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Show HN: I built a local-first daily planner for iOS

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/to-do-list-planner-zesfy/id6479947874
43•zesfy•3h ago

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qwertytyyuu•2h ago
hmmm... a planner is one of the few things that i'd like to have access to regardless of what i'm using... One of the few things i don't mind and even slightly prefer to be online first for seemless sync (with the ability to edit and add to offline ofcourse)
lugarlugarlugar•1h ago
Local-first should mean that you do have it regardless of what you're using. Point 2 in Ink&Switch's original essay is "Your data is not trapped on one device".

https://www.inkandswitch.com/essay/local-first/

embedding-shape•1h ago
FWIW, the term "local-first" wasn't coined by Ink&Switch so different people have different understanding of the term.

But, Ink&Switch rule regardless, I love what they're doing and everyone would be better off doing "local-first" in the way they suggest, don't get me wrong.

shinycode•2h ago
I fail to see features that default iOS calendar app already has. The UI seems really simple and there is dozens of amazing calendar apps that have been on the market for 10+ years of features in this price range.
stronglikedan•1h ago
> I fail to see features that default iOS calendar app already has.

presumably local-first

wahnfrieden•54m ago
How is iOS calendar not local-first
drob518•42m ago
What does that mean?
ActionHank•1h ago
Love the app, hate IAP / subs model
petralithic•35m ago
That's the only sustainable model these days, speaking as a mobile dev myself.
spiderice•20m ago
What changed that made selling software (as opposed to renting) work before that prevents it from working now?
dragonwriter•10m ago
There used to be a lot less expectation of post-sale maintenance of consumer software in the era where sales rather than subscriptions were the norm. There was also tolerance for higher up-front prices, and for much of that period sales depended on marketing through and validation by a narrow set of relatively trusted discovery channels, which customer the perceived risk to buyers. Now everything is untrusted, no one wants to pay much upfront but everyone expects ongoing support over they've got the thing. I’m not saying subscription is the only thing that works, but it's pretty easy to see that the calculus facing the average vendor has shifted tremendously over time.
Otek•9m ago
Weird. Things3 seems to be doing great without it
ActionHank•3m ago
Sell me a major version every couple of years, would far prefer that. IAP and subs just feels scammy and lazy.
jon-wood•1h ago
If this were available on macOS as well, and did sync via iCloud I'd be all over it. It's a great model for a calendar/task manager but I really don't want to have to squint at my phone screen while using it.
criddell•35m ago
If the developer checked the enable the Mac Catalyst destination in the Xcode project, you should be able to run it on your Mac.
paxys•1h ago
> Morocco runs on UTC+1 most of the year but switches to UTC during Ramadan to shorten the fasting day

Unrelated, but I love coming across religious "hacks" like these that communities have developed over the years.

A similar one is the fishing line that jews tied around New York to get around the rules of Sabbath https://www.npr.org/2019/05/13/721551785/a-fishing-line-enci....

nightpool•1h ago
I think you left this comment on the wrong article ;)
stronglikedan•1h ago
Indeed I did, thanks!
unmotivated-hmn•1h ago
how many accounts do you have, my guy?
Jeremy1026•28s ago
Only 3.
paxys•1h ago
Haha yes, but it was unrelated either way
g00k•1h ago
Looks nice. I will give this a try today
dinkleberg•1h ago
It looks well done. It is a shame that people posting reviews can be such dickheads. Out of the 4 public reviews, 3 are 1 star and only one of those is because of an actual issue. One is because the app isn’t right for them. The other because they wanted dark mode (really? You like the app enough to care that it doesn’t have dark mode but still gave it a 1 star?)
donq1xote1•1h ago
Looks awesome! I will give it a try. Wondering what's ur monetization plan though.
raybb•31m ago
I don't have an iPhone to try this, but I've been a long time time user of Tasks.org on Android and particularly because it supports CalDAV and works so well offline.

However, while we are on the topic of planning apps, you should know the Todoist added the best use of AI I've ever seen. It's called Ramble mode and you can just talk and instantly it'll start showing a list of tasks that update as you go. It is extraordinary. I'm considering switching away from tasks.org for this one feature.

Here's a short video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIczFm3Dy5I

You need paid (free trial is ok) and to enable experiments before you can access it.

Anyone know how they might have done this?

sburud•16m ago
That’s cool! Slight fear of replicating the Dropbox comment here, but all you really need to do is run whisper (or some other speech2text), then once the user stops talking jam the transcript through a LLM to force it into JSON or some other sensible structure.
ichicoro•14m ago
I'm sorry, I like the look and the idea but... why is a subscription necessary for a local-first app?
lnxg33k1•12m ago
I suspect the guy enjoys some food every now and then
artdigital•7m ago
I’m with the parent on this. I don’t mind subscriptions if a service is provided that justifies the recurring cost. If it’s a local offline app then I don’t see it justified. Price it accordingly or at least give an option for one-time.

But yes, sub vs non-sub model is a very divisive topic. Personally would never subscribe to something like a offline local todo list

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