Why Quiny asks rather than guesses
Quiny would rather ask than guess, but only what it can't find out. Here is what it may ask, where its suggestions come from, and how to skip a question.
Quinythe team2 min read
When you describe your business, Quiny reads everything you share, and looks your business up when you give its name or website. Then it asks rather than guesses, but only what it can't tell from what you said or find out itself, one question at a time. It never asks again what you've already told it, and each question comes with options drawn from what it found, one of them suggested, so often you only need to check it. Once it knows enough, it starts building and keeps talking with you while it builds. When the app is built, Quiny lists the things it made up, so you can correct them.
What it may ask about
These are the things Quiny asks about when they matter, in whatever order the conversation takes. When what you said or your website already answers one, it goes ahead without asking.
- A bit about you. Whether you run a business, are starting one, or are building for a client or for yourself, only when that isn't clear from what you said. It decides what Quiny asks next.
- What your business does. A bakery and a yoga studio need different first screens.
- Who your customers are. Regulars who come every week want different things from people finding you for the first time.
- A name. Usually your business's name, but it doesn't have to be.
- Colors. A few palettes to choose from. Share a link to your website or socials, and your own colors are offered first.
- A logo. Yours, if you have one, or Quiny makes one in your colors.
- How people sign in. Only when your app needs it: with an email and password, Apple or Google.
- The details your app needs. Your prices, your opening hours, or when a booking can be cancelled for free. What Quiny finds on your website goes in without a question.
Where its suggestions come from
Quiny fills its questions in from what you've told it and from public information about your business: the website or social page you link to, or what it finds from your business's name. Its plan shows you what it understood, so you can correct anything it got wrong.
What it doesn't ask
Quiny doesn't ask you to list what your app should do. It knows what apps like yours usually have, such as booking and reminders for a yoga studio, and plans them for you. What it learns about your business stays with that app: you can see it in the app's Settings, and delete anything you'd rather it forgot.
When you'd rather not answer
Every question can be skipped. Tap “Let Quiny pick” on a choice, or “Skip for now” on anything else, and Quiny picks something sensible and adds it to the things it made up. Or say “just build it” at any point, and it starts with what it has. You can change anything later by asking.
Every change is kept as a version. If you don't like one, ask Quiny to undo it.