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Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time
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#42though I do like this app. this app, along with onesec really illustrate what's annoying about modern tech development. why pay monthly for something whose feature set rarely changes? something like this ideally should be $10 once.
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#43I’ve been using Screen zen for quite some time now. I found it to be incredibly useful. Curious to know how clearspace is different from screenzen, given the latter is free on app store.
https://apps.apple.com/in/app/screenzen-screen-time-control/...
Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time
#44My phone broke about a year ago and I never replaced it. That has made my life a lot better. More time to be in the moment with people and think. Highly recommend it. (I have an iPad Pro as you still need something that can run apps, but there's no risk of me lugging that thing around)
Did you replace it with a “dumb” phone for emergencies?
No. For emergencies have had to rely on nearby human beings, like the 1990's.
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#45I've been using the app for a few months to gatekeep Twitter and Instagram, and my only real issue is that sometimes when those apps are linked to from other places, I just want to be able to quickly see it and then stop my doomscrolling. e.g. if my friend sends me a tweet, I want to be able to click the link, read the tweet, and then be immediately locked out of the app. With the current system, I click the link, ha…
love this callout, this is definitely on our roadmap. we refer to it internally as "one-tweet." basically - we'd love to be able to either
1. render that single tweet on the shield so you don't even have to enter the app to see it
or
2. let you passively stack up all the links you get sent socially, like a reading list, so you can work through them all at once.
will keep you posted on which way we go but definitely going to address this because it's a pain-point of mine as well.
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#46Truly Awesome! However "the website is not supported" is a dealbreaker for me. I do my doom scrolling through browsers, as the apps have already been restricted through screen time.
Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time
#47I’ve been using Screen zen for quite some time now. I found it to be incredibly useful. Curious to know how clearspace is different from screenzen, given the latter is free on app store. https://apps.apple.com/in/app/screenzen-screen-time-control/...
According to the app description, it’s free for a limited time though.
Re: Launch HN: Clearspace (YC W23) – Cut back on screen time
#48I downloaded One Sec a few days ago based upon an HN rec, and it's been really great for this class of problem
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#49Truly Awesome! However "the website is not supported" is a dealbreaker for me. I do my doom scrolling through browsers, as the apps have already been restricted through screen time.
This is actually a bit of a misnomer at the moment, we need to update our messaging - but you can in fact restrict any websites you want.
To do it, open clearspace and tap one of the apps you've already set up. Then click the "websites" section. You'll be able to associate domains there, so whenever that app is unlocked, those websites will be as well. Otherwise they're restricted.
Hope this helps! Literally just rolling out website support so need to update the messaging in a few places, thanks for flagging.
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#50Looking at my screen time stats, I spend most of my phone time in the browser. Is there a way to restrict specific websites instead of the browser as a whole?