Wick
Light a candle, name one intention, and do deep work
Get picks like this daily. Today's launch numbers, the top launches, AI and tech news, and a daily opportunity pick, straight to your inbox.
Want to reach these readers? Sponsor an issue.
Wick turns focus into a ritual. Light a candle, name one honest intention, and start a Pomodoro, Flowtime or plain timer while a small flame burns beside you; put the phone face down and it keeps the time. Turn on the Shield to keep distracting apps behind a gentle wall, with an exit always available. Wick only counts the focus you really gave, so your history reflects real work, not padded numbers.
PH · launched Oct 20, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 67%) · 0 views
Niche: focus and countdown timer apps · 195 launches, 20 in the last 7 days ▼ -5% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
- iOS
- Productivity
- Time Tracking
Visit website ↗ Source listing ↗
More like this: all 195 launches in focus and countdown timer apps →
Could you build this?
Partial The timer and candle UI are easy to build, but face-down phone detection and an app-blocking 'Shield' depend on platform-specific OS permissions and native mobile or desktop work.
What it would actually take: A realistic version is a native iOS and Android app, using motion sensors for face-down detection and platform screen-time or app-blocking APIs for the Shield. The hard part is OS-level access that Apple and Google restrict and review tightly, which requires native mobile expertise and careful compliance work.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 233 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #140 of 234 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 285 days after the earliest competitor.
- Candlelit · ph · 2026-10-30 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- Focus & Tea Timer · ph · 2026-10-20 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- Daily Focus: Pomodoro Timer · ph · 2026-10-21 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- Quietra · ph · 2026-09-23 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- Lighthouse · ph · 2026-10-17 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- SHINELAND™ Focus · ph · 2026-09-22 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- TimeCarver · ph · 2026-11-08 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- One Small Thing · ph · 2026-09-08 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.42
The niche, labels, vibe code rating and competitor comparison on this page are analysis by Nicheloom. If you use them, please credit nicheloom.com. How you may use our data.