Clearspace now makes it harder to mindlessly scroll by charging an entrance fee for opening your apps - physical exercise. Unlock your apps with pushups, squats, or steps.
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š Hey Product Hunt! (thanks for hunting us @mwseibel)
I'm Oliver, one of the founders of Clearspace. Royce and I began building clearspace because we were tired of our phones taking us away from moments in life that mattered to us most. Our mission to create digital environments that work for us, and not the other way round.
We're thrilled to launch a huge new piece of our offering, which lets you earn time on addicting apps with physical motion.
How it works
1. Choose your exercise: pick between pushups, squats, or steps. This will be the exercise that you use to earn your time on apps you limit through Clearspace.
2. Choose your apps: The apps you'd like to use less of are up to you. Clearspace will gate those apps and require proof of motion to open them!
3. Choose your difficulty: You set the conversion ratio between exercise and minutes earned. One pushup to one minute is the default, but scale it up to 3 pushups to a minute in hard mode, or 10 pushups to a minute in warrior mode!
We had a blast building this, along the way, we're pretty sure we've built the best exercise detection in the world. And with more than a million pushups logged by users earning their scroll, people seem to agree!
Royce and I have seen first hand that changing our habits requires changing our environment. And even though weāre spending more of our lives online, our tools for changing our digital environments are incredibly limited. Thatās where we come in. Weāll help you set up a digital environment that is aligned with your goals rather than big techās bottom line.
Some other ways we allow you to create your ideal digital environment:
- Create scheduled windows where you can freely access apps, (or theyāre blocked entirely)
- Write notes to yourself that youāll see before every app open
- Build your streak each day you stay under your scrolling budget
- Add accountability partners who get notified if you break your budget or delete Clearspace.
- Turn off social feeds entirely on the web
@mwseibel@andyroamer Great q! It's something we think about a lot. Honestly I think the unique nature of digital habits is that we can automate the moment of "habit intercept". With physical habits (take biting my nails as an example) it's much harder/impossible to automatically interrupt that
But with digital habit change, we actually can! It's a beautiful thing and one of the reasons I'm so optimistic about the space.
And I am above 1000 - almost 2000 if you count the ones I did to train the AI model on pushup detection!
@mwseibel@anteloper woohhhh I am mindblown, wanted something like this. I am spending too much time on the screen and also delaying my plan to workout daily. This will solve two problems simultaneously. Loved it, all the best for launch
@mwseibel@prad_vv Thanks so much. Can't wait to have you as a user - feel free to add me to your pushup challenges if you want a little friendly competition!
@mwseibel@anteloper congrats on the launch! just upvoted, and definitely going to give it a try. love the idea of earning scroll time with pushups! best of luck to you and the team!
@hackerqed thanks for installing Clearspace right off the bat! Love the idea of becoming a "healthy hacker" with it. As Royce and Oliver mentioned, weāre thinking on adding more exercises like burpees and planks, so stay tunedāthereās more to come! Let us know how the app helps you stay active in the meantime!
Haha I love this idea. My friends and I already text each other to do pushups and such, but this is an awesome idea to encourage the workout habits while reducing screen time.
How did you get the body tracking to work? I haven't tampered with that in building yet. Congrats on the launch!
@gabe We used CreateML and a lot of elbow grease! I actually thought it was going to be significantly easier than it turned out to be. We first tried a cloud approach which was accurate but way too slow. Had to shift to doing it on-device which turned out to be a great decision once tuned up the model and got it really accurate
@anteloper I'm going to have to dive into CreateML and play with it! Don't you love when something that you think is going to be easy turns out to take most of the time TT__TT Pretty cool that this is all able to be handled on-device now.
Thanks for sharing and I hope y'all keep building with clearspace or at least with the concept. Really into it.
@gabe, thanks for the support! Itās always great to hear that people are already finding creative ways to balance fitness with screen time. Clearspace is all about making those habits even easier to stick to, and we love that itās resonating with you. The technical side is all magic from our dev team, but what really excites us is seeing how people like you integrate it into their lives and make healthier choices. Keep us posted on how you and your friends use it!
@brijs@anteloper banking pushups is a game-changer, and once you get into a rhythm, you'll have plenty stored up for those rush hour social media moments. Let us know how it goesālooking forward to hearing about your experience!
@mwseibel@anteloper@rizkyge thanks so much! Weāre really glad you love the idea, and it's great to hear you're into supporting physical activityāthatās exactly what we're aiming for. We appreciate the good luck wishes, and we'd love to hear your thoughts if you give it a try!
@mwseibel@rizkyge Thank you so much for the support! Itās awesome to hear that you love the idea, especially with the focus on promoting physical activity. We really appreciate the good vibes! š
Clearspace is such an innovative way to build healthier digital habits! I love how it turns exercise into a reward for screen time, making it both fun and productive. Congrats on the launch @anteloper !
@anteloper@djordjevic_nikola yes that's the goal, instead of just saying "no" to screen time, how can we evolve our habits to saying a "better yes" to something else and making intentional decisions!
@djordjevic_nikola Appreciate the kind words Nikola. Yes that's exactly the goal. We've also found that having actually earned the break, it's far more enjoyable to use
@djordjevic_nikola thanks, Nikola! Really appreciate the kind words, weāre all about making screen time feel intentional and earned, and itās amazing how much more enjoyable it becomes. Let us know what you think if you give Clearspace a shot!:)
Wow, this is a real solution for mindless scrolling! Not only does it save your fingers from fatigue, but it also keeps your body healthier. Every time you unlock an app, it's like a mini workout! šŖ. Who's ready to do push-ups just to open their social media?
@misnaaaairaaa So true! It turns mindless scrolling into something way more active. Who knew unlocking an app could feel like a mini achievement? We'd love to hear how it goes for you once you give it a tryāpush-ups at the ready!
Somehow clearspace turns "restrictions" into motivating/fun/empowering features... and in doing so, is ridiculously effective at keeping me off my phone unless I truly want/need to be on it.
@andrew_robinson2 Thanks for the kind words Andrew - we're thrilled that Clearspace turns what could feel like "restrictions" into something fun and empowering. These are the details we sweat day in, day out, so very glad it feels that way!
Seems like a fun idea! I think it could be effective for digital detox too, haha. I should recommend this to my friend who's addicted to their mobile phone.
@kellypoly Lol we all have one (it's me I'm the friend). Please do! And let her know she can add you as an accountability partner for some added support :)
@kellypoly thatās the plan! Clearspace is a great way to keep both the scrolling and fitness in check. Definitely let us know how it goes for you and your friendāaccountability partners make it even more fun!
@maryna_dobrovolska1 š š totally get itāclearspace is a great way to sneak in some exercise without even thinking about it. let us know how it goes once you give it a try!
"Congrats on the launch! š Clearspace's approach to limiting mindless scrolling with physical exercise is genius! It's a great way to stay productive and active at the same time!
@aztec_elric thanks so much! glad youāre excited about itāearning screen time with pushups is definitely a fun way to stay active. let us know how it goes when you start unlocking your phone with those workouts!
@aztec_elric So glad youāre excited about it! š Combining fitness with screen time control definitely adds a fun twist. Get ready for those pushupsāyouāll be unlocking your phone and getting stronger at the same time! Thanks for the enthusiasm, and enjoy the challenge!
This is such a creative and healthy approach to managing screen time, Oliver! How did you come up with the idea to link physical exercise with app usage?
@web3_antivirus This actually came from a lunchtime conversation! We were talking about how in general, tech removes friction from processes and we started speculating about areas where this friction removal is more harm than help.
Royce floated that having to physically move to access entertainment was probably a net good thing - and removing all friction from that process might have made us unhappier. We started wondering if our lives would be better or worse if we had to do 5 pushups to open our non-utility apps.
Once that happened - we couldn't stop ourselves from hacking on an early version of pushup detection, and right from the jump it was pretty obvious that our lives got better
I'm glad we have you guys tackling this problem in society ā every launch is so cool & creative. I always look forward to see what's next from clearspace!
Innovative concept! How do you track the exercises, and can users customize their workout preferences? Excited to see how this changes the way we interact with our apps!
@allen_xu1130 the exercises are tracked using movement detection software that we built. right now you can only track pushups and squats and then also use the phone's step tracker as well.
@allen_xu1130 We use the front facing camera! It is quite intuitive and fun - you can see the screen registering the exercises as you do them. Give it a try! Totally free
@allen_xu1130 thanks for the kind words! Itās awesome to hear that you're excited about the concept. As Royce and Oliver mentioned, our movement detection is really intuitive and adds a fun element to the experience. While pushups, squats, and steps are available now, weāre always thinking about expanding workout options in the future. Weād love to hear your feedback if you give it a go!
@nfirmansyah thanks so much! Weāre really excited about the launch and would love to hear your thoughts after youāve had a chance to try it out. Appreciate the support!
This is nice! Congrats for the biggest invention of the year!! This is perfect for those couch potatoes to exercise before continue scrolling for the only-God-knows how long ^^, I hope it is not just push ups that needed.
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