Hello everyone! π±
I presented to you the v1 of Ugly Duckling almost a year ago (how time flies!), but sadly, it was killed by changes in X/Twitter shortly after its first launch here.
Although initially I wanted to completely abandon this project, I realized that there was a lack of affordable options in this saturated market, so I decided to look for a way to resurrect the Duckling. I've completely rewritten the app in January, and since then, over 200 people have joined this new, little duck pond π€
What has changed?
- Ugly Duckling has a new home! It's now a Web Application
- It uses X API instead of scraping (no longer maintained) X Analytics
- Achievements for effort, growth, and consistency
- Community leaderboards
- Weekly progress reports
- Consistency chart
- Improved sharing (public URLs, new options for images export)
- A completely new Browser Extension
I'm so excited to show you the Ugly Duckling v2 and I can't wait to hear your feedback and suggestions!
@norbertjurga I've been using the app for about 2 weeks and I gotta say that the simplicity and how the data is presented in a meaningful way keeps you consistent. Highly recommend!
@jsteneros Thank you, Johan! I agree - I didn't get much to work with, but I'm trying to do best with what I can, and the UI seemed like the most obvious direction π
@mnewme Matthias, thank you so much for all of the support for the past year(!). I'm proud to have you in this little duck pond of ours! π€ Thank you!
@dan_mindru@gregoiregilbert no worries, it's a pleasure to help @dan_mindru out! π
huh, good question, where do I even start.. I think I was most tempted to start injecting widgets/charts into the X UI last week π I have a long list of stuff in my backlog. Tbh I just set the date a month ago and launched with what I had ready.
I started using UglyDuckling 63 days ago and since day one, I have loved how the product is evolving!
I love how Norbert is handling the feedback and improving his product. I visit my dashboard every single day to see how consistent I am with X and to see where I stand on the leaderboard.
This is one of my favorite products! Norbert is such a great builder.
@joaoaguiam thank you so much for all of our discussions and all of your advice, JoΓ£o - without your feedback would be in a completely different place ππ Thank you for the support!
Iβve been using this app since version 1, way before it was a standalone web app.
Even back then it was one of the most joyful tools I had.
Feels like today they 10x it, made it more better in every single way and last but not least β highly addictive.
If youβre using π, you need to try this.
@dan_mindru Thank you for your unwavering support for this last year Dan, thank you for all the support and advice that you gave me along the way ππ
Gamifying twitter analytics is probably one of the best ideas I've recently heard! If you are trying to stay consistent and grow an audience on twitter, Ugly Duckling is a must have!
Loved V1, but V2 is even better!
Been following you for a while on Twitter and couldn't be happier seeing your success on Ugly Duckling. You've put so much time and effort into it, and it's great to see it paying off.
Congrats, and good luck on the launch!
Congrats on the launch! I'm curious about the achievements systemβhow does Ugly Duckling define and recognize effort, growth, and consistency among its users, and how do these achievements contribute to fostering a sense of community within the platform?
@anastasia_chakileva_ great questions! π
Effort = daily average of replies + posts from last week
Consistency = a streak of days with at least 1 post/reply on X
Growth = it's a function of Growth Rate and absolute amount of new followers (you can check out the exact formula on https://quack.uglyduckling.app/l... - click on "Learn More").
Thank you so much!
Excellent app for viewing Twitter statistics, much better than the proprietary solution.
And it makes me being waayyy more consistent with my X game as I must show my e-friends I'm better than them.
+ Not to mention the excellent UI/UX.
Proud ugly duckling here π¦
@majorbaguette and I'm proud that you're a member of this duck pond, Dany! Thank you so much for all the support! π So happy to hear you find Ugly Duckling helpful.
Just tossed you an upvote! It's pretty great to see Ugly Duckling back in the game as a web app.
Just wondering though β are those sharing settings tweakable? Hoping it lets you choose what to share so you can keep some goals to yourself. Canβt wait to dive in and see how it goes! π¦’π
@aman_wen right now you can turn the public URL on and off completely, but adding some more settings around that is in my backlog and should be added soon! Thanks for the feedback, Aman π
And for your support, of course! π
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