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GrubWithUs Goes Mobile With A (Really Pretty) iPhone App
- guynamedloren 15y agoHi there. I'm part of the (very small) team that designed and developed the iPhone app. We're glad it's finally out in the wild, and we'd love to answer any questions from HN folks about the development process.
- earbitscom 15y agoMOAR Android!
- guynamedloren 15y agoWorking on it, Joey!
- berberous 15y agoApp is beautiful. Love the idea too! Seems like not much traffic in NYC though.
- berberous 15y agoAlso, fyi, signed up in app, and got an email about confirmation instructions. the body was blank.
- guynamedloren 15y agoBecause it's just that easy :) Just kidding. Thanks for pointing out this bug - we're pushing a fix momentarily.
- MaxGabriel 15y agoCan you talk about choosing the background image? It looks really fantastic
- guynamedloren 15y agoFunny you should mention that.. This was, surprisingly, one of the most discussed topics internally when developing the app. The background image changed almost daily over a 3 month period (along w/ 2-3 complete redesigns). We wanted something that conveyed warmth, food, friendliness and was aesthetically pleasing. The process was really just lots of trial and error (and photoshop), but we're happy with how it turned out. We think it fits well with the food/restaurant theme - almost like you're sitting down at a table with friends about to enjoy some delicious food. Now the website has to play catch up!
- Arelius 15y agoI haven't seen GrubWithUs before, it's a really cool idea. But it seems to have no solution for people with particular and/or strict dietary restrictions, sadly.
- guynamedloren 15y agoSolved! A beta feature allows you to create your own meals and specify any dietary needs/restrictions/etc. Check it out: http://www.grubwithus.com/create-a-meal http://www.grubwithus.com/create-a-meal