Launch HN: MagicBell (YC W21) – embedded notification system for your product

📰 Hacker News · unamashana

Hey everyone! I am Hana, and along with my co-founder Josue, we are excited to launch MagicBell ( https://magicbell.io ). You can embed MagicBell in your web/mobile application to show users workflow notifications in-app and real-time. If the user is not online when you send them a notification, we can send them an email (or text). For example, a project management app can use MagicBell to show new tasks assigned to a user or tasks due soon. A code collaboration app will notify users of pull-requests that need their review. These notifications keep the workflow moving. Building a notification system is challenging. We built robust email notifications at my last startup SupportBee [0], and it took us weeks to nail down the threading, reply by email, unsubscription links, and notification preference management. When we wanted to add an in-app inbox, I felt that we were building a mini email client into our app. A well designed in-app experience needs real-time updates and

Published 5 Feb 2021
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