Comment by nmm
2 years ago
I was always terrible at getting out of bed. I tried some alarm clock apps that gave you challenges (solve a math problem, scan a barcode, etc). That worked until I realized I could just kill the app and stay in bed.
I realized I needed something outside of the app to push me. So I ended up building Nuj. https://nuj.app
It’s an alarm clock app that charges me $10 if I don’t get up and scan my toothpaste barcode within a 5 mins of my 7am alarm.
The alarms are stored in the cloud so if I kill the app or try to cheat, I still get charged the penalty. Also, alarms “lock” 1 hour before going off so I can’t turn off the alarm and stay in bed if I wake up before it goes off.
Brilliant idea, but I could see this being a pain if your mobile network is down. I suppose if you have both wifi and mobile data it's pretty unlikely that you won't be able to respond to the nudge in time