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Re:Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculato... by awb on Monday September 19, 2022 @08:20PM (#32905976)
Thanks for sharing! It looks slick.

Can you address the elephant in the room: why use Figr instead of Excel?

Re:Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculato... by jklp on Monday September 19, 2022 @09:05PM (#32906351)
Thanks! I'm not the best designer (my background is dev) though am happy people seem to like it!

Why Excel? I feel there's a gap between a "desktop calculator" (like the default calculator in most OSes) and Excel.

E.g. Desktop calculators I can say, "calculate tax for a single item", but sometimes I need to calculate tax or multiple sums in a list. You can probably break out Excel at this point - though I feel there's a bit of inertia in this. I.e. Thinking of how to structure the sheet, where to put values / formulas / etc.

I feel with a notepad calculator, it's a bit closer to how my brain thinks and I can get simple calcs out quicker. I may be biased too, but I find it easier to read my results the next time I load the sheet in Figr vs Excel.

Btw I'm not saying this is an Excel replacement - there's always going to be a place for that, though I think this is a nice middle ground.

Re:Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculato... by for_i_in_range on Monday September 19, 2022 @10:56PM (#32907138)
Another thing: although I love excel, excel is slower. The startup is less snappy.
Re:Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculato... by IndigoIncognito on Monday September 19, 2022 @08:26PM (#32906029)
Ease of use + A nice UI + A dedicated application