I made a fireplace for your wrist (and widgets)
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I was bored and cold so I made a simple fireplace app to keep your icons and wrist warm this coming winter. Relax in front of a comforting pixelated fire! It's for iOS.https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fireplace-for-your-phone/id675...Features:- Widget in varying sizes to enjoy a warming fireplace on your phone - Companion watch app to enjoy a mini fireplace wherever you go - Various customisation options for flames and colours (small unlock IAP)There are no subscriptions, just like a real fireplace (I assume, who know these days)https://fireplacephone.com/
HN · launched Nov 14, 2025 · 22 upvotes (top 29%) · 0 views
Niche: virtual desktop pets and widgets · 184 launches, 15 in the last 7 days ▼ -21% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Hardware & robotics
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes A simple iOS fireplace animation app with WidgetKit support uses basic SpriteKit/SwiftUI views and standard Apple widget templates.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Pixel Fireplace (Steam/itch.io), aafire (Linux terminal), YouTube fireplace videos
Concerns raised: User tracking via looping animation, Android ecosystem difficult for developers, Play Store users don't pay for apps, iOS/watchOS development complexity with Xcode
Feature requests: Android version, Desktop/TV versions, Logs feature (coming soon), Crypto mining to generate actual heat, Hand warmer functionality
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 279 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #116 of 280 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 16 days after the earliest competitor.
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