My minimal link-saving widget got its first 100 users

My other half and I, we share a lot of links.

We text these to each other longform articles, YouTubes, random Substacks, tweets, tweets that are really video clips... Maybe a dozen each day.

But sending a close friend or loved one something you really want them to read/see/listen is very different from asking if there’s any milk in the fridge or sharing a breaking-news alert. They’re going to look at it when they can, probably not that minute. And if your link is really good, they’re going to want to sit with it.

I wanted to share links with her away from our texts.

So I built Eyeball: https://eyeball.wtf/

It's an iPhone widget to save your favorite content with friends. All the cool links from your amigos, always on your home screen. Like, Locket meets Pocket.

Someone asked me why Eyeball is better than a group chat. The answer is, it isn’t. Just different. A group chat is perfect for some links but also some downsides. Hard to find old links, you get pinged even if it’s not important, you get a link but don’t have time at that moment. This is a calm way to share links and has the serendipity of living on your Home Screen.

My other half and I have been using it for 2 weeks and I'm enjoying it, both to share links with her and to save them for myself.

Would love your feedback! And please reach out through the app if you're interested in working on this.