TouchBase

Productivity

calendar app

SHOW HN2011

102points
43comments
#100of 1,097 in 2011
Top 10%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

9 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 11 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.

Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple, clean design for people on the go

    From 2 comments
  • Fills a missing gap in the iOS calendar

    From 2 comments
    • I was lucky enough to be in the beta -- this is basically the missing calendar app for iOS. Apple really should have included these features from the get go.
      jamesjyu on HN
    • Looks interesting enough for me to purchase it. I think it attacks a common calendar problem that's missing in the default calendar app of actions that you want to take as future…
      tednaleid on HN

Objections

  • Home page is cluttered and hard to understand

    From 2 comments
    • Cool app. Am I the only one that's overwhelmed by the home page, though? The "get TouchBase" button is clear enough, but after a minute my eyes have been redirected everywhere…
      achompas on HN
    • Theres just too much stuff going on, on the homepage. It makes any comprehension difficult. Two recommendations: 1) add more white space 2) try to communicate the value…
      dmix on HN
  • Crashes at Crunching Calendar or during contact setup

    From 4 comments
    • I like the icon, but the first time I launched it, it crashed after the "Crunching Calendar..." screen. I check the logs and it says: "Application Specific Information:…
      hboon on HN
    • Looks awesome, but after purchasing it, all it does is crash:( It says Crunching Calendar, and then dies, ever time. I've tried rebooting the phone, resyncing the app, etc...
      modoc on HN
    • This looks fantastic, and I can't wait to use it. I can't seem to get it to work because it can't detect my contact, and it won't let me select my existing record. It only lets…
      alexobenauer on HN
    • I installed it but it never seems to know who I am. I have entered contact information 3 times now but it keeps saying "Who are you?". It also Crunches my calendar for about…
      meta on HN
  • Only available in English-speaking countries, excluding many users

    From 3 comments
    • I wanted to buy the app, but I'm not allowed to since it's US-only.
      stingraycharles on HN
    • Only for USA WTF
      thomasilk on HN
    • There are a lot more places than just the US that use "at" to refer to a location. Why not just release to anyone who wants to use the English-only app?
      reemrevnivek on HN
  • No month or week view

    From 2 comments
    • Cool app. Am I the only one that's overwhelmed by the home page, though? The "get TouchBase" button is clear enough, but after a minute my eyes have been redirected everywhere…
      achompas on HN
    • More screen shots would be great, I want to decide if this can replace my iPhone calendar but the two screen shots you've provided don't help me do that at all, it just shows…
      mason55 on HN

Requests

  • Month or week view

    From 2 comments
    • Cool app. Am I the only one that's overwhelmed by the home page, though? The "get TouchBase" button is clear enough, but after a minute my eyes have been redirected everywhere…
      achompas on HN
    • Yaw, I think you're right-- the home page is pretty dense. Any ideas on a big/simple headline that conveys the value prop better? We struggled with that. FWIW, I've largely…
      webwright on HN
  • Nickname matching for contacts

    From 1 comment
    • Very nice. Back in the day my company made a similar product for the Palm OS called "Today". Good luck with it! One feature request: can you also use the "nickname" field when…
      apinstein on HN
  • Siri integration

    From 1 comment
    • I thought this looked familiar :) Looks wonderful dude! Can you make Siri play nice with this?
      gourneau on HN

Questions

  • Does it support multiple timezones or languages in calendar entries

    From 2 comments
    • Does it support multiple timezones?
      rvivek on HN
    • Luxembourg is tiny, multilingual and anglophone enough to make a great beta country. Oh, and I live there. My calendar uses more than one language, how will you decide how to…
      stereo on HN

Alternatives named

  • Producteev web task app

    From 1 comment
    • Seems like a reasonable place to ask, so I'll do it here: anybody here found a really good integrated calendar/todo app? All the ones I've found are very coarse-grained. Really…
      rayiner on HN
  • Siri

    From 2 comments
    • "If you're event doesn't have a location" - typo for "your". Looks good. Perhaps a bit weak in the face of Siri's launch?
      cpr on HN
    • Fixed the typo-- thanks! Siri is interesting-- and may (someday) kill us, but I think it remains to be seen how practical it is for communicating/mapping around your calendar. I…
      webwright on HN

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