HiHello - Exchange contacts, seamlessly.

@tiborudvari Appreciate the feedback on not having to retype. We've tried to make the onboarding smooth, while respecting that people may not want to give access to their contacts as that's a much bigger ask for us to make. In order for us to pull from iOS Contacts we would need to ask for permission to access all contacts. We have three core value for our company -- Love, Trust, and Value. We want to build a product that people love, and be a company/product that people trust, and deliver value to our users that they are willing to pay for. So to answer your second question regarding monetization, HiHello will be adding premium features in the future targeted at business users. That's how we will monetize. Thanks for asking!

@tiborudvari @manukumar I think I'd actually prefer to re-type, to insure I'm sharing exactly what I want with each person. I would want different profiles for different uses, such as personal, work, a non-profit I volunteer for, etc. That said I'm having trouble actually using the app. First I entered an e-mail address that goes to my computer, not my phone (nothing specified it needed to be accessed on the phone). Then I entered an address I check on my phone, but in the mail app the link didn't work for some reason. I would just add that while it's great that the recipient doesn't need the app (at least on iOS), and maybe the person would be so impressed they'd get the app for the next person they need to exchange contact info with, I still expect to need to enter lots of info from business cards. It would be great if there was a card scanning feature. I could see some nice features in collecting all cards/contact info from specific events (conference, tradeshow), or from specific companies, etc.

@tiborudvari @manukumar What kind of payable features can be in such simple app?

@trauring Sorry to hear you had trouble with the signup email link! We've had a handful of users who've run into this issue and we're trying to track it down (it doesn't happen with everyone and so we're still trying to replicate it on our end to figure out what's causing it). If you're willing, we'd welcome getting a screenshot of the issue you saw so we can dig into it deeper and followup. We're at support@hihello.me This is an initial launch and we have a lot more features on our roadmap, some of which I have a feeling that you're going to like! :)

@tiborudvari @manukumar @trauring Thank you very much for your feedback Phillip and for being a user! You are unable to actually access the app (the link in the mail does not work? Do you get to a page "You'll need to open this device on a link with HiHello installed". Also appreciate the comments on card scanning, querying people from events, etc. ... these are all great suggestions, and we have a long roadmap where we hope to deliver to you some of the features you are looking for ;)

@evoxmusic There are plenty of existing messaging apps. We don't intend to become another messaging app, but we will work with existing apps and add features as needed depending on the feedback we receive from users. Thanks for asking!

@pavlo_baranovskyi Glad to hear that we're both trying to solve this problem. It's been bothering me for a long time now!

@stermi Good point. We've been cautious about what permissions we ask users for as a lot of users are hesitant to share their location information with the app unless there is a high value for it. We'll consider this feedback though as we look at adding more features that can also benefit from knowing the users location.

@lileeayee The international phone numbers is a bug. We're fixing that this week and will have an update out soon. This is a very early release of the app as we wanted to get more user feedback. Would love to hear more about what else you would like to see in the app. Thank you for checking it out!

@lileeayee Thank you Lilia for your feedback and four trying out our app! We have noted this international number issue, and we definitely have many more features to release/a long roadmap ahead of us, and hope to provide you with value, stay tuned!

@nelson_wells Would welcome your suggestions and feedback! Please email us at support@hihello.me .

@edinvejzovic To clarify, only the sender needs to have the app. The recipients can scan their code, or receive the card via text message or email. The goal with the initial app launch is to allow users to curate multiple cards that they can easily share with the people they meet in different contexts.

@edinvejzovic Hi Edin, thanks for your feedback and candor! I will say contact exchange is just the tip of the iceberg for us, and we plan to release many more features that hopefully you will use, though I understand where you are coming from, and hope to add to the product and create a tool that can help you! Also, what are your thoughts on having multiple business cards depending on the context that you are in (i.e. a "personal" card, a work card, etc.). Thanks again for your comment and appreciate the honesty and straightforwardness!

@alexey_bargin Only you need to have the app. The recipient can use the camera on their iPhone or any QR reader on Android to scan and receive your card. If they don't have a QR reader, you can also send them your card via text message or email. Hope that clarifies and would welcome you trying the app.