Why home inventories never get finished
Why do home inventories stall after one shelf? The work per item is small, but it multiplies. AI changes the arithmetic and what a finished inventory can do.
- Company
- Collecting
Johan Bjerke6 min read
samla.ai is on Google Play
The Android version of samla.ai is live on Google Play. What is the same as the iPhone app, how your plan and collection follow you across platforms, and why a collection app on one platform was only ever half built.
- Company
- Product
The samla.ai marketing team4 min read
Welcome to the samla.ai blog
The samla.ai blog is open: product news, collecting stories and practical ways to know, enjoy and pass on the things you own. Here is what to expect from us.
- Company
samla.ai2 min read
Thirteen collectible categories, and why they are not one form
Handbags, musical instruments and footwear each became first-class categories this summer. Why a date code, a serial number and a style code deserve their own fields, and what the app now keeps private.
- Company
- Product
The samla.ai marketing team4 min read
Sharing an item is now free for everyone
Public item pages started as a paid feature and moved to the free plan. Why a feature went down a tier, what the page shows, and what stays private no matter which plan you are on.
- Company
- Product
The samla.ai marketing team4 min read
The selling update: from cataloged to listed
Publishing to Discogs, Tradera and eBay from an item you already scanned, a Selling Center that shows every listing in one place, and classified ads you can steer. Why each of them shipped.
- Company
- Product
The samla.ai marketing team4 min read
The look up and review update
Two features that pull in opposite directions and shipped together: Look up mode, for pricing things you do not own, and the review queue, for everything the AI was unsure about. Both free on every plan.
- Company
- Product
The samla.ai marketing team4 min read
samla.ai 1.0 is on the App Store
The first version of samla.ai, and the three decisions it was built on: camera first, an AI that admits when it is unsure, and a free plan that stays free. Also what 1.0 deliberately left out.
- Company
- Product
The samla.ai marketing team4 min read
Put the whole shelf in your pocket
Photograph an item and samla.ai identifies it, fills in the details that decide its value, and files it where it lives.
