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Show HN: EvoCat – A Gamified iOS App Blocker

https://evocat.app/
2•anzerarkin•4h ago
I’ve always struggled with mindless scrolling, even when I had important work to do. Timers and app blockers never stuck — they felt boring and were easy to bypass.

I built EvoCat as a small side project to solve my own problem. It’s a simple iOS app that blocks distracting apps and websites, but adds a fun layer of gamification: • You earn XP for staying focused • You evolve a digital cat as your self-control grows • Each evolution makes the blocking stronger (harder to quit sessions)

It’s still in early beta, but this approach has helped me stay more mindful with my phone use.

Would love any feedback, ideas, or critiques.

Link: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/evocat?utm_source=other&ut... (also live on TestFlight for iOS users)

Unending ransomware attacks are a symptom, not the sickness

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/12/opinion_column_ransomware/
1•chrisjj•1m ago•0 comments

The Design of Everyday Things (1987) [video]

https://archive.org/details/The_Psychology_of_Everyday_Things_Donald_A._Normal_Institute_for_Cognitive_Scien
1•alasr•3m ago•0 comments

The AI Con – Emily M Bender and Alex Hanna

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-ai-con-emily-bender-alex-hanna-ai-hype-2025-5
1•rendang•5m ago•1 comments

When Cost of Misclassification Is Higher for the Customer Than for the Business

https://www.gojiberries.io/when-cost-of-misclassification-is-much-higher-for-the-customer-than-the-business/
1•goji_berries•8m ago•1 comments

Google's Jeff Dean on the Coming Era of Virtual Engineers [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq8MhTFCs80
1•xnx•10m ago•0 comments

Apple's Widget Backdoor [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdJ_y1c_j_I
1•patrikcsak•11m ago•0 comments

Ticketmaster will show the full price of your ticket up front to comply with law

https://www.theverge.com/news/665087/ticketmaster-all-in-prices-junk-fees
2•coloneltcb•11m ago•0 comments

Farmers Sued over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/climate/trump-deleted-climate-website-farmers-lawsuit.html
4•xnx•14m ago•0 comments

UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom pressured to enforce censorship and surveillance

https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-online-safety-act-strategic-priorities-ofcom-censorship-surveillance-age-verification
1•like_any_other•16m ago•0 comments

Trump executive order demands pharma industry price cuts

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/trump-says-he-will-cut-drug-prices-by-59-2025-05-12/
5•tlogan•17m ago•0 comments

Netflix Is Built on Java

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMPMiy0NsUs
1•birdculture•20m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: I burnt out, quit my job – any advice on moving to freelance/consulting?

1•gardennoise•28m ago•0 comments

Tesla to build EV assembly plant in India

https://inc42.com/buzz/tesla-eyeing-assembly-plant-in-satara-report/
1•alephnerd•28m ago•0 comments

Sketch user credentials leaked in logs

https://communications.sketch.com/security-incident-crash-logs
2•ksajadi•29m ago•0 comments

Is it Euro-poor, or Ameri-poor?

https://walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/is-it-euro-poor-or-ameri-poor
1•decimalenough•30m ago•0 comments

Project Reality: Making the Nintendo 64 (1996)

https://steveshepard.com/blog/making-the-nintendo-64/
3•wicket•30m ago•0 comments

Google: Helping startups build what's next with the AI Futures Fund

https://blog.google/technology/google-labs/ai-futures-fund/
1•ZeroCool2u•34m ago•0 comments

On-device jpg to WebP to PNG etc.

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/imageraptor-image-converter/id6744852761?mt=12
1•wayviator•36m ago•1 comments

Devlog: A Better Collision Detection

https://fomenko.fr/devlogs/better-collision-detection/
1•kooparse•37m ago•0 comments

How to Build a Legal Document Chat with Ducky.ai

https://ducky.ai/blog/fineprint-how-to-build-a-legal-document-chat-with-ducky-ai
1•handfuloflight•40m ago•1 comments

Understanding LucasArts' iMUSE System

https://github.com/meshula/LabMidi/blob/main/LabMuse/imuse-technical.md
3•todsacerdoti•40m ago•0 comments

Slack Is Down

https://slack-status.com/2025-05/7b32241eb41a54aa
3•wgjordan•40m ago•1 comments

Army cuts athletic trainers from fitness teams, with medics to take up Slack

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-holistic-fitness-trainers/
2•PaulHoule•41m ago•0 comments

Observation.org biodiversity project free animal/plant image recognition apps

https://observation.org/apps/
1•retro_guy•42m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Open-source AI code review agent that's aware of your entire codebase

https://docs.sourcebot.dev/docs/agents/review-agent
4•msukkarieh•43m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built ThumblifyAI to generate scroll-stopping YT thumbnails with AI

https://thumblifyai.com/
1•alizaid•45m ago•0 comments

Long Before Intel, Ronler Acres and the Land Had a Rich History

https://hillsboroherald.com/long-before-intel-ronler-acres-and-the-land-had-a-rich-history/
1•osnium123•47m ago•1 comments

My little script turned into a Profitable SaaS

3•MoJony•47m ago•0 comments

Chimpanzee groups drum with distinct rhythms

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250509121903.htm
2•docmechanic•49m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: Is Slack Down?

39•abatilo•53m ago•21 comments