Really awesome app! Any plans for an iOS version? :)
Show HN: Nebula – Alarm clock where you grow stars while you sleep
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#32Really awesome app! Any plans for an iOS version? :)
Thanks and 100%! The moment I get a chance I'm going to dive in
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#33This reminds me of the ringtone era, where some people made tons of money by making useless things.
I'm sure a lot of people will feel the same way as you and I completely respect that. I made this app above all else to learn as much Android as I could after graduating. I tried to expand on a simple concept to make something I thought was cool and really had a lot of fun doing it, but I know this isn't everyone's thing.
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#34Hi HN, I just wanted to add that I'm looking for any kind of feedback on the app. I've been working on it since graduating in may and released it a couple of days ago.
Very minor, but on the website "You snooze, you loose" I assume should read "You snooze, you lose".
Great concept and I look forward to trying it!
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#35Game dev here. Should you include some sort of maximum amount of sleep per day to prevent people from setting alarms to grow their stars when they aren't sleeping?
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#36Game dev here. Should you include some sort of maximum amount of sleep per day to prevent people from setting alarms to grow their stars when they aren't sleeping?
Thanks for the feedback. There is currently a hard limit in place where a user can't count a star towards the constellation based achievement system unless it grows for a minimum of one hour to prevent unethical star farming. Do you think that's sufficient?
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#37This reminds me of the ringtone era, where some people made tons of money by making useless things.
I'm sure a lot of people will feel the same way as you and I completely respect that. I made this app above all else to learn as much Android as I could after graduating. I tried to expand on a simple concept to make something I thought was cool and really had a lot of fun doing it, but I know this isn't everyone's thing.
I studied with these guys:
https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/4/5273474/google-acquires-bi...
They did exactly what you did after graduating and their company got acquired (acqui-hired) by Google. Timely was the number one alarm clock app at the time. It was buttery smooth and beautiful but beyond that didn’t even any special functionality.
So, don’t take the parent comment too seriously!
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#38This 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 idle-growth apps like this. Might be worth looking into how Sleeptown/Forest implement features you're interested in.
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#39Congrats on going live :) The quotes from your mom are rather funny, especially because they remind me of what my parents used to say while I was building my own SaaS (URL in profile if anyone's interested)!
Thank you, I knew I wasn't the only one. Really like Bx too
You're definitely not the only one! I think parents that care also tend to be much more risk averse where their kids are concerned. I'm told that I'll be the same when I have kids! Also, thanks for checking out Bx, glad you liked it :)
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#40I 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 (and trying to meet deadlines), waking up on time was not an issue. Now that I'm back to going to school, it's easier to snooze/sleep in. Also, it's easier to go to bed at more random times. What if you could also collect some points by going t…
Have you tried getting excited about school? :)