Page ripple
The page ripple is DoppiNow's signature visual nudge. While you stay on an unrelated page after a reminder, the whole page sways like water. It grows a little with each reminder and settles as soon as you head back to your goal.
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Key facts
- Category
- Stay on track
- Where to find it
- Settings → Reminders → "Page wave effect": "While I stay on the page" (the default), "Only while reminding" or "Off". Your device's reduce-motion setting always wins. Older installs that had it off were switched on once.
- Availability
- In the DoppiNow Chrome extension: a 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $29.99/year. Desktop Chrome 120 or newer (other Chromium browsers such as Edge or Brave may also work).
- Status
- Available now.
How it works
It starts with a reminder
The page sways like water while the reminder card stays sharp and readable.
It grows gently
Each reminder makes it a little bigger: 36, then 50, 64 and 80 pixels.
Three modes
“While I stay on the page” (default), “Only while reminding” (about 6 seconds) or “Off”.
It calms when you return
It settles as soon as you go back, take a break or end the session. Reduced motion always turns it off.
All the details
It starts with the reminder card. The page ripples while the card stays sharp and readable.
The ripple grows with each reminder: 36, then 50, then 64, then 80 pixels.
There are three modes:
- "While I stay on the page", the default, keeps rippling while you stay.
- "Only while reminding" ripples for about 6 seconds per reminder.
- "Off".
It never shows when your device asks for reduced motion. It also stops for printing, keeps a page's own filters (such as a dark-mode extension), and slows itself down on heavy pages to stay light.
It calms down when you go back, take a break or end the session.
Settings: Settings → Reminders → "Page wave effect": "While I stay on the page" (the default), "Only while reminding" or "Off". Your device's reduce-motion setting always wins. Older installs that had it off were switched on once.
Why it helps with ADHD
Design choice (no direct study).
Page ripple: common questions
Can I turn the ripple off?
Yes: Settings → Reminders → Page wave effect → Off. It's also always off when your device asks for reduced motion.
Does the ripple slow down pages?
It updates at most about 25 times a second and backs off on heavy pages.
Related features
Gentle nudge
When you drift, a calm card in the corner shows what happened, and one tap brings you back.
Calm mode and reduced motion
DoppiNow follows your device's "reduce motion" setting, and the website adds a one-tap Calm mode.
Reminder sensitivity
Choose how sure DoppiNow must be, how long a glance may last, and how often it reminds you.
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