Ask HN: Review my startup - getupp: location-based commitments
iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/getupp/id416103537
getupp is a location-based commitment app that helps you motivate yourself and stick to your goals.
With getupp you can commit in advance to activities that require your presence at a specific location at a certain time, like going to the gym after work, studying in the library on the weekend or getting home in time for dinner. getupp verifies whether you keep your commitments and will share the results with your Facebook friends.
It works like this: Using our website or mobile app (currently iPhone only) you create a new commitment with a category, description, location and time. If you wish, you can let getupp announce the commitment on your Facebook wall and allow your friends to vote whether you'll be able to keep your commitment. To complete a commitment, you need to open the mobile app at the agreed location and time, so that the app can verify via GPS that you're within the target area at the right time. While you can choose whether you want to share a successfully completed commitment on your Facebook wall, broken commitments will always be announced on your Facebook wall. Think of a big red "FAIL" stamp on your Facebook wall, or a shiny "DONE" badge.
We are a young startup based in Hamburg, Germany. Our vision is to leverage social media to help people achieve their personal goals. getupp is our first take on this vision.
We'd love to hear your feedback on getupp. How do you like the general idea? How do you like the website and the app? What features are you missing most?
Thanks