02 Dec 2019
Belle

What we did right with Exist

Things have changed a lot since we launched Exist more than five years ago. Beyond the product, and the world as a whole, the way the two of us work on Exist has changed a lot.

When we started Exist, I didn't know how to code at all, and ...

15 Nov 2019
Belle

Existing monthly, October 2019

In October Josh shipped a brand-new integration: Toggl! Toggl is a time-tracking tool for professionals, and now you can use your Toggl data to fill the "Productive time" attribute in your Exist account. Existing users can connect Toggl to Exist on the services page.

Numbers

EXIST BUSINESS STATS

  • 1,953 ...
16 Oct 2019
Belle

Existing monthly, September 2019

In September Josh worked on some load optimisation for our server, as we were struggling with long load times and timeouts as our user numbers and the amount of data we're storing continued to grow.

I shipped an iOS update in September supporting some of the new attributes Josh ...

01 Oct 2019
Josh

Planning for Exist in 2020

We've come a long way since we started building Exist back in 2013. The landscape has changed a lot. When Exist first launched, Fitbit and Jawbone UP were our most popular integrations, and there was no iPhone app, no Android app, and no way to enter manual data. Now ...

25 Sep 2019
Belle

Animating completed goals in Exist for iOS

One of the small touches that's been in Exist for Android but not our iOS app for ages is an animation whenever you complete a goal that uses a circular progress bar. We use circular progress bars for steps and productive time (sleep also uses one, but it doesn ...