Built a privacy-first social battery tracker (no email, instant friend pairing via link sharing)

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edited 1 week ago

We talk less and less about how we’re actually feeling, everyone just says “I’m fine” even when they’re not. So I built a tool to make social energy levels visible between friends without needing the conversation.

Tech highlights:
- No email signup (just username + password)
- Instant friend pairing via shareable links
- Real-time status sync
- Mobile-first PWA design
- Quick action buttons (e.g., “ask for coffee")

How it works:
You share your link → they open it and register → you’re automatically friends and can see each other’s battery levels in real time.

Live at socialbattery.space (works best on mobile, but desktop works too)
Built this because emotional state sharing shouldn’t require a vulnerable conversation every time. Would love feedback from the community.

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Wistful@discuss.tchncs.de

7 days ago

We talk less and less about how we’re actually feeling, everyone just says “I’m fine” even when they’re not. So I built a tool to make social energy levels visible between friends without needing the conversation.

Hmm, isn’t this kinda ironic?

Seems like an interesting concept, but unless something like this is integrated into the platform which they are using to communicate, I doubt people would use it much.

And I think I would just leave mine on 0% permanently lol

zentigger@sh.itjust.works

edited 6 days ago

This is a fantastic idea! Love the concise easy-to-understand ui. As an AuDHDer, I think this will be a useful tool for keeping friends up-to-date on the likelihood of plans falling through lol

Edit to add: It would be cool to have a “busy/available” toggle too, as I could see situations where stating social battery + social availability would be useful (ie. when you’ve made plans for after work but are unsure if you’ll have the energy to follow through, could mark self as busy and update social battery accordingly throughout the day)

the_square@piefed.social

OP 6 days ago

Thank you! Really glad it resonates with you - the AuDHD community was actually one of the main groups I had in mind while building this. The “likelihood of plans falling through” thing is so real.

The busy/available toggle is a great idea. I can see how battery level ≠ availability (you might be recharged but already committed, or drained but still down for the right person). Adding that to the roadmap! Let me know how it works for you if you end up using it.