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Problem
Users struggle with kids' passive screen time which leads to passive watching without educational or creative engagement
Solution
An AI companion that transforms screen time into engaging learning, creativity, and discovery through interactive activities and personalized content (e.g., quizzes, storytelling, problem-solving tasks)
Customers
Parents with young children (3-12 years old) seeking educational screen time solutions
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Unique Features
AI dynamically adapts content to kids' interests and learning pace, integrates learning with popular media formats (e.g., cartoons), and provides parental progress tracking
User Comments
Helps reduce guilt about screen time
Kids now ask educational questions after use
Easy to set up and monitor
More engaging than YouTube Kids
Wish it had multilingual support
Traction
Launched 2 months ago, 1.2k Product Hunt upvotes, featured in 3 parenting newsletters
Market Size
Global edtech for K-12 was valued at $227.9 billion in 2023 (HolonIQ)
LockedIn: Screen Time Control
Screen time management made fun.
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Problem
Users struggle with traditional screen time management apps that lack engagement and offer ineffective app-blocking features, leading to inconsistency and continued distractions.
Solution
A mobile app (LockedIn) where users can block distracting apps using a sassy mascot Lok, set goals, and receive witty nudges to make screen time management fun (e.g., locking apps, saving 1h 45m daily).
Customers
Digital professionals, remote workers, students, and entrepreneurs seeking to reduce phone addiction and improve focus.
Unique Features
Gamified screen time control with a humorous AI companion (Lok), real-time progress tracking, and lighthearted accountability mechanisms.
User Comments
Helps reduce procrastination
Lok’s humor makes staying disciplined enjoyable
Saves significant daily time
Effective app-blocking features
Better than generic screen time trackers
Traction
Launched in 2024, 1,500+ downloads (ProductHunt), founder has 1.2K followers on X. Early-stage traction with limited disclosed revenue.
Market Size
The global digital wellness market is projected to reach $16 billion by 2027 (Allied Market Research).
Aegis AI: Focus & Screen Time App
Stop brainrot, reclaim hours daily. AI Coaching & Tools
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Problem
Users manually setting screen time limits fail to account for individual usage patterns, leading to ineffective self-regulation and persistent distractions.
Solution
Aegis AI is an AI-driven screen time management app that automatically adjusts limits based on behavioral analysis, provides focus coaching, and blocks addictive apps in real-time.
Customers
Digital professionals, remote workers, students, and parents seeking to reduce phone overuse while balancing work/study commitments.
Unique Features
Adaptive AI model personalizes limits hourly/daily + "digital detox" mode with guided focus sessions + behavior-triggered app blocking.
User Comments
Reduced daily screen time by 2.3 hours within a week
Personalized coaching helped break TikTok addiction cycle
App blocking during work hours increased productivity
Intuitive interface compared to manual limit apps
Wishlist: Family plan for child device management
Traction
Launched 2 months ago with 5,200+ users (ProductHunt #2 of Day)
3.7K Discord community members
Founder @davealbert has 5,200+ Twitter/X followers
Market Size
Global screen time management market projected to reach $5 billion by 2030 (CAGR 13.2%), driven by 68% workforce struggling with digital distractions (Nielsen 2023).
MoodShift: Mindful Screen Time
Replace Doomscrolling
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Problem
Users struggle with excessive screen time and doomscrolling, relying on basic screen time trackers or willpower alone. Ineffective in mindfully reducing screen time leads to procrastination and negative mental health impacts.
Solution
A mindfulness-based screen time control tool that helps users track usage, set mindful goals, and replace doomscrolling habits. Mindful interventions and habit transformation via guided breathing exercises, focus modes, and habit streaks.
Customers
Professionals, students, and digital wellness enthusiasts aged 18-45 seeking intentional device usage while balancing productivity and mental well-being.
Unique Features
Combines behavioral psychology with mindfulness techniques, offering contextual nudges instead of blunt app blockers. Unique 'Mindful Scroll Breaks' replace compulsive habits with intentional actions.
User Comments
Reduced my screen time by 40% in 2 weeks
First app that actually changed my scrolling habits
Guided breathing helps me reset focus
Simple but powerful streak system
Design feels calming, not punitive
Traction
Launched 3 months ago with 2,800+ Product Hunt upvotes, 15k+ active users. Founder has 4.2k Twitter followers. Bootstrapped with $12k MRR from freemium model.
Market Size
Global digital wellness market projected to reach $3.5 billion by 2025 (Grand View Research). 87% of smartphone users report compulsive scrolling habits (Pew Research).
Problem
Users struggle with manually resist distractions using willpower alone and face existing app blockers simply block access without addressing the root cause of cravings, leading to inefficient habit formation.
Solution
A mobile app that intercepts users when opening distracting apps and prompts habit-building actions using science-backed craving delay and habit stacking, like suggesting breathing exercises or to-do list tasks.
Customers
Busy professionals seeking productivity, students combating procrastination, and individuals aiming to reduce screen time addiction.
Unique Features
Behavioral science-driven intervention (craving delay), habit stacking integration, and contextual mindfulness prompts instead of rigid blocking.
User Comments
Effectively interrupts mindless scrolling
Delay mechanism helps rethink urges
Builds micro-habits seamlessly
Occasional false triggers
Interface is minimalist and calming
Traction
2,800+ Product Hunt upvotes (2023 launch), 50,000+ downloads, freemium model with $4.99/month subscription, founder @monk_app has 1.2k Twitter followers.
Market Size
Global productivity apps market valued at $58 billion in 2023 (Grand View Research).
Blockrr: screen time control
Walk more. Scroll less.
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Problem
Users struggle with unreliable self-regulation methods to reduce screen time, leading to excessive doomscrolling and decreased productivity.
Solution
A mobile app that blocks distracting apps until users walk a set number of steps, converting physical activity into screen time allowances and automating habit-building.
Customers
Busy professionals, students, remote workers, and parents seeking to minimize distractions and improve focus through enforced movement.
Unique Features
Step-based app unlocking mechanism, gamified screen-time conversion, and automatic enforcement without manual intervention.
User Comments
Reduces mindless scrolling effectively
Motivates daily walking
Simplifies habit formation
Occasional step-tracking inaccuracies
Limited app-blocking customization
Traction
Launched in 2023, featured on ProductHunt with 1,200+ upvotes, 50k+ downloads, and partnerships with wellness platforms.
Market Size
The global digital wellness market is projected to reach $20 billion by 2027 (Statista, 2023).
Connect Four
Turn ChatGPT wait time into game time with Connect Four
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Problem
Users experience waiting during ChatGPT's response time with idle time, leading to unproductive breaks and potential context switching.
Solution
A Chrome Extension that seamlessly adds a Connect Four game into the ChatGPT window, enabling users to play against an AI opponent (Minimax algorithm) using keyboard shortcuts (1-7 to drop tokens, R to restart) while waiting for responses.
Customers
Professionals, students, and developers who frequently use ChatGPT and seek brief distractions without leaving the interface.
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Unique Features
Integration directly into ChatGPT's UI, AI opponent with Minimax algorithm, keyboard controls, and no loss of chat context during gameplay.
User Comments
Fun way to kill time during waits
Surprisingly challenging AI
Easy to use with shortcuts
Seamless ChatGPT integration
Minimal disruption to workflow
Traction
Newly launched on ProductHunt (exact metrics unavailable), but Chrome Web Store lists 500+ active installs (as of 2023).
Market Size
The global Chrome Extensions market is projected to grow at 12.3% CAGR, reaching $1.89 billion by 2023 (Statista).
Comm Screen
Real time shopfloor communication made easy with comm screen
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Problem
Manufacturers rely on manual or outdated methods (e.g., PA systems, paper memos) for shopfloor communication, leading to delays in broadcasting alerts, safety messages, and updates and inefficient visual coordination.
Solution
A real-time shop floor communication software enabling users to instantly broadcast alerts, updates, safety messages, and visuals to digital screens, such as displaying machine downtime alerts or safety protocol reminders in real time.
Customers
Manufacturing managers, floor supervisors, and operations leads in mid-sized to large manufacturing facilities (e.g., automotive, consumer goods) requiring rapid, centralized communication.
Unique Features
Real-time screen updates, seamless integration with existing shopfloor systems, centralized dashboard for message management, and no-code setup for instant deployment.
User Comments
Simplifies emergency alerts during equipment failures
Reduces miscommunication between shifts
Improves compliance with safety protocols
Easy to deploy on existing screens
Customizable visuals for specific workflows
Traction
Launched in 2024 with 89 upvotes on ProductHunt (as of October 2024). Positioning to capture small-to-mid-sized manufacturers, with early adopters in automotive and electronics sectors.
Market Size
The global manufacturing execution systems (MES) market, a comparable segment, is projected to reach $12.5 billion by 2025 (MarketsandMarkets).
Time to Time Calculator
Calculate time between two dates
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Problem
Users struggle to calculate the time between two dates accurately and quickly
Solution
A web-based Time Calculator tool that provides accurate results in seconds for calculating the time differences between two dates
Calculate time between two dates with accurate results in seconds for days, months, and years differences
Customers
Professionals needing to calculate precise time intervals for projects, events, or personal use
Alternatives
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Unique Features
Accurate time calculation in seconds
Provides differences in days, months, and years
User Comments
Fast and accurate time calculations
Great tool for project planning
Saves time and effort in manual calculations
User-friendly interface
Useful for various time-related tasks
Traction
Growing user base with positive feedback
Increasing usage for project management and personal tasks
Market Size
Global market for time management tools was estimated at approximately $12.61 billion in 2021
Time Shift
Understand global time
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Problem
Users struggle to manage global time zones efficiently for scheduling meetings, planning travel, or checking times worldwide.
Solution
A web-based tool, Time Shift, that helps users effortlessly manage global time zones. Users can schedule meetings, plan travel, or check times worldwide with ease using its intuitive design.
Customers
Professionals working across different time zones who need to schedule meetings, plan travel, or coordinate activities with people from around the world.
Alternatives
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Unique Features
Intuitive design that simplifies the process of managing global time zones, effortlessly schedule meetings, plan travel, and check times worldwide.
User Comments
Easy-to-use tool for managing time zones efficiently.
Saves time when scheduling meetings with participants from different countries.
Great for planning international travel and coordinating activities across time zones.
Intuitive interface and useful features.
Highly recommended for professionals working globally.
Traction
Time Shift has gained significant traction with over 50,000 users since its launch, receiving positive feedback for its usability and effectiveness.
Market Size
Global market for time management tools is valued at approximately $4.5 billion.