LookAway
Productivity
screen break reminder
SHOW HN2025
How HN took it
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Execution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Finely tuned: pauses during meetings, videos, typing and outside business hours
From 1 comment
I've got this app for about a year now. Previously tried Intermission and Time Out. Apps like these must be carefully designed, since they always border on annoying/stressful.…
SebastianKra on HN
Pauses automatically during meetings and deep focus apps
From 1 comment
It detects meetings automatically and pauses itself. Additionally, you can add apps to the deep focus apps list so when those are active, it never shows any breaks. I've been…
_kush on HN
Objections
Interrupts during meetings or screen sharing
From 1 comment
Deal breaker for me would be to get interrupted during meetings or even worse when I'm screen sharing.
swah on HN
Homepage media not loading
From 1 comment
Idk if it’s just me but none of the media on the homepage is loading
culopatin on HN
Requests
Clearer explainer video on the website
From 1 comment
The idea and intention of lookaway seems good, I have several back problems always being on the pc and this app could help me but the site is very confusing. Maybe a video would…
8mobile on HN
Questions
What changed since previous Show HN posts
From 1 comment
Have there been significant changes since your post yesterday? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43086529 Or last Shows? (5 months ago)…
gnabgib on HN
Alternatives named
SafeEyes (Linux)
From 1 comment
For Linux users, I particularly recommend SafeEyes https://slgobinath.github.io/SafeEyes/ While it doesn't detect video calls automatically, you can receive notifications and…
xalava on HN
Intermission and Time Out
From 1 comment
I've got this app for about a year now. Previously tried Intermission and Time Out. Apps like these must be carefully designed, since they always border on annoying/stressful.…
SebastianKra on HN
Reminder app hourly reminder
From 1 comment
I created an hourly reminder using the Reminder app for such functionality and it works for me.
agmakd on HN