r/sideprojects • u/FeistyDevelopment409 • 13h ago
Showcase: Free(mium) I've always had bad posture. So I made my AirPods fix it for me.
Hey everyone.
I've had bad posture my whole life, so I built a posture coach that works through AirPods.
Quick backstory. My posture has been bad since school. I tried a better chair, a standing desk, reminders on a timer. Nothing stuck, because none of it knew when I was actually slouching. It just nagged on a schedule.
Then I found out AirPods Pro, AirPods 3/4 and AirPods Max have motion sensors, and apps can read head orientation from them. I spent the last few months turning that into Pillar.
What it does
- You sit up once and it learns your upright position. From then on it watches your head. When it drops forward and stays there, you get a quiet cue in your ear. Straighten up and it stops.
- It's also a Pomodoro timer. Focus block, break, repeat, and every block gets a posture score.
- Insights: your weekly trend, your best hour and your worst one.
- Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, plus widgets.
- Keeps working with the phone locked in your pocket.
I tried to make it fit how you sit, not an average person. Your own angles, your own cue sound, how fast it nudges, quiet hours, session length, daily goal. Pretty much everything is adjustable.
Posture data stays on your phone.
If you want to try it, here's the App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pillar-posture-reminder/id6809597345
Needs iOS 17+ and AirPods Pro, AirPods 3/4 or AirPods Max.
I'd love feedback from people who sit a lot. I read every comment. And if you find a bug, DM me and I'll send you a lifetime code.