Hatch - Focus Timer for Study 4+

Great app and concept!

I have never written a review on an app. This app is great. I try to personally do a lot of mindful meditation when I can and I’ve been wanting my 6 and 3 yr old to do something like mindful meditation but never knew what to do. This was awesome and they loved it. They want to hatch more. My 6 year old wants a legendary and elite! The downside is when I tell them to stare and focus they both shake their heads when the egg shakes. Haha -They look kind of funny. My only suggestion would be to add 2-10 minutes as individual time options. This would be great for timeouts or just a break from everything. Well done, nice concept! It’s been 10 minutes and they are still talking about going after the elite, and wondering what other types of species there might be. 👍

Lowkey overrated

Don’t get me wrong, I like the app structure. I like how it’s a hatching game and how longer sessions give you rarer pets… but I hate the other features. First, no breaks. I get that some people might ask, well why can’t I just use the focus timer as a break? For me, it doesn’t provide the same satisfaction because I get a egg as a reward while the break IS supposed to be the break. Plus, this also unmotivates me as it makes me collect eggs faster (will quit this timer after collecting all pets). Second, the radio from the tutorial is nowhere to be found. Third, I hate how there’s no settings, no toggle, NOTHING. Fourth, there’s no alarm. Even if I finish my session, I can’t detect that I did because it doesn’t signal me. This brings me to my fourth issue, it deletes my timer when I return back to the app. Sometimes, I like to check the alarm to see how much time I have left after a assignment is finished. Well, I did just that, and I got JUMPSCARED by a void cutscenes with LOUD sounds (I have heart problems, don’t do me like this). This is SUPER annoying and is the reason why I’m quitting this app. Overall, this app barely even has the bare minimum.

Change

I used to play this game a lot with my family. I remember playing it when there was a leaderboard and you had points for how many creatures you hatched. The developer seemed genuine and would communicate with their users. I don't know what changed, whether the app was sold or the developer gave into corporate greed, but suddenly the leaderboards were gone and my scores/inventory was reset. I was willing to give it a chance and really tried but noticed that, even when hatching multiple 2 hour eggs, I wouldn't get more than the 3 star rarity (the purple creatures). I tried for months but continued to only get purple animals. I then realized that there was now a subscription option. As soon as that realization struck, I started to distance myself from the game and eventually dropped it. I'm only writing this because I finally deleted it off of my phone after many more months of simply looking at an app that once was, an app with potential. Thank you for the memories, but I wish it didn't come to this :/

Developer Response ,

Glad you're enjoying it, and congrats on the elite Sheepsy! They are super-rare. I added one back to your zoo, thanks for getting in touch.