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A free, no-email tool to show friends your social energy level without having to text. Would love to see if this is useful for anyone here!

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on called Social Battery. I shared it in a mental health space a while ago, and a few people with ADHD mentioned it could be really helpful for managing social burnout and executive dysfunction, so I thought I’d post it here too.

I often run out of social energy, and I wanted a way to let people know where I'm at without the dread of explaining myself every single time.

It's completely free, there are no ads, and you don't even need an email to sign up (just a username and password). I don't collect, sell, or use any personal data, and there are no marketing trackers. However, because I built this as a solo hobby project using free-tier tools, the infrastructure relies on Vercel for hosting and Google's Firebase for the database, which do standard server-side logging. I just want to be upfront about that for the privacy-conscious folks here!

What it does and how it works:

Real-time energy sharing: You update your battery level, and friends you connect with can see it instantly. No guessing games.
Anonymous Buddies: If you don't want to share with your friends, you can pair up with an anonymous user to keep an eye on each other’s energy and offer quiet support. Sometimes it can be comforting just to know that someone else is feeling the exact same way as you.

Weekly Vibes: It charts your levels over the week so you can actually notice patterns in when you usually crash.
Nudges and streaks: There’s an optional daily reminder to help you check in with yourself (easy to forget otherwise) and a streak counter if you like that kind of dopamine kick.
Home screen shortcut (PWA): You can install it straight to your phone screen, like a real app, so it doesn't get lost in your 50 open browser tabs.
The "Coffee?" button: A quick way to nudge a friend when you're both actually feeling social, skipping the exhausting back-and-forth planning.

I’m just trying to see if this is a tool that actually resonates with people or helps make socializing a bit less overwhelming. Would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback on it!

Link: [https://socialbattery.space/]

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technology·Technologybythe_square

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

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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mentalhealth·Mental Healthbythe_square

I made a tool to show friends how you're feeling

I realized we don't really talk about our social energy levels with friends, even though it affects whether we're up for hanging out or need some space. So I built Social Battery to make it visible:

=> Share a link with friends
=> They sign up (username + password, no email)
=> You can see each other's social battery levels in real time
=> Quick "coffee?" button when you're both feeling social

It's a way to show how you're feeling without having to explain it every time.
Free, mobile-friendly: socialbattery.space
Would love to know if this resonates with anyone!

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