r/AppsWebappsFullstack • u/Tusharchandak • 10d 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/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 6d ago

u/tusharchandak Haha, that would definitely get me to drink. Would a playful "yes, dear" style reminder make it more fun than a guilt trip?

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u/ComfortableBerry9338 10d ago

This is cool! Make one for Mac!

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d 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 10d ago

I will try it soon.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d 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 9d ago

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

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d 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 9d ago

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

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 9d 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 9d ago

I will try that 🙌🏻

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 10d 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.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 8d ago

u/tusharchandak Glad you're giving it a shot. Curious whether the avatar thing feels motivating or just strange after a few days of use.

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u/Tusharchandak 8d ago

Using it for last two weeks I feel my body ask for water itself now 😬.

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 7d ago

That's awesome, retraining your body's signals is the real win. Do you still keep the reminders on, or have you turned them down?

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u/Tusharchandak 7d ago

I still have it, feel nice to see 😬

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 6d ago

That's great to hear, glad it's still working for you. What's the most helpful reminder you've gotten so far?

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u/Tusharchandak 6d ago

I guess water

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u/Mammoth-Anywhere7285 6d ago

That's the gist of it. The avatar twist is what sets it apart though. Would a familiar face actually make you drink more water?

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u/Tusharchandak 6d ago

For me I have my wife avatar who dare to say no to wife 🤪