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Teardown 17 · Savor, the thought-capture appTrust 50%

Teardown 17

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A thought-catcher that never shows what it caught

What Ayush said · teardown

“A thought-capture app. You ramble, it turns the rambling into a to-do list, and everything stays saved and retrievable.”

10 screens · about 3 min

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My head is full. I want to say it once and let it go.

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Fig. 1: The real home page: say it once, it keeps it.

A home for my rambles

Say it all, find it later. I'd like that.

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“You can blabber out all your things, and it creates a space where things are saved and retrievable.”

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Fig. 2: One line, two colour schemes.

Two colours, one line

Two colours in one line. Which one is the brand?

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“It feels vibe coded because of the choice of dual colour on the website's main page.”

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Fig. 3: The first screen: twenty ways to start, none picked.

Too many ways in

So many choices. What do I do here?

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“Too many cluttered options; you can skip it. And there is also ‘Enter your own’, which creates the issue of what am I supposed to do.”

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Fig. 4: Sign in: my cards are ready, says the screen.

Cards I never made

What cards? I skipped.

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“The second is ‘Your cards are ready, sign in so they are backed up and follow you.’”

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Fig. 5: Signed in: a name, a gear, an empty page.

Signed in, then nothing

No hello. Nothing to start with.

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“This just feels like a made-up app, for the sake of making it.”

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Fig. 6: Home: five round buttons, no labels, no first step.

Nowhere to start

Where do I click first?

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“The homepage looks difficult to read. I don't know where to click. There is no focus.”

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Fig. 7: Capture: the wave is faint, the top is loud.

Is it even listening?

Is it even listening?

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“I'm trying out the capture. There's no response that it is capturing.”

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Fig. 8: After Save and Send: the same screen as before.

Did it go through?

Did that go anywhere?

What Ayush said · walkthrough

“As of now, nothing has been surfaced. I don't even know if it went or not. That whole thing: did it go through or not?”

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Fig. 9: The same moment, before and after: the ramble lands.

Show the ramble landing

Show me my ramble turning into a list.

What Ayush said · teardown

“A strong recording state, a processing state, and a visible result (the new to-do items appearing, or a confirmation).”

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What mattered

The journey

Trust, slide by slide

Three moments

  1. 03Too many ways in
  2. 06Nowhere to start
  3. 08Did it go through?
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Our grade

The magic, never shown

The magic was the one thing I didn't see.

What Ayush said · teardown

“The moment that proves it, where rambling turns into a to-do list, is the one moment the app doesn't show.”

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