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Are there any "all in one apps" like this? That's the first one I ever saw. I've been wondering for years now, why ain't anyone trying it.

The unified timeline is the whole point. However, for me, this app gets two things wrong:

1) I'd also want IM feeds on the same timeline. Like, Messenger, Teams, WhatsApp, etc. I know it's probably impossible due to how obstructionist and anti-user the chat vendors are, but I keep dreaming about it. Most chat conversations are, in my mind, in the same general category as HN links or incoming e-mail: "thing that I need to pay a minute of attention up front, and then possibly 15+ minutes dealing with".

2) It's iOS only.

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We created the most popular (at the time) “all in one” app for macOS back in 2008 called EventBox [1].

It aggregated RSS, Twitter, Digg, Facebook, Flickr, Reddit.

So it’s a very old idea that’s just coming back - like a lot of things, it goes in cycles.

We ended up selling the software to another company. My personal advice - never build your business on top of other companies data/APIs, they can cut you off at any point.

[1] https://milen.me/software/eventbox-walkthrough/

> I'd also want IM feeds on the same timeline. Like, Messenger, Teams, WhatsApp, etc.

Chats: yes. Because each separate chat is a separate room, and ultimately, for a personal use, there are not that many of them.

Feeds from social media though? A hard pass. Especially now, when so many people cross-post the same content to multiple networks.

> Feeds from social media though? A hard pass. Especially now, when so many people cross-post the same content to multiple networks.

Feels like a solvable problem. Do a string comparison and then just put multiple icons next to the post.

Posts are of different lengths on different social media. And why bother when you can... just split the timelines by service ;)

Because then as you change timelines you will still see the same thing posted multiple times.

Still feels like a solvable problem that improves the experience in my book.

Iconfactory is a Mac/iOS company so I’m not surprised to not see anything else.

Does the new Reeder app count?

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