Ask HN: Do you use spreadsheets on your smartphone?

3 pointsby revoradvor 12 Jahren6 comments

Hi HN, I'm doing some research on how people are using spreadsheets on their phones. If you're one of them, I'd like to talk to you.

I'm curious about which is your preferred spreadsheet app, what you use it for, and if you're facing any problems.

My email's in my profile, but I'm happy to email you or talk on skype. Thanks!

6 comments

swahvor 12 Jahren

I've used Google Spreadsheets for opening excel files in emergency situations.

This would only work well if we had real keyboards back into the phones...

Ideally like in Terminator :) http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20130107/640/atm_hacking_at...

revoradvor 12 Jahren

Hah, yeah typing is quite annoying on touch screens. What kind of data were you dealing with?

swahvor 12 Jahren

IIRC a gigantic table w/ components - resistors, capacitors, ICs... - prices, supplier, MOQ, etc.

vrikisvor 12 Jahren

I once tried to keep a spreadsheet (Apple's Numbers) for fuel cost / consumption / mileage, etc. for my car. I found Numbers to do the job best, but still got fed up of trying to do it all...

revoradvor 12 Jahren

Why did you get fed up?

vrikisvor 12 Jahren

It's just too much work to type it all in all the time...

(Has nothing to do with spreadsheets etc... I also get fed up of calorie counting apps and fitness apps as entering data isn't fun!)