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Status Notifier
Real-time status broadcast with a floating screen overlay
Status Notifier is a real-time broadcast tool for teams and families. An Admin sends updates that appear as a floating screen overlay on members' devices, allowing them to stay informed while multitasking. 100% Customizable: You define the legends. Pick any color and any letter to represent your status (e.g., Red/T for Traffic, Green/A for Available). Perfect for logistics, dispatch, or family communication. Eliminate "where are you?" texts with a lightweight, privacy-focused overlay.
I built this app because I was frustrated with the constant "check-call" friction in team and family coordination. Whether it’s a dispatcher texting a driver "Are you at the dock?" or a family member wondering "Is now a good time to call?" while you're busy or driving, these small interruptions add up.
Most communication tools are too "noisy", you have to stop what you're doing, open an app, and type. I wanted something passive.
The approach: Instead of another chat app, I focused on a Floating Screen Overlay. It allows members to see the Admin’s status (completely customized with colors and letters) without ever leaving the app they are currently using, like GPS or a work dashboard.
What I’d love to hear from you:
1. Does the overlay feel like a better solution for multitasking than standard notifications?
2. The app is 100% customizable, what’s a use case I haven't thought of yet?
I’m here all day to answer your questions and listen to your feedback. Thanks for checking it out! 🚀
About Status Notifier on Product Hunt
“Real-time status broadcast with a floating screen overlay”
Status Notifier was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #124 on the daily leaderboard. Status Notifier is a real-time broadcast tool for teams and families. An Admin sends updates that appear as a floating screen overlay on members' devices, allowing them to stay informed while multitasking. 100% Customizable: You define the legends. Pick any color and any letter to represent your status (e.g., Red/T for Traffic, Green/A for Available). Perfect for logistics, dispatch, or family communication. Eliminate "where are you?" texts with a lightweight, privacy-focused overlay.
On the analytics side, Status Notifier competes within Android, Productivity and Messaging — topics that collectively have 759.8k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Status Notifier performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Status Notifier?
Status Notifier was hunted by Costas Athan. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Status Notifier including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Costas Athan
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Costas, the maker behind Status Notifier.
I built this app because I was frustrated with the constant "check-call" friction in team and family coordination. Whether it’s a dispatcher texting a driver "Are you at the dock?" or a family member wondering "Is now a good time to call?" while you're busy or driving, these small interruptions add up.
Most communication tools are too "noisy", you have to stop what you're doing, open an app, and type. I wanted something passive.
The approach:
Instead of another chat app, I focused on a Floating Screen Overlay. It allows members to see the Admin’s status (completely customized with colors and letters) without ever leaving the app they are currently using, like GPS or a work dashboard.
What I’d love to hear from you:
1. Does the overlay feel like a better solution for multitasking than standard notifications?
2. The app is 100% customizable, what’s a use case I haven't thought of yet?
I’m here all day to answer your questions and listen to your feedback. Thanks for checking it out! 🚀