpollock on HN
Calling it SMS is dubious if delivered over the top
From 1 comment
Hi! Thanks for submitting this. I'm a big telecom geek and I am curious about your connection to the phone network (specifically, how are you enabling these SMS to actually go…
josh2600 on HN
Email signup shown before describing the product
From 1 comment
First thing on web page is asking my mail for possible spams. No thanks. At least you could describe it first and then ask for my mail... to use in spams.
kunil on HN
Requests
Support for sending from Twilio worldwide, not only the US
From 1 comment
Just as feedback, it would be nice to be able to use twilio worldwide... is there a reason you limit to US? UK sms works quite well now.
bigfudge on HN
MMS support
From 1 comment
Wow, perfect timing. Just last week I started teaching myself Android development just so I could write something like https://github.com/nyaruka/android-sms-relay. Any chance…
NSAID on HN
More APIs around flows
From 1 comment
API docs here: https://textit.in/api/v1 We're adding a lot more APIs around flows very soon.
nicpottier on HN
Questions
How SMS is delivered: Twilio, carrier connections, or Android relay
From 2 comments
Hi! Thanks for submitting this. I'm a big telecom geek and I am curious about your connection to the phone network (specifically, how are you enabling these SMS to actually go…
josh2600 on HNHey Josh, One of the devs here.. There's several different ways your TextIt app can be deployed depending on where you are located. When you sign up, we present the…
enewcomer on HN
Pricing details
From 1 comment
Where is your pricing info?
prakster on HN
Whether an own SMS gateway can be used
From 1 comment
Nice...so can we use our own SMS gateway on top???
itsbits on HN
Alternatives named
QuickFuse
From 1 comment
A very similar-looking product for phone applications, called QuickFuse, is here: http://quickfuseapps.com/ I think the diagram-as-programming concept has some legs for certain…
pak on HN
RapidSMS
From 1 comment
Hi Nic, This is nice, I am the developer on Ureport Zambia and we are currently using RapidSMS http router. Thanks alot and good work on all. Now am off to look at textit!!
andrelesa on HN