Show HN: Keep, an iOS app that helps you love how you spend every dollar (opens in new tab)

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11 pointstomrohlf11y ago11 comments

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Does this not infringe on Google's app, also called Keep (https://keep.google.com)?

I was about the say the same. I installed Google's Keep just this week.

Also, a former coworker of mine works at Keep.com, so that also came to mind.

I guess it's a popular name. His web site does say "Keep – a new, free iOS app" so perhaps it will not be confusing within the scope of Apple's app store and there is no intention for an Android release.

That all said, it looks very nice from the screenshots and I was able to understand the utility being provided from the description. Congrats on the release.

tomrohlfOP11y ago

Keep has no relation to Google's app keep or the keep shopping app that is also in the app store. We realize that there are other apps that use the word keep but we decided that we wanted to go with it.

mattlondon11y ago

Also confused me a lot too. Is this basically just putting a list of things you have bought into a checklist in Keep via some API I am not aware of?

nodata11y ago

I wonder what the OP's app will be called on Android

blueyedlion11y ago

Seems like a cool idea, but I'm not sure if it would motivate me. If I don't spend on something now usually I'll just end up spending that money later. It would be great if the money moved to another account when I say that I'm "keeping" the money

tomrohlfOP11y ago

That's great to hear... The feature that we are currently working on will allow our users to move money between their accounts.

ecesena11y ago

On one hand I agree with blueyedlion, but on the other hand the cost of too many small transactions could be overkilling.

It makes more sense, imho, something that collects till a goal and then makes a single bigger transaction. The goal can also be useful for motivation (3 more coffees and you reach your 100$).

tomrohlfOP11y ago

That's an interesting idea... As we get further along in the process of making payments real in Keep we may discover that batching transactions is the best way to move forward.

dang11y ago

This story is a dupe (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8015241), was ring-voted and, on top of that, astroturfed. That's a bad trifecta. Please don't.

dwild11y ago

Really great idea, are you considering porting it for Android?

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vznatvps11y ago

Does this not infringe on Google's app, also called Keep (https://keep.google.com)?

mmccaff11y ago

I was about the say the same. I installed Google's Keep just this week.

Also, a former coworker of mine works at Keep.com, so that also came to mind.

That all said, it looks very nice from the screenshots and I was able to understand the utility being provided from the description. Congrats on the release.

tomrohlfOP11y ago

mattlondon11y ago

Also confused me a lot too. Is this basically just putting a list of things you have bought into a checklist in Keep via some API I am not aware of?

nodata11y ago

I wonder what the OP's app will be called on Android

blueyedlion11y ago

tomrohlfOP11y ago

That's great to hear... The feature that we are currently working on will allow our users to move money between their accounts.

ecesena11y ago

On one hand I agree with blueyedlion, but on the other hand the cost of too many small transactions could be overkilling.

It makes more sense, imho, something that collects till a goal and then makes a single bigger transaction. The goal can also be useful for motivation (3 more coffees and you reach your 100$).

tomrohlfOP11y ago

That's an interesting idea... As we get further along in the process of making payments real in Keep we may discover that batching transactions is the best way to move forward.

dang11y ago

This story is a dupe (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8015241), was ring-voted and, on top of that, astroturfed. That's a bad trifecta. Please don't.

dwild11y ago

Really great idea, are you considering porting it for Android?

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