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Work · April 18, 2012

My first iPhone app - Family Matters (using Parse)

The app is a simple Form builder for collaborative private group tasks. It includes some sample Templates useful for a family. For e.g., Shopping List, Family Radar, Travel Journal, Football Scorecard, Weight Tracker, etc. The user can create such Forms or customize existing ones with the Builder. My idea was rejected by YC last year, but I went ahead a built it anyway. Let me know your thoughts. Check the website at http://ellarum.com AppStore link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/family-matters-from-ellarum/id514754911?mt=8 I have made the app free (otherwise $1.99) for a day to let…

My first iPhone app - Family Matters (using Parse) launched on April 18, 2012 with 15 votes, #96 of 446 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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Family Matters is an iPhone app that enables families to create and customize collaborative forms for shared tasks. It provides pre-built templates for common household activities like shopping lists, travel journals, and fitness tracking, which users can modify using an integrated form builder. The app facilitates private group coordination by allowing families to work together on these customizable forms.

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The app is a simple Form builder for collaborative private group tasks. It includes some sample Templates useful for a family. For e.g., Shopping List, Family Radar, Travel Journal, Football Scorecard, Weight Tracker, etc. The user can create such Forms or customize existing ones with the Builder. My idea was…

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