People lack private tools to track personal screen and viewing habits
People who want to understand their screen time or keep a tally of what they watch are looking for ways to collect and manage that information. Some want ownership and self-hosting; others want to record TV time or track which viewing perspectives they have finished. The evidence suggests existing options don’t consistently meet these needs, though it does not identify specific tools people have tried.
For privacy-conscious screen-time trackers and media viewers. Mentioned from Jan 2025 to Jun 2025 on Bluesky and Hacker News.
4 different people described this problem in 4 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 3.0/10
- Pain
- 4.5/10
- Frequency
- 5.8/10
- Willingness to pay
- 5.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Consumers
- Competition
- Medium
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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i could not want this more, but ownership over this data is non-negotiable. i would pay a small yearly fee to support the tools that give me the ability to selfhost this
Not to bother, but do you keep track personally or is there an app or program that helps keep the tally somehow?
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