Company
Date Published
Author
Kyle Kelly-Yahner
Word count
401
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Treat Yo Dog won the Twilio prize at the Battle of the Braces hackathon with a simple yet effective app that uses Twilio's API to reward its owner's dog, Ajax, with treats via text, while also showcasing an alternative dispensing mechanism and video streaming. Meanwhile, App Texts took home the overall winner award by streamlining the process for users to download apps on their phones through a single text message via Twilio SMS, using their server to determine the user's device type and connect them to the correct store.