I got sick of habit apps triggering my all-or-nothing shame spirals, so I built an "anti-engagement." Please roast my logic. (Looking for Alpha testers)
TLDR: I’m building "Wallo", an app designed for brains that hate friction. It has zero "streak-shaming," no calendar debt, and uses random pings to bypass decision paralysis. I need AuDHD folks to poke holes in my logic and alpha test it before I launch.
Hey all you beautiful brains😊
Like a lot of us, I have a digital graveyard of abandoned productivity systems. I will spend 6 hours building the "perfect" Notion template, use it for 3 days, miss one day because my executive function crashed, and then abandon the entire app forever out of shame. Sucks.
Traditional apps are built for neurotypical brains. They use red notification badges (feels like shouting ._.), infinite scrolling (because their goal is to increase engagement time...), and "streaks" that sets you back to zero just because we missed one day... This always makes me not want to use the app anymore, because it feels like I lost all that I built.
I wanted to build a "Life Architecture" tool that actually respects how our brains work. It's called Wallo, and its core philosophy is "Anti-Engagement" - the goal is to get you in and out in under 30 seconds. Life happens outside the app, not inside:)
I’d love for you to roast some of the core mechanics. Tell me why this would or wouldn't work for your brain:
1. "Honesty XP" instead of Streak-Shaming
If you miss three days of a habit, traditional apps reset your streak to zero. This triggers our all-or-nothing thinking, so we just quit. In Wallo, slipping up is treated as a normal data point. If you honestly log that you skipped a habit, you are even rewarded with "Honesty XP" - because while life is hard, lying to ourself makes it even harder. In the app, there is no resetting to zero. No guilt. Just accurate data so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
2. Zero "Calendar Debt" (Orbitals)
To-do lists pile up. If you don't water the plants on Tuesday, Wednesday's list is ~twice as long. This triggers Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and task paralysis. Wallo uses "Orbitals" for maintenance tasks. If a task is set for "every 7 days," the 7-day countdown only starts after you actually do it. It never piles up. It just waits patiently for you to have the bandwidth. Like a patient companion who supports us, rather than shouts at us.
3. Bypassing Decision Paralysis & Overthinking
When faced with a big life choice, my brain analyzes every variable until I freeze, or I just mask and do what I think I’m "supposed" to do. Wallo has a Gut-Check Engine. Over a few weeks, it pings you at completely random times (bypassing your overthinking) and asks for a split-second gut reaction to a big decision. It quantifies your raw emotional data to show your rational mind what you actually want.
The Ask:
I am currently in Alpha testing. I need brains like yours to try it and tell me what sucks, what’s confusing, or what triggers your PDA.
- To Roast It: Drop a comment. What is the #1 reason you usually abandon tracking apps? Will my logic actually fix it?
- To Alpha Test: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddan-PnkpgGJyZND-yVUNlblXdaR7SO4oMvPb0stRB3NJcpA/viewform?usp=header - I’ll get you set up.
Thanks for reading. I just want to build something that actually helps us instead of making us feel broken, because we couldn't keep that streak alive.