Yes. The reason I built an iOS app was it is the simplest way to get an app live, if the app gains traction I can definitely expand its availability in the future.
Problem with web apps is I often end up with decision fatigue over picking platforms ect. A native app I could just jump in and build.
First thing I did was check the privacy policy and then come here to talk about it.
Saw your other comment regarding the privacy policy needing a lot of rework and that’s it’s all local and I went back to download it.
I was fine trusting that comment.
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Personally, I would not use this app if it needed an account or server.
I’m sorry. I don’t know you and the privacy policy things are too broad. I’m very conflicted now.
I don’t want all my data to sync some random server on an update because it went web. Will this happen? Will you make it optional? Third party trackers? I can accept crashes of course, but can you confirm that none of the data or what was being input is sent?
The reason I have iCloud is to sync apps so the data is available between all my devices.
Thankfully I don’t need medicines or a care routine, huh for someone that does, the personal data they’d be leaking is huge. If something happened to your servers, this can also liability issues too.
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I’m sorry to bring this up and I get it’s a lot, but I really liked the idea and think it’d be helpful.
I’m just conflicted now between this, the privacy policy and the comment you made where it’s all local.
So I don't actually have a server behind the app at all, no account is needed besides your default iCloud account using apples core data to persist data offline on your device (you don't need to provide credentials as everything is managed by Apple and never goes to me.). I don't collect any crash data at all. I also won't be tracking anything in the app itself.
I'm going to add a section above the privacy policy with a bit of this info whilst I work on writing a better one.
I may build a web version in the future, however it will be opt in only if you have signed up via an iCloud method. I believe it is actually possible to use iCloud on the web, as apple do have a Javascript API, however I have not looked into this in detail.
I bet people as principled snd heavy with their convictions on privacy as the parent commentor is...is such a small portion of people that it won’t do too much to go over the top to accommodate them when you aren’t trying to do some crazy shenanigans any way.
The other problem with certain niches of people on Reddit, HN, etc, are that they don’t spend much money either. So they have lots of fringe requirements but scoff at paying $5 a month. Meanwhile, in the coworking community I run that has people from all sorts of backgrounds, they’re much different than HN or Reddit tech geek crowd. If something helps them. They’ll spend some money. They don’t despise subscriptions etc.
