LockedIn

Dashboard to track analytics through sessions
Dashboard to track sessions

Inspiration

History's legends didn't have to fight a notification every 7 seconds.

Michael Jordan on the court.
Michelangelo on the ceiling.
Linus Torvalds in the terminal.

What did they all do? They locked in. We were inspired by their god-tier focus and disgusted by our own goldfish-level attention spans. So we built LockedIn, an app to help us finally finish what we start.

Actual Problem

Staying focused in 2025 feels like playing whack-a-mole with distractions. One minute you’re writing an essay, the next you’re deep in a TikTok trend, doom-scrolling 2 hours straight. For people with ADHD or attention struggles, this isn’t just annoying but it’s exhausting.

Timers, to-do lists, and “focus music” only go so far. What’s missing is real-time accountability, something that actually knows when your brain has left the chat.

Solution

LockedIn makes it impossible to fail by eliminating distraction with ruthless, AI-driven efficiency.

You Set an Intention: Tell the app the one thing you need to accomplish.
Gemini Watches Your Screen: Gemini constantly analyzes your desktop activity. If what you're doing doesn't match your goal, it knows.
The Webcam Watches You: The app also has AI watching you. If you look away from the screen for too long, it knows.
You Get Snapped Back to Reality: The instant you lose focus, LockedIn sends an alert to pull you back into the zone.
Track metrics in a Interactive Dashboard: See data on your focusing habits!

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Turning a rough sketch into a working MVP that actually locks you in, no mock data here.
Getting both webcam tracking and desktop screen analysis to work smoothly inside an Electron app.
Building a system that lets Gemini analyze periodic screenshots, understand what you’re doing, and call you out (gently) when you drift.
Most importantly, our teamwork: assigning tasks, syncing through chaos, helping each other debug, fixing merge conflicts, and shipping something we’re genuinely proud of.

What we learned

How to build cross-platform desktop apps from scratch with Electron + React + Vite.
How to periodically capture screenshots, send them to Gemini, and interpret AI feedback to detect whether users are actually focused.
The importance of user feedback loops, adding motivational summaries after each session makes people want to do another one, instead of burning out.
That team communication is important.