Left transforms how you perceive time through elegant dot visualizations. Each dot represents a unit of time - whether it's days, weeks, months or a broader perspective of your life's journey. A new approach to make the most of every moment.
Hello everyone 👋, this is Cristian, the maker of Left, and I want to give you a quick overview about my app!
Two months ago, I came across Tim Urban's fascinating post about visualizing life in weeks. That visualization changed my perspective on time completely, so I decided to turn this concept into something I could see daily, in my home screen.
What's Left about?
It's a simple idea: turning time into interactive dots. The app gives you three perspectives:
- Your life journey (each dot represents a week)
- This year's progress (perfect for staying on track with yearly goals)
- Your month at a glance (for those day-to-day moments)
I also created widgets so you can keep these time visualizations right on your home screen. You canals change colors, add special moments and a few hidden extra features.
Yes, it is completely free. This started as a side project while working on other apps and my actual job. I want to keep it that way - just a helpful tool anyone can use. No ads, no subscriptions, no hidden costs. While I might add some premium features later, what you get now will always be there for free.
What's next?
- More time perspectives (a custom date, day, week and a few funny ones)
- Widget customization options
- Time travel
- Extra colour themes and icons
I know seeing your life in dots might seem daunting at first, but I've found it oddly inspiring. Each dot is an opportunity - it's not about counting down, but making each moment count.
You can grab Left on the App Store ( https://apps.apple.com/us/app/le... ) completely free. All I ask is a nice review and to spread the app, it helps!
Feel free to share your thoughts, suggestions and questions in the comments.
Thanks everyone :)
Hey Cristian! Loved it and even more knowing the story behind it. Visualizing moments as dots also changed my mind and I'm truly happy to see you helping on this. Wish you all the best!
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@cristianrus4 Please make it for Android users as well.
Great app to remind ourself every single day.
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As a person who loves mechanical watches, I find this is a really interesting way of making a digital time keeping interesting. Haptics on the app are a nice touch!
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Wow, I made a physical calendar with time left visualization (was called POLYCALENDAR. i don’t make it anymore but you can google it). This app is AWESOME dude! Congrats on the launch. I’m a fan! 🫶🏻
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Cool idea but I could see this being an add-on to an existing app, rather than a whole app of its own. Don't get me wrong - I'm all for supporting new start-ups. I had seen this feature and widget in the 'Stoic.' app and hence, I commented.
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Cool idea but I could see this being an add-on to an existing app, rather than a whole app of its own. Don't get me wrong - I'm all for supporting new start-ups. I had seen this feature and widget in the 'Stoic.' app and hence, I commented.