TROT

@kevingolan Hi Kevin, Thanks for the appreciation and yes, I can understand, that from the elevator pitch, it may seem like a similar app and although there are quite a lot of overlaps right now, we plan to move in quite a different direction than Mapstr or any other similar app in this space. I don't want to compare each and every feature, but from a bird's eye view, there are a few philosophical stands we are taking which I would like to mention here: Our primary goal in making Trot is to provide a platform which makes location management, searching and sharing so easy, that it'll be hard to imagine how we were doing those things pre-Trot. Through good design, UX and tech, we want to make this act, which we perform mentally, multiple times a day, completely effortless. It may sound like a bold statement now, but we promise we'll get there. Another very clear conviction we have is respect for user's data and privacy. Trot will always be free, we will never have ads and we will never monetize on user data or push ads based on user activity. If you'll start using Trot today, even though it's a bit rough around the edges and has only essential features right now, you'll see these aspects reflected in the small design/architecture decisions that we have taken. All places are always private by default, making them public is an intentional act. Every place is an entity in itself and can be treated like that, you don't have to share an entire map to share multiple places with multiple people. Even when you make a place public, we've slipped an option to have a secret note which only you can see. I think you get the gist :D Very soon we are coming up with a lot more options where we'll allow switching to other map services, options to use most of the features offline if you find yourself in far flung places and most importantly, for our privacy fanatic, tech savvy users, option for end to end encryption is also coming soon. We have also deliberately kept the design as simple as possible, that echoes existing design norms so that there is little to no learning curve for a new user and this will also always be a priority for us. I hope that answers your question.