@therealcoelho Hey Karl. Apologies that you are unable to try the app. We launched on Android because it dominates the Indian smartphone market (Android has around 97% of the total Indian smartphone market share). I agree we are not solving for 100% users but Android was the easiest way to get started with our initial users. We will definitely launch on iOS as we move forward.

@bryantpeng I agree it is tough to get past the initial resistance. However from our research, college students are already moving away from Facebook groups to Whatsapp groups for instant communication. They need something fast and mobile-friendly. We will be using lots of growth hacks to get adopted in colleges. Keeping fingers crossed :)

@akroushan Thanks a lot Amit! :)

@kevinnguyen Both are in the same domain so there are high chances of overlapping. From what I see, StudyRoom is a lot about doing homework together and doing combined studies while Helpingo is aiming to be the default communication app for students on a daily basis. Having said that, StudyRoom is quite an established platform and this will give us a deeper perspective of how they are approaching towards solving the problems of college students. Thanks for sharing. :)

@gopietz Haha. Thanks for the feedback. Will definitely iterate the logo to give it more "college" spunk.

@ank2302 Thanks for digging deep. The way we see it is that Slack does messaging and X other things like business admin tools and third-party integration tools, relevant for businesses. Helpingo wants to do messaging with Y other things relevant to students like peer discovery, notes sharing and event/assignment announcements.

@ayusin (notes-sharing in helpingo = attachments in a channel in slack), (event/assignment announcement = reminders in a channel in slack). But, I guess people might have said the same thing when slack started (there was WhatsApp etc.). One never knows what works! Best of luck, get growth - hacking!

@ank2302 Target audience is quite different for both. And so does the look and feel. Notes sharing for students might not be equal to attachments for businesses. Because the context is different, so will the use-case, and hence the design and usage. While the two platforms look similar at surface, there would be big differences fundamentally. Ofcourse at the end of the day, you never know what works. Everything is a remix! :)

@priyankbeats Thank you so much Priyank! Hope to create a big difference in the way colleges do their communication within their campus. :)

@rhlkmth While Whatsapp works best for one-to-one chats and small friend group chats, it becomes a pain to add everybody in your batch of around 200 people(you either need their phone no or make multiple admins who then add their friends). Even if you do create one batch group, creating more groups like a 'placement' group or your 'college fest' group or your college's 'dance club group' remains a pain. Also, whatsapp can maximum have 256 people in a group, so you can't have a college-level group in whatsapp. In Helpingo, you can create big-size groups, something that college students need. You could create multiple groups depending on the context. For example, if there is a 'placement' group, you could just say 'Include everybody from my batch' and we will add all your batchmates automatically in there. If somebody feels that they don't want to be a part of a group, they can leave the group at any time. Do check out the app, and we will be glad to know your feedback.