briancldo's comments

I see, that's a pretty unique case, good to know. Yeah the water situation is unfortunate, so best of luck for you!

5 minutes was I lowest I went, but I realized that was a bit too fast for me and now it's around 6m 30s. Pretty good considering it used to be 30 minutes.

What about you? Do you think this'll be something that could help you out?

About a month ago I made a post (which got some funny comments) about Bathtimer's Android version. Well, iOS is now proudly out.

If you take long showers and want to shorten them, try it out and let me know if it helped you :). Happy to answer any questions.

I feel kinda dull, I'm not sure I understand this?

That's bad timing, too, assuming it's winter where you live :(

You're right, should keep going lower.

If you're talking about the part where you add steps to your routine, you can add custom step names! Feel free to add that step lol.

Hey HN community!

I don't know how many people can relate, but for years, I have been taking 30+ minute showers (sometimes over an hour). It used to always annoy my parents, and there were times my dad would shut off the water to force me out (sometimes mid-soap).

I decided a few years ago to change my ways and reduce my shower time, but whatever I tried didn't work or didn't stick (cold showers only lasted a month, setting a regular timer didn't force me enough). In 2020, I decided to build an app using a certain method I had thought up - a timer that rang for each step of my shower routine! I failed, as my lack of experience as a dev halted development. I always told myself I'd build it for sure one day since it meant so much to me.

Earlier this month, I finished development, and it worked pretty well for me! My shower times are now down to 5 minutes. If you have the same problem I did (or have kids that do), try it out! Even if you don't have that problem, I would be really grateful for any feedback or criticisms of the app.

Thank you for reading!