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Mac Pet

Discovered On Apr 2, 2026

Primary Metric 110

A pixel pet for your menu bar or MacBook notch w/ Pomodoro

A pixel pet for your macOS menu bar or MacBook notch: Tamagotchi-style companion with a built-in Pomodoro timer, focus sessions, activity streaks, and lightweight virtual-pet charm. Seamless notch mode on newer MacBooks — not another cluttered dock window.

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[Redacted] • Apr 2, 2026

A Pomodoro timer disguised as a desktop pet is honestly such a smart move. I'm building a focus timer myself and the one thing I keep learning is that the hard part isn't the timer, it's making people actually want to use it. Gamifying it with a pet that reacts to your focus sessions? That solves it. Curious how the activity tracking works though, is it just screen time or does it monitor input activity too?

[Redacted] • Apr 2, 2026

Congrats @lordtoby on the launch!

[Redacted] • Apr 2, 2026

Very cute! but I think $9.99 is a little expensive

[Redacted] • Apr 2, 2026

My home macbook is older but this is the first PH product I actually wanted to install immediately. Great idea!

[Redacted] • Apr 2, 2026

Apple spent millions on this notch design and u just turn it into a cat bed, thats hillarious😂

[Redacted] • Apr 2, 2026

Re activity tracking – what kind of activity can it track?

[Redacted] • Apr 2, 2026

This is great. Feels like a small thing but having something visual like this can actually make work a bit more enjoyable. The Pomodoro angle is clever as well. Do people actually stick with it long term or is it more of a novelty at first?

[Redacted] • Apr 1, 2026

We just shipped notch mode! If you've got a newer MacBook, your pet now lives right below your notch; the black background blends in so it looks like the notch just extends down a bit to house your little guy. You can switch between menu bar and notch mode whenever you want. Been wanting to do this one for a while, felt like a natural fit. Let us know what you think!