Latent is a focus camera. Press record and it films an effortless timelapse of you doing your work, studying, building, practicing, then condenses it to about ten seconds. Tag the session, and it becomes a number. The number becomes a streak. The streak becomes a body of evidence that you showed up, again and again, when nobody made you.
Most of what you do is invisible. The hours at the desk, the reps no one counts. And what's invisible starts to feel like it doesn't count. Latent makes your effort visible, first to the one person who has to believe it: you.
THE FOCUS CAMERA
- Press record and get to work. Latent films a battery- and storage-friendly timelapse of you while the app is open. Leave the app and the recording pauses.
- Stopwatch, goal timer, or full Pomodoro with focus/break rounds.
- Camera-off mode turns Latent into a pure focus timer. No camera, just the clock.
- Every session ends with a duration you can see and a clip you can keep.
PROOF YOU CAN SEE
- Streaks, bar charts, and a heatmap of when you actually did the work.
- A shareable sticker and video export for every session.
WITNESSED EFFORT
- Add friends who keep you honest. See their streaks and their comebacks.
- A home feed of effort from people who matter.
- Kudos, comments, and nudges for when a friend hasn't logged that day.
Your sessions stay private to you until you choose to share them.
Your becoming is already happening. Latent just lets you see it.
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Has that feeling of uniqueness. feels good and refreshing. Also, the idea of having my phone up recording me, makes me more productive in my opinion. Whether its to be performative or because I genuinely want to be held accountable for my work or studying, it did genuinely help. the idea behind this is honestly amazing the app features and animations feel clean as well. very well developed app and I’m excited to see how they continue to build it.
Fantastic for Productivity
MTB_Zozo
Latent is an absolute game changer! I'm studying about 4 hours daily and it's been helping me keep track of my progress. It's helped me stay focused on assignments, and I get timelapses to look back on.
Very helpful for studying!
twimety
I already record myself as a way to get off my phone when working, and this is a great way to renforce that!
Underrated
Wolfslayer67
I’m pretty surprised on how well it works it really motivates you to not use your phone and to focus on whatever work you need to do
- Latent now speaks Korean and Spanish. Switch it in Settings › Language
- Tag friends in your posts
- Mute a friend, or turn their notifications on or off, from the Friend menu
- Put as many stickers on a post as you like, and older posts keep theirs
- Invite friends straight from the Share screen, and shared cards carry your invite link
- Your profile header scrolls out of the way as you read
- The camera-off pause banner shows up faster, and you get a full 15 minutes to come back
- Pomodoro breaks no longer cut off the end of a focus block
- Smoother with a big friend list
Version 1.0.7
The developer, Weaive, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
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