Nebula
Productivity
alarm clock
SHOW HN2017
345points
154comments
#52of 2,242 in 2017
Top 3%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
24 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 16 critical, out of 72 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Design: 12 for, 6 againstIdea: 7 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Gamified alarm concept is original and fun
From 3 comments
Kudos for such original idea to a simple alarm clock :-)
caio1982 on HNGamefication for an alarm clock to make people wake up on time. Well done! Inspiring idea!
edpichler on HNNot all gamification of life is a bad thing. The app seems very nice! My problem in life is not waking up. Its going to bed early enough to get enough sleep. Encouraging an early…
SubiculumCode on HN
Testimonials section is funny and well liked
From 3 comments
Some feedback here on your website: you've got the best testimonial section I've ever seen, you're mom should be really proud
t_fatus on HNThis was fantastically creative. Bought the app just for this.
alexpetralia on HNCame to type this. The testimonial section is the best I have seen in a long time. Funny and touching.
somberi on HN
UI design is praised
From 1 comment
Did you design the UI yourself? For me (and maybe most programmers) the hardest part of building an application is UI design. You did a really nice job.
yulapshun on HN
Objections
Android only, while the website shows an iPhone frame
From 3 comments
Really cool idea. On the website...is there a reason an iPhone template is used to show off an app that is Android-only?
lab3726 on HNRandom note: the fact that you're showing an iPhone device frame but using Android screenshots is one of those things that makes me unreasonably unhappy. I do like the idea of…
plttn on HNCould we consider adding [Android only] to the title?
irq on HN
Lacks recurring or multiple alarms
From 2 comments
I'd love to see useful repeat options (it doesn't seem to support repeat at all currently), e.g. work days except public holidays.
zamalek on HNNice idea but not executed to it's full potential. I use an alarm for waking up. I expect a fast, usable ui to be able to set the time fast and options like recurring…
markoutso on HN
Play-a-game unlock feels forced
From 1 comment
Is there any way I can disable the play-a-game-to-unlock feature? I kind of just want cool stars in my phone.
nerdponx on HN
Requests
Repeating and multiple alarms
From 2 comments
I'd love to see useful repeat options (it doesn't seem to support repeat at all currently), e.g. work days except public holidays.
zamalek on HNNice idea but not executed to it's full potential. I use an alarm for waking up. I expect a fast, usable ui to be able to set the time fast and options like recurring…
markoutso on HN
iOS version
From 1 comment
Really awesome app! Any plans for an iOS version? :)
dom96 on HN
Encourage earlier bedtime
From 2 comments
Not all gamification of life is a bad thing. The app seems very nice! My problem in life is not waking up. Its going to bed early enough to get enough sleep. Encouraging an early…
SubiculumCode on HNI really like it. I didn't try it yet but it feel like I would enjoy this points system for waking up on time. I noticed that over the summer, when I was excited about my work…
kovek on HN
Questions
Does the app start automatically without setting an alarm
From 1 comment
Is it possible to make it start automatically? I like that generally I don't think about my alarm on my phone, I just go to sleep and it goes off the next day.
jerezzprime on HN
Can ads and AdMob tracking be disabled for paid users
From 1 comment
Congrats! This looks really interesting. One thing I would appreciate clarity on: I'd prefer not to send data to ad networks, if I pay for the ad free version, will that not only…
smtf on HN
Alternatives named
SleepTown
From 1 comment
This reminds me of apps published by ShaoKan Pi. Particularly, SleepTown. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleeptown/id1210251567?mt=8 Can't wait to try it on iOS because I love…
clearing on HN
Forest
From 1 comment
This reminds me of apps published by ShaoKan Pi. Particularly, SleepTown. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleeptown/id1210251567?mt=8 Can't wait to try it on iOS because I love…
clearing on HN
WakeApp
From 1 comment
Just wanted to mention (maybe someone finds this interesting) another "sleep gamification" app Ukrainians made – http://wakeapp.com.ua/index_en.html Every time you snooze – you…
k_bx on HN