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Show HN: I made a fireplace for your wrist (and widgets)
I was bored and cold so I made a simple fireplace app to keep your icons and wrist warm this coming winter. Relax in front of a comforting pixelated fire! It's for iOS.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fireplace-for-your-phone/id6755163915 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fireplace-for-your-phone/id675...
Features:
- Widget in varying sizes to enjoy a warming fireplace on your phone
- Companion watch app to enjoy a mini fireplace wherever you go
- Various customisation options for flames and colours (small unlock IAP)
There are no subscriptions, just like a real fireplace (I assume, who know these days)
https://fireplacephone.com/ https://fireplacephone.com/
- fersarr 10mo agolooks cool, are you planning an Android version? what was the biggest challenge in making this?
- kingofspain 10mo agoHadn’t really thought about it tbh, maybe. Depends how fussy Android widgets and the watch stuff (which is the challenge. iOS widgets are a pain and doing any dev pairing with Xcode and a watch… lets just say I’m glad it’s all on fire…)
- sgt 10mo agoI had a similar situation with one of my apps. I decided not to; Android ecosystem is a bit horrible as a developer, and also Play Store users don't tend to pay for apps. Since then, Google has cleaned up the Play Store a bit so maybe things are different now but still... nothing eats the dev ecosystem for building iOS, WatchOS etc apps.
- sunrunner 10mo agoPerfect timing, I was looking for something to keep my apps warm this winter since they're not fond of the iPod Socks I've been using (too itchy). For people looking for desktop or TV versions, I can also recommend: - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678480/Pixel_Fireplace/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678480/Pixel_Fireplace/ - https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy8GU_19V4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy8GU_19V4E
- anticorporate 10mo agoSorry, I don't have an iDevice, so I'll have to take comfort in keeping my terminal warm instead. https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-aafire https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-aafire
- madc 10mo agoReminds me of the wonderful thing: https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace https://hammertail.itch.io/pixel-fireplace
- kingofspain 10mo agoI love this
- kingofspain 10mo agoWeird, I posted this last week and it got a couple of views but I assumed just wasn’t popular enough and now it’s back?! Anyway I’ve made a few little updates since this, the main one being you can share fireplaces with friends and enemies (both static and animated). Thanks for checking it out!
- stronglikedan 10mo agoYou could make a version for Android that uses as much processor as possible to heat up the device, and especially Galaxy devices, to actually warm the users' hands.
- kingofspain 10mo agoIf you promise not to sue, I’ll get right on it
- www_harka_com 10mo agoHahahhaha! Yes, please!
- juancn 10mo agoA "hand warmer" app, somebody has to have made one already.
- zetanor 10mo agoMake it mine crypto to actually generate heat.
- nowaymo6237 10mo agoAre the in app purchases for logs?
- kingofspain 10mo agoHa, no but logs are to come soon
- sgt 10mo agoGreat app. And wow, Apple has really nailed their ecosystem. Took me 3-4 secs to install on my phone, for it to also appear on my watch in all its fiery glory.
- kingofspain 10mo agoExcellent! Glad you like it.
- _august 10mo ago> There are no subscriptions, just like a real fireplace well, logs are an irl subscription
- Ruthalas 10mo agoIn both cases you pay for the energy used, it's just that there are many more steps to get that energy to your watch!
- andro_dev 10mo agoI wish there was no tracking. I don't want to be tracked because I installed a looping animation.