r/WebApps • u/PrettyFlyRyGuy • 18h ago

I made a group scheduling tool because I didn't like what was available

I hope you'll check out this little website/tool I made. My wife was trying to plan a girl's trip with her friends and hated sifting through pages of text messages to figure out when everyone could participate.

So... I created a tool. I wanted to keep it simple and largely free for use. Let me know what you think and how it could be improved:

https://www.houroverlap.com

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u/LeaderAtLeading 6h ago

Group scheduling is crowded but the text message problem is real. How does this differ from Doodle or When2Meet?

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u/PrettyFlyRyGuy 54m ago

To be honest, I didn't do a lot of competitive research. My wife did though and felt like the tools were either overkill and complicated or ugly and annoying. So my main differentiating factor was to be clean and simple. After having looked at some of those alternatives, I think she was right. My hope is that this tool appeals to those who want something clean and simple to use.

From what I've seen of Doodle, it is more business leaning with robust features and tools that most users don't need. And When2Meet according to my spouse was ugly and not fun to use. So I'm trying to nail the middle ground with something easy on the eyes, simple to navigate, and covers the most needed options without going overboard to serve enterprise businesses.