I understand that it's a good market test to demand trial users' credit card info up front, but giving users no way to cancel whatsoever on the site == not cool :(
@jm3 You're right and we're adding the feature in tonight's build.
Somebody smarter than me once said: If you're not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.
In order to achieve optimal embarrassment we chose to omit this feature first. 😳
Hello Product Hunters! Andrey from Talllly here, we're so excited for your comments and feedback on Talllly.
We started Talllly as an app for just our small team but quickly realized we were on to something. Counting the tasks you complete instead of battling a never-ending "todo" list is powerfully motivating. Mash that up with realtime progress updates and you have Talllly!
I love the focus on work that's been accomplished rather than focusing on what's still left to do. This addresses an interesting behavioral flaw in the design of most other similar products.
Neat idea, will try it for sure.
Since the app focuses on completed tasks, and since the tagline uses the word 'score', I thought users get some rewards/credits for completing tasks in time. Any such plans? :)
@vingar We've thought about it and decided that extrinsic motivations ultimately hurt intrinsic ones. We want to avoid using gamification for prizes and rewards – effective in the short term but ineffective in the long. Instead, we want to improve process, provide structure, and encourage productive habits. The same things you would do to optimize a game strategy you should use to optimize your work strategy.
I'm writing a blog post on the topic that I'll link here when done.
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@theandreyk I got it.... even a small star icon for users who complete the tasks in time, is also a step towards gamification. I would look forward to the blog post! Thank you.
@vingar Yea, I see what you mean. Those kinds of rewards are fun and add moments of delight that we all love so much. We do award a fancy crown to the current team leader – the person with the most completed tasks. I like your suggestion as a way to balance out the fight to get the "most" tasks.
Thanks!
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