Launching today
SavorApp_AI
Capture what matters and move your intentions forward
296 followers
Capture what matters and move your intentions forward
296 followers
Savor is an Intention Layer™ for thoughts that never reach your to-do list. Speak, type, or snap a photo to create a clear card in Now, Soon, or Later. Reminders bring it back when it matters. Take Action (Beta) helps you explore options, build a plan or list, and draft words you can use. Review and adjust as you go. Hand off a card or a single step, with a private chat for context. You decide what happens next. Free on iOS and Android.
@priyankamandal Fair question! And there's some truth to that characterization. We certainly build on existing AI models, as do many products in this space.
But we think there's an important distinction between putting an interface around an LLM and building an entirely different experience that uses AI as one of its underlying technologies. As LLMs get better and better, we think intelligence becomes more and more of a commodity. You could argue that a microwave and a toaster are just different wrappers around electricity. True, to a degree. And yet each product does something very different with that same underlying resource.
SAVOR is built around a problem we don't think AI assistants have really solved. AI assistants are increasingly good at executing clearly defined tasks and goals. But those tasks and goals flow from the intentions that motivate them, something profoundly human. Two people can pursue exactly the same goal, but the right actions, tradeoffs, and outcomes can vary dramatically depending on why they're pursuing it. And any single intention is best understood in the context of all the other things that matter to that person.
We're not trying to build another chatbot or general-purpose assistant. We're building what we call an Intention Layer™—a system that captures what matters to you, gives it structure, holds onto it over time, resurfaces it when relevant, and helps you move toward action.
This also gets at a distinction we think is increasingly important: intelligence isn't the same as wisdom. AI is becoming remarkably good at figuring out how to accomplish something. But applying that intelligence wisely requires understanding why something matters, how it relates to someone's broader priorities, and when pursuing one goal might undermine another.
Our vision is to keep the user sovereign—always in control of their intentions and the actions taken on their behalf—while enabling AI to operate with a deeper, but bounded, understanding of what they're actually trying to achieve.
LLMs provide intelligence; SAVOR offers continuity of intention. We believe that's an essential foundation for applying AI intelligence with greater wisdom in service of human goals.
Ultimately, though, the proof is in the product and the experience we deliver, not in what we call it. And we think that's a fair standard to hold us to!
Congrats @lhenleycohn @juri_henley_cohn and the team on the long-awaited launch!
I've been watching Savor come together for a while, and I should say it's a great app to deal with the mess we all have in our heads. Also, handoff is a great part - it's easy to share some tasks quickly instead of saying "Don't forget to do that".
So for me, Savor is basically a calm place without guilt vibes. It warmly guides you through getting things done, with captioning new tasks on the go from voice or photos.
Looking forward to seeing more people feel this as well!
Does Savor ever nudge you to drop a card that's been sitting in Later forever? Asking for a friend 🤣
@lhenleycohn @kate_ramakaieva Thanks Kate. Thanks for checking us out and for your support. That's a great question about a nudge on a card that's been sitting in Later for a while. No, it does not. With Savor we wanted to build a product to support one's attention, focus, and presence so we've intentionally avoided any kinds of nudges that a user hasn't explicitly asked for.
With that said, however, we are totally open to feedback and we'll have to see what demand is like for a feature like that. But our initial inclination is for Savor not to do that. Part of our ethos is for users to feel like their intentions are safely held and guided by them. Not for us to encourage users to clear their lanes as much or as fast as possible. Does that make sense?
@juri_henley_cohn @kate_ramakaieva If there is no indicated deadline, it should stay in Later. It won't nudge you incessantly, unless you'd want it to. There is a reminder feature, but right now, it only reminds you once - separate from a "due date". This recurring reminder will definitely be a fast-follow. This isn't the first time this feature was brought up today; so THANK YOU!
congrats, the team! why there is no streaks, points, badges, or productivity scores, feel it may be some lack of motivation to move through the tasks?
Thanks, @subhash_kanagamani! I can see the appeal of streaks and scores, but for me, life is a little more variable than that. I think of it more like knitting a blanket—you can put it down for a few days and come back to it. It doesn’t unravel just because you took a break. That’s the feeling we want with Savor: support for the things that matter to you, with room for life to happen along the way.
handing off one step with its own context is the detail that stands out here
a whole task can be too much to delegate when u only need someone to help with one small part
@saad_el_gueddari Totally couldn't agree more!
@saad_el_gueddari Yeah, one of our favorites that we discovered in building and testing was something like "Organize a family picnic" We discovered that one person might do the grocery shopping while another might be responsible for bringing a picnic blanket and soccer ball, etc. But all of them working together toward the shared intention of a fun family picnic :-)
Handing off just one step with its own private chat is the detail that caught my eye too. When someone accepts that step, do they only see that step and its chat, or can they see the rest of the card as well? I'm curious how you draw that line, especially for the more personal cards.
@jcbuilds Yes, you are correct. When you share your card with someone, and assuming they accept, they can only see the card you shared and each card has its own private chat, so your collaborator(s) can have context about a chat right on the card! And you guessed it, you can collaborate on a single card with multiple people.
You simply don't need to share a card that may have more personal to-dos on them. Or if you're speaking about a task that might have personal info, i would break that off into to two separate cards: One specific and private to you, and the other one is shared. You're in control. Feel free to reach out directly if you need more assistance :)
I have a question for any of you out there exploring our app for the first time today, one that those of us here at SAVOR have been curious about. What do you think of our onboarding experience?
We're aware that if it's too long people will skip it but then they may not know about some of SAVOR's more powerful features under the hood.
But if we make the onboarding shorter and quicker, then many of those more powerful features are still undiscovered.
We're super curious to hear the community's thoughts and opinions.
This looks really interesting. The ease and 'just pop this in for later' is crucial in this space
@a_s71 Hi Alicia, We definitely had many discussions about the separate panels. Glad you like where we landed. And super happy to have created an app that helps people. That's always been our goal.
@a_s71 Another thing - what sits in Later on my screen is, "Update living will" - I don't have a place for that, and it's not an emergency, but when I see it in later, I try and get to it a little at a time.