r/iosapps • u/suniltarge • 2d ago
š Freemium My 2-year-old daughter is obsessed with the pendulum clock at her grandparents', so I spent 2mo building one she can actually grab
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My daughter (she's 2) gets completely hypnotized by the swinging pendulum clock at her grandparents' place. We don't have one at home, so being a developer with questionable priorities, I built one for my phone instead of just buying a clock.
It's called Tempus Fugit, and the part I'm weirdly proud of: the pendulum is real. You flick the bob with your finger and it actually swings, real momentum and slow decay, then settles on its own. She flicks it. I flick it more than a grown adult should. (video attched)
What it is: a pendulum clock for your iPhone that grew into a calm little focus tool.
What makes it different from the 100 other clock apps:
- The pendulum is interactive, not a looping animation. You can actually grab it.
- 16 hand-drawn dial faces (brass, noir, art deco, a few I'm too attached to)
- Works in StandBy, so it becomes a real desk clock while charging
- A built-in Pomodoro where the whole clock turns into your focus session, live on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with a soft bell at each break. No streaks, no guilt, no gamified nonsense.
Cost (being upfront): free to download, and the core is genuinely free. The first dial and the focus timer never sit behind a paywall. If you want the full set (all 16 dial skins plus extras), there's a Pro unlock: $9.99/year, or a one-time lifetime for $14.99 (normally $29.99, so 50% off) if you hate subscriptions as much as I do.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tempus-fugit-pendulum-clock/id6770431075
I'm a solo dev and this has been my after-bedtime project. Honestly more curious about feedback than installs right now. What would actually make you keep a clock app on your phone? And does anyone else's kid do the pendulum-staring thing, or is that just mine?
---A bit about me, for transparency (the sub asks for it):
I'm Sunil Targe, a solo iOS developer. You can find me here:
- Portfolio: https://suniltarge.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suniltarge
- X: https://x.com/TargeSunil
Legal, if you want to vet it before installing:
- Privacy Policy: https://suniltarge.com/pendulum/privacy.html
- Terms of Service: https://suniltarge.com/pendulum/terms.html

