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Show HN: Making journaling as easy as texting your friends

pawelkomarnicki — Thu, 07 May 2026 20:09:41 +0000

Article URL: https://journal.cubitoo.com/en

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48054219

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Show HN: Cubitoo Journal, your web journaling app"

pawelkomarnicki — Tue, 05 May 2026 11:08:35 +0000

I'd like to clarify that "18+ guided journaling programs" means in here "18 and more coming", the app itself does not include anything NSFW :-)

Show HN: Cubitoo Journal, your web journaling app

pawelkomarnicki — Tue, 05 May 2026 11:07:45 +0000

It was first an iOS app but now it's 100% proud Ruby on Rails web app that works everywhere you can receive your emails. With 18+ guided journaling programs and things that make journaling easy, fun, and interesting.

It's an alpha/beta release so please don't hesitate to ask questions and share your feedback — I want to make it the best journaling app :-)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48020804

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: What are you building that's not AI related?"

pawelkomarnicki — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:18:21 +0000

I see your point and connecting places and people (and of course the ultimate goal of opening my own place) is on the roadmap. The thing is that I don’t want to either tie myself to a specific place or be dependent on specific area (apart from starting up in Berlin of course).

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: What are you building that's not AI related?"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:03:54 +0000

I’m not particularly worried about any stigma or anything. So far most people understand that it’s not “yet another another gaming club” but a community/place that is also for this particular purpose. Worst case scenario I can rebrand it later into something else.

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: What are you building that's not AI related?"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:38:25 +0000

I have realized that playing board games with other people makes my mental health better and started work on a community platform and at some point physical space to connect: https://GamesAgainstLoneliness.org

Also working on a journaling app but it’s still in the works.

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "The profitable startup"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:01:20 +0000

Large teams were a norm because VCs REQUIRED IT, telling things like “we invest in people” and demanding founders to hire rooms full of “the talent”.

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2025)"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:52:09 +0000

SEEKING WORK

A full-stack Ruby on Rails developer with experience in digital health, adtech, information systems architecture. Available for anything from small consulting to full-time, remotely from Berlin, Germany.

Location: Anywhere remotely

Technologies: Ruby on Rails (16+ years), JavaScript, Hotwire, CSS/SCSS, Postgres (too many to list each one)

Website: https://cubitoo.com

Email: pawel@cubitoo.com

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:45:55 +0000

Ruby on Rails full-stack developer here, available remotely for anything from short contracts to full-time. More about me: https://cubitoo.com

Location: Berlin/EU

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Hotwire, CSS/SCSS, Postgres, mostly anything that has API ;-)

Résumé/CV: https://cubitoo.com

Email: pawel@cubitoo.com

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: Would you still choose Ruby on Rails for a startup in 2025?"

pawelkomarnicki — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:48:25 +0000

Yes I would. I’m running my single product building agency https://cubitoo.com and it often blows my clients’ minds how easily we can incorporate advanced features with high level work Rails enables. I’m with Rails since v2 and never looked back.

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2023)"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:02:58 +0000

SEEKING WORK - REMOTE, PART-TIME

Location: Germany / EU Remote: Yes, not willing to commute Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Swift (iOS) Email: pawel@cubitoo.com Website: https://cubitoo.com

I am a Digital Product Builder, able to make a napkin idea into a production-ready product for my clients. Design, engineering, management.

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Show HN: The Howdy: Journaling and Self-Reflection app is now free"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:58:20 +0000

To celebrate the release of 7 new journaling programs (reaching 18 in total) and the Christmas season, the app is free to try until the end of the year (down from the usual $4.99).

Give yourself some mental health support and enjoy clarity, mindfulness, and self-awareness this holiday season.

Show HN: The Howdy: Journaling and Self-Reflection app is now free

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:58:20 +0000

Article URL: https://howdy.cubitoo.com/en

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33919994

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've built?"

pawelkomarnicki — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:01:54 +0000

I feel like my app Howdy (https://howdy.cubitoo.com) has the most POSITIVE impact from all the things I have built lately — it's something that improves my life, my family's lives, and my friends'. I am not only using it myself but also super proud to do so and ABSOLUTELY LOVE working on it.

Show HN: The Howdy app, a fresh take on journaling and self-reflection

pawelkomarnicki — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:37:05 +0000

The Howdy app is a fresh take on journaling and self-reflection — instead of running a little diary (which you could, too), you're also taking a quick look at your physical state, mental health, and energy levels. Comes with some cool features for documenting your life and sharing those Moments with your friends and family.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33453618

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Ask HN: Has anyone managed to find enjoyment in their work after burnout?"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:54:13 +0000

I found out that disconnecting from full time job and focusing on my own projects for a while (like a working sabbatical) does wonders to my enjoyment of work

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Removal of Heroku free product plans"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:23:09 +0000

If you are dealing with a lot of "empty databases" you can basically make something like a "core app" — attach cheapest paid redis and postgres to it, then copy the credentials between apps.

I have done this before — had one "X-core" app and "x-whitelabel-1", "x-whitelabel-2", and so on, connected to the same database while each app used different database name.

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Removal of Heroku free product plans"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:31:58 +0000

I have some experience with AWS ElasticBeanstalk that I used to migrate to my Heroku apps at some point.

With their Amazon Linux 2 they use the Procfile and it feels VERY close to Heroku with deployments (it has its own quirks though, like they have those managed upgrades that are sometimes breaking the app for some reason, etc.) but I am pretty happy with how easy it is compared to the previous AWS EB platform.

The problem is only the cost, i.e., when you have to pay for everything it is a bit more pricey (and settings are pain, those VPCs and security groups and whatnot, not fun)

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Removal of Heroku free product plans"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:25:26 +0000

I used to start my projects on Heroku because the first few iterations of the prototype can run on the free dynos, then hobby tier for the first production, better database when needed, and so on — slowly growing as it should be.

Now I will either replace it by some DigitalOcean droplet or Fly.io or Railway.app or whatnot. Whichever makes most sense for the growth of the project.

I am pretty sure some of my clients will stay on Heroku just because it's easier and they already pay for most services (so no free tier already) but it means NO NEW clients are coming to Heroku from me.

New comment by pawelkomarnicki in "Removal of Heroku free product plans"

pawelkomarnicki — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:14:06 +0000

I don't mind paying their fees for production resources (e.g. they ALREADY force that for the Team accounts where no free tier dynos are available) but now they effectively killed any kind of experimentation and pipelines — now EVERY single app will have to use the paid Postgres, paid Redis, and paid dynos and that can add up quickly (basically $29 per app, no matter if it's production, staging, or a review app...)