Launched this week
Kiki for Mac
The accountability monster that keeps you focused on a task
360 followers
The accountability monster that keeps you focused on a task
360 followers
look, we both know how this goes. you sit down to work. you check one thing. then it's been 40 minutes and you're watching a guy restore a rusty knife on youtube. 〰〰 kiki lives on your mac and helps you actually finish the things you start. choose your focus. pick your apps. hit start. kiki works alongside you, typing away in the corner. 〰〰 get distracted and kiki has opinions. flips your lights. sets things on fire. focus and you might just finish that project you've been avoiding.
Kiki for Mac
Hey Product Hunt, I'm Isaac.
I made Kiki because I'm distractible. Like, impressively so.
I already use blocking apps. Instagram is gone. Twitter is gone. The obvious stuff is handled. But somehow I'd still sit down to write and end up reorganizing my Notion for two hours. Technically productive. Completely off task.
Kiki isn't about blocking. It's about intention. Pick one thing. Choose the apps you need. Everything else—even the "productive" stuff—is a distraction.
Wander off and Kiki gets pissed. Starts with a nudge. Then Kiki's flipping your lights on and off. Setting things on fire. Keeping you on track.
It worked for me. Then friends started asking for their own. Now Kiki's here for everyone.
If your problem isn't just social media but "let me quickly check Slack while I'm supposed to be writing"—this might be for you.
Kiki's giving away 20 free annual subscriptions to the best (or most desperate) focus tricks in the comments (whether it worked or not). Kiki will judge.
For everyone else, we're offering 20% off to celebrate our launch with code PH20.
Oh, and if you're curious: I'm a designer—spent a long time at Google Creative Lab, started a studio called Early Works, and have shipped things like Google Recorder, Asterix, and Moon Mirror (we turned a solar facility into the world's largest moonlight-powered display). I also used Kiki to make Kiki. So, you know. It works.
@blankensmith Very cool. congrats on the launch. Rusty knife ftw.
@blankensmith As a fellow side-quest specialist I need this! 🏃🏃🏃
My current focus hack is noise-cancelling headphones + Steve Reich "Music for 18 musicians" — gets me in the ZONE.
Kiki for Mac
@elliottburford One side-quest specialist to another, you won a year of Kiki. We'll message you on Instagram with the code. Steve Reich is the correct answer, by the way. Kiki's been saying this for years.
Congrats on the launch! Kiki’s “focus or else” vibe plus app-level blocking feels like the perfect mix of accountability and fun for getting deep work done on Mac.
Kiki for Mac
@zeiki_yu Thanks! We really tried to balance making an app that helps us get serious work done, without taking itself too seriously
Congrats on the launch! I'd love to use it! Question: it runs offline/locally, doesn't it? Why don't you guys offer a pay-once/lifetime purchase option as well?
Kiki for Mac
@nzsalamon Hey Nestor, thanks! Yep, it runs locally and works offline. You're one step ahead of us. We're planning to add a one-time purchase option soon. Hope you give Kiki a try!
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Kiki for Mac
@curiouskitty Hi friendly robot. Kiki isn't trying to out-block blockers or out-time timers. Kiki makes focusing feel like something you're doing with someone, not something being done to you. You pick one thing. Kiki joins you. Wander off and Kiki reacts. It's accountability meets playfulness. That's the switching reason we hear most, people actually enjoy using it.
OMG this is amazing! I love the idea of Kiki typing away and roasting me when I get distracted. Does it integrate with Pomodoro timers for even deeper focus sessions?
Kiki for Mac
@jaydev13 Yep! It has a built in pomodoro timer.
This is such a fun product — I love the creativity and personality in Kiki!
Quick question: do you plan to support Windows and mobile devices in the future?
Sometimes my biggest distractions come from my phone, so it would be amazing to have Kiki keeping me on track across all my devices.
Kiki for Mac
@mrpop Hey Alex! We're playing around with mobile right now. The goal is to help people focus while they're on their computer, but yeah, phones are often the thing pulling us away.
We're exploring a simple Kiki app that just locks your phone when you start a session on your computer. No promises, but if testers tell us it's worth it, we'll ship it.
Windows too. We'd love to, but we're a small team. If we hear from enough people wanting it, we'll build it.
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@mrpop @blankensmith +1 for Windows version
Kiki for Mac
@zahran_dabbagh Thanks! That kind of task based work is exactly how i need to focus to get things done...like working on making Kiki!