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Loudness

Every app's volume, set separately.

Turn a call up and the music down without touching the system volume. Loudness remembers each app's level and output device.

Estimated window
Closed beta: 2027 Q1–Q2
Confidence
Low confidence
Progress
5%

Estimates are ranges, not delivery guarantees. Contractual wait limits and refunds are defined separately in the terms.

Problem
The Mac has one volume slider for everything.
Scope
Per-app volume, per-app output device, presets, menu bar.
Estimated effort
Medium-high — our team, roughly 5 months
Stages

Where it is on the line

  1. 1

    Discovery & scopeNow

    Discovery · 2–3 weeks

  2. 2

    Name, icon & screen votes

    Design · +3–5 weeks

  3. 3

    Working prototype

    Prototype · +4–6 weeks

  4. 4

    Closed beta (founder priority)

    Closed beta · +6–10 weeks

  5. 5

    App Store review

    Store review · +1–3 weeks

Estimate history

Every change, with its reason

Old estimates stay visible. Each revision shows what changed, why, and when the next update is due.

No estimate changes yet. The first estimate is the one shown above.

Public log

Loudness updates

No public updates for this app yet. Founders get a weekly log in the club.