Hourglass — a study space
Quiet signalFree study timer with ambient videos & Spotify
Launched 4d ago
Signal
17
Velocity
0
What this means
50%Vote pace is below typical for Education.
Running at 50% of comparable launches.
+200%Launching in a 200% WoW growing category.
Spotify had 3 launches this week vs 1 last.
19Founder Conviction Index: 19 — low signal.
Few of the conviction sub-signals (reputation, velocity, buyer-intent, tagline clarity) are firing yet.
Prediction
Top-5 finish probability
3%
today
Projected end-of-day votes
2range 2–3
Trajectory
stable
Not enough snapshots yet to detect trajectory.
Speed vs peers
0.5×
30 Education launches
About
I was searching for a good study timer with ambient videos, Spotify, and nice themes. Everything online was either trash or behind a paywall. So I built Hourglass — completely free. Features: ✦ Ambient video backgrounds (café, rain, forest, Tokyo, train, fireplace) ✦ Spotify playlists for each vibe ✦ Pomodoro, Deep Focus, 52/17, Ultradian, custom timers ✦ No login, no ads, no premium tier hourglass-study.vercel.app
AI Summary
Hourglass is a free study timer that integrates ambient videos and Spotify playlists to enhance focus. It offers various timer options, including Pomodoro and custom settings, without requiring login or displaying ads.
Attention & discussion velocity
Performance
Velocity0
Vote pace vs average
Momentum0
Sustained over 6h
Virality0
Spread × engagement
Engagement—
not measured
Signal sources
2 of 6 active- Launch tracking2 readings since we picked it up
- AI analysisEducation
- Comment intelligencethread not yet analysed
- Outside discussionnot checked — domain is a storefront or shared
- Revenue signalsno match on this domain
- Editorial scoringbelow the signal threshold for this pass
A source that found nothing is a measurement. A source that has not run is a gap. Neither means the launch lacks the thing.