I didn't realize you were working on an app, @maxstoller! (I also see a few familiar faces in those app screenshots: @msg, @nchirls).
We've seen a ton of apps designed to help friends make plans and meetup, Swarm being one of the more recent, big launches. None of them have stuck with me and Swarm in-particular is disappointing in that you look slightly lame when creating an event and no one replies. I like that you only show "green" to people you select to avoid this self-conscious embarrassment.
That said, why'd you build this, Max? :)
*ding ding!* word of the day: sleuthed
To follow @msg's point, the app is entirely reliant on having friends that use it (there's no single player utility like Swarm's check-ins). Other than word of mouth, how are you planning to grow the user base or at least make it easier for people to get their homies on the service, @maxstoller?
@rrhoover I hacked an sms invite together by copy/pasting this message and texting it to my homies: "Yo. Install this app. It will help us meet up more often: Red/Green
https://appsto.re/us/u9_u3.i -❤️💚 Jordan"
Would love a nicer invite mechanic...
@msg@rrhoover Right. Your experience completely hinges on your network buying in. It's a hard problem to solve.
I'm working on an update that includes:
(1) An invite mechanism for users who want to recruit friends.
(2) The ability to green people from your contact book that don't have the app installed. They'll instead receive a text message.
Thanks for trying it out!
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