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For those unfamiliar, the name is based on the Kiki/Bouba effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect

>Is there any way to trick Kiki?

>Several users have tried. None have succeeded.

But then

>What browsers does Kiki support?

>KIKI supports Chrome and Safari. Other browsers can confuse it. Stick to those two.

I was using selfcontrol during my studies. It works by temporarily blocking certain domains on your hosts file. Happy to see it still exists, and free

https://selfcontrolapp.com/

The kind of people who are easily distracted like this are the kind of people that will be very unlikely to configure an application filter for each task. What would be immensely more useful would be a (local) AI that periodically looks at your screen, uses context clues to figure out what you're doing, and first uses social pressure to get you on track, and eventually just closes it if you keep getting distracted.

Putting the ones on the user to manage this is just adding one additional thing that requires executive function.

Cool addiction blocker product. Also ties into a strange concept whereby something has value because you pay for it as opposed to the other way around. This idea probably generalises to any kind of self help app that people normally get for free and ignore. If you can provide enough polish to justify a luxury price tag people may invest!

For $60/year, I'd expect a lot more from software that runs on my own computer with no additional services provided.

Please, put info that this is Apple-only in the FAQ. I got it after reading through the whole page and clicking "download app" on my Android phone.

> Used by smart, distractible, individuals at .....

the more I see that - the less I trust

Some day I want it explained to me why it's impossible to put controls on a computer. Computers follow symbolic mathematical rules, so, "you're only allowed to run this app for 30 minutes" seems like a really easy command to follow. But you cannot buy software that actually, reliably causes this to occur at any cost on any device.

It seems like there are three hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and forbidding things.

Why is this a subscription?

Does it come with the little red fella sitting on your screen? If not then its a waste of money. If it does then its worth every cent.

I made a web extension like this a while back. Called Prod, it’s a similar idea but in the browser. Feel free to use it it’s free and there are no plans to change it. Been around for years.

prodtodolist.com if you’re interested

What if Kiki misunderstands you, and now you have to complete an impossible task before you can use your PC again?

> KIKI supports Chrome and Safari. Other browsers can confuse it. Stick to those two.

If I have to download a brand-new browser just to use this app, what's stopping me from switching back to Firefox to evade the blocks?

This is a nice idea, but no firefox support and subscription model means this isn't getting used (by me, at least).

> Why isn't Kiki free?

> We need to eat. You need to finish things. That's capitalism, baby. Also, you value things you pay for (unlike those 17 free apps you downloaded and never opened).

Huh, I think I just found some new copy text for the SAAS I'm building!

That's my daughter's nickname. She is distraction personified.

I'd prefer bouba

Congrats on the character design and animations! Brought me a smile.

Focusme for windows has been around a long time.

can't open the site man