Ferris
Consumer and social
social planning app
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Enhances real social life rather than replacing it
From 1 comment
I think this is really cool. Something that enhances your actual social life instead of acting as a parasitic replacement for it.
eutropia on HN
Solves wrangling friends' schedules; open event joining is appealing
From 1 comment
Love this! It's been a hassle wrangling friends since we all have different schedules and commitments and love the open concept of joining events.
asdfqwertzxcv on HN
Polished design and a clear focus on one thing
From 1 comment
Looks pretty polished already, good job! And sounds interesting. It's a good focus on one thing which is important as differentiator to other social networks. In the past there…
PhilippGille on HN
Objections
Can't see how it works before adding friends, so the first-use leap is big
From 2 comments
This could be good but after signing up it seems like I can't see how it actually works or what it looks like. I have to add friends first. That means I have to sell the idea to…
Graffur on HNThe most important screens are https://www.ferris.app/assets/images/screen_home.png and https://www.ferris.app/assets/images/screen_form.png What do you think it could be a good…
earlyriser on HN
Friends must sign up and share Ferris tags; no invite by link or email
From 2 comments
Looks pretty polished already, good job! And sounds interesting. It's a good focus on one thing which is important as differentiator to other social networks. In the past there…
PhilippGille on HNWithout a way to email or text a link, 1) as he said above, i am not your sales person and will not likely convince people to start using this app. 2) it requires my friend sign…
somenewaccount1 on HN
Not available in some countries such as LATAM
From 1 comment
Seems interesting, congrats on the launch! Though it shows as not available for my country. Any reason for this? (I'm in LATAM)
cryptoboid on HN
Activity creation screen appeared broken for one user
From 1 comment
I really like this idea so I downloaded it and convinced my friend to download it too. But I think it’s broken. I tried adding an activity, but I just get a grey screen that says…
ajjenkins on HN
Requests
Email or link invites for friends not yet on the app
From 3 comments
Looks pretty polished already, good job! And sounds interesting. It's a good focus on one thing which is important as differentiator to other social networks. In the past there…
PhilippGille on HNWithout a way to email or text a link, 1) as he said above, i am not your sales person and will not likely convince people to start using this app. 2) it requires my friend sign…
somenewaccount1 on HNBeing able to use the app with no friends but still send a “weblink” to the event page would be incredibly useful for onboarding. I recognize that is a lot of work but it would…
randyrand on HN
Allow sharing event web links without friends on the app
From 1 comment
Being able to use the app with no friends but still send a “weblink” to the event page would be incredibly useful for onboarding. I recognize that is a lot of work but it would…
randyrand on HN
Fix Android password manager autofill
From 1 comment
This seems like a really smart idea! I previously handled multiple group chats for this, and now use Snapchat. But seeing everyone's RSVPs (as an attendee, not host) should be…
karmanyaahm on HN
Better notifications on by default
From 1 comment
Looks pretty polished already, good job! And sounds interesting. It's a good focus on one thing which is important as differentiator to other social networks. In the past there…
PhilippGille on HN
Questions
How will it make money?
From 1 comment
This could be good but after signing up it seems like I can't see how it actually works or what it looks like. I have to add friends first. That means I have to sell the idea to…
Graffur on HN
Why is the 20-friend limit chosen and is it fixed?
From 1 comment
Congrats on your launch. I've wondered for a long time why there wasn't a socially realistic max number of friends on a social network. Make it about people and not a numbers…
dddw on HN
Why is birth year in settings and what is the Ferristag?
From 1 comment
Looks pretty polished already, good job! And sounds interesting. It's a good focus on one thing which is important as differentiator to other social networks. In the past there…
PhilippGille on HN
Alternatives named
Path, a social network with a small friend cap
From 2 comments
Looks pretty polished already, good job! And sounds interesting. It's a good focus on one thing which is important as differentiator to other social networks. In the past there…
PhilippGille on HN> I've wondered for a long time why there wasn't a socially realistic max number of friends on a social network. Make it about people and not a numbers game. It slows down the…
latexr on HN
Group chats and Snapchat
From 1 comment
This seems like a really smart idea! I previously handled multiple group chats for this, and now use Snapchat. But seeing everyone's RSVPs (as an attendee, not host) should be…
karmanyaahm on HN