Florent Perillat

Florent Perillat

@floperillat.bsky.social

Designer, iOS dev, working on https://getstudious.app, available on the App Store

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Turn your Mac’s notch into a focus timer. Studious for macOS is coming soon. It will sync with your iPhone, letting you start a focus session and block apps on both devices with just one tap.

To give you some context, users asked me to make it harder to unblock apps in the middle of a focus session. So I obliged. It’s optional, but if you turn it on, you’ll have to type a random sentence. There’ll be different difficulty levels, from mildly annoying to truly painful.

Didn’t expect that nearly 3/4 of my conversions would happen at the end of the onboarding before users even tried the app. Takeaway: don’t be afraid to show your paywall early.

Just added a new mode to Studious, focus with no time limit. You just hit start and focus until you’re done. For now I’m calling it “Open session” but I’m not sold on the name yet… What would you guys call it? 🤔

I finally launched my app on the App Store! Studious brings your calendar, tasks and focus timer in a single app. This lets you: - Automatically start timers during events - Block apps directly from your calendar - Check off tasks as you focus Give it a try ↓

Technical question for iOS devs, how do you update a custom timer in a Live Activity? I hate using a Text(timerInterval) because of the lack of formatting options, and the hh:mm:ss format literally makes me feel like my phone is about to self destruct.

I tried using push notifications using Upstash and Vercel which works perfectly, only to realize the rate limit is ~40/hour (low priority)… Has anyone ever tried to implement this? and did you find a way out of the timerInterval supremacy?

Is it just me or has “vibe coding” lost all meaning? I feel like we should draw the line between asking AI to code for you and actually code with AI as a tool. One is prompting, the other is still engineering.

Indie devs, do you need an extra pair of eyes for your designs? 👀 Drop what you’re working on in the 💬 → App UI/UX → App Store Screenshots → Landing page, App Icons, you name it! I'll reply with some constructive feedback and glow-up ideas ✨

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4/5 - Stick to your schedule 📵 → Now that you have a plan in place, you're less likely to get distracted. But to stay on track you can block distracting apps on your phone as an extra layer of defense

5/5 - Try Flowmino This is a daily planner that helps you stick to your plans: 🗓️ → Sync with your calendar 📵 → Block apps in one tap 🔒 → Keep up with your schedule from your Lock Screen Try it and let me know how it works for you👇

apps.apple.com‎Block Apps & Focus: Flowmino‎Flowmino helps you structure your day, be focused and stay away from distracting apps. Integrating Flowmino into your routine can help you: - Stick to your plans and build discipline - Boost your pr...
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