Pins
Productivity
bookmark manager
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
7 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Execution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Works well and handles large bookmark collections
From 2 comments
Thank you for this! I've been unhappy with the iOS options recently (bugs, no one replying to bug reports, etc). So far your app is working better than the other choices and it…
timf on HNThis looks promising. I've been looking for a new Pinboard iOS client, since Pushpin started flaking out on me recently. (I have over 17,000 bookmarks, so maybe I'm an edge case,…
andyhnj on HN
Tag autocomplete with usage counts
From 2 comments
Are tag auto complete on the horizon? I use tagging a lot and it is really hard to tag without. Also one amazing feature Pushpin has I haven’t seen elsewhere is they also tell…
skinnymuch on HNThere's tag completion in the free-to-try version! Just start typing in the Tags field and Pins will offer you the 3 most used tags that matches it above the keyboard.
quanganhdo on HN
Share extension is useful for quick saving
From 2 comments
So far this looks great. The share interface seems nice which is about the only thing I use these apps for to be honest. Anything that makes that faster to fill out is a win in…
cawlin on HNThank you for this! I've been unhappy with the iOS options recently (bugs, no one replying to bug reports, etc). So far your app is working better than the other choices and it…
timf on HN
Objections
Login with API token or password fails for some users
From 2 comments
Looks great. Unfortunately login with api token doesn't seem to work for me on iOS ("Invalid login credentials"). Also tried resetting my token.
t-mw on HNFor what it's worth, I haven't been able to get it to download my bookmarks, using either my username/password or API key. And I tried it on both my iPhone and iPad.
andyhnj on HN
Share extension limited before unlocking
From 2 comments
Actually the share extension is available before unlocking with one limitation: You can use it once every 5 minutes. Something weird may be going on with iOS so sometimes you…
quanganhdo on HNCool. I also saw "Save to Pinboard share extension" on the list of unlock features which also led me to believe it was only available that way. Anyhow, it's working well and…
timf on HN
Requests
Show how many times a tag has been used during autocomplete
From 2 comments
Are tag auto complete on the horizon? I use tagging a lot and it is really hard to tag without. Also one amazing feature Pushpin has I haven’t seen elsewhere is they also tell…
skinnymuch on HNTag autocomplete is available after purchasing? I didn’t see it under the list of unlock features. Though I’d probably be more interested in how the Mac app works unless Pins…
skinnymuch on HN
Offline archive support
From 1 comment
Hah I just did an update saying I paid for this app and would be up for paying a yearly subscription for a solid updated iOS and Mac pinboard app. Pushpin has been the gold…
skinnymuch on HN
Questions
Does it require login to create a bookmark
From 1 comment
Hi, I was just looking for a good iPadOS bookmark app last night, so I was surprised to see this. I downloaded your app but I have a question: do I have to connect/login to…
poletopole on HN
Alternatives named
Pushpin
From 2 comments
Congrats on launching! Excited to try it out! Full disclosure: I’m the creator of Pushpin…and yes I feel guilty about how long it’s taken me to make improvements. Your client…
theli0nheart on HNJust to update as I posted a lot here. I would still like a handful of features spread between Spillo and especially/mainly Pushpin, which is the gold standard for me. Just like…
skinnymuch on HN
Spillo
From 2 comments
Awesome! Spillo on Mac was getting old so this is great. Excited to try this across iOS and Mac.
skinnymuch on HNJust to update as I posted a lot here. I would still like a handful of features spread between Spillo and especially/mainly Pushpin, which is the gold standard for me. Just like…
skinnymuch on HN
ReadPaperback
From 1 comment
I'm not sure if this is related, but I had a similar problem the other day with ReadPaperback in using my token to allow access to my Pinboard account. The dev responded really…
imissnewwave on HN