Show HN: CaughtShipping – curfew app for developers, enforced by a public wall

Category: other

Tags: digital-wellbeing, accountability, desktop-app, productivity, privacy

Score: 4.7/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 4, Documentation: 3, Utility: 4)

CaughtShipping is a Mac and Windows app that enforces a developer's self-imposed curfew by monitoring work apps after a cutoff time and reporting violations to a public wall. It blends behavioral nudging with social accountability, offering a novel twist on digital wellbeing tools with a playful, public-shaming mechanic. However, the technical implementation appears straightforward (foreground app detection) and the documentation is limited to a landing page.

Target audience: developers and knowledge workers seeking work-life balance

Repository: https://caughtshipping.com/

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