53 comments

  • v9v a day ago

    I understand that this has very little relevance for a pomodoro app where the intent is to create a fictional atmosphere to help you focus, but with the mention of Middle Eastern music I was reminded of this (admittedly long) video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LR511iAedYU

    • jona-f 19 hours ago

      I mean he's not wrong, but why would I watch this nearly 2 hours narcissist orgy? Too much talking, too little music. This video is primarily about this dude making himself look good, which also seriously questions his credibility.

    • globular-toast 19 hours ago

      tl;dw

      Is the music in the app "real" middle eastern music or not? What's an example of something real if not?

  • lovegrenoble a day ago

    Nice, I'm a pluviophile, and really like this one: https://rainbowhunt.com

    • Avicebron a day ago

      > pluviophile

      TIL, thank you lovegrenoble for bringing this adjective into my life. I always just said "Oh I don't mind the rain"...for years..

    • ShadowUnknown a day ago

      I love rain too. That site looks cool, thanks for sharing

    • reg_dunlop a day ago

      Either your suggestion or OPs caused my phone to begin to heat significantly within seconds.

      For shame, these are great tools...

      • cl3misch 12 hours ago

        In desktop Firefox it maxes out one core while OP's link is the active tab. When the tab is in the background, CPU usage looks negligible.

    • busymom0 a day ago

      For anyone curious:

      > A pluviophile is a person who loves rain and rainy days. It's someone who finds joy, peace, or comfort in the sight, sound, and atmosphere of rain. The term combines the Latin word "pluvia" (rain) with the suffix "-phile" (lover of).

  • uxamanda a day ago

    Looks nice, immediately wanted to multiselect audio (rain AND Middle East)

  • rasso 18 hours ago

    Beautiful! If you could find a way to connect this to Music for Programming [0], that would be awesome.

    [0] https://musicforprogramming.net/latest/

    • ShadowUnknown 17 hours ago

      Good idea. I don’t know how to hook it up exactly, but I can add this type of music.

  • itake 7 hours ago

    Did you use vibe coding for this? This looks similar to a boltnew output

    • ShadowUnknown 6 hours ago

      Nope, just took a bit of help on some parts. The text below was styled by AI to fit the theme, that’s probably why it feels that way.

      • serf 4 hours ago

        intense use of emojis everywhere, rounded button styles, strangely upside-down and random particle effects; these are all things that claude/chatgpt/gemini start peppering in like crazy if any prompt for an app calls for 'flashy/fancy/impressive' -- so I have to say that the vibe coding thing was my first thought too (and not because of the wording).

        still it looks great however it ended up getting made.

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  • ShadowUnknown a day ago

    Really appreciate all the responses and ideas here. If you think someone else might enjoy it, feel free to share it around. Thanks for checking it out!

  • ozim a day ago

    Friendly reminder that you might want to drop “pomodoro” from your app.

    To officially use the Pomodoro® name and logo in your application or platform, you must acquire a license.

    https://www.pomodorotechnique.com/pomodoro-licenses/

    • masspro a day ago

      Can we collectively retcon an unencumbered replacement name for such things? Odoromop?

      • jagged-chisel a day ago

        Sounds like a naming idea for a cleaning implement that came up in Mr Clean marketing meeting and was immediately dismissed.

        • satiric 4 hours ago

          I think it's probably a mop that spreads odors instead of getting rid of them.

    • nilamo 20 hours ago

      I thought common words were free use...? You don't need a license with Apple to make an apple shaped pomodoro timer.

      • ozim 14 hours ago

        If you make shoes and call them pomodoros I guess that’s fine.

        If you make an app that competes with and implements the same idea and you call it the same that doesn’t sound like “free” or “fair” use.

    • ShadowUnknown a day ago

      Thanks for the heads up. I’ll look into it.

  • zem a day ago

    I couldn't find any way to switch from rain to one of the other soundscapes - is the idea that the tool itself just varies them randomly?

    • netsharc a day ago

      Gear icon on the top right, in the desktop version.

      • zem a day ago

        ah, thanks, managed to miss that altogether!

        • ShadowUnknown a day ago

          Glad you found it lol. It’s on the mobile version too if you ever try it there.

  • all2 a day ago

    Can we bring our own playlist? This would be right up my alley with synthwave.

    • ShadowUnknown 17 hours ago

      Hmm, your own playlist sounds fun. I’ll keep it in mind, but sooner than that I might just add some synthwave for you.

  • ramon156 a day ago

    Gonna try this out during work tmrw. Thank you for an awesome project!

    • ShadowUnknown a day ago

      Made my day. Hope it keeps you locked in at work.

  • kstrauser a day ago

    This is really, really nice. Thank you for sharing it!

  • klunky a day ago

    Great idea ! Very nice website

  • ChrisArchitect a day ago

    > The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. It uses a kitchen timer to break work into intervals, typically 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. Each interval is known as a pomodoro, from the Italian word for tomato, after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer that Cirillo used while a university student.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

  • hoseja 14 hours ago

    Increase your productivity while rotting your brain!

    Strange proposal.

  • azaras a day ago

    Is it not 25 min too short for a focus period? I listen to Andrew Haberman that 90 min is the time you maintain focus.

    • certyfreak 19 hours ago

      90 mins of focus but you take intermittent 5 mins break times after every 25 mins. After 90 mins you take a brief long break.

  • karamalaskar a day ago

    love it! great job

  • johnsmith4739 a day ago

    nicely done

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