1 — This first version is just Mac -> iPhone (Same as iTunes). 2 way sync is in development and I'm hoping to have it out within the next couple of months. Playlists, liked songs, play history would be included in the sync!
Honestly, it's unlikely. I'm gauging interest, and while there is some, I have to weigh it against the extra dev time (and other things like compatibility, support etc).
I'm just one designer/developer, so I'll need to see fairly substantial demand before I can commit to it.
Not what you wanted to hear, I know, but hopefully it makes sense!
Can relate to feeling like there aren't apps out there that really focus on this specific problem. Happy to see Doppler resonate with a lot of people today.
I've thought about incorporating music-focused podcasts into Doppler. There's a lot of really high quality ones out there (e.g. Resident Advisor). It's not something planned for the short term, but it's definitely on my radar.
Good to know I'm not alone in thinking it would be useful!
Doppler only supports importing from Music.app which is synced with iTunes at the moment. Importing from other sources is coming soon (within the next couple of months)!
Hey, I'm the designer of Hack Later. The font we went with is Avenir, a font natively available on iOS. Other apps we intend to release under the BrushedType name will also use this font. We're both quite fond of it, and it's nice to stray from Helvetica once in a while.
Currently the app doesn't support comments, although we have this planned and intend to implement them very soon. For now though the app is focused deeply on saving posts and links, so Hack Later still might be worth checking out, if you haven't already.
Thanks! I'm the designer of the app. We'd love to hear any feedback you have, and we're taking everything people say on board for future releases. [email protected] for any feedback or support!
Mert Dumenci and I a few days ago release our iOS 7 Hacker News client, Hack Later. It's focused on reading articles quickly and saving them for later, and so is fairly minimal and extremely lightweight and fast. You can check it out on our site: http://BrushedType.co/ or the HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6489349
2 — Not right now, but please drop me a quick email (https://brushedtype.co/contact/) and I'll let you know when it's out!