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For me, it is worth the price. I have used TimeSnapper on…",{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},"20676884","bobx11","$30 seems kinda high for what it does. You can do this with cron and the mac screenshot cli. I have been for years. It’s the best way to fill in your time sheet. I also made a…",{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},"20675700","siebology","I’m guessing the target market is users who are not proficient in scripting, but rather business users who want to monitor their employees or non-coders who want to retroactively…",{"value":60,"source":45,"evidence":61},"Freelancers and professionals who bill by time, and people wanting time logs of their work.",[62,63],{"id":48,"by":49,"text":50},{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"value":65,"source":45,"evidence":66},"$30 one-time purchase on the Mac App Store.",[67,71],{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"20674820","dddw","30 bucks for a screenshot app... 3 bucks I can easily life with, and would instantly grab my wallet without thinking. 10 bucks or 20 bucks even if I would use this often. But 30…",{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},"20675264","joshstrange","I could see paying $30 for the options\u002Fplayback. I'm not sure if `screencapture` gets all the desktops or just the active one or what. Also the playback UI looks nice and is a…",[],"paid","launched","unknown",{"praise":80,"objections":96,"requests":144,"questions":168,"alternatives":177},[81,85,89],{"value":82,"source":45,"evidence":83},"Useful for billing; recovers time otherwise forgotten.",[84],{"id":48,"by":49,"text":50},{"value":86,"source":45,"evidence":87},"Playback UI is better than a folder of images.",[88],{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},{"value":90,"source":45,"evidence":91},"One-time purchase rather than subscription.",[92,93],{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},{"id":94,"by":69,"text":95},"20683190","this is indeed basically what I meant. but seeing the other comments I can see an use\u002Fproduct case for this. As long as it's not subscription based I have no issue with the…",[97,110,125,137],{"value":98,"source":45,"evidence":99},"$30 is too expensive for a screenshot tool.",[100,101,105,106],{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},"20676845","fredley","$30 is a lot, that's the same amount as Factorio. Of course, something is worth what people will pay for it, but this seems a very small thing to sell at that price point.",{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"20676082","skinnymuch","Been using the beta for a while. And really enjoying TimeSnapper. Were any features added since beta or it’s mostly bug free now? $30 is a bit steep for me right now.",{"value":111,"source":45,"evidence":112},"Icon looks dated and unprofessional; should be redesigned.",[113,117,121],{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"20674669","akuji1993","One thing about the App. As someone dealing a lot with customers, UX, UI design etc. You definitely need another logo. This icon says \"This is something really old and…",{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"20675336","Shank","Honestly literally any other icon would be better, and that’s something you should do today (not later). I understand that you think brand recognition is really important, but…",{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"20675851","wlesieutre","Since the App Store shows icons at a large size, it's blurry on non-retina screens too: https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FkJiaHwM.png Seeing that icon, I would assume the quality of app I'm…",{"value":126,"source":45,"evidence":127},"A simple cron or shell script can do the same thing.",[128,129,133],{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},"20674979","jwong_","An alternative I used to use when I wanted this feature: `while [ 1 ];do vardate=$(date +%d\\-%m\\-%Y\\_%H.%M.%S); screencapture -t jpg -x ~\u002FDesktop\u002Fproject_name\u002F$vardate.jpg; sleep…",{"id":134,"by":135,"text":136},"20675059","ellisv","Came here expecting to see this as a top-level comment. Really not sure why someone (here on HN) would pay $30 rather than just write a simple script like this.",{"value":138,"source":45,"evidence":139},"Disk space use from frequent full-resolution screenshots is a concern.",[140],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},"20692997","bradknowles","Personally, I’m not so concerned about the logo. If anything, it seems kitschy and somewhat unprofessional, but that alone wouldn’t stop me from trying it. The price is a bit…",[145,156,161],{"value":146,"source":45,"evidence":147},"Redesign the app icon.",[148,152],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"20674712","AdriaanvRossum","Yes, I have the same feedback: please use a modern icon. Love the concept though, nice work.",{"id":153,"by":154,"text":155},"20674879","nicoburns","Agree with the other commenter. Change out that icon ASAP. I definitely wouldn't click on that if I hadn't seen this on HN. The existing is actually blurry on retina\u002Fhidpi…",{"value":157,"source":45,"evidence":158},"Lower introductory price.",[159,160],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},{"value":162,"source":45,"evidence":163},"Share the reusable thumbnail viewer code.",[164],{"id":165,"by":166,"text":167},"20676968","consultutah","Please do!",[169,173],{"value":170,"source":45,"evidence":171},"Whether new features were added since beta.",[172],{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},{"value":174,"source":45,"evidence":175},"How much disk space the screenshots use.",[176],{"id":141,"by":142,"text":143},[178,185,190],{"value":179,"source":45,"evidence":180},"ScreenNinja",[181],{"id":182,"by":183,"text":184},"20674851","noeltock","Alternative: ScreenNinja (cheaper I think, $20) http:\u002F\u002Fgetscreenninja.com\u002F",{"value":186,"source":45,"evidence":187},"cron with the macOS screencapture command",[188,189],{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},{"value":191,"source":45,"evidence":192},"Toggl time tracker",[193],{"id":194,"by":195,"text":196},"20676527","wojtekkru","I plan to use it alongside Toggl time tracker. 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