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Blinky.

A gentle way to keep an eye on your blink rate while you work, so dry, tired eyes don't quietly sneak up on you at the screen.

v2.0Latest release
iOS · iPadOSPlatforms
// What's inside

Six things it does
better than the others.

// 01

Live blink counting

The front camera notices each blink frame by frame and keeps a running total while you work.

// 02

Rolling rate windows

You can see your blinks over the last 30 seconds, minute, and five minutes, so trends become easy to notice.

// 03

Plain-language categories

Each rate maps to a clear label from very low to high, so you can tell at a glance whether your eyes might want a break.

// 04

Session-based tracking

Start a session when you sit down to focus, then look back over a friendly summary when you finish.

// 05

On-device privacy

All of the face and blink analysis happens locally, with no accounts and nothing ever uploaded.

// 06

Battery-aware standby

The camera quietly pauses after a minute with no face in view, which helps save battery.

// Why it exists

Blinky,
made with
care.

Blinky is a small iOS eye-health app that reads your blink rate from the front-facing camera and shows it across 30-second, one-minute, and five-minute windows. It sorts each rate into plain categories, from very low to high, and offers a gentle note when you slip below a comfortable range. Everything runs on device, with no accounts and nothing leaving your phone, and version 2.0 reworked it around intentional tracking sessions, which was kinder to the battery.

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// On screen
Welcome: a quick intro to tracking your blink rate.
Welcome: a quick intro to tracking your blink rate.
An active session counting blinks in real time from the front camera.
An active session counting blinks in real time from the front camera.
Session summary: your blink rate and what it means for tired eyes.
Session summary: your blink rate and what it means for tired eyes.
// Also from the workshop

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Go get
Blinky.

One-time purchase. iOS, iPadOS. Hardware sold separately, obviously.