workoutbff.com
Consumer and social
habit tracker
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
7 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 13 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 4 for, 9 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clear front page design explaining the idea
From 1 comment
The front page has a clear design explaining the idea. Working on a product myself the one liner and short explanations are harder to create than most people imagine. Good job.
ListeningPie on HN
Useful as a commitment device and accountability tool
From 2 comments
(sincere) Thank you for making the product that I had as just an idea. I thought about a workout BFF in terms of a good commitment device. My other angle on this kind of…
hrdwdmrbl on HNI love this and hope to see it succeed. I've always found I work out dramatically more reliably with a little bit of social accountability. Unfortunately not hopping on as a user…
nickparker on HN
Objections
Binary done or not-done tracking does not handle partial completion
From 2 comments
One critique I have is that it seems like it's binary whether you complete a task on any given day which doesn't work well if you only partially complete something. For example,…
thekyle on HNI debated having an orange (semi-done) state. But I felt that the ux was getting a bit too complex. So I left it out. Unfortunately at the moment it is binary (done or not-done).
ptm on HN
Streaks can be demotivating when broken
From 2 comments
Streaks are often self-defeating. A few samples from the duolingo forums where this comes up frequently: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/17598950/The-demotivation-of-a-STREAK…
iandanforth on HNI had a several hundred day streak on duolingo, lost it and haven't opened the app since. Why would I, all my hard work is lost? I didn't actively think about it until I saw this.
cconcepts on HN
Requests
Ability to delete a task
From 1 comment
I like it a lot, thank you. Quick notes: i couldn’t find a way to delete a task, and the task directory table doesn’t fit on an iPhone 8 held vertically.
robotresearcher on HN
Fix table layout on small iPhone screens
From 1 comment
I like it a lot, thank you. Quick notes: i couldn’t find a way to delete a task, and the task directory table doesn’t fit on an iPhone 8 held vertically.
robotresearcher on HN
Pay-per-missed-day option
From 1 comment
What I would like is a paid plan where you pay for each day where you don't exercise. See "loss aversion" on Wikipedia for why.
majewsky on HN
Questions
How to sign up
From 1 comment
It might be a stupid question, but how do I sign up? I can't find it anywhere.
avinassh on HN
Alternatives named
uhabits open source Android app
From 2 comments
There's a great open source android app[0] which has most of the functionality here in a really polished package. [0] https://github.com/iSoron/uhabits
krilly on HNI have had some success with https://github.com/iSoron/uhabits
97-109-107 on HN
Beeminder
From 1 comment
I had some success with https://www.beeminder.com/ in my short time of using it so far. Essentially, it moves items from "important + not urgent" quadrant to "not important +…
mmatants on HN
Duolingo streaks
From 1 comment
This is exactly why duolingo owl has so much power over me. Can't lose my 235 day streak and can't drop out of to a lower league after working so hard to get to that league.
dominotw on HN
dontbreakthechain.com
From 1 comment
I'm a fan of http://dontbreakthechain.com
nevster on HN