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Show HN: An app that improves your vocabulary and feeds poor children
- viruspunx 12y agowhy does it need all those permissions?
- addydev 12y agoSorry about that, will remove them in the next update for sure :)
- dedosk 12y agoPlease, let us know when you push the update. It's terrible requiring so much permissions..
- buro9 12y agoThat is a hell of a lot of permissions for what you are doing: Identity * find accounts on the device Contacts * read your contacts * modify your contacts Location * approximate location (network-based) * precise location (GPS and network-based) * access extra location provider commands Phone * read call log * write call log Photos / Media / Files * modify or delete the contents of your USB storage * read the contents of your USB storage Camera * take pictures and videos Microphone * record audio Device ID & call information * read phone status and identity Other * receive data from Internet * full network access * view network connections * change your audio settings * control vibration * prevent device from sleeping Is this a problem with Android APIs? Does the ability to show a sponsor advert require detailed location, etc? I'm always surprised by how relatively simple apps seem to require such broad access.
- edgeorge92 12y agoI'd have more faith in an app that claims it can teach me new words, if "coffee" was spelled correctly when I use it! ("...help us buy a coffe")
- addydev 12y agoApologies for that... really really silly mistake. Corrected. Thanks for pointing out.
- moondowner 12y agoNice idea, I like that "part of the money from sponsorship goes to donation". But, the ads can be done better, maybe try to position them at the bottom of the screen, now they are right below the description for the word (where the descriptions vary in length). Also be sure to have an app icon in a higher resolution. This one doesn't look good on 1080p screens.
- addydev 12y agoSure will definitely improve the app icon :). Ads hopefully will removed in all if I am able to get sponsorships. Then the page showing support us will show the sponsored message
- igvadaimon 12y agoIs there a similar app for japanese language?
- addydev 12y agoAre you looking for Japanese translations or an app that teaches you Japanese words?
- igvadaimon 12y agoApp that teaches me Japanese words, but in small portions :)
- hawkice 12y agoIf there's a staff-made course for it on Memrise, I'd recommend that. I'm using the Chinese one, and it's perfect for small chunks and avoiding being overloaded. The charity aspect is probably better dealt with by simply donating directly, ads make essentially no money in comparison to consulting or even minimum wage.
- fizgig 12y agoNice idea. I'll give it s spin once the permissions are dialed back a bit. Seems like a nice compliment to a daily visit to Free Rice (a habit I need to get back into). Daily learning is good. Charity is good. What's not to like?
- SuperKlaus 12y agoYeah, the list of permissions asked seems a bit excessive, definitely kept me from installing the app.
- addydev 12y agoThey will be removed in the next update for sure.
- addydev 12y agoThe app has been updated, no more annoying permissions.
- 13hours 12y ago"part of the money from sponsorship goes to donation" Can you elaborate on what part, and to whom specifically?
- MayanAstronaut 12y agoAlso, many of the reviews are from users without any history. Apps are already shady, add to this a promise to donate money and you get a down right scam feel from this.
- addydev 12y agoHi there, I hope I have replied to your query with my answer above. Please don't call this a 'scam', as a self taught coder, had to work pretty hard to launch this app. Most of the reviews you see are from friends and family. They know me, trust me and know that what I am doing is not a scam. Nothing shady about it buddy.
- vegedor 12y agoAva: I don't trust you Bob: You can trust me, trust me Unbelievable, trust has to be earned with credentials and results. None of what you said is falsifiable. Now I would trust it even less, mate.
- xivzgrev 12y agoI understand your defensiveness to his blasting, but it's feedback (although cloaked in antagonistic language). By responding you draw attention to it. I'd ignore and see if others say same thing. I do agree with him on one thing: "feed poor children" can send a negative message. For him its scammy, for me it's "ugh another poorly thought through tom's knock off?" Because feeding poor children isn't at all connected to first world people learning new vocab. Unless you really believe in feeding poor children and you have a good story to back it up and you can quickly communicate that, something that would make more sense is something related to literacy. "Learn new vocab and donate books to poor children" sounds a lot better.
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- BuildTheRobots 12y agoSo this is an app-based equivalent of the long-running http://freerice.com/ http://freerice.com/ site?
- addydev 12y agoFreerice is great, funny thing is I came across it a few months only but I loved the concept and had been thinking of doing something similar. Helping people improve their vocabulary 5 words a day is an idea that's years old for me. Hence the app is a combination of both.
- dublinben 12y agoI think it's a little deceptive that none of your screenshots show ads, when this app prominently displays ads.
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- addydev 12y agoHey guys, the app has been updated to remove the permissions.