WOW! This is really ground-breaking. Will the android version be supported as well?
Seconding the request for an android app!
third in line!
Show HN: I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety
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#222Quick question - when you say you started building this, did you build it yourself or you hired a team? The app and website look great! Just curious about your journey.
Thanks! So, the first year or so (June 20 - Nov 21) was me building the first prototype - learning Figma, Swift and Metal etc. The grants ran from Nov 21 to Mar 22 - I eventually had a team of 3 really great devs working on building out the backend, UI and working on some of the Metal visuals. We launched the first beta in Mar 22, I then spent a few months iterating based on feedback, getting everything together (app…
That's amazing! Seems like a very rewarding journey. How did you go about learning the tech side of it? It seems like it usually takes a lot of time so big kudos.
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Thanks, that's very useful feedback. At the moment, the camera isn't utilised to its full potential - it is used to guide positioning rather than measuring accessory muscles or shoulder movement. I think overall adding sensors to the experience does add something, and hopefully with more development the app could alert the user to things like hyperventilation and dysfunctional breathing patterns.
I just bought it, the microphone doesn’t seem to do a lot (and I don’t gave access to camera) but I will try it out later. It’s a well thought app. The core function is really good, I will enjoy trying out the different exercises! The design of the homescreen could be better, looks a bit cluttered. Maybe some background information if it takes off in the future would be nice for people who don’t know the science behi…
It's not fair to judge the microphone when you didn't use the camera to position it correctly.
There is an exact distance and tilt the phone needs to get the best sound, and its not really possible to nail that without the help of the camera.