Ugly Duckling
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Consistency on 𝕏 made easier.
Norbert Jurga
Ugly Duckling β€” Consistency on 𝕏 made easier
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Ugly Duckling makes a comeback as a web application with new sharing features, beautiful charts and community leaderboard.
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Norbert Jurga
Hello everyone! 🐱 I presented to you the v1 of Ugly Duckling almost a year ago (how time flies!), but sadly, it was killed by changes in X/Twitter shortly after its first launch here. Although initially I wanted to completely abandon this project, I realized that there was a lack of affordable options in this saturated market, so I decided to look for a way to resurrect the Duckling. I've completely rewritten the app in January, and since then, over 200 people have joined this new, little duck pond 🐀 What has changed? - Ugly Duckling has a new home! It's now a Web Application - It uses X API instead of scraping (no longer maintained) X Analytics - Achievements for effort, growth, and consistency - Community leaderboards - Weekly progress reports - Consistency chart - Improved sharing (public URLs, new options for images export) - A completely new Browser Extension I'm so excited to show you the Ugly Duckling v2 and I can't wait to hear your feedback and suggestions!
Raju Singh
@norbertjurga love the story, Norbert. The app looks cool and solves a big problem in budget. Congrats and keep the good work flowing!
Norbert Jurga
@imraju thank you so much, Raju! I intend to! πŸ”₯
Michael Adrian
@norbertjurga I've been using the app for about 2 weeks and I gotta say that the simplicity and how the data is presented in a meaningful way keeps you consistent. Highly recommend!
Norbert Jurga
@geeknik I'm not sure if it supports the SidePanel API.. but yeah, it's definitely something I'd like to do soon!
Derek Hunten
I don't understand what this does from your tagline. What is X consistency?
Norbert Jurga
@dhunten hey Derek! X is the new name of Twitter πŸ˜‚ it's about the consistency of posting and engaging with other on X/Twitter. Sorry, I didn't choose the name of that one πŸ˜…
Derek Hunten
@norbertjurga Oh i guess i didn't understand what consistency of tweeting meant or why its useful. Thanks!
Dean Lofts
Ugly Duckling is excellent πŸ™Œ
Norbert Jurga
@dean_lofts thank you, Dean! πŸ™ so happy to see you liked it!
Michael Cyger
I've been using Ugly Duckling for 21 days now and I can honestly say it's driven me to be more consistent, which has helped increase my following. What gets measured gets managed and improves. I highly recommend Ugly Duckling if you want to build your reach and following on X.
Norbert Jurga
@michaelcyger I'm so glad to hear that you find Ugly Duckling helpful! πŸ™Œ Thank you so much, Michael!
Jozef Maxted
Launching soon!
Such a great tool and really motivates us to stay consistent. Also @norbertjurga is a great founder! We were super impressed when he reached out to us to let us know he was looking into a problem with our account before we even realised ourselves!
Norbert Jurga
@jozefmaxted thank you so much for your kind words, Jozef! πŸ™πŸ’›
JoΓ£o Aguiam
I started using UglyDuckling 63 days ago and since day one, I have loved how the product is evolving! I love how Norbert is handling the feedback and improving his product. I visit my dashboard every single day to see how consistent I am with X and to see where I stand on the leaderboard. This is one of my favorite products! Norbert is such a great builder.
Norbert Jurga
@joaoaguiam thank you so much for all of our discussions and all of your advice, JoΓ£o - without your feedback would be in a completely different place πŸ™πŸ’› Thank you for the support!
AndrΓ© J
Is it connecting to any of twitters apis? or scraping?
Norbert Jurga
@sentry_co it's relying on the API now:)
AndrΓ© J
@norbertjurga Isn't that very expensive?
Norbert Jurga
@sentry_co the engagement API is ridiculously expensive, yes. That's why I don't have it :/ Instead I added other features like the leaderboard, goals or consistency streaks and the analytics part is relatively simple compared to other solutions in the market. That's how I can offer it as a LTD.
AndrΓ© J
@norbertjurga So its not connected to any twitter API then? The reason I am asking is because it affects the user side as well in terms of expense.
Norbert Jurga
@sentry_co not sure what do you mean? πŸ˜… users don't pay for the API, the entity that owns the app does.
Girdharee Saran
Indeed a great tool @norbertjurga achieving consistency on 𝕏! Ugly Duckling's comeback as a web application, with new sharing features, beautiful charts, and a community leaderboard, makes it easier than ever to maintain consistency. Excited to see how it enhances workflows!
Norbert Jurga
@10xmarketer Enjoy! Don't hesitate to ping me with any questions or feedback πŸ™Œ
Queen Raae
Really enjoy the design of this tool!
Norbert Jurga
@raae thank you, Raae πŸ’› it means a lot!
Dan Mindru
I’ve been using this app since version 1, way before it was a standalone web app. Even back then it was one of the most joyful tools I had. Feels like today they 10x it, made it more better in every single way and last but not least β€” highly addictive. If you’re using 𝕏, you need to try this.
Norbert Jurga
@dan_mindru Thank you for your unwavering support for this last year Dan, thank you for all the support and advice that you gave me along the way πŸ™πŸ’›
Alex Leroy
Congrate on the launch.
Norbert Jurga
@alex_leroy thanks so much, Alex! πŸ™
Thomas Sanlis
A beautuseul (beautiful + useful, you get it?) application made by a fantexcellent (fantastic + excellent) guy 🀩 good luck today Norbert!!
Norbert Jurga
@thomas_sanlis1 hahah thank you, Thomas! this is amazosom! πŸ˜‚πŸŽ‰
GermΓ‘n Merlo
Clap clap clap Norbert! consistency is key on everything but even more on X. Also, it looks awesome. Loved the clean style and distribution. Wish you the best on this amazing journey!
Norbert Jurga
@german_merlo1 Thank you so much, GermΓ‘n! πŸ™Œ So happy to hear you liked it and of course - I agree on the consistency part. Thanks again!
Garen Orchyan
Sounds great, going to give this a try. Best of luck today!
Norbert Jurga
@orchyan thank you, Garen! 🐣 Enjoy!
Tomasz Korzeniowski
Great job with your release from one Duck (also in our logo) to anotherβ€”upvoted! Love the new sharing features in Ugly Duckling’s comeback. πŸ¦†πŸ’»
Norbert Jurga
@korzonek CzeΕ›Δ‡ Tomek! Thank you so much for the kind word and your support! πŸ™Œ Hay looks amazing and I love your logo! 🐀
Johan Steneros
Very pretty. Sometimes, good UI is the product.
Norbert Jurga
@jsteneros Thank you, Johan! I agree - I didn't get much to work with, but I'm trying to do best with what I can, and the UI seemed like the most obvious direction πŸ™Œ
Dineshan
Launching soon!
Congratulations on the launch! Your concept and UI are both excellent. It looks like it could be a perfect fit for us.
Norbert Jurga
@dineshan_sithamparanathan hey! Thank you so much, appreciate it!
Naime Hossain
Congratulations on the launch and its look better
Norbert Jurga
@naime_hossain1 I agree! I liked the v1 but I must admit I did a better job with the v2 :) Thank you so much!
Celia RozalΓ©n
Very interesting to keep motivated posting on X/Twitter! Good to have a demo on the website so we can see the product working πŸ‘€ Congrats for the launch @norbertjurga !
Norbert Jurga
@celiarozalen Thank you, Celia! Yes, I really appreciate when other tools have demos (and no subscriptions) so I decided to do just that πŸ˜„
Greg Gilbert
congrats on the launch @norbertjurga! Nice of you to have built a tool for @dan_mindru :D What's one feature that didn't make the cut to this version?
Norbert Jurga
@dan_mindru @gregoiregilbert no worries, it's a pleasure to help @dan_mindru out! πŸ˜‚ huh, good question, where do I even start.. I think I was most tempted to start injecting widgets/charts into the X UI last week πŸ˜„ I have a long list of stuff in my backlog. Tbh I just set the date a month ago and launched with what I had ready.