Memos
Productivity
photo search
SHOW HN2019
112points
47comments
#428of 2,195 in 2019
Top 20%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Privacy: all processing on device, no image transmission
From 1 comment
Love your Privacy Policy: → Memos does not transmit any images or associated metadata. → All processing is done on your device
rkagerer on HN
Bookmarking and finding info in old photos is useful
From 1 comment
Bravo! I hear people talking about a web based version which would be cool, I have so many photos I've taken of my drivers license, license plate, random addresses, contacts,…
shaneprrlt on HN
Indexing fast after recent updates
From 1 comment
Got a promo code and the indexing was super fast.
kevingrahl on HN
Objections
Paid upfront with no free tier; freemium refused
From 2 comments
$4.99 upfront to try the app, which has a rating of 3.9/5 Tempted to try it but think the use cases I have for OCR are covered by Google Photos. Perhaps if Memos offered a…
adg29 on HNAnd aren't 'show HN's supposed to have an easy free way for people to give it a go? I don't think commenting 'email me at <> for a promo code' counts, link goes to `/hn`, at the…
OJFord on HN
Closed source; privacy claims need trust
From 2 comments
I don't want to be an ass but: We've been told that too many times. If it's not open source I won't trust my private images to an app. Great idea though!
VvR-Ox on HNHow are you gonna ensure the binary uploaded to the app store has the exact same code that is on the public repo? OSS is not the solution. The only solution is that your OS…
ikurei on HN
Slow indexing and low app rating
From 1 comment
Many of the reviewers claim its super slow at indexing, I wonder if its still true for the newest version
pacomerh on HN
Onboarding UI confusing (checkboxes, iCloud prompt)
From 3 comments
OK, I bought it. Some UI feedback. I got stuck at the "Select Photos" screen. I pressed Next and nothing happens, so I assumed it had crashed or was processing with no user…
pgt on HNArgh, additionally you can only select one at a time of "All Photos", "Screenshots" and "None". Don't use checkboxes for this - this is what radio fields are for. Better yet,…
pgt on HNNow it's asking me about iCloud Photos. I don't know, man. Just start indexing, then tell me how much data it will use to process the cloud stuff later. Now I have anxiety about…
pgt on HN
Requests
Mac version
From 3 comments
This is really cool, but is it really only for iOS? I have about 6 years worth of screenshot that I would love to be able to text search, but they are files on a Linux box rather…
denkmoon on HNOh man, I really wish this was available on my Mac and not just mobile. I'm quadriplegic and cannot hold my camera to take pictures, but if I could get my PA to snap pictures…
escapologybb on HNIt would be cool if Memos could do the indexing on my Macbook and beam it to my iPhone via WiFi (no cloud plz)
pgt on HN
Web version
From 1 comment
Bravo! I hear people talking about a web based version which would be cool, I have so many photos I've taken of my drivers license, license plate, random addresses, contacts,…
shaneprrlt on HN
Object and tag search
From 1 comment
I am buying this IMMEDIATELY. Do I need to go through each photo to have them indexed, or does it OCR in bulk based on wherever it detects text? Feature request: can it also add…
pgt on HN
Questions
Does it work on handwritten notes?
From 1 comment
Will this work for handwritten notes? I was just today taking a photos of my notes with the hope of one day OCR'ing it.
jszymborski on HN
Is indexing done in bulk?
From 1 comment
I am buying this IMMEDIATELY. Do I need to go through each photo to have them indexed, or does it OCR in bulk based on wherever it detects text? Feature request: can it also add…
pgt on HN
Alternatives named
Google Photos text search
From 1 comment
You could try Google Photos, it can now search text in images: https://9to5google.com/2019/08/22/google-photos-text-search/. Disclaimer: I work at Google, though not on this…
ftufek on HN
Keep It
From 1 comment
Keep It has OCR and search for screenshots, etc., “but” also gets them out of your photos. https://reinventedsoftware.com/keepit/
Terretta on HN
Prizmo, Screenotate, OneNote, Evernote
From 1 comment
There’s prizmo, screenotate, onenote, Evernote...
seltzered_ on HN