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We just finished making an app for people looking to use apps less and in a more intentional way. http://YouJustNeedSpace.com http://YouJustNeedSpace.com We h

We just finished making an app for people looking to use apps less and in a more intentional way. http://YouJustNeedSpace.com http://YouJustNeedSpace.com We had to launch it as a web app because Apple said an app that encourages you to use other apps or your phone less is not appropriate for the app store.

graeme 10y ago
>We had to launch it as a web app because Apple said an app that encourages you to use other apps or your phone less is not appropriate for the app store. Really? That's the sort of app I'd pay for. Ideally, I'd spend less time on my phone, and more time on my (apple) computer. Pretty shortsighted of apple. Product feedback: I don't really know what it does, or how it does it. I accessed this on a computer, so I couldn't preview. Just got my ipad, so I had a look. Interesting idea. I actually switched to launching all apps via spotlight typed commands though, so I don't think I can use it. The spotlight method did reduce a lot of impulse use though.
- RAB1138 10y ago
  Thanks! We're working on the chrome extension too.
- tdaltonc 10y ago
  > That's the sort of app I'd pay for. Good new! You can! We use Stripe. I'm sure our conversion rate is a lot lower than if we were in the app store. But it's still possible for people who love it to help us keep working on it.
  - graeme 10y ago
    Oh, I wrote it before the "feedback" section. I think I'll stick with my spotlight launch method, as it removes the physical action urge entirely. Do you think it would be useful to add a physical item nonetheless?
    - tdaltonc 10y ago
      Do you usually access your problem app though spotlight? If so, you could try creating a space icon linked to your problem app and give the space icon a name that will cause it to appear above your problem app in spotlight results, then search for it in spotlight a few times and see if you can get the space icon to appear in Top Hits when searched. The principle behind all of this is to get the space icon to appear in your app launch flow where the icon of your problem app used to.
      - graeme 10y ago
        Ah yes, that could work. I'll try it when I have my phone handy (I don't bring it to the office).
hrayr 10y ago
> Space only runs in iOS Safari. What is it about this web app that requires iOS Safari?
- RAB1138 10y ago
  Space works by giving you a set of new app icons to use instead of the normal ones. The process of creating new app icons from a webpage is very streamlined in Safari. As it turns out, most iPhone users who aren't the HN crowd use Safari as their default browser. We're working on Android native, Chrome support, and chrome extensions!

graeme 10y ago

>We had to launch it as a web app because Apple said an app that encourages you to use other apps or your phone less is not appropriate for the app store. Really? That's the sort of app I'd pay for. Ideally, I'd spend less time on my phone, and more time on my (apple) computer. Pretty shortsighted of apple. Product feedback: I don't really know what it does, or how it does it. I accessed this on a computer, so I couldn't preview. Just got my ipad, so I had a look. Interesting idea. I actually switched to launching all apps via spotlight typed commands though, so I don't think I can use it. The spotlight method did reduce a lot of impulse use though.

RAB1138 10y ago
Thanks! We're working on the chrome extension too.
tdaltonc 10y ago
> That's the sort of app I'd pay for. Good new! You can! We use Stripe. I'm sure our conversion rate is a lot lower than if we were in the app store. But it's still possible for people who love it to help us keep working on it.
- graeme 10y ago
  Oh, I wrote it before the "feedback" section. I think I'll stick with my spotlight launch method, as it removes the physical action urge entirely. Do you think it would be useful to add a physical item nonetheless?
  - tdaltonc 10y ago
    Do you usually access your problem app though spotlight? If so, you could try creating a space icon linked to your problem app and give the space icon a name that will cause it to appear above your problem app in spotlight results, then search for it in spotlight a few times and see if you can get the space icon to appear in Top Hits when searched. The principle behind all of this is to get the space icon to appear in your app launch flow where the icon of your problem app used to.
    - graeme 10y ago
      Ah yes, that could work. I'll try it when I have my phone handy (I don't bring it to the office).

hrayr 10y ago

> Space only runs in iOS Safari. What is it about this web app that requires iOS Safari?

RAB1138 10y ago
Space works by giving you a set of new app icons to use instead of the normal ones. The process of creating new app icons from a webpage is very streamlined in Safari. As it turns out, most iPhone users who aren't the HN crowd use Safari as their default browser. We're working on Android native, Chrome support, and chrome extensions!