| Super unnecessary confusion generating stuff from OP's side. He is having fun with people who think it's not the best idea too. Nobody is thinking of the potential confused user. It's a shit name to begin with, now we have two of them. > I wanna get a job naming kitchen appliances. Seems like the easiest job ever. You know, refrigerator, toaster, blender... You just say what the thing does and then you add '-er'. Kitchen Appliance Naming Institute. "What's this do?" "It keeps shit fresh." "Well, that's a 'fresher'. I'm going on break." Mitch Hedberg |
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| ▲ | farmerbb 9 days ago | parent | next [-] | | I'd recommend you change the name of your project sooner rather than later, Tasker is a well established app in the Android power user community for automating various tasks (albeit without AI) | | |
| ▲ | schnetzlerjoe 9 days ago | parent [-] | | Yeah probably if I were to take it seriously! Thanks for the rec | | |
| ▲ | blackqueeriroh 9 days ago | parent [-] | | You’re fine, trust me. Mac and android apps that do different things often have the same names. | | |
| ▲ | schnetzlerjoe 9 days ago | parent [-] | | Yeah I know and agree. I use like dozens of tools with same names, many very similar products. But those that are genuinely confused and provide feedback I appreciate. Those that are hostile that just seem to follow "misery loves company", I like to be sarcastic with. Seems to be a win win with both sides (I can be a smart ass). Appreciate it! |
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| ▲ | netsharc 9 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | I guess you didn't ask your AI if "Tasker" is a good name, or your AI doesn't know enough to answer that Tasker is a very well-known app that does what you describe, on Android. Your post made me think Tasker had branched out to automating actions on desktop computers... If your app gets popular, good luck sifting through the questions of confused people asking about tasks on Android, and realize that many many Tasker (the original one, see I already have to write in parantheses which Tasker I'm referring too) forum users will be cursing you for naming your app the same as theirs. | | |
| ▲ | schnetzlerjoe 9 days ago | parent [-] | | No I guess not. I just asked it. Your answer: Why Tasker is a good name
Instantly understandable
“Tasker” clearly communicates automation, jobs, actions, workflows
Zero explanation needed — huge plus for a consumer + SMB product
Broad enough to scale
Works for:
Desktop agent
Cloud cron jobs
HTTP-triggered automations
AI agents running tasks for sales, ops, HVAC estimates, etc.
Doesn’t lock you into just AI or just workflows
Matches your positioning
Given what you’ve built:
non-technical, consumer-friendly automation powered by AI
Tasker fits that perfectly — especially compared to over-clever AI names. I think that answers your question lmao | | |
| ▲ | blackqueeriroh 9 days ago | parent | next [-] | | It’s great and I love it and don’t change the name! | |
| ▲ | netsharc 9 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | OK, since you've apparently delegated all thinking to AI ("lmao"), can you ask it this: "What if there's already an established app called Tasker for Android" Plus what I said about the potential confusion of users? In another reply above you said "...if I were to take it seriously".. God fucking damnit, add this to my 2026 resolutions: ignore people putting up vibe-coded slop onto Show HN. | | |
| ▲ | schnetzlerjoe 9 days ago | parent [-] | | I asked it if people still understand sarcasm and humor in 2026 since it's doing all my "thinking" for me! You would not like the answer. It's New Years Day. You seem to have a lot of anger. I'm here for you if you need to talk. I support you!!! | | |
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