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Marie Ng

Llama Life - A fun, flexible task manager for desktop web

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"...a perfect tool for managing time-boxed working sessions. It’s not too overbearing, and it’s fun and quirky to boot."
Unlike other task managers, Llama is designed to help you work
THROUGH a list, so you're not just making lists, you're completing them.

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Marie Ng
Maker
Hey PH 👋, I made Llama because I couldn’t quite find a tool that worked how I wanted it to. There are plenty of tools that help you make lists, but I wanted something that would actually help me work THROUGH my list. To do this, Llama uses a concept called ‘timeboxing’, which is the practice of setting a fixed amount of time to each task. This creates a useful constraint, a finishing point to work toward. It also provides the mental space to focus, as it encourages you to tackle one thing at a time. With Llama, my end goal was to create something that would provide a feeling of calmness and control to whoever used it. I hope I’ve achieved this, but I'm always looking for ways to improve so feel free to drop me a line with any feedback or suggestions! As for why it’s called Llama...🦙 🦙 🦙 well, that comes from a trip I did to Peru in 2018 (pre-covid!). I was lucky enough to visit a small village, and chat with some of the locals there. They had no electricity or running water, but damn they had a lot of llamas! At the time, one thing that stuck me was how peaceful, calm and content they all were, and when it came to naming this app, I wanted to replicate that feeling. And so...“Llama Life” was born. Really excited to share this with you, and would love to hear your thoughts in the comments! Thanks, Marie === Features === ⏳ set custom timers for EACH task - they don't have to be 25 min. ⏰ alarm will sound when timer finishes - this can be a silent visual alarm, a nag alarm (goes off every minutes), or continuous until you stop it 😝 set emojis for each task - FUN! And visually helps group tasks together ✨ chimes - you can set a 'chime' to play at an interval of your choosing. I've had people set it to go off every 5 min to help keep them on track ⏱ track time spent on each task ➕ calculate the Total Time of the tasks in your list 🏁 calculate the estimate End Time for all the tasks in your list 🔁 create preset lists/templates - eg for common routines, repeated tasks 🏖 plays soundscapes for background noise eg wind, beach, forest, storm sounds 📋 see a Report for how productive you've been during the day
Marie Ng
Maker
@draptis Thanks so much Jim!! 😊
Juilee Mahimkar
This is super cool!🔥 I absolutely love the list and timer concept combined! Though other apps have the feature of reminders, the action of starting the timer really hits your brain differently and gets you started on the task. ⚡️ Beautifully designed and very user-friendly. Thank you! Congratulations on the launch!👏 Is an android version coming up for this?
Marie Ng
Maker
@juilee_mahimkar cheers Juilee! It's been a real labor of love 😊 Currently focusing on desktop web, but may do a mobile app in future. My personal challenge is that my phone is one of my biggest distractions, and if I had to stop what I was doing to keep entering tasks on it, I might end up going into a black hole 😂
Juilee Mahimkar
@ngthatsme1 Haha tell me about it! You have got a point there and that happens with me too! 😅 But many times when I am on calls or away from my laptop, that's when my phone beeps and it really helps to check if I am on track and not wasting time on unnecessary tasks.😃
Marie Ng
Maker
@juilee_mahimkar yep, that makes sense. Hm, will keep mobile in mind! Maybe I can start with a version with just a few basic features? For the web version...next on the list (no pun intended!) is to add the ability to add subtasks (much requested feature). Also thinking about something for social accountability eg you get a URL for each task that you can choose to share publicly eg to share with a friend, so they can help provide external motivation to get things done 😝.
Glen Creaser
I've never seen task management look so enjoyable! Great product. Congrats.
Marie Ng
Maker
@glen_creaser thanks so much Glen! 😃
Selma Dawani
This looks so good! I love the zen llama. Good luck on your launch. So good for people with ADD.
Marie Ng
Maker
@selma_dawani Thanks Selma! I've got ADD myself, diagnosed around 10yrs ago, so have probably naturally built-in features that I find work for me 😝
Alex Vokuev
Hey! The interface looks very nice and user-friendly! is there a version for ios?
Marie Ng
Maker
@alxvok Thanks for the kind words Alex :) Focusing on desktop web at the moment and committed to making that the best it can be. Would never say never to a mobile app, maybe sometime in future! Next up for desktop will be ability to add subtasks, and improving the Reporting to report by task categories.
Ankit Ghosh
Someone recommended me your website yesterday in my community, fell in love with the minimalistic design.
Marie Ng
Maker
@nutpanda oh wow, that's awesome. Thanks Ankit - it's been a nice challenge to balance adding features and keeping it minimal :)
Diogo Capela
Lots of features added since the last version, good job! Keep up the great work 👍
Marie Ng
Maker
@diogocapela thanks Diogo! 😊😊
Zahid Efe
I really loved the idea behind this project. I wish you the best for your future projects. Also I hope the Chrome extension will come up soon.
Marie Ng
Maker
@zahid_efe Thanks Zahid! What do you have in mind for the Chrome extension?
Zahid Efe
@ngthatsme1 I think opening app in new window is not that useful, also opening the app in new tab is not useful too. Because sometimes I have a lots of tabs in my browser and It's hard to find the tab in this mess. I need only simple button on top right corner of my browser that shows llamalife.co/tasks when I click. Toggl Chrome extension might be inspiration for you. Good luck!
Spencer Walden
Love the concept, it had me at No prob-llama. I'll be giving it a go :)
Marie Ng
Maker
@swaldy haha! thanks Spencer :)
Jack Davis
I like the meditating llama lol!
Marie Ng
Maker
@jack_davis7 haha thanks Jack 🦙🧘🏻‍♀️
Victor
Hello, we are the same family, maybe cousins. So I vote for your project. Between 🦙 we support each other.
Marie Ng
Maker
@lamacorn20 haha thanks. I checked out your website. Seriously love the design!
Zafir
Absolutely!! @ngthatsme1 has changed the way i do things all from this incredibly simple but powerful app. I've tried everything and for someone with time blindness as well this is unbelievable. Thank you so so much!
Marie Ng
Maker
@zafir_kanji Hey Zafir, am so glad it's helping you! I have time blindness as well!! That's one of the reasons I created Llama originally...to try and help myself. Then it grew into a product. I set timers for everything to try and make time 'external' so I can see it. When I'm not at my computer I use a timer on my watch. And when I am at my computer, I use Llama of course lol. Thanks for taking time to write, it really makes my day when I hear Llama Life is helping others 😻 Best of luck to you.
shan8851
Happy to see you here Marie. Fantastic product which looks great and the timebox feature really gets the job done! It’s a pleasure to use, excited to see where you take it!
Marie Ng
Maker
@itshan88 Thanks so much for your support Shan! and for the kind words 😊
Angus McLeod
Longtime user of llama here. I use it as a both a task list, and a way to stay focused. The simplicity and the delightful design are the draw cards for me. Much prefer it over clunkier products with more bells and whistles.
Marie Ng
Maker
@anguspmcleod1 cheers Angus, glad the simplicity of it is seen as a positive 😊. It's sometimes harder to strip things out of products than to add them in.
Ashish Bhateja
Congratulations on your PH launch! Great product, great developer!! Been using this past few months and very happy with it
Marie Ng
Maker
@ashish_bhateja thank you, Ashish!!
Kadir Inip
I liked it very much, it was very useful and very interesting in terms of design. Congrats on the launch!!
Marie Ng
Maker
@kdrnp thanks Kadir!
Stowe Boyd
website is down?
Marie Ng
Maker
@stowe_boyd Hey Stowe, thanks for letting me know. Website back up now! Looks like it was down as I was sleeping (am based in Australia).
Philip Young
Great product to use for focus!
Marie Ng
Maker
@philipyoungg Cheers Philip! appreciate the support :)
Casper Holm
looks RAD!.. but site down..ish?
Marie Ng
Maker
@casper_holm Hey Casper! Should be back up now! Thanks for trying to check it out
Akk+hill
Looks like site is down
Marie Ng
Maker
@oyeakhil Thanks for letting me know Akhil! Just woke up (I'm in Australia). Looks like it was down while I slept but is back up now!