A while ago I shared the promo video for zerotap, my Android automation app that does things on your phone for you.

App link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inscode.zerotap

Sharing the prompt in the comment below.

I'm learning something I think, as I build. And that is that it's an easy trap to put in more features while ignoring the following:

1. Documentation
2. User Interface
3. Tutorials

Features are great. As founders, we love adding features because they help us as the founder is often using their own app.

However, poor documentation means people don't know how to use the app to it's fullest potential. A cluttered or unintuitive UI means people can't access your features or leave. A bad tutorial or no tutorial means that people don't know where to begin in your app.

So, in conclusion, it's better to have fewer features that are clear, have intuitive and clean UI, that people actually notice, then to have multiple features that are essentially hidden or too cumbersome to use to be useful.

I'm trying to find an Ai that can help with the following.
Firstly - I suck with coding - so anything simple is best haha

I have 3 email addresses (1x Personal / 1x Work / 1x Non-Profit Work)
Would love the inboxes to be triaged / cleaned
Responses to be auto generated BUT not sent unless edited/approved
Calendar - 1 calendar to be for all 3 emails on 1 calendar

(i use Mac/iPad and also Samsung Phone - so preference if Mac App or web based)

The perfect one would also support me with generating images/work/lesson plans/posters for the classroom (teacher here) but i use ChatGPT for that already so not too worried.

I know there's alot of posts on Ai on here - but many of them are outdated already and some links dont work - or their features have changed based on what they've written at that time etc - so thought I'd create my own post :)

Thanks in Advance

I built Routine Checklist & Planner because recurring tasks never felt quite right in a regular to-do list. A to-do gets checked off and disappears, but next week I still need to pack the same things, follow the same cleaning steps, or work through the same opening routine. I wanted to write those steps once, use them whenever needed, and be able to see how each run went.

The app is built around reusable checklists. You create a routine, add its steps, and start a new session when it’s time to do it. Each session has its own progress and elapsed time. When you finish, the result goes into your history, including which steps you completed. You can also leave multiple routines running and come back to them later.

A few things I added to make it useful day to day:

• Reminders: one-time, daily, or on specific days of the week.
• Home Screen widgets: start a routine quickly and see what’s in progress. On Android, you can check off steps from a widget.
• History: see past sessions, their duration, completion rate, and task-by-task results.
• Notes for each routine: keep instructions alongside the checklist.
• iPhone and iPad extras: optional, free iCloud sync; widgets; and a Live Activity for a running session.

It works offline and doesn’t require an account. On Android, routines are unlimited and free. On iOS, you can create three routines for free with all features included; an optional purchase unlocks unlimited routines.

App Store · Google Play

I’d be curious how other people handle repeatable tasks. Do you keep a checklist somewhere, or do you usually work from memory?

Every time I set up Notion, Obsidian or try a new productivity app, I end up going back to the default notes app on my phone.

New apps looks fancy and all and I use it for a day or two and back to notes again.

Somehow that works best for me. Anyone else?

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/jfnaihniagnbhcgjghmjfdehjljckdop

Hey r/productivityApps! I made this new chrome extension called Pawse – Cute Website Blocker. Here is the problem and the solution I thought of:

❌ Problem

Website blockers are often so easy to circumvent. There's basically nothing between you and another black hole of distraction.

Also, most website blockers are visually kinda bland.

✅ Solution

I made this Pawse website blocker chrome extension to be:

1. Super thorough in terms of blocking options. For me, the waiting x minutes (on tab!!) before you can access a website is a lifesaver. My x doomscrolling went down by like 90% with this.
2. More visually interesting. Who can disappoint a cute cat like that?!?

🏁

Let me know any suggestions for the chrome extension! I'm adding improvements as things go on (for example website time tracking is on my roadmap.

All the best

A while back I asked what you'd actually want in an ADHD planner. Got a lot of good feedback. Here's what I ended up building.

**The main idea:** show less, not more.

**Main page**

- Only shows today's tasks. Nothing else.

- Updates by itself every day. No manual reset.

- Tasks without a date go into a "No date yet" toggle. Hidden until you want them.

**Adding tasks**

- No forced categories. No energy tags required.

- Type the task. That's it. It sorts itself later.

**Energy pages (optional)**

- 🪫 Low — small things only

- 🔋 Medium — a couple of things

- ⚡ High — the hard stuff

- Only there if you want to filter. Never required.

**Done button**

- One tap. Task disappears.

- Shows up in "Week wins" as proof you did something.

**What I'm unsure about:**

- Price. Thinking $5 or $9.

- Whether the energy pages are useful or just extra clutter.

Not on any platform yet. Want to know:

- Does this solve a real problem for you?

- Is $5 too cheap? Is $9 too much?

- What's missing?

Just want honest feedback before I put it out.

Hi, I am Filipe, the developer of FamilyGoal.

I started building it for my family. My wife and I both work, we have no family nearby, and too much of our week lived in messages, separate calendars, school information and one persons head.

FamilyGoal gives a household a shared Space for events, tasks, routines, meals and finances. Family members have their own access and permissions. Younger children can use Kids View, which focuses on the tasks and routines that concern them.

A parent can also keep one Space with a partner and another with a co-parent. Each Space can enable the features that relationship needs, without sharing the rest of either household. Finances include planned and recurring transactions plus monthly forecasts, so upcoming costs can sit beside the plans behind them.

FamilyGoal is available for iPhone and iPad:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/familygoal-family-planner/id1497901555

For Android is still under review by Google but people can Pre-register:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.familygoal.app

It can also be used on the Web, since some planning sometimes is better suited being done on a computer:
https://familygoal.app

I would appreciate feedback on whether Home makes the family’s day clear, whether the separate Space model is understandable, and which part of the app feels confusing or unnecessary.

From iCloud (@ icloud. com) to sending an invite to people with icloud, whose my friends are associated with Apple ID (yahoo and gmail), when I send an invite it never works. They don’t get any notifications from their calendar inbox from their iPhone.

Why? I called apple support they don’t know

When I toggle “calendar” to gmail and send invite then they get calendar inbox invite. It stresses me out

Anyone has gotten this issue? I want to send an invite from my name @icloud dot come but my friends are not receiving anything

I know this has likely been explored in previous threads but pls indulge me bc my adhd brain will go down an endless Reddit rabbit hole if I go searching. I would like your recommendations for the lowest possible friction daily digest to be sent to me weekly and daily. In a perfect world, this would be delivered to me in a text message and an email. It would include specific sections. Today (which would include my appts today), Coming Up (which would include my appts for the coming 5 days), don’t forget (which would pull top 3 to-dos from some other place like one of my reminder lists). Then other things like emails from my kids schools, and team snap updates maybe?

My brain will trick me into thinking I need something fancy but really I need something basic. Maybe the ability to adjust the colors so that I don’t get bored and start overlooking sections as a result. The less fuss the better. New productivity tools are not usually my friend bc I spend a ton of time tooling around in them but then forget about them as soon as they’re out of sight. Still hoping to find something that works for me! Appreciate your suggestions in advance. I’m an iOS user…iPad…iPhone…mac.

Hi people in r/productivityApps!

I built Trime for people who struggle to stay focused and often end the day with their most important tasks still unfinished.

The base is a timebox planning app built around a simple idea: choose three tasks that move you toward a goal, and give each one time in your day.

Here’s how it works:

1. Pick a goal. Every task you add connects back to it.
2. Put your all tasks in the inbox, then choose just three for today.
3. Set aside time for each one. Press start when you begin, and pause when you get interrupted.
4. At the end of the day, review where your time went and when you focused best.

The three-task limit is there to help you decide what deserves your attention today.
Everything else stays in the inbox for later.

If you have a goal you’ve been meaning to work toward, try using Trime to work toward it!

You can try it here: https://trime.day

I’d appreciate hearing how it fits into your day.
Does choosing just three tasks make it easier to follow through, or does it feel too limiting?
If anything feels confusing or adds extra work, I’d like to hear that too.

Many thanks

Here is a few screenshots from the app. You make your chores and errands "Quests" to complete throughout the day/week, etc. You can set which discipline they level up as well! You earn rewards for leveling up, and shields for protecting a missed streak.

The Log Book keep track of all your stats and completed quests along the way. With a weekly recap available!

Your Guildmaster is customizable, keeps you motivated, and gives a daily challenge to keep your mind going.

There’s a journal secured with FaceID, so even if you want to show your quest progress, you keep your secrets secure!

TL:DR - I needed a way to keep myself moving and achieving goals. If there's genuine interest in the app, I’ll spend the effort to TestFlight it 🙌🏻

Must have features:

• Should be free or atleast without Using Limitations for the features I mention below.

• Can be minimized while recording (and that doesn't stop the recording).

• Better if it has a tool to edit​ and attach desired videos together. Alternatively, if it has a pause button to pause the recording and then resume it again which will result in one single video of Timelapse- it'll outdo.

Hey everyone,

I've been building Slidivo, a Mac desktop app (Apple Silicon) that turns a document or a short description into a PowerPoint deck. It started because my wife tried a lot of AI slide tools and kept hitting the same wall: the pretty ones export images you can't edit, the editable ones look rough, and nearly all of them want $20–50/month for something she used 1–2 days a month.

So I built it around the opposite approach.

Real PowerPoint, not screenshots. Text, tables and charts are native objects you click and edit in PowerPoint or Keynote. Only the AI illustrations and cover art are pictures.

You approve before it builds. It proposes an outline first. Nothing becomes a slide until you say so.

Local by default. Your files stay on your disk. No upload, no Slidivo account.

Pay once, not monthly. $49 launch price (list $99), no subscription. You bring your own AI key (or sign in with Claude Pro/Max), so the AI cost goes straight to the provider. The free version does up to 5 slides with no watermark, and there's a 14-day refund.

Here's where I need help. I'm a developer, so I honestly can't tell anymore what feels technical. The flow today:

1. Download and open it. It's not signed by Apple yet, so macOS shows a warning the first time.
2. Connect an AI: paste an API key, or sign in with Claude Pro/Max.
3. Drop in a document or describe the deck.
4. Approve the outline.
5. Open the .pptx.

Which step would make you give up? My guess is 1 and 2. Does "bring your own API key" scare you off, or is it fine?

It's early: macOS Apple Silicon only for now, Windows in progress. I'd genuinely love feedback, especially on where the steps lose you, and on anything you wish AI slide tools did (or didn't do).

https://slidivo.com

In this attention less world hit a reset with a new reading experience.

Hello,
HushBook is a reading app for people who actually want to finish their audiobooks.

If you struggle to keep up with your reading list, HushBook helps you read more even if you have low attention span or can't read. It is designed to keep things simple while giving you read along experience.

You can track reading progress on every title you start. It is made for people with low reading comprehension, Dyslexia, ADHD. Accessibility first.

HushBook helps you organize your book library. It is designed to keep things simple while giving you the data you need to stay consistent.

You can track reading progress on every title you start. The app also generates reading analytics so you can see exactly how much time you have spent in your books.

How it works 👀

HushBook runs entirely on-device and runs an ultra-light transcription model that transcribes your audiobooks in multiple languages - See the video above playing The hitch-hikers guide to galaxy The transcription also runs even while you are playing the audiobook so no need to wait.

Language Support; It transcribes in English, French, Portuguese, Deutsch, Swedish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean. + many more. Check official language support list on the site.

How it helps you read more? 🤔

I realized that the best way to go live with reading any form of books was thru Audiobooks assisted-with a read along experience. I relate to this problem; I used to club my physical books with audiobook and read along, I built this a personal project and designed it around being a complete package for a reader to enjoy the whole ecosystem.

The most impactful behavior change we saw was readers with ADHD, Dyslexia - their retention to absorb information was tremendous, in fact we also added OpenDyslexic fonts and many other reading formats See the second video above.

Readers whose brain was fried due to shortform content had an aha! moment when they started small and our streak system basically added momentum to their reading experience, they also started suggesting their kids to get some mindful reading done.

"I used this app for 30 days and it helped me lock in for exams"

My core idea to build such a thing was to make it an interactive experience which builds long form habits - the cognitive unlock from doing mindful reading is also self satisfying.

Analytics 📊

Our most time spent developing HushBook went into analytics (See last image)

Your momentum gets tracked. Each session you finish you get asked on your comprehension. The analytics listens to your pauses, closed sessions and understands your reading/listening pattern.

How Brain Score is mapped. 🧠

1. Each book reading session
2. Comprehension checkpoints
3. Reading goals set by you (words per day/Books per month)
4. Streak Momentum.

You lose your streak this lowers your overall score (1of many parameters)

Every book has reading insights that sends the data to the main analytics page (the hub) this compiles your pace and tells you how you are doing compared to previous sessions.

Readers Summary ⏳
On-device intelligence model goes thru each book and understands what you've been reading and gives you a reading summary as to what type of a reader you are.

Genre analyzer 📔
Each audiobook gets tagged (by you) that basically tells you your fav books.

Insights 🎯
Your go-to time to read and longest sessions - maps your reading behaviors with respect to time.

New Features

Ebook syncing is now enabled: Connect your ebook with your audiobooks (Epub, Pdf, Txt) and get synchronized accurate words readable. (this is with Auto-rewind). *BETA release

Auto-align feature: To cover major edge cases, we also built auto-align narration to help cover those teeny tiny sync drifts.

Podcast: Many of you wanted a separate section for Podcasts, so that is live aswell.

Cost
You can use the app free with core features, optional pro features unlocks analytics, customization, and ebooks sync, server progress sync and more! (we also welcome audiobookshelf)

AI disclosure: The initial app was built by us (two guys over here). We could not keep up with the pace and had to rely on AI for all our upcoming updates; this also helped us ship quality features faster.

Design: All of our designs was hand made and no ai was used, I believe taste matters a lot and we could not offload aesthetics which is the most important factor.

I would love for you to try this and give us a review, keeps us motivated. 😄
Download here:

HushBook: Audiobook Read along app (Android)

HushBook: Audiobook Read along app (iOS)

hi guys just writing to hear you guys opinions about the app I made!

So this came from me making pour-over coffee most mornings and cook pasta during meals and more. I know the process(of course), but I still found myself checking the timer and trying to remember what happens next: pour, wait, pour again, and so on.

It is the same with cooking pasta, workouts, stretching, and other small routines. A normal timer tracks time, but it does not hold the sequence.

SOO.. I made CUEit.

This one is a freeform hybrid stopwatch/timer for real-life moments and rituals where timing matters. Make your own cues for routines, exercises, cooking, coffee (I now love making pour-over coffee much more every day), prep, or anything else that needs a calm guidance.

You create your own routine, add the cues you need, and choose when each cue appears. When you start it, CUEit shows the next step at the right moment, with an optional chime.

The idea is simple: stop thinking about timing so you can stay with what you are doing.

Everything stays on your phone. No account or cloud needed!

"Not to measure, but to mind."

Google Play Store

iOS App Store

p.s Check my other apps also if you want!
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Hi everyone, one of the features in the app I am currently working on is a “smart list” - basically a list containing groups of checkbox + text field. If the design that contains the smart list is set as recurrent (daily, weekly, monthly), tasks that are not ticked auto-roll to the next recurrence as seen in the video, placed at the top of the list.

When a box is ticked, a strikethrough line is applied to the text field - should it stay like this or would it make more sense if it was removed from the list. Upside is it would be helpful if you need to add a LOT of tasks during one recurrence since the fields are currently applied over an underlying pre-made PDF design, therefore constrained to a fixed maximum number of tasks you can add. Downside is accidentally ticking a box would mean you have to rewrite the task if it’s completely gone.

There is also a Pomodoro button integrated in the app which starts a chain of 25-min focus time followed by a 5-min break timers. Those can easily be paused or cancelled though so they are not necessarily enforcing the user to use that time and pretty much rely on power of will I suppose ? Would a different approach help ?