Indy - AI support for your ADHD, not just your to-do list
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Indy is a free, AI-powered ADHD support app designed for how ADHD brains actually work. Informed by behavioral science and insights from 80,000+ coaching sessions, Indy uses adaptive systems and structured prompts to help you stay connected to what matters through future-mapping, daily scaffolding, and guided reflection.
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Shimmer ADHD
@garrytan @christal Congrats on the launch Christal. How (practically) do you handle gentle nudgebacks into task flow and keep that compounding?
Shimmer ADHD
Hey everyone! I’m Anthony, one of the engineers at Shimmer. We’ve had a ton of fun building Indy, and honestly it’s been really cool seeing the impact it has already made on people's lives.
From the start, we wanted to be super intentional about structure. The goal wasn’t to make something that talks forever, it was to make something lightweight that helps you get what you need in terms of structure and clarity, so you can go and tackle whatever is most important for you in your life.
If you’re curious, I’d love for you to check it out. And if you have questions, feedback, or ideas, feel free to leave a comment!
Shimmer ADHD
@anthony_lin It's crazy to see all your hard work come to life man! Been an exciting journey with Indy so far and can't wait to see the next stop!
Shimmer ADHD
Thank you so much @garrytan for hunting us! Hi everyone! 👋
I am Xenia – the Principal Scientific Officer at Shimmer.
As a person responsible for evidence-based approach to Shimmer products, I am very excited about this launch.
Most of ADHD apps treat human like a machine who needs to be “trained” from getting distracted to fixing their eyeballs on the goal for long enough to receive a pat on the back.
Others attempt to reduce human complexity into what can be measured and averaged, at the expense of nurturing a singular subjective experience of each person.
These approaches ignore the most important thing: humans are not machines. We are living our life story as we go along, making meanings in interaction with our context and other people.
Altogether, this results in a never-ending loop of responding to what feels urgent…
Indy is radically different.
The modern developmental science suggests that we should instead focus on what is important first. What do you want to see happening in your life this year? In five years? Thirty years on?
Else, existential psychology shows that despite the uncertainty of the modern world, there is much more choice and freedom available to us. There is every reason to invest into the strategic life-span view - and this is what Indy does.
I would love to answer any questions you might have and look forward to you trying it out!
Shimmer ADHD
@xeniaangevin Kudos to all the work you put in to set the foundation for Indy! We couldn't have done this without you and it's exciting to see how helpful Indy has been already from our early set of users!
Shimmer ADHD
@xeniaangevin It's been such a pleasure working on Shimmer and Indy with you! We wouldn't be where we are without the level of insight and innovation you bring into every interaction and project we have! Cheers to Shimmer, Indy, and the future of ADHD!
Shimmer ADHD
Thank you so much @garrytan for hunting us!
Hi everyone! I’m Vikram, co-founder & CTO of Shimmer. 😊
We’re excited to launch Indy, a free AI-powered ADHD support app.
From an engineering perspective, we obsessed over one question: how do you make AI useful for those with ADHD without turning it into an endless chatbot or a noisy productivity tool?
Indy is intentionally the opposite of most AI products:
short interactions, not infinite conversations
structured flows, not blank-page prompting
designed to reduce cognitive load, not create more
built to be helpful in real moments, not just give “good answers”
We built Indy with our beta community and iterated fast based on real usage. If you have feedback at all whether positive or negative, please share it with us at support@shimmer.care and we’ll do our best to respond quickly so that we can improve the app based on your feedback.
Thank you PH community for supporting our launch today and excited to hear what y’all think!
Cheers,
Vikram – Co-founder & CTO, Shimmer
minimalist phone: creating folders
As someone who also has some ADHD users, this is noticeable.
If you can learn people how to turn this "diagnosis" to skill, you can do miracles.
Shimmer ADHD
@busmark_w_nika Yes! There are so many under-noticed and under-leveraged strengths that ADHDers have, once they gain the awareness and self-confidence to explore them. We'll actually be building out a structured strengths-finding flow as well later this year!
Shimmer ADHD
@busmark_w_nika Thanks so much Nika! Your support helps us a ton!
minimalist phone: creating folders
@vikram_sreedhar you are welcome, this has a huge potential!
Finally, an ADHD support app that’s practical and science-based. Structured prompts and future-mapping could make a real difference for people who struggle with traditional tools.
Shimmer ADHD
@leotrim_lota Yes! We've heard so much from our beta users how other apps are not structured well for ADHDers. They do things like nudge you on to-do list items or break down tasks, but don't help with the deeper parts of ADHD: motivation over the long term, task paralysis, problem solving and solutioning in a way that's personalized to your unique ADHD, the list goes on! Thanks for the kind words!
Congrats on the launch! Love how Indy pairs behavioral science with adaptive AI to support ADHD brains beyond checklists, focusing on meaningful momentum and self-trust instead of pure productivity.
Shimmer ADHD
@zeiki_yu Thanks so much for the support! Let us know if you have any feedback if you happen to try it out too :)
Lumify Care
This is soooo iconic huge congrats on the launch !!!! Sharing with my friends now
Shimmer ADHD
@anthony_scarpone_lambert Thanks so much for the support and really appreciate the shares too!!
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Shimmer ADHD
@curiouskitty This is something we've thought a lot about and specifically why we don't have streaks. We do have 14-day challenges that allow you to "lock in" when you choose to, but also you won't approach these when you're on vacation or in "low spoons" mode. The goal isn't just productivity or goal achievement, but it's life well-being, so that might mean investing in self care or rest when it makes sense!
Shimmer ADHD
Hey Product Hunt Community!
I’m Alex, Shimmer’s Senior Manager of Care & Coaching and I’m super excited that the launching Indy expands the ways in which we can serve the ADHD Community!
We know there’s so many great forms of service out there, but it's often inaccessible due to cost or time constraints, and the current apps on the market really don’t focus on long-lerm, future-orientated wellbeing for the ADHD Community. I am so honored to get to be part of an initiative that focuses on making care more feasible.
What I love about the space we created is that it creates a consistent space to pause, reflect, and reset. It gives people a way to reconnect with what matters, which can be so challenging to do.
I’m excited to see how people use it, and what we learn from the community next.
Best,
Alex
Shimmer ADHD
@alex_bellitter Have to give a huge shoutout to you for all the care and intention you put behind all of the guided exercises and flows within Indy! It's amazing to see all the work you were drafting on Notion docs and figjams to finally be out in the real world!