Timely
Productivity
scheduling and time tracking
SHOW HN2014
62points
48comments
#511of 2,272 in 2014
Top 23%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
9 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 1 for, 6 againstExecution: 3 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Polished design and animations
From 3 comments
matmik, not sure you remember but we met in SF. I'm still amazed at the level of polish your product has. Lots of subtle animations and transitions. What tools did you use to…
hunvreus on HNLooks fantastic! Amazing job Mathias!
alexkennedy on HNAwesome app, really clean and simple!
michaelraven on HN
Clean, simple interface
From 2 comments
Awesome app, really clean and simple!
michaelraven on HNPreface: I really like the overall look and feel, so consider these points really small nitpicks: - Your "About" page is missing an "a" in the first line, right before "tiny". -…
d_k_f on HN
Video call to action is helpful
From 1 comment
Very small compliment (I like other things, but commenting about this one): I love that your call to action button says "Watch the 1-min video". I NEVER click on product videos…
habosa on HN
Objections
Tracks durations only, not start and stop times
From 1 comment
I find it so weird that they look like a calendar, but they only keep track of durations. They explicitly reject start and stop times. For me, that makes scheduling hard, and…
bronson on HN
No desktop app for logging hours
From 2 comments
This looks really great! Does this tool have any desktop apps for logging hours? I can't seem to find it on the website. This is the only must-have feature that's missing for me.…
leak on HNDefinitively +1 on the desktop app. And more that just bc that fits better on some workflows is bc the kind of features that a desktop app leave you to implement. Currently my…
scastillo on HN
Name clashes with existing Timely products
From 4 comments
Seems to overlap with, err, Timely, which has been around for a while now. I'll let them know (I'm an investor) http://www.gettimely.com
lancewiggs on HNAlso the name of an alarm app with 1M+ downloads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.bitspin.timely&hl=en
swah on HNNot to mention the name and logo look a lot like these guys too: http://time.ly/ Doesn't anyone check these things first?
bcasper on HNI am guessing you probably have some bade trademark news coming your way... cool app though http://www.bitspin.ch/ (aka timely the clock app aquired by google)
batoure on HN
Requests
Desktop app
From 2 comments
This looks really great! Does this tool have any desktop apps for logging hours? I can't seem to find it on the website. This is the only must-have feature that's missing for me.…
leak on HNDefinitively +1 on the desktop app. And more that just bc that fits better on some workflows is bc the kind of features that a desktop app leave you to implement. Currently my…
scastillo on HN
Android app
From 1 comment
Love it. I wanted to build something just like this in my spare time for personal use. I only made it to the timing portion. Any plans for Android in the future?
darrelld on HN
Local or self-hosted version
From 1 comment
Have you considered a locally-hosted version? Cloud is a no-go for certain markets. Otherwise, looks phenomenal. I've looked hard for an app that integrates time budgeting,…
rayiner on HN
Automatic activity tracking
From 2 comments
Definitively +1 on the desktop app. And more that just bc that fits better on some workflows is bc the kind of features that a desktop app leave you to implement. Currently my…
scastillo on HNIf you want automatic time tracking with durations, see if CreativeWorx TimeTracker fills the bill. It automatically activities within applications (Office, Adobe Creative Suite,…
markhirsch on HN
Questions
Which tools were used to make the video
From 1 comment
matmik, not sure you remember but we met in SF. I'm still amazed at the level of polish your product has. Lots of subtle animations and transitions. What tools did you use to…
hunvreus on HN
Is it similar to Trello
From 1 comment
Is this basically Trello (w/ Plus for Trello) on a calendar-based grid?
expose on HN
Alternatives named
CreativeWorx TimeTracker
From 3 comments
If you want automatic time tracking with durations, see if CreativeWorx TimeTracker fills the bill. It automatically activities within applications (Office, Adobe Creative Suite,…
markhirsch on HNIf you're looking for a comprehensive time tracking alternative, CreativeWorx TimeTracker has a desktop application in addition to a browser version. There's a new desktop…
markhirsch on HNIf you're looking to integrate with an automatic time capture platform with a RESTful API, checkout CreativeWorx TimeTracker. www.creativeworx.com
markhirsch on HN
Timedoctor
From 1 comment
Definitively +1 on the desktop app. And more that just bc that fits better on some workflows is bc the kind of features that a desktop app leave you to implement. Currently my…
scastillo on HN
Trello
From 1 comment
Is this basically Trello (w/ Plus for Trello) on a calendar-based grid?
expose on HN