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Hey there, I've been on the lookout for a self-hosted, privacy-conscious user analytics solution to track mobile apps. This is my experience of using Matomo for that very purpose. I'd love to know if anyone has experience with it as well!

Hi HN, Benedict the developer here.

Timist is an app for iOS that combines time-tracking with a Pomodoro-inspired session and break system.

You can use it as a productivity tool to keep your mind at the top of its game by switching between sessions with deep focus and short breaks. All the while, Timist also lets you track your time.

The app was originally launched in the summer of last year, but never made it to HN and has evolved quite a bit since then. It's free to download and use (with an optional subscription).

Let me know what you think!

Not as of right now. I am considering other distribution channels like Gumroad. Would that work for you?

Maybe I should consider adding sync and creating MonkeyMind for iOS as well...

I had the same notes file, and a piece of paper where I would write stuff like that down. I'm glad you like it!

Thanks for the kind words. Sync is definitely something I'm considering, but I can't promise any timelines.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad MonkeyMind is useful to you.

Quick question about the right-click: What exactly do you mean? Right click on the settings icon or anywhere in the list?

As for Alfred: it's probably simpler to just set up a separate keyboard shortcut for MonkeyMind.

I like that idea, but I also want to keep the user experience really simple. Would you want to display a single list from Reminders? Or show all reminders alongside?

And the other way around: would you add to Reminders from MonkeyMind?

Great idea. What exactly would you do with that? Simply open up the list and look at the past entries?

Damn, that's a great name too...

That's pretty much the same place where I started as well (the RW tutorial). For the library: HotKey is exactly what I used. Simple to set up, works with the Xcode Package manager and does exactly what it says.

Hey HN, Benedict the developer here.

I built MonkeyMind as a scratchpad for thoughts while in deep focus. Whenever something pops up in my mind, I needed a place to put it and get back to work.

Pen and paper can do the trick, but something with a Spotlight-like shortcut would be better.

And that is what MonkeyMind does. A simple global keyboard shortcut to add items and an app that lives in the menubar and gets out of your way.

Let me know what you think!