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Re:Show HN: TouchBase (re-imagining the iPhone calendar) by achompas on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @12:42PM (#3125886)
Cool app. Am I the only one that's overwhelmed by the home page, though?

The "get TouchBase" button is clear enough, but after a minute my eyes have been redirected everywhere and I still don't know if TouchBase has a decent day/week/month view.

EDIT. Okay, here we go: "You might want to keep your iPhone calendar around if you really like/use the month view a lot, as TouchBase doesn't offer that."

Re:Show HN: TouchBase (re-imagining the iPhone calendar) by webwright on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @12:52PM (#3125930)
Yaw, I think you're right-- the home page is pretty dense. Any ideas on a big/simple headline that conveys the value prop better? We struggled with that.

FWIW, I've largely stopped using the normal calendar app in favor of this one. If we see a lot of demand for a month/week view, we might well add it in.

Thanks for the feedback!

Re:Show HN: TouchBase (re-imagining the iPhone calendar) by dmix on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @01:02PM (#3125978)
Theres just too much stuff going on, on the homepage.

It makes any comprehension difficult. Two recommendations:

1) add more white space

2) try to communicate the value proposition in as little words as possible. This book is a good starting point on how to do that: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400064287/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_0dBNob...

Re:Show HN: TouchBase (re-imagining the iPhone calendar) by jwallaceparker on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @01:44PM (#3126178)
>> Any ideas on a big/simple headline that conveys the value prop better?

TouchBase - a smarter iPhone calendar

TouchBase - the smart iPhone calendar

TouchBase - steroids for your iPhone calendar

TouchBase - turbocharge your iPhone calendar

TouchBase - the iPhone calendar enhancement for working moms on the go

Re:Show HN: TouchBase (re-imagining the iPhone calendar) by morrow on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @06:31PM (#3127576)
For fun, some tagline ideas:

TouchBase - powerful scheduling

TouchBase - intelligent scheduling

TouchBase - schedule like a pro

TouchBase - control your calendar

TouchBase - command your calendar

TouchBase - calendar command center

Re:Show HN: TouchBase (re-imagining the iPhone calendar) by mason55 on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @01:30PM (#3126114)
More screen shots would be great, I want to decide if this can replace my iPhone calendar but the two screen shots you've provided don't help me do that at all, it just shows added functionality.