A new application called Recently It started on the App Store a few weeks ago, targeting people with ADHD to help them arrive in time and reward them to do so.
The service is designed to help users manage their travel plans by alerting them when it was time to leave for a trip, sending reminders 30 minutes, 10 minutes and 5 minutes before departure. It also has live activities on the iPhone and Apple Watch that display a countdown to leave.
To encourage early departures, it recently uses a four -level reward system.
The easiest level, “Goldfish”, awards users 3 points to be early, 2 points to be in time and 0 to delay, while the other levels – “coffee”, “big” and “yoda” – are progressively less forgiving. Yoda, for example, removes 2 points to delay.
As users accumulate points, they upload and unlock various virtual characters into the application that serve as badges. While the reward may look simple, it can provide users with a sense of progress and completion.
Recently, it was created by Indie Erik Macinnis developer to meet the challenges facing people with ADHD, especially about time management.
“I have always been the” delayed “in my friends group,” Macinnis told TechCrunch. “For many of us, our most difficult challenges to leave are blindness and bad time.
While there are other similar applications – such as an Android app called Time to leave – Macinnis believes they are outdated. Adhd applications like Structured and Itch They are mainly for task management and do not specifically face blinding time for movement.
During our tests, we found it recently to be useful, but we want to provide time estimates for large cities that use public transport or cycling. Currently, the application only offers options for driving or walking.
Despite this little restriction, we believe that the application can be successful between the demographic goal.
People with ADHD often feel non -mobilized and experts often suggest using a reward system to help self -discipline. Another Gamified app, FinchHe has gained attention to the point of his point. The self -care application encourages users to complete daily work at home or to participate in other healthy habits, rewarding them with points that can be used to adapt their virtual pet.
Macinnis revealed future plans for the last time, which include a social trait that automatically alerts friends when users leave, when they are five minutes away and when they arrive. An Android version is also part of the long -term route map.
Lately it is available for free, but there is also a premium ($ 3 per month or $ 10 per year) subscription that offers features such as difficulty adjustment levels and recurring travel planning.
