Pelvic floor training has a weird problem we kept running into: the exercise is simple, but people do it wrong constantly - and the most common mistake (pushing down instead of lifting up) can actually make things worse. Every app we looked at was a timer that says "squeeze / relax" and assumes you already know what that feels like.
So we tried a different primitive: a bioluminescent jellyfish as the guide. Bell rises -> you lift and squeeze. Bell opens -> you release. A haptic fires only on the squeeze, so the direction is unmistakable — up and in, never bearing down.
Two design bets we made:
1. Discretion as a feature, not a toggle. In stealth mode there are no labels, numbers or timers on screen -> just the jellyfish. To anyone nearby, you're watching an aquarium. That let us target moments (commute, waiting room) that "medical timer" apps can't.
2. A forgiving loop. One minute counts; stop early and it still counts. No broken-streak guilt. For postpartum and other sensitive users, the tone matters as much as the mechanic.
Things we're still chewing on: how honest to be in the copy (the method is evidence-based, the app is not a medical device - we refuse to say "cure"), and how to reach a private, stigmatized audience without spamming the communities that would actually benefit.
It’s live on the App Store now. Two quick questions for the community:
How would you handle marketing a product people love to use, but might hesitate to share on social media?
Where would you draw the line in the copy between "evidence-based method" and avoiding sounding like a boring medical device?
Happy to answer anything about the design, pacing, or building this as a husband-and-wife team!
I'm curious what you've learned from the people who've actually used it. Was there anything about how they approached pelvic floor training that made you rethink one of your original assumptions behind the product?