Oh Bother
Work from home with boundaries
FreeOffers In-App Purchases
1.2.1for iPhone, iPod touch
9.3
117 Ratings
Daniel Gauthier
Developer
5.6 MB
Size
Feb 9, 2021
Update Date
Productivity
Category
4+
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About Oh Bother
Oh Bother is a lovely little app all about helping you and your housemates avoid poorly-timed interruptions when you're working from home together.
If you're working from home these days, and you've got family or roommates at home with you, you'll know that focus can be a little hard to come by. Oh Bother wants to help you and your housemates manage distractions a little bit better by giving everyone in your house a quick way to indicate whether or not they currently want to be bothered.
Here's how it works:
• Set your status to either "botherable" or "unbotherable".
• Put your status on a timer; it'll flip automatically when time is up, and you'll get a notification reminding you to switch gears.
• Provide context for your status by indicating that you're on the phone, taking a nap, going outside, etc.
• Meanwhile, get live info on your housemates' statuses, synced automatically through iCloud.
• Set notifications to let you know when a housemate's status changes, and time your distractions accordingly!
If you're working from home these days, and you've got family or roommates at home with you, you'll know that focus can be a little hard to come by. Oh Bother wants to help you and your housemates manage distractions a little bit better by giving everyone in your house a quick way to indicate whether or not they currently want to be bothered.
Here's how it works:
• Set your status to either "botherable" or "unbotherable".
• Put your status on a timer; it'll flip automatically when time is up, and you'll get a notification reminding you to switch gears.
• Provide context for your status by indicating that you're on the phone, taking a nap, going outside, etc.
• Meanwhile, get live info on your housemates' statuses, synced automatically through iCloud.
• Set notifications to let you know when a housemate's status changes, and time your distractions accordingly!
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.2.1
Last updated on Feb 9, 2021
Old Versions
A new update is here, and it's long overdue! Here are two ways the app just got a lot better:
Custom contexts: If you're an Oh Bother Pro user, you can now create and manage your own contexts, rather than being limited to the baked-in options. Taking the dog for a walk? Reading a book? Studying for an exam? Let your housemates know exactly what you're up to.
Accessibility improvements: dynamic type is now properly supported, meaning Oh Bother will adjust to match your phone's font size in a really polished and elegant way. There's also a new "colourblind mode" that aims to make the app's colours more distinguishable to folks with various forms of colour blindness.
This update also comes with a few silly new app icons, and a bunch of bug fixes.
As always, thanks for checking out Oh Bother, and don't hesitate to reach out if there are any features you feel are missing!
Custom contexts: If you're an Oh Bother Pro user, you can now create and manage your own contexts, rather than being limited to the baked-in options. Taking the dog for a walk? Reading a book? Studying for an exam? Let your housemates know exactly what you're up to.
Accessibility improvements: dynamic type is now properly supported, meaning Oh Bother will adjust to match your phone's font size in a really polished and elegant way. There's also a new "colourblind mode" that aims to make the app's colours more distinguishable to folks with various forms of colour blindness.
This update also comes with a few silly new app icons, and a bunch of bug fixes.
As always, thanks for checking out Oh Bother, and don't hesitate to reach out if there are any features you feel are missing!
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Version History
1.2.1
Feb 9, 2021
A new update is here, and it's long overdue! Here are two ways the app just got a lot better:
Custom contexts: If you're an Oh Bother Pro user, you can now create and manage your own contexts, rather than being limited to the baked-in options. Taking the dog for a walk? Reading a book? Studying for an exam? Let your housemates know exactly what you're up to.
Accessibility improvements: dynamic type is now properly supported, meaning Oh Bother will adjust to match your phone's font size in a really polished and elegant way. There's also a new "colourblind mode" that aims to make the app's colours more distinguishable to folks with various forms of colour blindness.
This update also comes with a few silly new app icons, and a bunch of bug fixes.
As always, thanks for checking out Oh Bother, and don't hesitate to reach out if there are any features you feel are missing!
Custom contexts: If you're an Oh Bother Pro user, you can now create and manage your own contexts, rather than being limited to the baked-in options. Taking the dog for a walk? Reading a book? Studying for an exam? Let your housemates know exactly what you're up to.
Accessibility improvements: dynamic type is now properly supported, meaning Oh Bother will adjust to match your phone's font size in a really polished and elegant way. There's also a new "colourblind mode" that aims to make the app's colours more distinguishable to folks with various forms of colour blindness.
This update also comes with a few silly new app icons, and a bunch of bug fixes.
As always, thanks for checking out Oh Bother, and don't hesitate to reach out if there are any features you feel are missing!
1.2
Feb 3, 2021
A new update is here, and it's long overdue! Here are two ways the app just got a lot better:
Custom contexts: If you're an Oh Bother Pro user, you can now create and manage your own contexts, rather than being limited to the baked-in options. Taking the dog for a walk? Reading a book? Studying for an exam? Let your housemates know exactly what you're up to.
Accessibility improvements: dynamic type is now properly supported, meaning Oh Bother will adjust to match your phone's font size in a really polished and elegant way. There's also a new "colourblind mode" that aims to make the app's colours more distinguishable to folks with various forms of colour blindness.
This update also comes with a few silly new app icons, and a bunch of bug fixes.
As always, thanks for checking out Oh Bother, and don't hesitate to reach out if there are any features you feel are missing!
Custom contexts: If you're an Oh Bother Pro user, you can now create and manage your own contexts, rather than being limited to the baked-in options. Taking the dog for a walk? Reading a book? Studying for an exam? Let your housemates know exactly what you're up to.
Accessibility improvements: dynamic type is now properly supported, meaning Oh Bother will adjust to match your phone's font size in a really polished and elegant way. There's also a new "colourblind mode" that aims to make the app's colours more distinguishable to folks with various forms of colour blindness.
This update also comes with a few silly new app icons, and a bunch of bug fixes.
As always, thanks for checking out Oh Bother, and don't hesitate to reach out if there are any features you feel are missing!
1.1
Jun 2, 2020
Hey folks!
This is the first update to add some handy new features, and it certainly won't be the last. Stay tuned for some more significant improvements coming soon.
Here's the 1.1 highlight reel:
• Continuous notifications! When you register to get notified about someone's status, you'll now be prompted to turn on continuous notifications for that person. Turn this on, and from that point onward, you'll be notified every time that person's status changes.
• New botherable contexts! I've added a few more botherable context options to help you communicate what you're up to.
• New app icons and color palettes! If you've purchased the in-app upgrade, you'll get a few new palettes and icons to try on in 1.1. You can expect to get regular cosmetic additions like these going forward.
I've also done a bunch of work behind the scenes to improve the reliability of status syncing and sharing, and to lay the groundwork for some exciting updates on the horizon.
Thanks so much for using and supporting my little app. I'd love to hear from you if you've got any ideas for how I could make Oh Bother more useful to you.
This is the first update to add some handy new features, and it certainly won't be the last. Stay tuned for some more significant improvements coming soon.
Here's the 1.1 highlight reel:
• Continuous notifications! When you register to get notified about someone's status, you'll now be prompted to turn on continuous notifications for that person. Turn this on, and from that point onward, you'll be notified every time that person's status changes.
• New botherable contexts! I've added a few more botherable context options to help you communicate what you're up to.
• New app icons and color palettes! If you've purchased the in-app upgrade, you'll get a few new palettes and icons to try on in 1.1. You can expect to get regular cosmetic additions like these going forward.
I've also done a bunch of work behind the scenes to improve the reliability of status syncing and sharing, and to lay the groundwork for some exciting updates on the horizon.
Thanks so much for using and supporting my little app. I'd love to hear from you if you've got any ideas for how I could make Oh Bother more useful to you.
1.0.2
May 21, 2020
This is a tiny update that fixes the issues a few of you were having with accepting someone else's shared status.
Thanks for all the support and feedback. Some more substantial updates are already in the works and should be coming soon!
Thanks for all the support and feedback. Some more substantial updates are already in the works and should be coming soon!
1.0.1
May 21, 2020
This is a small update that includes a few improvements to the way that Oh Bother handles the issues a few of you were having with sharing your status. On the off-chance that things go wrong...you should now at least know why!
Thanks for all the support and feedback. Some more substantial updates are already in the works and should be coming soon!
Thanks for all the support and feedback. Some more substantial updates are already in the works and should be coming soon!
1.0
May 14, 2020
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Oh Bother.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Oh Bother supports English
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