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Ship or Die. Pirate-themed macOS menu bar app that gamifies dev velocity.

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Captain's Log – Your ship sinks when you stop committing

by lucasghae·Mar 4, 2026·1 point·1 comment

AI Analysis

MidEye CandyCozy

Fun streak gamification, but GitHub's contribution graph already tracks this.

Strengths
  • Hand-drawn pirate ship animation with physics-based sinking mechanic
  • Fleet system classifies repos by commit velocity into distinct ship tiers
  • Installs via Homebrew with zero configuration needed
Weaknesses
  • Addresses solved problem (streak tracking exists across multiple tools)
  • Limited to macOS, single-platform constraint reduces addressable market
Category
Target Audience

macOS developers seeking gamified coding accountability

Similar To

Streak counter apps · GitHub contribution graph gamification · Beeminder

Post Description

A pirate-themed macOS menu bar app that gamifies dev velocity. Water rises over 8 hours of inactivity — your ship sinks, your captain drowns. Any commit resets it. Built with Swift/SwiftUI, available via Homebrew.

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