Timely for Apple Watch

Productivity

time tracking and scheduling

SHOW HN2015

39points
11comments
#731of 2,565 in 2015
Top 29%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.

Execution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Design praised as among the best

    From 2 comments
    • Looks great. Your design is always among the best.
      flippyhead on HN
    • Looks great! One question - can regular apps use the digital crown? I was wondering why you chose + and - buttons to set an entry duration rather than spinning the dial. Or am I…
      hiharryhere on HN
  • Long-time users value the Timely product

    From 2 comments
    • I've been a daily timely user since August 1 2014. At the moment, they're still recovering from a major update that shipped with tons of bugs, and core functionality is still…
      midnightmonster on HN
    • Looks very nice. Will check it out. Also noting as an alternative for planning is omnifocus. But this also looks very promising.
      hn_user2 on HN

Objections

  • Existing Timely core app recently had bugs and missing features

    From 1 comment
    • I've been a daily timely user since August 1 2014. At the moment, they're still recovering from a major update that shipped with tons of bugs, and core functionality is still…
      midnightmonster on HN
  • Building Watch apps without a device is hard

    From 1 comment
    • We chose not to build an Apple Watch app prior to its launch precisely because it difficult to do good design and engineering for a device that you don't have and have never…
      dirtae on HN

Requests

  • Visual planning returning to the app

    From 1 comment
    • Midnight, thank you so much for using it this long! That is seriously valued big time, and we appreciate it a lot! The visual stuff for planning is literally right around the…
      matmik on HN
  • Digital crown support for regular apps

    From 1 comment
    • Looks great! One question - can regular apps use the digital crown? I was wondering why you chose + and - buttons to set an entry duration rather than spinning the dial. Or am I…
      hiharryhere on HN

Questions

  • Can regular apps use the digital crown?

    From 2 comments
    • Looks great! One question - can regular apps use the digital crown? I was wondering why you chose + and - buttons to set an entry duration rather than spinning the dial. Or am I…
      hiharryhere on HN
    • Regular apps can't use it – yet. I'm guessing we'll be able to come WWDC. That's why had to add those buttons you mentioned.
      matmik on HN

Alternatives named

  • OmniFocus for planning

    From 1 comment
    • Looks very nice. Will check it out. Also noting as an alternative for planning is omnifocus. But this also looks very promising.
      hn_user2 on HN

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