Thrive — The app for getting your life together

@alex_doda Hey Alex, I’m really glad you like it and definitely grateful for the feedback. iCloud integration is something I actually started on, especially since I’m looking at a mac app too, but I have to make sure it works reliably (Apple doesn’t give developers a lot of control and I have to be careful not to mess up your data after you worked hard to maintain your goals for weeks or months), and also make it optional for people who want to just keep their data local. But it’s definitely on the roadmap. Reordering and priority are definitely good ideas and shouldn’t be hard to do. Notifications will indeed need to get more useful than this, and that’s a good suggestion. Apple watch app is something I am considering but only if there is enough demand for it. Sharing goals should be pretty easy, collaborating is not something I can do in the near future. It’d mean having an account, storing your data on a remote server, which means security risks and all sorts of difficulties. Deadlines I think are a great idea. What do you mean by nesting though? Thanks again for all this feedback and if you liked the app, leaving a review and sharing it will really help in these early days.

@cristianmoisei For the Apple Watch app, at least a notifications companion would be nice. I know a ton of people use Apple Watch in the US. In terms of nesting, for example if you have a goal with steps, some steps might depend on other steps. So by being able to nest steps underneath each other, it could help better organize goals. Another idea I would love to see is when you add a reason, the app could analyze that string and give the user suggested content on how to get closer to their goal. For collaboration, I would recommend looking into Google Firebase - they can handle the whole authentication, database, storage, etc. It's pretty dope! Plus if / when you integrate authentication, you'll have an easier way to market to your users and give them value-based content. And one last thing I would suggest, as an internet marketer, make the app free. You could do it so that it's free with up to 3 goals and up to X steps per goal for example, with an in-app upgrade. That will make a huge difference in growth. Also left a 5 stars rating on the AppStore. 😉 Cheers! Alex

@alex_doda I've saved all that feedback and I'll definitely consider it as I keep working on the app. I have thought of a free + upgrade model too but I'd like to see how a simple upfront payment performs first. Thanks again.

@cristianmoisei Great! A few other things that popped up as I was using the app today: - When you start growing your goals list, it would be easier if there was a search bar that deep searches both for goals title and steps titles - When adding steps, it's not possible to backspace to delete an empty step. A common user may not think to swipe left - It would be nice to have a way to "complete" an idea rather than having to just delete it when it's been achieved. Also maybe converting an idea to a goal would be cool - When you have a lot of goals, rather than listing them all, perhaps it could show just 3-5 of them with a "View All" link. The ones shown on the front page could either be the closest ones, or those marked by the user with a star; Cheers! Alex

@abrupted Hey Alex, I've been working on iCloud sync since launch, seeing how a lot of people requested it, and I wanted to ask if you'd be interested in trying a beta version once that's ready. I expect to have it ready within a few days, then a full launch in a week or two.

@harktheory Hey Robert, thanks for your feedback. iCloud syncing is at the top of the list for features to be developed and you're not the only one to ask for it so I'll be working on that next. I can't tell you how long that will take right now since it's not as easy as just flicking a switch and I want to make sure the iCloud syncing system is robust enough that there's no risk of conflicts or messing up your data when something goes wrong (i.e. your iPhone uploaded something a few minutes after you made an update because it had another background task and your iPad has a different change). I'll be sure to share an update when I start working on this and when the new version is ready.

@cristianmoisei thanks for the reply, I definitely think it has a lot of potential, and it is beautifully designed. I just wanted to share my feedback here rather than on the App Store. I know it takes a lot of work. I’ll be giving you a positive review on the App Store, definitely want this to succeed for you, and I know how important rankings are.

@cristianmoisei I take it back apparently I can’t leave one while in iOS 13 beta lol, but I will soon.

@harktheory I'm definitely grateful for that.

@harktheory Yeah no worries.

@senorcodecat Hey Cory, I'm glad you like it. This is a one man project so I've done everything, including the copy.

@senorcodecat thank you.

@senorcodecat Yes please, let me know how it goes for you. On the website ( https://get-thrive.app/ ) there is a page to keep track of new features being developed and suggest new ideas, or you could just use the contact form to get in touch.

@kreevers Hey Kevin, I have no plans for a web version right now but I am looking at a Mac version in the future.

@kreevers @cristianmoisei Please build a Mac version - I’ve fallen in love with Thrive this past week, but I would love to have running on Mac with syncing to mobile. Awesome job Cristian.

@kreevers @nathdigitech Hello Nathan. I’m very glad to hear you love the app. A mac app is definitely on the roadmap, I’m working on iCloud Sync right now then I’ll look into bringing it to the Mac. I’m going to be posting about new features here, and you can also use it to suggest new features: http://get-thrive.app/feedback/

@kreevers @nathdigitech I cannot promise a timeline though, since I’m just one guy and I’m by no means a seasoned developer. p.s. if it’s not too much to ask, leaving a review would really help in these early days.

@michael_karlstrom Hey Michael, the app should be available anywhere in the world. The only thing I can think of is the fact that it's age restricted to 12+? Maybe you have some filters on? But I just checked and all countries are ticked, including Sweden. I realised the link on the website has /us/ in it, so maybe that's the issue? Lastly, another way to try if nothing else works would be to go to my dev profile here: https://apps.apple.com/us/develo... (or search for one of my other apps Grammar Fix or EQ Playbook). Let me know how it goes.

@jgidseg Hey Joey, that’s an interesting suggestion, and I’ll definitely keep this sort of approach in mind. When I designed it I imagined bigger goals so there aren’t a lot of features like that. When you create a goal You can set ‘how much do you need’ to one day, but it won’t send a reminder or anything, again because it’s meant for longer term goals. But I will keep it in mind. Thanks again.

@cristianmoisei thanks for thinking about it. I was excited when I learned about it and intended to use it to break up same day, smaller projects - which can seem insurmountable especially when there are a lot of them. It COULD potentially become a type of assistive tech for folks who are neurodiverse like me and have difficulty "chunking", which is what this is doing. Additionally, I could see a teacher using this to help students who need help chunking as well.

@jgidseg I see, that makes sense. Could I ask for one more thing? Just so I can understand what this feature would look like, could you give me some examples? There's a contact form on the site where you can reach me privately. https://get-thrive.app

@michael_alvarez That's great to hear Michael. Up next I'm working on a small update to fix some remaining iOS 13 issues and then a lot of people have been asking for iCloud syncing so I will be working on that next, and then in the near future I am also looking at bringing it to the Mac.

Hey @johndesk27 As I was saying earlier, if the app does well enough, I'd be happy to look at bringing it to Android, but I'm not an Android developer myself so that's not planned for the near future. I am looking at a Mac release though.

@dav48 Hey David, if the app does well enough then yes. I’m not an Android developer myself but someone already approached saying they’d be interested in collaborating on an Android version. I also have plans to bring it to the Mac later in the year however. In the meantime, if you know any iPhone users that you think will like this, let them know. It’d be a huge help.

@magnusbl Hey Magnus and thanks for the feedback. I imagined this app as being meant for big goals and tough decisions and for todos there are definitely apps that do it better, but it wouldn't be too hard to do either and I haven't thought about it from your point of view (it's simply easier to have everything in one place). Would you mind adding this suggestion here? You can also use this page to keep track of upcoming features and what I'm working on at the moment: https://thrive.feedbear.com/boar... Right now, the focus is iCloud and several fixes for iOS13 as well as some small bugs people discovered, but as soon as I finish that, I will start looking at ways of making the app more useful. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts, I want to make this an app that works for its users and getting this sort of feedback really helps.

@cristianmoisei Hi Chrstian and thank you for the detailed response. I did think that that was probably what you were going for with this app. However, I value simplicity a lot, and I definitely think that a todo-list of small daily productive tasks that can not necessarily be classified as goals or ideas fits within the vision of your app. Like you said, it does not have to be anything super advanced. Just like a basic list of things like e.g. doing laundry or whatever it might be.

@magnusbl Thanks Magnus. I think this is a good idea then and I will keep it in mind. As I said right now I am focusing on building iCloud Sync, but as soon as that is done, I will look into this sort of experience improvements.

@ihar_anfimau Hey Ihar, I’m glad it made a good impression. Be sure to let me know how it goes.

@jake_tran Hey Jake, unfortunately it's not about loving Android, it's about the fact that I'm developing (and doing everything else) myself and I've never made an Android app. I was approached by an Android developer who would be interested in collaborating on bringing it to Android and that's definitely something I'm considering in the future, but right now my focus remains iOS since that's what I know how to do.