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Interesting. Yet another "Mac" time tracker and todo management app. Do all these apps make some ramen income (at least)? An article on this would've been more

by zerr 9y ago

Interesting. Yet another "Mac" time tracker and todo management app. Do all these apps make some ramen income (at least)? An article on this would've been more useful ;)

Void_ 9y ago
I built a minor one - FocusList (http://focuslist.co http://focuslist.co) and it makes ramen income. Here's an article about Timing: https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/timing https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/timing I think he's doing much better now since he's released the new version. It's a great app too, worth the money. I don't use it to actually track my time, but I use it to track my internet time - how much time I spent browsing. If you're looking for something simpler for that purpose there's also this: http://focuslist.co/escape2/ http://focuslist.co/escape2/
maccard 9y ago
I thought the article was quite good. It only mentions their product once, in an appropriate place, and aloud lists alternatives (along with a clear message this is their product).
ivm 9y ago
> Do all these apps make some ramen income (at least)? Yes, but 3-4 times less than I can earn by just freelancing. But it's mostly a visibility problem — time tracking keywords are too competitive. I wouldn't recommend developing Mac-only apps because they are too hard to promote. Press is not interested in reviewing software for 15-20% of their readers. Even Apple-centered press is more about iPhones nowadays.
- zerr 9y ago
  Btw, any reason not going cross-platform (Win/Linux along with Mac)? Judging by screenshots it doesn't look like a native Cocoa app, neither download size corresponds to Electron - what framework did you use for the UI?
  - ivm 9y ago
    It's a native Cocoa app, we just styled it a bit. Automatic tracking is the main reason for focusing on a single platform – it's too close to the system. Even on Mac I encounter complex special cases too often. Plus I have zero experience in Windows or Linux development.

by zerr 9y ago

Interesting. Yet another "Mac" time tracker and todo management app. Do all these apps make some ramen income (at least)? An article on this would've been more useful ;)

Void_ 9y ago

I built a minor one - FocusList (http://focuslist.co http://focuslist.co) and it makes ramen income. Here's an article about Timing: https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/timing https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/timing I think he's doing much better now since he's released the new version. It's a great app too, worth the money. I don't use it to actually track my time, but I use it to track my internet time - how much time I spent browsing. If you're looking for something simpler for that purpose there's also this: http://focuslist.co/escape2/ http://focuslist.co/escape2/

maccard 9y ago

I thought the article was quite good. It only mentions their product once, in an appropriate place, and aloud lists alternatives (along with a clear message this is their product).

ivm 9y ago

> Do all these apps make some ramen income (at least)? Yes, but 3-4 times less than I can earn by just freelancing. But it's mostly a visibility problem — time tracking keywords are too competitive. I wouldn't recommend developing Mac-only apps because they are too hard to promote. Press is not interested in reviewing software for 15-20% of their readers. Even Apple-centered press is more about iPhones nowadays.

zerr 9y ago
Btw, any reason not going cross-platform (Win/Linux along with Mac)? Judging by screenshots it doesn't look like a native Cocoa app, neither download size corresponds to Electron - what framework did you use for the UI?
- ivm 9y ago
  It's a native Cocoa app, we just styled it a bit. Automatic tracking is the main reason for focusing on a single platform – it's too close to the system. Even on Mac I encounter complex special cases too often. Plus I have zero experience in Windows or Linux development.