My first iPhone app created in collaboration with Karen X. Cheng. Took about 3 weeks to build, and 3 weeks to get approved. You can hit us up in the app by adding us (finbarr and karen respectively). Any feedback appreciated!
I'm a fan of this. Although I would say to anyone reading this that quality is preferred over speed. The length of time it took to make something doesn't add any value to the product overall; that is, just focus on making a kickass product no matter how long it takes.<p>I really think most of are going to look back and remember the times when people would brag how short a time frame it took to build apps. Like, that use to be a bragging point.<p>Regardless, tangent aside, I think it's cool that we're "hacking" new ways to communicate. Waffle is another example of that. People complain that we're just building more photo-sharing apps, but I think it's important to build new ways to communicate with each other; particular for young people.<p>It use to be phone or face-to-face. Now there's a plethora of interesting options(Snapchat, Secret, Email, SMS, Group SMS, Chatroulette, etc.). Hack the way we communicate with eachother.<p>Seems like they're also adding some interesting ways in the new iPhone watch as well.
Cool app, hate giving out my phone number though.
Its funny how apple can be hard on people asking for email addresses to use an app but getting a phone number is totally okay.
Minor nits:<p>The "notify me when Android is ready" flow appears to not actually list my email address: <a href="http://imgur.com/NJU8QkZ" rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/NJU8QkZ</a><p>If I enter an invalid phone number, try again and use a valid one, then click try again, the "ERROR" messages don't go away. <a href="http://imgur.com/EHF4Es5" rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/EHF4Es5</a> In fact, they build up: <a href="http://imgur.com/opkxW4G" rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/opkxW4G</a><p>You might also want to move the App Store icon up a little bit; it doesn't quite fit on my 13" Macbook Air in Chrome: <a href="http://imgur.com/mz6Jkma" rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/mz6Jkma</a><p>Edit: Also, /try seems to notice when I visit it from my Android phone that I should just be asked for my email address. It would be great if the / page did it too so that I don't have to give you my phone number.
Woa, I dig the remixing feature for replies. It's like communicating with emojis except with real-life photo thumbnails. This is more of a communication app than it is a gallery. Neat. I can see this catching on.
I like the concept a lot. I'm definitely going to give it a whirl.<p>To go meta for a bit, it's sort of interesting that this is getting such a positive reaction from a crowd that typically sneers at CRUD software. I'm actually genuinely surprised because I was expecting lots of elitist and condescending comments from people, along the lines of, "gosh, we don't need another picture sharing app, we should be curing cancer instead!" Instead I see lots of props and encouragement, which means that there may be hope for HN after all.
I love it. I installed it yesterday when finbarr told me it was finally released, been having friends install the app, and we haven't stopped since then!
Very cool, what a neat concept! I haven't found another friend to install it yet, but one thing I would like to see (if it isn't already there) is a way to see whether or not your friend has looked at any of the squares yet. I'm not quite sure how that would be accomplished though or what it would look like. I could see this being a lot of fun though!
Reminds me a lot of one of my apps - <a href="https://frameparty.com/" rel="nofollow">https://frameparty.com/</a><p>Nice job though, looks great!