While AI works,
work your brain.
Claude Code is going to take 37 seconds.
Don’t give those 37 seconds to Reddit.
Free · macOS, Windows & Linux · Direct download, no app store · Works offline
AI made us faster.
It also made a thousand tiny waits.
Claude, Cursor, Codex, Copilot. You hit enter, then wait. Too short to start something real.
So you open Reddit. Or X. Or YouTube. Thirty seconds becomes eight minutes.
Bitty fills the gap with something your brain actually enjoys, then gets out of the way the moment you’re done waiting. One press of Esc.
Four steps. One tiny loop.
Hit the shortcut, or tell Bitty roughly how long it’ll take.
“Got 24 seconds?” Click your buddy. The challenge is already there.
Math, memory, patterns, logic, code. Sized to the wait.
Done waiting? Press Esc and the challenge bows out mid-question. Work always wins.
The challenge fits the wait.
You don’t pick a game. You pick how long your AI is taking, and Bitty sizes the challenge to fit.
A tiny living creature
on your desktop.
Not a giant desktop pet. A little friend who sits by your terminal, gets bored when you wait, and celebrates when you nail it.
Bitty
Energetic. Curious. Your default co-pilot.
“Got 24 sec?”
Characters are cosmetic. They level up with you and unlock tiny skateboards, laptops and arcade machines. They never change how the game plays.
Six machines. Pick one up.
These are the real games from the app. Click a cabinet for a 15-second round.
Time reclaimed.
Not “1,294 games played”. Bitty counts the minutes of AI wait you spent playing instead of scrolling.
A personal performance view of your own play. Not an IQ test, not a medical anything.
“You reclaimed 3h 42m of AI downtime this week.”
Sample data. Bitty never reads your code, terminal, browser or AI conversations. Sign in only if you want your progress synced.
Free gets you the magic.
Premium gets you the whole arcade.
Free
Everything you need to feel it: the buddy, every core game, streaks and your time reclaimed.
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What is Bitty?
Bitty is a tiny pixel buddy that lives on your desktop with an arcade inside. While your AI tool is busy, click the buddy (or press its shortcut) and play a quick brain game sized to the wait, from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. Press Esc and you’re back to work.
Is Bitty free?
Yes. The free plan gives you 5 challenges a day plus unlimited 5-second Blitz rounds and the Daily Challenge, every core game, three buddies, XP, streaks and 7 days of stats. No ads, no trial timer.
Does Bitty use AI?
No. There’s no AI in Bitty. Every puzzle is generated by plain code on your computer, and the games work offline.
Does Bitty read my code or AI conversations?
No. Bitty never reads your code, files, terminal, clipboard, browser history, screen or AI conversations. It has no feature that could. Without an account, your progress stays on your computer.
Does it work with Claude Code, Cursor and ChatGPT?
Yes, alongside them. Bitty doesn’t connect to any AI tool, so there’s nothing to set up. It works next to Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex, Copilot or anything else that keeps you waiting.
Does Bitty know when my AI is done?
No, on purpose: Bitty never watches your other apps. You open it when you start waiting and press Esc whenever you like. If you want a nudge, start a rough wait timer from Bitty’s menu bar or tray icon and it’ll tell you when the time is up.
Which computers does Bitty run on?
macOS 11 or later (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows 10 or later (x64 and ARM64), and Linux (AppImage, .deb and .rpm, with ARM64 builds too). It’s a direct download, no app store, and updates install automatically.
Do I need an account?
No. Bitty works fully without one. Sign in with Google only if you want your progress synced between computers or want to buy Premium.
What’s in Premium?
Unlimited challenges, 5-minute Boss Fights, Brain Profile and trends, AI wait analytics with a weekly report, every buddy including seasonal ones, speed-aware difficulty, full history and data export. It’s $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year (lower in many countries), on up to 2 computers.
How do refunds work?
Ask within 14 days of your first Premium payment and you get a full refund, no questions asked. You can cancel anytime; Premium stays on until the end of the period you paid for.
How do I get help or send feedback?
Email support@playbitty.com. Bitty is made by one person, and every message gets read: bugs, ideas, billing questions, or just which game you like best. In the app it’s under You → Help & feedback.
Put Bitty next to your terminal.
Direct download. No app store. No ads. No selling your data. Anonymous stats you can switch off. Sign in with Google only if you want sync or Premium.
macOS
macOS 11+. Signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any other app.
Windows
Windows 10+. If SmartScreen appears, choose “More info → Run anyway”.
Linux
AppImage: chmod +x, then run. Or install the .deb / .rpm.
Direct download, no app store. Signed updates install automatically.