Simon 5 is coming soon!
Simon version 5 is currently in beta testing. It is a massive update, introducing a much-requested feature: syncing the Simon data between multiple Macs, plus a Simon Status service, a Link Checker filter, improved Find filter, iMessage and Speak Error notifiers, a new app icon, and much more.
Important: please note that Simon 5 requires a minimum of macOS 10.12 (Sierra), and will be a paid upgrade from Simon 4 after the beta. Purchasers since September 1, 2020 automatically get a version 5 license (that also works in previous versions).
Re: do task after x multiple failures
Simon does support only performing notifications after a number of consecutive failures. See the Edit Notifier ▶ Options section. For example, you can configure a notifier to only notify if two consecutive failures have occurred, among other options.
You can also assign multiple notifiers for a failure, and configure them as desired, to do a similar setup to your old one. Have a Sound notifier perform after 1 failure, a Speech notifier perform after 2 failures, an E-mail notifier perform after 3 failures, and a Script notifier perform after 4 failures. It works in multiples, so the Sound would perform every time (unless you tell it not to perform after the first failure), Speech would be every second consecutive failure, and so on — but that'd be quite useful.
Ah...
dude... that's brilliant. Exactly what I was looking for, now that I understand the interface a bit better.
Wow. Now I'm going to have to send you money.
Re: Ah...
Music to my ears. :)
If you have any ideas on how the interface could be made more intuitive, please let me know. Feedback is always most welcome.