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I had the idea to build something very similar, but hoped to find a pre-existing solution. When I found idonethis, I found the cost prohibitive, so I built it myself.

It took me about a week, so that's fair, but that's to rebuild not just the core functionality, but also the multi-tenant SaaS part.

I have a 50 person team. So, I would've paid $250/mo, or $3k/year. So, I really invested $2k to develop my own version, which also has the potential to make money if people prefer paying $15 for a team of unlimited users.

So, no, I didn't find that a waste of time. Plus, I learned some new things along the way, and can fine tune the app as I see fit.

This is the risk of building a business around simple, contained functionality. They're easy to clone, and you better get the execution and pricing right, and figure out how to expand on the concept, or you'll be commoditized quickly.

Appreciate the feedback. The icons are all stock flatui. As I said, I built it in a week, and launched it two weeks ago. I'm working on a makeover, but prioritized getting the app polished ahead of the marketing site.

I disagree on the tagline, though. I'm not saying that our product sucks less. I'm saying that it makes doing status reports suck less. You may prove me wrong in the long run, and I'd be happy to be wrong on this, but my initial instinct is to keep it the same.

Thanks though! And sorry to the idonethis team. I don't want to hijack your thread.