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Most digital wellbeing apps focus on screen time. Olivia focuses on awareness. It helps you notice how often you reach for your phone through mindful pauses before each unlock and simple insights about your checking behavior, so you can build healthier habits without restrictions or distractions.
The idea didn’t come from a business opportunity. It came from watching something happen over and over again.
I noticed family, friends, coworkers—and honestly, myself—reaching for our phones almost automatically. Sometimes only a few seconds after putting them down. Waiting impatiently to unlock them again, often without a clear reason.
That made me wonder: what if the most important moment isn’t while we’re using our phones, but the moment right before we decide to pick them up?
Most digital wellbeing apps focus on screen time. Olivia focuses on that decision.
Instead of blocking apps or making you feel guilty, Olivia adds a gentle pause before each unlock and helps you understand your checking patterns over time. The goal isn’t to use your phone less—it’s to help you use it more intentionally.
I decided to make Olivia free because I want as many people as possible to use it. I truly believe that awareness is the first step toward building a healthier relationship with technology. If this small app helps someone pause, reflect, or simply notice a habit they hadn’t noticed before, then it has already achieved its purpose.
This is the first public release, and I’d genuinely love your feedback. I invite you to try it for a few days and tell me what you think.
Would a pause before unlocking make you think differently?
What insights would you find most useful?
What would make Olivia part of your daily routine?
Thanks for taking a look. I’m excited to hear what you think.
Curious how you actually surface the insight without just becoming another overlay to dismiss, like you said no distractions but still nudging me every unlock feels like one. Does Olivia run completely in the background or does it need an Accessibility permission to catch the unlock events?
the mindful pause before unlocking is such a thoughtful touch, way more useful than just blocking apps.
how does it actually deliver the mindful pause though, like is it a notification or something baked into the lock screen on android?
Curious how the mindful pause actually plays out in practice, does it just slow down the unlock or does it log something each time you reach for your phone?
About Olivia on Product Hunt
“Become aware of how often you check your phone”
Olivia was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #111 on the daily leaderboard. Most digital wellbeing apps focus on screen time. Olivia focuses on awareness. It helps you notice how often you reach for your phone through mindful pauses before each unlock and simple insights about your checking behavior, so you can build healthier habits without restrictions or distractions.
Olivia was featured in Android (57.3k followers), Lifestyle (1.7k followers) and Health (6.7k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 52.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Olivia?
Olivia was hunted by Omar Carpinteyro. 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.
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Omar Carpinteyro
Hi everyone! 👋 I’m Omar, the creator of Olivia.
The idea didn’t come from a business opportunity. It came from watching something happen over and over again.
I noticed family, friends, coworkers—and honestly, myself—reaching for our phones almost automatically. Sometimes only a few seconds after putting them down. Waiting impatiently to unlock them again, often without a clear reason.
That made me wonder: what if the most important moment isn’t while we’re using our phones, but the moment right before we decide to pick them up?
Most digital wellbeing apps focus on screen time. Olivia focuses on that decision.
Instead of blocking apps or making you feel guilty, Olivia adds a gentle pause before each unlock and helps you understand your checking patterns over time. The goal isn’t to use your phone less—it’s to help you use it more intentionally.
I decided to make Olivia free because I want as many people as possible to use it. I truly believe that awareness is the first step toward building a healthier relationship with technology. If this small app helps someone pause, reflect, or simply notice a habit they hadn’t noticed before, then it has already achieved its purpose.
This is the first public release, and I’d genuinely love your feedback. I invite you to try it for a few days and tell me what you think.
Would a pause before unlocking make you think differently?
What insights would you find most useful?
What would make Olivia part of your daily routine?
Thanks for taking a look. I’m excited to hear what you think.