PingMeDifferent

About the Project

The inspiration behind this project came from a personal frustration , most goal-setting apps are passive. They help you write goals down, but they don’t actively hold you accountable in a meaningful or consistent way. I wanted to build something different: a smart goal planner that speaks to the user like a real friend would, encouraging, motivating, or even calling them out when needed.

The idea was to let users select a tone-like motivational, roast, or calm and have the app generate reminders in that tone based on the goal title. This makes each reminder feel personalized and emotionally relevant, not just another notification to ignore.

What I Learned

i learnt how to do some logic stuffs and also ensured i used problem solving skills. I also learnt how important tone and delivery are when it comes to consistency and motivation. A simple reminder with the right tone can change how someone responds to it. I also improved my prompt engineering skills, audio handling in web apps, and UI design that supports focus and minimalism.

How I Built It

• The project was built using Bolt for the frontend.
• I used Supabase to host audio files for reminder sounds.
• ElevenLabs API was integrated to generate dynamic voice messages based on the tone and goal title.
• AI prompts were fine-tuned to generate short, clear, and tone-matched messages when reminders trigger.

Challenges I Faced

Some of the key challenges included:

• Making sure the AI-generated messages did not lag or crash the interface.
• Getting audio to play reliably across browsers, especially without user interaction.
• Preventing reminder loops or bugs when closing popups.
• Ensuring users could receive reminders even when they weren’t actively on the app.

This project pushed me to combine creativity, user empathy, and technical execution to build a tool that goes beyond task tracking, it actually helps people follow through.

Built With

• bolt
• elevenlabs
• react
• supabase