Show HN: TextMunch, a new SMS app to answer the daily question "What to eat?"

9 points by vantran 15 years ago | 7 comments

Txt "Munch [Address]" to 41411 and get instant recommendation for what to eat and where.

Check out other options at http://textmunch.com.

Only covers San Francisco at the moment. Any feedback greatly appreciated. :)

david_shaw 15 years ago |

This is a cool idea; basically an SMS version of (excuse the French in my link) http://whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com

Looks like a cool idea, I hope you find a way to monetize it!

corin_ 15 years ago | |

Not exactly - one recomends a meal (and is designed for humour rather than actual helpfulness), one recomends a place to eat.

david_shaw 15 years ago | | |

Fair enough! I suppose they are trying to compete with UrbanSpoon and other such "random place to eat" apps. I wonder how they see SMS working over an actual smartphone app?

On one hand, SMS allows all phones to be used for the service, but conversely disables the ability to use pretty graphics. Perhaps they will eventually offer both.

Edit: Sorry, corin_, thought you were the OP for a second. Reworded to more generic questions :)

danielamitay 15 years ago |

Your service is awesome, but competition combined with limited availability is going to be a tough climb.

Do you have any revenue plans? I assume you're using TextMark, correct? How many users are you currently paying for (if you dont mind, or which price tier)?

vantran 15 years ago | |

Yeah we're on TextMarks Plus. I was going to use Twilio but they don't have short code yet.

No revenue plan atm, we originally built it to scratch our own itch. Then we thought we should share it with others. :)