Show HN: Keep, an iOS app that helps you love how you spend every dollar

Show HN: Keep, an iOS app that helps you love how you spend every dollar(trykeep.com)

11 points by tomrohlf 11 years ago | 11 comments

vznatvps 11 years ago |

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

mmccaff 11 years 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.

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.

tomrohlf 11 years 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.

mattlondon 11 years 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?

nodata 11 years ago | |

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

blueyedlion 11 years 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

tomrohlf 11 years ago | |

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

ecesena 11 years 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$).

dang 11 years 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.

dwild 11 years ago |

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