Flow Dashboard
Productivity
habit tracking
SHOW HN2017
128points
42comments
#329of 2,242 in 2017
Top 15%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
8 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 5 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Design: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks polished and feature-rich, with nice design and charts
From 3 comments
This looks really cool! It looks much more feature rich and UX-friendly than any similar tools I've ever seen. I can't wait to poke around this a bit more. It also uses the same…
Will_Do on HNReally nice design - love the charts and how you can track any activities. Very cool project!
xivusr on HNAs someone as already mentioned - this: http://flowdash.co/app/about Awesome app though. Good features and aesthetics
chaostheory on HN
Good fit for quantified self enthusiasts
From 2 comments
congratulations! it looks really slick and powerful. I'm working on a simpler/cuter solution for habit tracking and quantification (http://willyoudidyou.com) but i think flow…
meesterdude on HNGreat work. I think quantified self is one of those area that is under-looked. We put all this energy into BI (Business Intelligence) but we don't put much effort into making…
throwaway2016a on HN
Objections
Google login only is a barrier
From 2 comments
"Flow owns none of your data. That's yours." But it is stored in the cloud? Only google login? Guess I won't be trying it out then.
tjoff on HNAwesome project. Currently I use org-mode for this but Flow Dashboard seems way prettier and user-friendly. It may not be flexible enough, but as it is open source I may be able…
diegoprzl on HN
Hosted on Google Cloud; data privacy concerns
From 2 comments
"Flow owns none of your data. That's yours." But it is stored in the cloud? Only google login? Guess I won't be trying it out then.
tjoff on HNChromium in Debian. I installed Firefox now and it does work. I'm not going to migrate from Org-Mode and Emacs as I'm too invested there but I find Flow Dashboard a very good…
diegoprzl on HN
Homepage lacks information about what the app does
From 2 comments
Very cool project. I think the front page should have a little more information on it though, in fact if http://flowdash.co/app/about was the front page that would be perfect.
quadrature on HNI'm very unahppy that I need to make a choice before seeing anything on the page. And what does it offer beside what any other tracking software offers? I still don't know after…
erikb on HN
Desktop navigation menu is hard to use
From 1 comment
Nice work. Congratulation! However, I personally find it very difficult to use the app on Desktop. I had to click the App Menu on the left repeatedly to navigate to other pages.…
longnguyen on HN
Requests
Video demo of the app
From 1 comment
I've been toying with various projects in this area myself, so I'll definitely give it a look! Is there any chance you could make a video that shows how the app works? The…
mercer on HN
Public API documentation
From 1 comment
Just signed up and this is almost exactly what I've been looking for. The Github repo mentions a REST api that can be used to push arbitrary data into the system. Are there any…
distracteddev90 on HN
Self-hosting without Google Cloud components
From 1 comment
I really like the look of this, though is there any way to self-host without google cloud components? From the local devserver instructions: >gcloud components update Looks like…
jcstryker on HN
Import or sync with Google Tasks and Calendar
From 2 comments
I like the looks of this, can I import all of my current time data somehow? I totally want to dig into the code when I have more time this summer because I've been wanting this…
kfrzcode on HNNot OP, but I have a lot of tasks in Google Tasks, and goals & journaling etc. in Google Calendars. Being able to import, or (even better) sync with these would be a real winner…
nitemice on HN
Additional sign-up method besides Google login
From 2 comments
Yep, it's a web application. A number of people have commented that Google login only is a barrier, so will definitely be adding another signup method. The source is on GH with…
onejgordon on HNTrivial suggestion, but in addition to adding the info and a video to the homepage, a big visual representation of the project as soon as the page loads would be awesome, and…
werber on HN
Questions
Can data be exported?
From 1 comment
I guess calling it an app and saying that I own the data made me think it was an electron-app or something. If I can't export the data (I see nothing about it) and it's not…
tjoff on HN
Can the tool be used without signing in or with demo data?
From 1 comment
I agree with this --> even a demo app that requires no login or something and has fixed data. I don't have the time to get python app running, (yet) but I'd like to see more…
kfrzcode on HN
Alternatives named
org-mode
From 2 comments
Awesome project. Currently I use org-mode for this but Flow Dashboard seems way prettier and user-friendly. It may not be flexible enough, but as it is open source I may be able…
diegoprzl on HNChromium in Debian. I installed Firefox now and it does work. I'm not going to migrate from Org-Mode and Emacs as I'm too invested there but I find Flow Dashboard a very good…
diegoprzl on HN
HacknPlan
From 1 comment
I recently discovered 'hacknplan' which has some nice project tracking features particularly suited to game dev, but could be used for anything... hacknplan.com, easy to use and…
exodust on HN
willyoudidyou.com habit tracker
From 1 comment
congratulations! it looks really slick and powerful. I'm working on a simpler/cuter solution for habit tracking and quantification (http://willyoudidyou.com) but i think flow…
meesterdude on HN