Sławomir Polarny

Author: slawomir

  • Polar Bear Helps is now on Google Play!

    Today something important happened — Polar Bear Helps has officially landed on Google Play. It’s the first moment when this project steps out of my desk and starts living its own rhythm.

    It’s a small app with a simple idea: to help, to simplify, and to bring a bit of order where there’s usually chaos. No fireworks, no distractions, no unnecessary features. It just works.

    This is only the beginning. There are more steps ahead, more ideas, and more pieces of a larger system I’m building — but today I’m celebrating this one, specific fact:

    Polar Bear Helps is now available to everyone.

    If you want to see how it works — feel free to check it out. And I’m getting back to work, because this is just the start of the machine.

  • New languages

    We’re preparing translations into new languages, and in the meantime we’re collecting ideas about which completely useless language we should add to Polar Bear Helps. Once we gather enough suggestions, we’ll publish a poll.

    Current candidates:

    • Yautja language
    • Dolphin language
    • Huttese
    • Astrodroid language
    • The zero‑one Matrix code language
    • High Valyrian

    And yes — we’re looking for a language that absolutely nobody needs, not even its creators.

    If you have your own proposal for this language – let us know. The more absurd, the better.

  • loQ QInvam

    tlhInganpu’! appvam Polar Bear HelpstlhIngan HolDaq chenmoHlu’taH. maHIv, maQap, ’ej maQeq! tlhIngan wo’vaD Qapla’ wInob!

  • Transmission from the Klingon Empire: the order has arrived — we are translating!

    We’re having fun pretending that we received an order from the bridge of a Klingon warship to translate Polar Bear Helps into their language.

    Polar Bear Helps yIchenmoH! Qorwagh wovmoHmeH mIw tIlo’! vaj bIvangnIS! Qapla’ tIchenmoH! tlhIngan wo’vaD QapmeH, appvam yIrojmoH, yIchu’, yInob!

    Polar Bear Helps becoming an intergalactic app?!

    You may not believe it, but YES! Polar Bear Helps will also be available in Klingon.

  • Chess – My Brilliant Moments

    Today on Chess.com I managed to play my second Brilliant Move.

    It’s one of those moments when everything suddenly clicks, and the move turns out to be the one — the only one — that opens the entire position.

    A small thing, but it brings a lot of joy.

    That’s why I decided to create a new page on my website: My Brilliant Moments.

    It’s a place where I’ll be collecting:

    • my Brilliants,
    • spectacular checkmates,
    • tactical gems,
    • and all those chess moments worth keeping.

    If you’d like to see how it looks, feel free to visit the gallery.

  • Preparing Polar Bear Helps for RTL Languages

    We’re beginning the process of translating Polar Bear Helps into RTL (right‑to‑left) languages. It’s another step toward greater accessibility and opening the app to new communities.

    If you use an RTL language in your daily life, feel free to leave a comment. I’d like to make sure the languages we add reflect what users actually need.

    A small step, but an important one for the project’s growth.

  • We Have Google’s Approval

    Polar Bear Helps has officially been approved for release on Google Play. A meaningful milestone — the moment when the project steps out of the testing phase and begins its own independent life.

    Thank you to everyone who helped me reach this point: testers, observers, quiet supporters, and those who shared precise, thoughtful feedback. Congratulations to us — this is a shared achievement.

    Polar Bear Helps is ready for its next chapter.

  • Invitation for Apple to Collaborate on the iOS Version of Polar Bear Helps

    Polar Bear Helps was created as a simple tool to soften the screen and reduce sensory overload. On Android this works naturally — the app can apply a filter across the entire system, giving users real relief no matter which app they are using.

    On iOS it’s different. Apps operate inside a sandbox, which means the filter can only cover the app itself, not the entire screen. Because of this limitation, I’m unable to bring Polar Bear Helps to the iPhone in a way that preserves its purpose and functionality.

    This post is therefore an open invitation to Apple. If there is a possibility of collaboration, a dedicated API, or an extension of existing accessibility features, I would be happy to adapt Polar Bear Helps for iOS so that iPhone users can benefit from it as well.

    It’s a small project with a clear goal: to help people who need a simple tool to calm the screen and regain control over sensory input.

    If Apple sees value in this — I’m ready to talk.

  • Brilliant Move under the Polar Bear Helps colors

    Today I managed to score a Brilliant Move on Chess.com — and I did it under the Polar Bear Helps colors. A small moment, but a joyful one. It’s nice to see how even my chess routine starts to reflect the identity of the project.

    One‑person team or not, Polar Bear Helps is already on the board.
    It’s not exactly a hockey team — at least not yet — but who knows where this story goes.

  • App Submitted to Google Play — RTL Languages Next

    Today I submitted the publication request for the app to Google Play. This is an important milestone — the project is now moving from internal testing toward public availability.

    Once the review process is complete, the next step will be to add several RTL (right‑to‑left) languages. This will expand accessibility and prepare the app for a broader, more diverse audience.

    A small step forward, but a meaningful one.