I built a tiny Mac cat for payday progress - would this help or distract you?
Hi Product Hunt - I'm launching Payday Kitty tomorrow and would genuinely love early feedback before it goes live.
It is a tiny macOS desktop companion that turns a workday into visible payday progress: a floating cat, a progress bar, and a small coin animation that changes as your day moves forward.
The idea is simple, but personal: work can feel abstract. Hours pass, energy drops, and the reward is often invisible until later. I wanted to make that invisible progress feel a little more tangible, warm, and fun.
I tried to keep the product quiet and local-first: no account, no analytics, no salary data uploaded. There is privacy mode if you do not want numbers visible on screen, a lightweight floating UI instead of another dashboard, and cat states that move from tired during work to happier near the end of the day.
Short launch video:
Interactive demo:
https://dist-colvin-ys-projects.vercel.app/demo/index.html
I would love your honest take: would this kind of desktop pet make your workday feel more fun, or would it become distracting? Should salary numbers be visible by default, or should privacy mode be the default? What small interaction would make the cat feel more delightful?
I am still learning how to make tiny software feel useful without becoming noisy, so any feedback is very welcome.

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