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Normal_gaussian 13 hours ago [-]
This is a great (and tight) execution of a neat concept. I'm not in the garden of Apple so unfortunately I can't play with it, but the preview is thorough. I particularly like the voice integration. I sympathise with some of the time allocation issues you mention, particularly when it comes to important but not urgent things.
Relatedly - I've struggled a lot in the last year with time tracking for fixed price projects (not so important, but useful) and billable hours (very important) largely due to the amount of parallelism I now do; and I think this notion of a "chess clock" may unblock me on building my own tracker for this!
fmos 7 hours ago [-]
Thank you for your kind feedback!
Yes, I'd feel honored if the concept gained traction.
renierbotha 3 hours ago [-]
This is great and NOT another pomodoro and I gladly paid £2 for this piece of software which I COULD throw at Fable and probably get something similar but honestly can't be arsed and just want the app.
fmos 3 hours ago [-]
That's the attitude. :-) Thank you!
Btw, good luck with Fable working with Watch Connectivity and AlarmKit. I mean, it does try hard. ;-)
daitangio 5 hours ago [-]
Very nice, I will buy it.
I am also searching a special feature which add recurring alarms like every 45 minutes (for remembering to get up from my desk).
Can you add a feature like that or point me to a similar app?
fmos 5 hours ago [-]
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Yes, some type of regular notification similar to the one-time wrap-up notification is something I would definetely consider. This overlaps with the Pomodoro-type of apps, which is why it wasn't top priority for me so far.
skylurk 2 hours ago [-]
Just bought it. Is there a day of week feature or "weekend mode" planned?
fmos 1 hours ago [-]
Thank you!
There is no such feature currently. The way I use it is that I simply ignore it on weekends.
What behaviour would you expect from a weekend mode?
skylurk 1 hours ago [-]
For me the same feature set is fine, it's just a different breakdown of time.
On weekdays I have configured 8 hours of work (that I might still subdivide later). On weekends I would like to replace that block with "Chores" and "Nap" :)
fmos 59 minutes ago [-]
Makes sense, thank you for taking the time to describe it. I will consider adding something that covers this need.
skylurk 52 minutes ago [-]
I like the way the alarms app lets you specify exactly which days of the week a repeating alarm applies to.
petreradu 3 hours ago [-]
I’ve been looking for ages for a good timekeeping/organizing app.
This looks really nice. Definitely giving it a try now. I will come back with feedback and suggestions
fmos 2 hours ago [-]
Thank you for giving it a try! I look forward to your impressions and ideas.
FlipAvraham 3 hours ago [-]
This looks great! However, I would love it if you added support for macOS (and iPadOS) as well. Is this such a large request? I will definitely purchase once macOS support is built in.
fmos 3 hours ago [-]
Thank you for taking the time and posting this. This is not an extremely improbable direction. I will consider it.
deanputney 13 hours ago [-]
Very nice, I like your approach and design.
Counting up would be preferred for me on some tasks. Sometimes the timesheet approach is needed, it'd be great if you could support both.
fmos 7 hours ago [-]
Could you explain your use case? When do you prefer counting up over counting down and why?
You could set up a priority with the minimum budget (15m) and log everything as "over work". Of course, that will lack visibility in the chart.
pimlottc 13 hours ago [-]
I don’t understand what the timers labeled “still yours” mean in the sample images. Is that just a user label or some sort of special category for eg uncategorized time?
I also don’t understand what the different colored parts of the ring represent.
fmos 7 hours ago [-]
Thank you for your questions!
"Still yours" shows the total time available over all priorities.
The different ring segments represent the time allocated (available=light and used=dark) of each priority in the color you assigned to that priorty.
ktimespi 5 hours ago [-]
This sounds very useful to me, unfortunately i don't own an iPhone.
fmos 5 hours ago [-]
Thank you for your feedback anyway - I hope, someone else picks it up!
michael_luog 9 hours ago [-]
I'm a little confused the you and me in “Alarms you when this budget runs out” and "Also cue me to wrap up time",
fmos 7 hours ago [-]
There are two types of notification:
1) When budget runs out (available time goes to zero), there is always an alarm, like for the typical system timer.
2) Optionally, you can enable a notification to nudge you slightly ealier, e.g. 10 minutes. This allows you to prepare to wrap up what you are doing so you can actually stop (e.g. in a "close the lid" sense) when time is up.
smy20011 5 hours ago [-]
The "What makes it different" feels so AI-generated :(
fmos 5 hours ago [-]
Thanks for taking the time to point out the impression. I have rewritten it more casually.
ilumanty 4 hours ago [-]
Color scheme and typography also scream Claude. But nice idea.
fmos 4 hours ago [-]
Thanks!
I hear you. Not in love with those particular colors either. I need (a) 5 light + 5 dark colors (b) that are pairwise discernible when next to each other and (c) don't get confused immediately with Apple's Activity rings. That last (c) unfortunately rules out many popular open/free color schemes from charting libraries I know.
I'm no expert on colors (nor typography), so will gladly take input from anyone more proficient than me.
BOOSTERHIDROGEN 12 hours ago [-]
Would it be possible to self-hosted for web app ?
mittermayr 5 hours ago [-]
If you wait until tomorrow, someone will have sloppy-copied this and posted here, I am sure of it.
fmos 7 hours ago [-]
There is no web app I'm afraid.
koinedad 13 hours ago [-]
I like the idea. The alarm helps the transition.
fmos 7 hours ago [-]
Thank you! Yes, the alarm was the single most important requirement for me.
cyrilng 8 hours ago [-]
I hope you consider bringing this to Android.
fmos 7 hours ago [-]
Unfortunately, I have no such plans and no OwnTime for that ;)
I guess, if there is interest, it will be possible to use the website as a guidance for whoever or whatever may implement an Android version. I’d feel honored.
ktimespi 5 hours ago [-]
If you don't mind posting a video tour of the app, I would work on it.
fmos 5 hours ago [-]
I don't mind at all. The video already on the website shows the main screen with interactions over time. The only other screen (except for the basic info screen with links) is the "edit" dialog on the second static screenshot below. The "add" dialog is the same view with a different header. If you tell me what else you'd need, I will see what I can do.
drcongo 3 hours ago [-]
I need something like this, but haven't been able to find anything. I'm mildly ASD and having time boxed todo items in an easy "this is what you need to do next, tick it off when it's done" way is basically the only thing that works for my brain. Many years ago I used to have a macOS menubar app that let you arrange your tasks on a timeline of the day, it was magnificent.
fmos 3 hours ago [-]
Thank you for sharing your experience.
I kept OwnTime strictly separate from todos. There are so many great apps for that. I would consider linking priorities into external todo apps, e.g. if it would be possible to deep link into a certain group of todos in the app of your choice. So you could go OwnTime -> priority -> switch to todos associated with that priority.
torranx 8 hours ago [-]
if I understand correctly, the time set are not extendable no?
Preset color themes would be nice to have :)
fmos 7 hours ago [-]
Thank you for your interest. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by time set.
You can add as many priorities as you want.
You can do and track "over work" as well. It is displayed as negative budget, but not indicated in the chart.
ndjdkdjej 4 hours ago [-]
That's a nice side project, however pomodoro timers are a dime a dozen
fmos 3 hours ago [-]
Thank you.
I know, and I didn't need a Pomodoro timer.
What Pomodoro doesn't show you and is at the heart of this app: the things you neglect, front and center, not in the shape of todos (and bad feelings) but it the shape of your personal priorities.
Relatedly - I've struggled a lot in the last year with time tracking for fixed price projects (not so important, but useful) and billable hours (very important) largely due to the amount of parallelism I now do; and I think this notion of a "chess clock" may unblock me on building my own tracker for this!
Yes, I'd feel honored if the concept gained traction.
Btw, good luck with Fable working with Watch Connectivity and AlarmKit. I mean, it does try hard. ;-)
Can you add a feature like that or point me to a similar app?
Yes, some type of regular notification similar to the one-time wrap-up notification is something I would definetely consider. This overlaps with the Pomodoro-type of apps, which is why it wasn't top priority for me so far.
There is no such feature currently. The way I use it is that I simply ignore it on weekends.
What behaviour would you expect from a weekend mode?
On weekdays I have configured 8 hours of work (that I might still subdivide later). On weekends I would like to replace that block with "Chores" and "Nap" :)
This looks really nice. Definitely giving it a try now. I will come back with feedback and suggestions
Counting up would be preferred for me on some tasks. Sometimes the timesheet approach is needed, it'd be great if you could support both.
You could set up a priority with the minimum budget (15m) and log everything as "over work". Of course, that will lack visibility in the chart.
I also don’t understand what the different colored parts of the ring represent.
"Still yours" shows the total time available over all priorities.
The different ring segments represent the time allocated (available=light and used=dark) of each priority in the color you assigned to that priorty.
I hear you. Not in love with those particular colors either. I need (a) 5 light + 5 dark colors (b) that are pairwise discernible when next to each other and (c) don't get confused immediately with Apple's Activity rings. That last (c) unfortunately rules out many popular open/free color schemes from charting libraries I know.
I'm no expert on colors (nor typography), so will gladly take input from anyone more proficient than me.
I guess, if there is interest, it will be possible to use the website as a guidance for whoever or whatever may implement an Android version. I’d feel honored.
I kept OwnTime strictly separate from todos. There are so many great apps for that. I would consider linking priorities into external todo apps, e.g. if it would be possible to deep link into a certain group of todos in the app of your choice. So you could go OwnTime -> priority -> switch to todos associated with that priority.
Preset color themes would be nice to have :)
You can add as many priorities as you want.
You can do and track "over work" as well. It is displayed as negative budget, but not indicated in the chart.
I know, and I didn't need a Pomodoro timer.
What Pomodoro doesn't show you and is at the heart of this app: the things you neglect, front and center, not in the shape of todos (and bad feelings) but it the shape of your personal priorities.