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Show HN: I made a fireplace for your wrist (and widgets)
I was bored and cold so I made a simple fireplace app to keep your icons and wrist warm this coming winter. Relax in front of a comforting pixelated fire! It's for iOS.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fireplace-for-your-phone/id6755163915 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fireplace-for-your-phone/id675...
Features:
- Widget in varying sizes to enjoy a warming fireplace on your phone
- Companion watch app to enjoy a mini fireplace wherever you go
- Various customisation options for flames and colours (small unlock IAP)
There are no subscriptions, just like a real fireplace (I assume, who know these days)
https://fireplacephone.com/ https://fireplacephone.com/
- fersarr 1y agolooks cool, are you planning an Android version? what was the biggest challenge in making this?
- kingofspain 1y agoHadn’t really thought about it tbh, maybe. Depends how fussy Android widgets and the watch stuff (which is the challenge. iOS widgets are a pain and doing any dev pairing with Xcode and a watch… lets just say I’m glad it’s all on fire…)
- sgt 1y agoI had a similar situation with one of my apps. I decided not to; Android ecosystem is a bit horrible as a developer, and also Play Store users don't tend to pay for apps. Since then, Google has cleaned up the Play Store a bit so maybe things are different now but still... nothing eats the dev ecosystem for building iOS, WatchOS etc apps.
- sunrunner 1y agoPerfect timing, I was looking for something to keep my apps warm this winter since they're not fond of the iPod Socks I've been using (too itchy). For people looking for desktop or TV versions, I can also recommend: - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678480/Pixel_Fireplace/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678480/Pixel_Fireplace/ - https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy8GU_19V4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy8GU_19V4E
- anticorporate 1y agoSorry, I don't have an iDevice, so I'll have to take comfort in keeping my terminal warm instead. https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-aafire https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-aafire
- madc 1y agoReminds me of the wonderful thing: https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace
- kingofspain 1y agoI love this
- kingofspain 1y agoWeird, I posted this last week and it got a couple of views but I assumed just wasn’t popular enough and now it’s back?! Anyway I’ve made a few little updates since this, the main one being you can share fireplaces with friends and enemies (both static and animated). Thanks for checking it out!
- stronglikedan 1y agoYou could make a version for Android that uses as much processor as possible to heat up the device, and especially Galaxy devices, to actually warm the users' hands.
- kingofspain 1y agoIf you promise not to sue, I’ll get right on it
- www_harka_com 1y agoHahahhaha! Yes, please!
- juancn 1y agoA "hand warmer" app, somebody has to have made one already.
- zetanor 1y agoMake it mine crypto to actually generate heat.
- nowaymo6237 1y agoAre the in app purchases for logs?
- kingofspain 1y agoHa, no but logs are to come soon
- sgt 1y agoGreat app. And wow, Apple has really nailed their ecosystem. Took me 3-4 secs to install on my phone, for it to also appear on my watch in all its fiery glory.
- kingofspain 1y agoExcellent! Glad you like it.
- _august 1y ago> There are no subscriptions, just like a real fireplace well, logs are an irl subscription
- Ruthalas 1y agoIn both cases you pay for the energy used, it's just that there are many more steps to get that energy to your watch!
- andro_dev 1y agoI wish there was no tracking. I don't want to be tracked because I installed a looping animation.