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Genuine question - why an electron app and not an iPad app (or even iOS/android app) ?

Is there a massive amount of data entry that is not suited for an iPad or phone(iOS/android) ?

Given the fact that you can probably record the video of the lift using the device camera, plus a few more obvious advantages...wouldn't it be better to do it this way ?

Plus your distribution+billing is also sorted (using the Play Store/App Store).

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The people that would be using it arent really the ios/ipad type... its hard to explain without sounding like Im stereotyping.

I really recommend you do customer discovery here (just like what YC would teach you). Given the number of lifters who are Instagram savvy, I think you might be surprised.

If you do a ipad version, remember you can make it keyboard friendly, so even that reason is out.

I can think of more and more things that are only possible in the mobile version - bar code/QR code scanner (in case you are selling tickets to the event), livestreaming to YouTube/Instagram, etc

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