Hangtime
Consumer and social
fitness tracking app
SHOW HN2022
311points
92comments
#130of 2,570 in 2022
Top 6%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
8 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 4 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good competitor for mountain bikers; Trailforks-like focus on MTB
From 3 comments
Your app seems to be closer to Trailforks than Strava. Good job with it, I will use it on my next ride. I'm interested in building a free Trailforks, please let me know if you…
303brad on HNI'm not really sure this is comparable to Strava. First this only covers mountain biking, I use Strava also for runs, swims, skiing, and it can do a lot more. Secondly I don't…
xtrimsky1234 on HNLooks neat, I've gotten into mountain biking recently and like all the MTB-specific features. Echoing what a few others have said, I think you should focus on feature…
russell_h on HN
Free and no paywall for simple ride tracking
From 2 comments
I love it. I've been trying many applications including Strava and the pay walls were annoying. I only want to track my rides.. This seems promising, going try it on my next ride.
eligro91 on HNStrava Premium user for almost a decade now. Thought I was in the know, but absolutely shocked at how many competitors their appear to be based on comments! I've already signed…
site-packages1 on HN
Objections
Strava's community and social feed are the real value, hard to replace
From 3 comments
It looks like a cool project but I'd not describe it as a "free Strava" as the most common features of Strava are free and the value of it is the community. Getting motivated by…
dewey on HNI'm an avid cyclist and I pay for Strava premium. I really like a lot of the things Strava offers and also have a lot of dislikes. I've thought about making a competing product…
karamanolev on HN[background: I've been a paying Strava customer for 10+ years] Strava is a lot more than mountain biking, or even biking. Most of the people I know/follow run or hike. Some of…
s1mon on HN
Segment leaderboards are weak with few users
From 1 comment
The ability to create segments and compare them across rides is probably the easy part. The hard parts that Strava has already solved are: 1. Segment creation - over the decade+…
jerlam on HN
Sustainability of a free product without a business model
From 2 comments
How will you make a business out of this or support its ongoing development? Strava has a fairly robust free product and the nominal monthly cost for their premium service seems…
cgomez on HNI won't even bother checking this out knowing it will be gone in a year because other money making priorities will win out. Charge for it somehow. Infrastructure isn't free even…
orangepurple on HN
Requests
Casual group ride planning with friends
From 2 comments
What are the key differentiators to get me to use this over Strava where people already are? A quick look and some MTB specific metrics like hangtime? A killer feature for Strava…
michaelje on HNNo - it has to be more casual. I don’t want to force people to join a/my/some club. I want to let my followers and friends see I plan to do a 80km ride Saturday morning and let…
michaelje on HN
Open source code
From 2 comments
Is it open source?
j4hdufd8 on HNCool! Do you plan on making this available on F-Droid?
ssl232 on HN
Support for wearables and automatic upload from head units
From 2 comments
are you connecting to wearables? if so check Terra! https://tryterra.co
kyriakosel on HNI have played with this sort of thing as well. I always ran into an issue where I had to manually upload the .fit or .gpx files from my Wahoo/Garmin device to my site. I couldn't…
robotburrito on HN
Questions
Is it open source?
From 1 comment
Is it open source?
j4hdufd8 on HN
Patent risk around Strava's segment patent
From 1 comment
I have long wanted to see a competitor in this space, however I always assumed Strava’s patent [0] on segments was the reason why one could never exist. Have you thought about…
jasoneisen on HN
How will it make money?
From 1 comment
How will you make a business out of this or support its ongoing development? Strava has a fairly robust free product and the nominal monthly cost for their premium service seems…
cgomez on HN
Alternatives named
Strava
From 2 comments
I'm an avid cyclist and I pay for Strava premium. I really like a lot of the things Strava offers and also have a lot of dislikes. I've thought about making a competing product…
karamanolev on HNIt looks like a cool project but I'd not describe it as a "free Strava" as the most common features of Strava are free and the value of it is the community. Getting motivated by…
dewey on HN
Trailforks
From 1 comment
Your app seems to be closer to Trailforks than Strava. Good job with it, I will use it on my next ride. I'm interested in building a free Trailforks, please let me know if you…
303brad on HN
intervals.icu
From 2 comments
related: https://intervals.icu/ Gets data from strava.
popotamonga on HNBuilding a niche Strava-like platform can be done. I started https://intervals.icu about 3 years ago to scratch a cycling itch and learn Vue.js. It has evolved into an analysis…
davidtinker on HN
Komoot, Ride with GPS, Endomondo
From 1 comment
I'm an avid cyclist and I pay for Strava premium. I really like a lot of the things Strava offers and also have a lot of dislikes. I've thought about making a competing product…
karamanolev on HN