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Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by felixzeller on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @05:38PM (#48376692)
Honest answer: it is a commercial app with a 14 day free trial and the login is tied to that. No deeper technical reason. I understand that this is annoying when you just want to try it. I will think about a local-only mode… Thanks for the question.
Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by monk_grilla on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @05:52PM (#48376840)
In the README it says

> Do I need an account to try it? Not for the core breathing biofeedback; that works without creating one. Some surrounding features in the app use an account; the part this repo is about does not.

I downloaded the app based on this, but you can’t use it at all without creating an account. Please review your AI’s output.

Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by felixzeller on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @06:04PM (#48376965)
You are absolutely right and I am sorry. The README is misleading. The core detection runs without an account in the code, but in the published app you currently can not reach it without signing up. README is corrected and I look at adding a guest mode. Thanks for catching this.
Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by rationalist on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @11:03PM (#48379415)
Are your comments here also written by AI?
Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by felixzeller on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @02:22AM (#48380614)
Fair question. I do use tools sometimes to correct long reads, but the content (and thus the mistake here) is mine. I should have checked the README against the released app before posting. The README is corrected now, and there is a no-account path for the browser biofeedback demo.
Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by tomhow on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @02:54AM (#48380818)
When commenting on HN, please don't copy+paste anything from an AI tool (including a translation tool) into the comment field. This is against the guidelines and stirs up negative reactions from fellow community members.
Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by kingjha on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @02:26AM (#48380632)
Hello Claude
Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by felixzeller on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @02:35AM (#48380693)
there is a no-account path for the browser version of the biofeedback feature now.
Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by OsrsNeedsf2P on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @06:05PM (#48376971)
Appreciate the directness, but pro-tip from an ex-mobile dev; you'll convert way better with IAP subscriptions rather than your own account system
Re:Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a pho... by felixzeller on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @06:10PM (#48377030)
Thanks, that is actually really useful. I chose the account system because I had it from the web side, but I see your point. Will think it through properly.