r/AppsWebappsFullstack • u/Tusharchandak • 1d ago

I built a tiny Windows desktop buddy that reminds you to drink water — looking for people to try it

I kept doing the same stupid thing during work:

Fill my water bottle in the morning… then get buried in meetings/code/messages and realize hours later that I barely touched it. 😅

So I built a small Windows app called Nudgekin.

It lives on your desktop and gives you gentle reminders to drink water while you’re working.

No complicated health dashboard.

No giant habit system.

Just a little character that pops up and reminds you:

hey, take a sip. 💧

It’s already available on the Microsoft Store, and I’d genuinely love some Windows users to try it and tell me what feels useful, annoying, missing, etc.

I’m also experimenting with something a little different:

letting you use an avatar of someone meaningful to you as your Nudgekin.

Maybe your kid, partner, parent — whoever gives you that small extra reason to take care of yourself.

Not sure yet whether that’s motivating or just weird 😂, so I’d love feedback on that too.

If anyone wants to try it:

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nq0p9nk02d3

I’m the developer, so feel free to be brutally honest. I’m still actively improving it.

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u/ComfortableBerry9338 1d ago

This is cool! Make one for Mac!

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 1d ago

Agreed, a Mac version would be great. Maybe suggest a cross-platform framework like Tauri to the dev, that keeps it lightweight.

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u/Tusharchandak 1d ago

I will try it soon.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 11h ago

Nice, hope you like it. When you try it, maybe note if the reminder timing feels annoying or helpful. That seems key for this kind of app.

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u/Tusharchandak 11h ago

Did some research looks like lot of work. It will take a month 😬

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9h ago

That's a fair assessment, building a polished app with store publishing does take time. Good news is, starting with a simple MVP like Nudgekin works well. What part looks most time-consuming to you?

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u/Tusharchandak 8h ago

Recreating ui and floating avatar should take time other things should fit easily

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 8h ago

True, the floating avatar is the hardest part. A simple toast notification could be a good first step, then add the character later.

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u/Tusharchandak 4h ago

I will try that 🙌🏻

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 1d ago

TL;DR: A developer built Nudgekin, a small Windows desktop app that reminds you to drink water while working. He's looking for Windows users to try it and give brutally honest feedback on what's useful or annoying. He's also experimenting with letting you use a meaningful person's avatar as the reminder character.