Show HN: Whenish – Plan Group Events in iMessages

by devgoth on 5/22/2025, 3:15:27 PM with 56 comments

  • by bruceb on 5/22/2025, 6:38:03 PM

    App size: 990.2 KB I don't think I have seen an iOS app under 1mb ever. Wow!

  • by ekglimmer on 5/22/2025, 3:41:30 PM

    I like this execution! I created something similar, www.pigeon.ooo, with the intent of eventually adding some scheduling functionality but alas, my own schedule has filled up so have not had a chance yet.

  • by thephyber on 5/22/2025, 11:41:14 PM

    Nice.

    The one big thing that’s missing on the App Store page is a video in the first screenshot slot showing the value in iMessage. The other screenshots don’t matter much, only that they are the screens between the “let’s do a thing” message and “we are all available on Thursday evening” message.

  • by tmpz22 on 5/22/2025, 5:28:28 PM

    Looks compelling from the app store page! Because I might use it I have to ask - how do permission work around messages? I'd assume something like this:

    * Install App

    * App cannot passively READ messages

    * When I need to use the app, like in a group chat where we are spontaneously planning an event, I can invite it into the chat so that the group can input their preferences

    * Other group members (who may also need to install the app) can interact with the widget to submit their planning prefferences

    * Widget then WRITES results back to the chat

    Does it ever read my messages? Does it ever write messages to the chat? Does my entire group chat need to install it?

    Great work. Seems well targeted and that it could help a lot of folks.

  • by GuinansEyebrows on 5/22/2025, 4:29:11 PM

    oh, this is cool. crossing my fingers apple buys you out for a fat payday (if that's something you want) cause this seems like a natural feature for imessage/ical!

  • by AnonC on 5/22/2025, 3:51:07 PM

    What is the planned business model here? I see that this is published by an LLC and also that it doesn’t collect any data (the latter is great to know).

    On the app itself, I don’t understand why it allows selecting past dates in the current month (e.g., Why al I allowed to select May 1st?) I can understand allowing a day or so to account for time zone differences, but usually people across large time zones differences wouldn’t be the audience for this app since it doesn’t allow for availability by time of the day.

  • by andrewfromx on 5/22/2025, 4:31:15 PM

    how does it look on someone's phone who doesn't have the app installed yet?

  • by dimitry12 on 5/22/2025, 3:52:42 PM

    > Whenish is an iMessage app

    Where can I read more about using iMessage as a medium for generic multi-player collaboration? Or if you can just share the right keywords, I will appreciate that!

  • by mikehotel on 5/22/2025, 5:32:34 PM

    Congrats on publishing!

    It seems like a very polished and better integrated version of https://www.when2meet.com/.

    You say you do not collect info. Are you saving the meeting details and availability in a database?

  • by isodev on 5/22/2025, 7:15:23 PM

    Does it work on Android? We have to be realistic, 2/3 of the group is not on iOS or using iMessage :)

  • by aagha on 5/22/2025, 4:56:34 PM

    What happens to your friends on Android?

  • by frizlab on 5/22/2025, 3:37:06 PM

    Hey this looks interesting! Too bad I can’t download it. Why prevent France from downloading?