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Hey Product Hunt!
I have a 75-minute commute. That’s a lot of time to think “wonder what that person is up to.” College roommate. Old coworker. The friend you keep meaning to call and then don’t, because picking a name turns into a whole thing.
Out of the Blue is the smallest possible fix for that.
In one sitting, you build a list of the people you haven’t spoken to in a while. Then you hit the button. It rings. You don’t know who it’s calling until they answer.
That feeling when you bump into someone on the street you haven’t seen in years? That’s what happens when they pick up and their name and face pop up on the screen.
If they don’t answer, you never find out who it was. They go back in the pile for the next random dial. Anyone who answers is out of rotation for a few weeks, so it doesn’t turn into a stalker app for your closest friends.
No preview. No “who should I call” paralysis. Contacts stay on your iPhone, we don’t upload your address book.
Would love your thoughts, your edge cases, and whether this would actually get you to make the call. Ask me anything.
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About Out of the Blue on Product Hunt
“Who have you been meaning to call?”
Out of the Blue was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #100 on the daily leaderboard. A private way to reconnect. Build a call list, make one blind call, and find out who answered only if they pick up.
Out of the Blue was featured in iOS (111k followers), Social Media (89.5k followers) and Cell Phone (820 followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 67.1k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Out of the Blue?
Out of the Blue was hunted by Chip Hunnicutt. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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