Red Goose
Dev tools
web to mobile app conversion
SHOW HN2022
86points
85comments
#683of 2,570 in 2022
Top 27%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
6 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 22 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.
Idea: 5 for, 7 againstExecution: 0 for, 7 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for PWA-minded businesses wanting app store presence
From 1 comment
Your tools sound like a really good base for a PWA framework too -- have you considered that? I know there are 1 zillion web/ecomm agencies of all sizes that know they need to…
pwillia7 on HN
Objections
Pricing seems high for what is offered
From 1 comment
I'm sorry the pricing here is offputting to say the least, you think that pinch controls is worth an additional $400. and push notifications another $200 and your fastlane…
Meph504 on HN
Site was down or broken, many functions failed to work
From 4 comments
Hug of death? Edit: Yes, application seems down/hugged. Getting 504 from their nginx.
numlock86 on HNCompletely broken for me in Firefox. Tried disabling uBlock.
andybak on HNNothing seem to happen when I click "preview my app!"
z3t4 on HNI put my website in and all it says is, " Is that site live yet?"
aabajian on HN
App Store guidelines may reject webview-only apps
From 2 comments
I‘m surprised to see the claim that the App Store approval rate is high for this sort of app. From the review guidelines: > 4.2 Minimum Functionality > Your app should include…
manmal on HNSounds interesting. Two questions: 1. Is a new CSS framework really necessary? Smooth transitions have existed for a long time, it's unclear to me what is meant by "new css…
bambax on HN
Web apps are slower and worse than native apps
From 2 comments
> As someone who has been into mobile app development since 2010, the comments above read like a punch to the gut. We grew up believing that the native experience was better than…
StuckDuck on HN> Have you considered that your computer is the problem? I wouldn't say so, Elementary OS's built in code editor takes a few seconds at most to open a file Then again, Electron…
StuckDuck on HN
Requests
Show a preview or example generated app before paying
From 3 comments
Good luck with it... I put in my site and it didn't give me a preview, but wanted me to pay the $189 anyways. I'm not going to pay for something I can see. Honestly... instead of…
thrownaway561 on HNVery interested in using this as a short term solution for launching on Android. Is there a way to see a preview of the app, interact with it, etc. before we pay? Want to verify…
niblettc on HNDo you have any example app repos? As an engineer, I'd probably want to see what the generated code looks like before paying. I'm also probably not the target market, but as…
danpalmer on HN
Show screenshots of mobile results
From 1 comment
You are missing a ton of screenshots to show what the result would be on mobile platforms.
boxed on HN
Clarify delivery time and native API access docs
From 2 comments
On the https://goose.red/pricing page, it tells me that " Your app is expected to be ready by 04:05PM today." But it's 17:55 where I am, what does it means exactly? Is this…
wazoox on HNDo you have any docs for how an app would talk to native/OS-level functionality? I saw push notifications mentioned in the order form...would that just use the web notifications…
rglover on HN
Questions
How does this differ from Capacitor and Ionic
From 1 comment
What is the difference between your product and Capacitor as a WebView wrapper (which supports most PhoneGap plugins) plus Ionic as a UI framework? I’m trying to be positive…
WA on HN
Can native code be added for GPS and other features
From 1 comment
I'm really interested in using this. Two questions: 1. Can I extend the functionality of my web app using native code where necessary (adding background GPS geofences, etc) 2. Do…
g105b on HN
Alternatives named
Capacitor and Ionic
From 2 comments
What is the difference between your product and Capacitor as a WebView wrapper (which supports most PhoneGap plugins) plus Ionic as a UI framework? I’m trying to be positive…
WA on HNBy default, webview in iOS doesn't persist the user session(android does). Does generating the app via Red Goose solves this problem? Currently when developing webView for iOS,…
scottydelta on HN
Cordova
From 1 comment
Sounds interesting. Two questions: 1. Is a new CSS framework really necessary? Smooth transitions have existed for a long time, it's unclear to me what is meant by "new css…
bambax on HN
Progressive web apps
From 1 comment
obligatory PWA comment: Progressive Web Apps bypass the need for tools like this BUT Apple's support of PWAs has been suboptimal (hobbling). Of course, you can't get a PWA on the…
masukomi on HN
Manifold.js
From 1 comment
This reminds me of manifold.js from a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9487941
hbcondo714 on HN