Wunderscan
Productivity
shopping list
SHOW HN2018
330points
58comments
#68of 2,155 in 2018
Top 4%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
7 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.45.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool, well-executed project
From 3 comments
This is such a cool little project! I'm planning out a dedicated setup for my kitchen, particularly for recipes, but inventory management is another opportunity I've been wanting…
froindt on HNI would pay $100 for something like this. I want to just scan something, have it beep, and add to a shopping list. I know amazon has something similar but I don't want to order…
post_break on HNLove this! I was thinking of something similar, but mostly as an inventory + expiration tracking system, because we often forget what we have in the fridge and cabinets. I love…
JonLim on HN
Idea of scanning into a Wunderlist list appeals
From 2 comments
We've found Wunderlist to be truly amazing as a shopping list app, and my family has been throwing this type of idea around for a while, though instead of using a dedicated…
vxNsr on HNLove this! I was thinking of something similar, but mostly as an inventory + expiration tracking system, because we often forget what we have in the fridge and cabinets. I love…
JonLim on HN
Objections
Scanning in shopping list apps is slower than typing items
From 3 comments
Most shoppinglist apps we tried when we were selecting our app had barcode scanning but we never used it, it is far faster to just type twi chars and select the too thing. Or…
Moru on HNHow good is the scanning speed? I've tried a few apps which will scan a barcode, but they all seem quite slow. If I buy 50 items at the store, I don't want to fiddle with it for…
froindt on HNIt is a bit slow, sadly.
pjc50 on HN
Free camera-based app already does this
From 1 comment
The Android app "Out of Milk" will do this for free using the phone's camera.
pjc50 on HN
Requests
Log scanned items without ordering them
From 1 comment
I would pay $100 for something like this. I want to just scan something, have it beep, and add to a shopping list. I know amazon has something similar but I don't want to order…
post_break on HN
Inventory and expiration tracking
From 2 comments
Love this! I was thinking of something similar, but mostly as an inventory + expiration tracking system, because we often forget what we have in the fridge and cabinets. I love…
JonLim on HNRight now I'm going very low tech for recipe management...I send a DM to my SO on slack. That's most of what we use the DM for, an archive of things we've made. We mostly need a…
froindt on HN
Price and purchase history database
From 1 comment
Right now I'm going very low tech for recipe management...I send a DM to my SO on slack. That's most of what we use the DM for, an archive of things we've made. We mostly need a…
froindt on HN
Questions
Where to buy a similar scanner already connected to a to-do list
From 1 comment
Where can I buy a scanner like this that is already hooked up to a todo-list?
Kiro on HN
Whether grocery store APIs exist for purchase data
From 2 comments
Apparently many grocery store chains offer APIs where you would be able to download information on what you bought. Anybody know more on this?
raarts on HNI checked Aldi and two regional grocery stores near me...no public API. One does have a delivery service, but that API is closed off it looks like.
froindt on HN
Alternatives named
Out of Milk Android app
From 1 comment
The Android app "Out of Milk" will do this for free using the phone's camera.
pjc50 on HN
Amazon scanning-to-order service
From 1 comment
I would pay $100 for something like this. I want to just scan something, have it beep, and add to a shopping list. I know amazon has something similar but I don't want to order…
post_break on HN
Wunderlist shopping list
From 2 comments
We've found Wunderlist to be truly amazing as a shopping list app, and my family has been throwing this type of idea around for a while, though instead of using a dedicated…
vxNsr on HNNow, if only I can get Wunderlist to stop randomly duplicate my groceries list items or clear the wrong item when checking off... I can see why array indexing is a hard problem..
harikb on HN