Show HN: A rain Pomodoro with brown noise, ASMR, and Middle Eastern music

104•ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

I built this because most Pomodoro timers felt too sterile.

I wanted something that actually pulls you in with rain, brown noise, soft ASMR, and a few Middle Eastern tracks. Added animated backgrounds so it’s not just a blank screen.

Runs fully in your browser. No accounts, no tracking, just open it and focus.

If you give it a try or have ideas to make it better, I’d love to hear.

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uxamanda•7mo ago

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

netsharc•7mo ago

I suppose one could do it with... 2 browser tabs. Ah but you end up with 2 countdowns.

Makes me wonder about the difference between "ambient cafe: Starbucks" vs "ambient cafe: somewhere in the Middle East"...

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

A cozy cafe in the middle of a desert with rain outside. Not sure if that makes sense, but I love the vibe

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

Haha never thought about that. Maybe I can find a way to add something like that.

egypturnash•7mo ago

https://mynoise.net has a ton of sound generators, pomodoro mode, and lets you mix the generators any way you like (see https://mynoise.net/superGenMaker.php) or combine the stems from multiple generators into one (see the directions at the bottom of https://mynoise.net/Community/).

xdfgh1112•7mo ago

After donating you can also have it make an hour long MP3 of any mix which is useful when offline.

strictnein•7mo ago

I had the same thought. I've been layering multiple ASMR/ambient youtube videos recently and I find it amazingly relaxing.

For example, currently listening to these three:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNi5yUO14jg

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trpcSJtvMxk

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCLrDKAv9Fw

There's a million different options out there and it's surprising what layers well.

johnsmith4739•7mo ago

nicely done

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

Really appreciate it

zem•7mo 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•7mo ago

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

zem•7mo ago

ah, thanks, managed to miss that altogether!

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

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

karamalaskar•7mo ago

love it! great job

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

Thank you, means a lot

lovegrenoble•7mo ago

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

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

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

Avicebron•7mo 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..

swah•7mo ago

I don't mind if I have good footwear and a raincoat. Does that make me a rain hater or rain lover? Need dry socks at all times!

reg_dunlop•7mo ago

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

For shame, these are great tools...

cl3misch•7mo 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•7mo 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).

ramon156•7mo ago

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

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

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

v9v•7mo 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•7mo 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•7mo ago

tl;dw

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

ShadowUnknown•7mo 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•7mo 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•7mo ago

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

jagged-chisel•7mo ago

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

satiric•7mo ago

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

euroderf•6mo ago

Actually "mop" is just a metaphor cooked up by the marketing department. Odoromap uses advanced catalytic technology to convert nasty odors to pleasant ones.

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

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

spookie•7mo ago

Use Tomato

nilamo•7mo ago

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

ozim•7mo 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.

klunky•7mo ago

Great idea ! Very nice website

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

Thanks

all2•7mo ago

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

ShadowUnknown•7mo 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.

ChrisArchitect•7mo 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

kstrauser•7mo ago

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

ShadowUnknown•7mo ago

Thanks! Means a lot.

azaras•7mo 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•7mo 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.

rasso•7mo 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•7mo ago

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

hoseja•7mo ago

Increase your productivity while rotting your brain!

Strange proposal.

itake•7mo ago

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

ShadowUnknown•7mo 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•7mo 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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