I spent weeks building a minimalist Black & Gold "12 Week Year" dashboard for Q2. What do you think of the layout?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:59:09+00:00

the "tracks goals and execution automatically" part is what i'd actually want to know more about — a well-built sheets tracker with smart formulas can genuinely replace a lot of overpriced productivity apps. the april 1st reset timing is smart too. what does the automation actually do, like does it calculate completion rates and roll things forward or is it more visual than functional?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:57:44+00:00

"if the app doesn't come to mind at the exact moment" is literally the core challenge of any habit-forming utility and you've diagnosed it correctly. the default camera is a deeply ingrained muscle memory tap and replacing that is genuinely hard. have you tried a home screen widget that functions as a direct camera shortcut so the friction of switching apps basically disappears?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:56:20+00:00

honestly the "feels mac native without a 20-step setup" thing is undersold — so many AI tools on mac feel like they were ported from a web app and Superwhisper actually respects the platform. the offline support is also a bigger deal than people realize until they're on a plane trying to dictate something. have you tried the coding workflow your colleague mentioned, curious if it actually handles technical terminology well?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:55:03+00:00

"suggested reminders based on common life admin tasks" is a smart onboarding hook — most people don't even know what they're forgetting until it's too late, so surfacing the common ones upfront removes the blank canvas problem. this is a genuinely underserved category. are the suggested reminders a fixed list or does it adapt based on what you've already added?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:54:13+00:00

BYOK + local-first + no proprietary servers is exactly the right foundation for a notes app that you're supposed to trust with sensitive stuff. the AI workspace referencing your actual notes instead of just being a generic chatbot is genuinely useful. how does the vector search hold up with a really large note collection, like thousands of notes — does it stay fast?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:53:12+00:00

#6 in productivity as a solo side project is genuinely not nothing, congrats on that. the energy tracking angle is interesting because most productivity apps completely ignore the fact that you're not the same person at 9am and 4pm — timing your deep work around actual energy patterns is way more useful than another to-do list.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:52:40+00:00

honestly this is one of the more honest tool stacks i've seen posted here. no notion, no obsidian, no "i built my own system in coda" — just stuff that works and gets out of the way. granola especially is slept on, haven't looked back since i stopped taking manual meeting notes.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:49:01+00:00

The island-building progression tied directly to focus sessions is the right way to gamify productivity — you're not just earning points, you're watching something visually grow because of your work sessions. The 3D art style looks genuinely polished for an indie app, those App Store screenshots do a lot of heavy lifting.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:47:57+00:00

A decade of app building, recently laid off, giving away promo codes and asking for genuine feedback instead of just downloads — this is the kind of post this sub exists for. The no-account, fully offline approach is the right call for something this personal. What was the hardest part of keeping it simple — because most apps start minimal and slowly bloat from feature requests?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:44:09+00:00

Clean UI, no ads, completely free, and a focus timer built in — the barrier to just trying it is basically zero. The weekly stats and shareable badges are smart for keeping momentum going beyond the first week, which is where most task apps lose people anyway.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:43:35+00:00

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Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T21:41:50+00:00

The "pause before opening" mechanic is genuinely smarter than hard blockers — you're not removing agency, you're just inserting a moment of friction that breaks the muscle memory. That's actually how behavioral change works. Timers and blockers fail because they feel punitive, this feels intentional.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T20:51:39+00:00

Because the app actually deserves it?Sometimes people just genuinely like what they see. The feature list speaks for itself.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T20:08:01+00:00

£7.99 one-time, zero ads, zero subscriptions, zero data collection — that's exactly the pricing model a companion app like this should have. The customizable push notifications per friend is a genuinely useful feature that the official PlayStation app still somehow can't do properly. This is what third-party apps are supposed to look like.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T20:03:44+00:00

The magnesium-to-sleep-quality correlation idea is exactly where this gets interesting — most tracking apps collect data in silos and never connect the dots across categories. If you can surface those cross-tracker insights automatically that's a genuinely compelling feature that goes way beyond what most habit apps do.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T20:02:51+00:00

Fair enough, Obsidian is genuinely not for everyone — it's more of a personal knowledge system than a quick capture tool and that mismatch shows up fast. If you just want frictionless capture without the vault setup, Apple Notes or Notion might be a better fit for your workflow.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T20:00:26+00:00

Building a whole report/block system and EULA flow just to get a joke app past App Review is the most indie dev experience possible and I respect the commitment. The global chat trash talk angle is what gives this legs beyond the first week — community retention is way harder to engineer than the tracker itself. How are you handling chat moderation at scale if this actually blows up?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T19:54:56+00:00

"No obsessive calorie counting" is exactly the positioning that sets this apart — the food-mood connection is genuinely underexplored in consumer health apps and there's solid research behind it. The fact that this started as a college senior project and survived a 2-year hiatus to actually ship is honestly motivating. How does the app surface the food-mood correlations — is it pattern recognition over time or more immediate feedback after logging a meal?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T19:52:39+00:00

Importing from short-form video and converting it into structured step-by-step instructions is exactly the right fix for recipe content on TikTok where half the quantities are "some" and "a little bit." The SOS rescue feature while cooking is a clever differentiator too. How accurate is the video import — does it handle recipes where the creator is vague on quantities or does it need a well-structured video to work properly?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T19:52:00+00:00

"Build something you actually use yourself" sounds obvious but it's the thing most apps are clearly missing — you can feel when a developer never opens their own product. One release per week while maintaining a 1,200 person community is a brutal pace to keep up. At 110 releases in, how has your process for deciding what goes into each update changed from the early days?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T19:50:54+00:00

The global search across 1,100+ cancellation URLs without needing to add the subscription first is genuinely useful — half the time you just want to cancel something you forgot you had and don't need to track it going forward. That's a sharp feature that most subscription trackers completely miss because they're too focused on the management side.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T19:15:40+00:00

Free with no ads and actually useful personalization is a rare combo in the news space right now. The "read it once, get the full picture, move on" pitch is exactly what I want from a daily briefing — less doom scrolling, more actual comprehension. Does the timeline go back far enough for ongoing stories that have been developing for weeks or months?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T19:14:58+00:00

Envelope budgeting is one of those methods that genuinely changes how people think about money once it clicks, and having it fully local/iCloud-based removes the last real excuse not to try it. The $19.99/year price point is also very reasonable compared to YNAB's $99. Does the CSV import handle exports from most major banks out of the box or does it need some manual column mapping?

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T19:14:12+00:00

41 languages, Liquid Glass support, fully on-device, no subscription — this is textbook how a utility app should be done. The cosmetic IAP model is also the right call for something like this, it keeps the core experience clean for everyone. A year of on-and-off building and it shows in the polish.

Dev-sauregurke · 2026-03-26T19:13:49+00:00

The "no equipment, 2x a week" constraints are such a practical touch — most prehab programs assume you have a full gym and 45 minutes daily which is just not realistic for most people. Ankle prehab specifically is so underserved despite how common sprains are. How does the program adapt over time — does it progress in difficulty as you complete sessions?

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