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SHOW HN2022
156points
81comments
#388of 2,570 in 2022
Top 16%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 25 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 19 critical, out of 52 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Privacy: 0 for, 11 againstIdea: 3 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple interface and useful feature set
From 3 comments
I have been working on something similar for the generic 'collector of XYZ' type group. This looks quite nice and I do like the 'simplicity' of the interface. One of the issues…
whm on HNThis is great! The features are all quite useful and the UI looks very friendly. Even better, the TOS and privacy policy will surely annoy and upset people enough to develop an…
jeroenhd on HNYay! For years I've been wanting some form of home-oriented fleet management tool for all of my stuff. I'm glad you've addressed maintenance reminders — I am so bad at keeping…
stochtastic on HN
Useful for insurance and emergency preparedness
From 2 comments
I've only read the landing page, but I'm instantly very interested in this. I've recently been looking for a product or solution just like this as part of my emergency…
open-paren on HNCongrats, looks interesting. For higher value items and furnitures, I currently have a spreadsheet with price, and screenshots of product specs. Very useful when time comes to…
Chetane on HN
Objections
Privacy concerns about storing home contents data on a third-party server
From 4 comments
I understand the SaaS model (after all, if my house burns down, I don't want the inventory to burn down with it), but this is an advertiser's (and a burglar's !!) wet dream. Any…
gruturo on HNGreat idea, but it seems like Facebook for your personal items. Brief look at the privacy policy: ``` However, if necessary, we may retain your personal information for our…
YeBanKo on HNInteresting concept? Yes. Major security risk? Oh heck yes. Privacy policy that basically sells you down the rive? You becha. TOS that basically take all content and allow them…
ShakataGaNai on HNThanks for sharing this! The idea seems very nice, but why should this be hosted on a third-party server? I want to keep my data for myself... the title is misleading, this is…
ale42 on HN
No self-hosting or open source option
From 3 comments
It's neither open-source nor self-hosted. Pass.
fmajid on HNSuper interesting concept, and it looks great. Good work! but for something like this I'm either self hosting it or nothing.
Andaith on HNThis looks like a great solution, congrats on the launch! I don't know if I would store that information in the cloud though. If you were to offer a self-hosted option I would be…
casenjo on HN
Lack of data export in spreadsheet formats
From 2 comments
So, here's the thing, I would love to use something like this. This is an area I've been trying to address with various spreadsheets for years along with crudely drawn…
tristor on HNLooks interesting... 1) Verification email went to spam on google 2) Values are in USD - what about the rest of the world? 3) Will need an export to csv rather than just pdf…
spants on HN
Requests
Export to CSV or XLSX
From 3 comments
So, here's the thing, I would love to use something like this. This is an area I've been trying to address with various spreadsheets for years along with crudely drawn…
tristor on HNLooks interesting... 1) Verification email went to spam on google 2) Values are in USD - what about the rest of the world? 3) Will need an export to csv rather than just pdf…
spants on HNLooks really interesting! It'd be awesome if I could import data via CSV or connection to other sites. I know it's a bit of an edge case but as an example, I'm a vinyl nerd and…
patrickserrano on HN
Encryption of data
From 1 comment
I've only read the landing page, but I'm instantly very interested in this. I've recently been looking for a product or solution just like this as part of my emergency…
open-paren on HN
Shared access for spouse or others
From 2 comments
One feature which seems obvious enough that you're probably already considering it is the ability to share my inventory with other users. It would be nice if I could share this…
michaelmior on HNIt would be cool if I could publish a subset of items available for use to my friends/neighbors. Privately(?)
linguistbreaker on HN
Support for currencies other than USD
From 2 comments
Looks great! I entered a value for an item, and it was automatically denominated in USD. The amount I entered was in NOK. How can I change the currency? I checked the profile…
yhoiseth on HNLooks interesting... 1) Verification email went to spam on google 2) Values are in USD - what about the rest of the world? 3) Will need an export to csv rather than just pdf…
spants on HN
Mobile app with phone camera
From 1 comment
Should be available as an app so we can use the phone camera to take pictures directly. As for a source of revenue--have you contacted insurance companies to see if they might be…
LorenPechtel on HN
Questions
What are the data export options?
From 1 comment
I've only read the landing page, but I'm instantly very interested in this. I've recently been looking for a product or solution just like this as part of my emergency…
open-paren on HN
What is the pricing?
From 1 comment
I've only read the landing page, but I'm instantly very interested in this. I've recently been looking for a product or solution just like this as part of my emergency…
open-paren on HN
Alternatives named
Snipe-IT
From 1 comment
Looks interesting, too bad it's SaaS only? Kudos on the no ads bit though. If you're looking for something that can be self hosted, checkout snipe-it: https://snipeitapp.com/ For…
candiddevmike on HN
Homechart
From 1 comment
Looks interesting, too bad it's SaaS only? Kudos on the no ads bit though. If you're looking for something that can be self hosted, checkout snipe-it: https://snipeitapp.com/ For…
candiddevmike on HN
Thingybase
From 1 comment
Really liked https://www.thingybase.com/ , but no updates in recent times.
Jayakumark on HN
Spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets, Notion)
From 3 comments
I've been using a simple Google Sheet to track my personal inventory for a while now, and have basically all of my rarely-used possessions indexed. The biggest benefit is that I…
HALtheWise on HNI use excel for this…
distracted_boy on HNI have made essentially the same thing as this offering within Notion - I wonder what the value add is outside of what I have already created
widowlark on HN