Merge

To-do list app for couples living together

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To-do list app for couples living together

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Merge is the to-do list app for couples living together. Seamlessly coordinate, manage, and collaborate on everyday household tasks over your very own private network.

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Divinate

Some weird choices on the UX side of the app. Why is adding a new task accomplished by clicking a home icon? Confusing, a bit. Excited to try it with my wife though.

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9yr ago

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Maker

@treggify that's a really great question, because I was considering this choice for a while. Ultimately I decided I would try using an icon related to the section vs a generic + button--if you press the shopping section, you'll see a shopping basket, for instance. If there is too much confusion, though, I may switch back to just a +. Really good observation.

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9yr ago

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Maker

@treggify I made some changes based directly on your feedback, due out in v 0.2 within the next 24-48 hours. Thanks again for your comment!

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9yr ago

Divinate

@rueter Awesome that's great to hear. Love being able to provide some insight!

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9yr ago

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Maker

@treggify absolutely! I really appreciate it. If you have any more suggestions, please let me know by commenting here or even sending me a quick email at hello@merge.fyi. All the best!

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9yr ago

SupportYourLocals

What's different than regular shared-ToDo apps for shared households? I'm living with a friend, does that mean I shouldn't use the app?

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9yr ago

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Maker

@yannschaub really great question. I think I could easily expand to roommates, and in fact I've gotten that feedback quite a bit. You are more than welcome to use Merge for you and your roommate. If there proves to be enough of an opportunity there, I may position Merge as a more neutral group to-do list app. For now, at least from a product position, I'm focusing on couples because I think there's a lot to solve (based on my personal life experience at the moment living with my girlfriend).

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9yr ago

SupportYourLocals

@rueter Cool man! Keep solving your own problems, that's the best approach. Was just wondering why you would exclude such a big target audience. For example the "Vote" screen could be super useful for shared households -> who's doing dinner tonight? who's feeding the cat? etc... I haven't seen that in other coliving-apps. Tbh we just use a shared google keep note for groceries so that works. But I wouldn't recommend this app to my female roomate because of the name 😛

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9yr ago

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Maker

@yannschaub 100%, I really appreciate the feedback, thank you. I can definitely see the vote feature expanding beyond couples as well as having more features. Could almost be its own app...

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9yr ago

Red Bull TV

Awesome running into you the other day, congrats on the launch! I'm sure you thought a lot about the initial sign-up process on "forcing" the user to invite their partner before seeing the app first hand. Do you worry that may cause too much friction for sign-ups?

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9yr ago

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Maker

@marksnyd hey! Yes, you, too! And thank you! You make a really great point. Once you have invited your partner via text, you're actually free to use the app on your own. In fact, Merge could be used entirely solo if you wanted. The only reason that I ask you to invite your partner and select a subscription is to establish the premise and expectations for the app as a whole--to be used as a tool for collaboration with your partner. I do think it's possible to remove both "onboarding" requirements and put the user directly into the app, but based on its intent, it's best experienced when you have two people. Thanks for commenting! Please let me know when you are back in San Francisco!

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9yr ago

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Maker

@marksnyd the gate to "force" an invitation has been removed in 0.2. The onboarding should be much smoother! Should be available in 24-48 hours. Thanks again for your feedback!

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9yr ago

couples indeed need special apps for their relationship! Yet I think the concept of todo list is a little small, and also small the odds that couples will come up with Merge in their mind, since the so-many-todo apps all have share features.(I use shared reminder on iPhone with my wife) Maybe add some more special features other than todo?

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9yr ago

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Maker

@sunderls you are 100% correct, and your comment on shared shared reminders is spot on. I wanted to take that otherwise great feature and expand on its functionality within its own app. There are certainly more features that will be added in the future to help differentiate Merge even more from other apps, particularly when it comes to the needs of couples living together.

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9yr ago

Good idea, the moment I read the description I was like "Finally, somebody thought of this, let's click download" couldn't try it though cuz I have an Android phone.

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9yr ago

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Maker

@rsencion lol, great comment. Once I've seen that there's viability, I will make sure to build the best possible app experience for Android. Thanks for your support!

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9yr ago

I wanted to try it before I sent an invite to my wife/partner... but the roadblock to invite them isn't possible to skip. So I deleted the app

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9yr ago

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Maker

@briankaplan thanks for your comment. I appreciate your feedback. The invitation is sent via text/SMS to just your partner. Once it has been sent, you are free to use the app. They're not obligated to sign up for you to be able to use it. If you just wanted to test it, you could just text yourself. That being said, this issue seems to be the biggest hurdle for people, so no better way to deal with it than take it down in the next update 🙏

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9yr ago

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Maker

@briankaplan the roadblock has been removed in v 0.2 to be released in the next 48 hours. I hope you give it another try. Thanks again for the feedback.

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9yr ago

@rueter nice will try. thanks!. totally understand why it was a function/tactic.. but as a user in reality before I sell it to a partner. I need to first sell it to myself. Great job with the quick response

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9yr ago

Awesome product to hide from your wife :D Congrats on the hunt, @rueter! Question: do you plan to localize the app into other languages? I'd be happy to help! :)

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9yr ago

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