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by kenrick95 3736 days ago
Nice application :) I appreciate the effort to make it inclusive to every platform.

I've tried the web-app version from desktop and I feel that the UI is suited for mobile-view. UI-wise some icons are probably better accompanied with what it meant (e.g. the "lock" icon) and some hint whether it is clickable or not (only when I accidentally click it, I realized it is clickable).

And the slogan "make plans, without a plan" seemed off for me, someone still need to make a plan, at least a partial plan.

And by the way, why should I "register" to the app by providing an e-mail address, if I could share the link myself?

Thanks, and have a nice day :)

1 comments

Thanks so much for the feedback!

Agreed on pretty much all fronts, although you bring up some points I didn't think about.

The icons definitely could use some more explanation. The app does a better job of describing the buttons, and I'd like to eventually update the web to match the same look and feel. A help section and some annotations on the buttons would make things much clearer.

You're right about the slogan, I've changed that several times and can't really decide how to explain it in one catchy sentence. It currently kind of captures the feeling, but it's not really accurate since someone has to make the initial suggestions.

Another good point on providing an email address. To be honest, you previously had to provide everything in the sign up form (first, last and password), so providing only an email address was a more recent improvement. It's nice to have an email address mainly because you could easily lose your administrative link with no way to recover it, plus you receive updates to the event in your inbox. But your point still stands, there's no particular reason why it absolutely has to be required.