rocketsloth

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   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   Awesome, I'll take a look. My main reason for choosing mp3 was compatibility, but I didn't research it thoroughly, I just chose the cookie cutter option. My app is currently min 5.0 so this seems like a very viable option. Thanks
2. 32.▲
   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   ya very fair, I'll look into this after some analysis, thank you!
3. 33.▲
   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   "That said, I applaud the OP for learning the Android APIs in a creative way." Appreciate that and thanks for your feedback.
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   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   I'm a huge timely fan and didn't realize they were so young when they made it, that's awesome. Thanks for the kind words too. I don't take it personally at all though, everyone is entitled to their opinion
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   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   Hi! Thanks so much for this very detailed feedback and glad you like the testimonials :). intro/onboarding feedback: I agree with you and will look at ways to cut it down both in length and quality - I just removed the "Try tappin
6. 36.▲
   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   Really appreciate the feedback, I'm exploring several options for this that will be added in the near future and think that you're right, snooze is only half the battle.
7. 37.▲
   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   That's a really interesting question that I'm going to look in to. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. At the moment if you pay for the ad free version, ads are immediately destroyed and prevented from loading from there o
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   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   "The more you clamp down on ways to exploit the system the more player's will respect their achievement." Those are very wise words and something that never crossed my mind. Master Sloth will definitely be making an appearanc
9. 39.▲
   by rocketsloth 9y ago

   is this so that you have to go to the bathroom in the morning so badly that you wake up naturally?
10. 40.▲
    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Thanks, I'm so glad someone noticed. Also as a disclaimer, my mom is super supportive and uses my app every day.
11. 41.▲
    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    I should have been more clear about that, my apologies. I've only made the Android app so far and have plans to work on an iOS one soon
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    That's my mistake, I didn't even notice that and will fix it in a bit. Thank you.
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Thanks for the catch! Classic English language, am I right. Appreciate that :)
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    That's a really well designed app, thanks for sharing. I really like their bedtime reinforcement mechanism. Sleep town seems to be much more focused on the scheduling aspect of sleep and reinforcing strict routines whereas at the momen
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Thanks for the feedback. There is currently a hard limit in place where a user can't count a star towards the constellation based achievement system unless it grows for a minimum of one hour to prevent unethical star farming. Do you th
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Thanks and 100%! The moment I get a chance I'm going to dive in
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Thank you, I knew I wasn't the only one. Really like Bx too
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Thanks! I didn't want to force people in to the "money shredder" mode, but I think that it works really well and provides an effective uninstall/force quit protection for users who try to take shortcuts to dismiss the al
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    I'm sure a lot of people will feel the same way as you and I completely respect that. I made this app above all else to learn as much Android as I could after graduating. I tried to expand on a simple concept to make something I though
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    I've gotten that request from quite a few people now and am looking in to ways to add that functionality to the alarm while preserving the overall idea of setting meaningful alarms with consequences. The reason behind the single button
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    this app has quite a few dismissal methods designed to do similar things to all these examples, like having to scan a QR code (which is optimally taped to your bathroom mirror to force you to get out of bed), having to solve a brain teaser
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    I agree that screens likely play a big role in messing up a lot of bedtime routines. I have a few ideas for updates in the near future to combat this issue, but I don't think I know how to shut off computers and TVs from an app yet and
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    you sound just like my mom!
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    I definitely can't guarantee you won't snooze cause the app is only a tool to help, but with some effort on a users part and settings like qr dismissal along with an annoying, loud ringtone like "digital style", this app
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Thank you :)
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Reinforcing good bedtime habits is a really interesting idea. Even if that can't guarantee a person is sleeping, it can force people to set their phones down for the night which is something at least I could definitely use. Maybe somet
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Thank you, really appreciate that
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    100% there are several dismissal options and one of them is just a simple stop button that you press to collect your star
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    by rocketsloth 9y ago

    Hi HN, I just wanted to add that I'm looking for any kind of feedback on the app. I've been working on it since graduating in may and released it a couple of days ago.
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    Show HN: Nebula – Alarm clock where you grow stars while you sleep(alextumanov.com)

    345 points by rocketsloth 9y ago|154 comments