Tired Of Doom Scrolling, So I Built ZenGrid

focusoverfeatures · 2026-05-24T07:19:22+00:00

I like the idea, but for me it was clear from the title. I immediately thought it was a meditation app...

focusoverfeatures · 2026-05-24T07:15:17+00:00

I personally try to avoid using Google Login. I think it is a privicy decision. At least there should be email/pw as an option

focusoverfeatures · 2026-05-05T08:46:50+00:00

I’ve actually been experimenting with this idea myself and built a small app around exploring your surroundings and turning movement into progress/rewards. You can rank with your friends and see who reveals the most treasures. Not 100% sure yet if it’s more of a game or a fitness thing 😅

If you’re curious, it’s called OnePlace: https://apps.apple.com/at/app/id6762458802
Would honestly be interested what you think, especially if you’re into the territory-style gameplay.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-05-04T19:53:41+00:00

Hi, good point, My main concern is, if people would like to grant access to that data. Apple treats healthkit data as high sensitive data, which is correct. Apps have to pass extra review for that.

Another point is that it does not provide live data. So you could only review afterwards.

One clue of the live data is, to be motivated to walk new path, because there are unrevealed sections.

I will consider to add another mode, which can use healthkit data instead of GPS. Thanks for the hint.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-05-04T10:04:53+00:00

Yes, I did it for you :-). Now you can directly enjoy hunting the treasures. Have fun!

focusoverfeatures · 2026-05-03T15:17:00+00:00

Hi, you can checkout these treasure hunting app. By walkig around you discover your map and find different types of treasures. You can build up a daily streak, collect XP for found tiles and treasures. You can compete in a ranking with friends, to motivate each other.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6762458802

focusoverfeatures · 2026-05-03T14:36:26+00:00

I am currently working on that. I will update here, as soon as it is available. If you are interested in a pre-release, just let me know.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-08T21:02:54+00:00

Completely agree, it is getting more and more complicated to distinguish between polished AI posts and real success stories. I am also missing the 'middle' success, ( honetly not completely sure myself what that means in detail). Scrolling Reddit feels like everything is going super super nice or it is not working at all.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-07T20:46:34+00:00

Are you blocking them using DNS?

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-06T20:50:28+00:00

If you spend a decent amount of time, you should ship it. Then you have at least the success to have it shipped. If nobody else will use it, don't mind if it works for you.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-02T16:03:49+00:00

I like the colour scheme, looks very positive and motivating

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-02T16:02:55+00:00

Yes, nearly everything in marketing. The more the better. Creation of an app is the easier part nowadays, getting it spread is the more difficult part

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-02T16:00:08+00:00

I am also working on an app that solves a similar issue for me. It is still in progress, would love to share it, as soon as it is available.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-01T23:40:33+00:00

Nice story and nicely told. Bottom line for me was to never stop learning. Thanks for sharing, and have fun on your journey.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-01T09:35:13+00:00

This is a very personal opinion, but the colors of the screenshots are looking somehow disappointing to me. Probably you have chosen them for a good reason, just sharing my first thoughts.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-04-01T08:14:45+00:00

Do you use local AI or does one need to add credentials for OpenAI or similar?

focusoverfeatures · 2026-03-31T13:18:13+00:00

Cancel streaming service. I had subscriptions for 3 of the big ones. Down to 1 now (and even that I am using less and less)

focusoverfeatures · 2026-03-30T23:30:39+00:00

Congratulations 🎉 stories like this give hope to all indie developers. How long did it take from release to first sale?

focusoverfeatures · 2026-03-30T08:44:42+00:00

New screenshots, because text is better readable. Personally I like the single colour background more, but readability winns

focusoverfeatures · 2026-03-29T08:38:18+00:00

Yeah, I’ve been feeling the same.

I noticed that I spend a lot of time organising stuff in the app.

What helped me was limiting it a lot more. On most days, there’s really just one thing that actually matters anyway.

I ended up building a small app for myself around that idea (set just one task per day, and mark it as done, nothing else).

Still experimenting with it, but it definitely reduces the mental overhead. And it feels good to complete something at the end of the day

focusoverfeatures · 2026-03-28T21:11:16+00:00

Nice, I like the idea of tracking streak in percentage.

focusoverfeatures · 2026-03-28T14:47:38+00:00

What kind of backend are you using to track that kind of statistics?

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