Near
Near · care, kept close

A soft place to land on hard days.

A private journal you keep for yourself, and can choose to share with one person who is near. No accounts. No streaks. Nothing it claims to do to you.

Coming soon Read how it stays private

On your iPhone and Apple Watch. Apple frameworks only. Invite-only while in alpha.

Near's Today screen, greeting the user with ‘You're here.’ above a gentle row of feeling words.

A journal two people can choose to share. One keeps it. One may be let near.

What it feels like to open

Quiet by design.

The Help screen: ‘Reach for someone in one tap,’ with gentle pre-written signals to send.
When you need someone Reach for someone in one tap.
The Comfort screen: ‘A drawer of small good things,’ holding a few saved comforts.
Things that stay true A drawer of small good things.
The Notes composer, a calm blank page for private writing.
Just for you A page no one else can open.
Two presences, one boundary

Close, but never merged.

Your journal is private at the foundation, not behind a switch. The only things that reach the person you invite are the ones you deliberately send, or write together. There is no hidden version, and no way to watch each other.

See exactly what stays private
The Shared screen, a care plan two people write together. Composing a signal to send: a short, first-person message to the person you invited.
What it asks of you

Built to ask very little.

  1. 01

    No streaks, no missed days.

    The app is useful opened once a month. Nothing is ever marked failed, and skipping is always offered.

  2. 02

    No accounts, no cloud you don't control.

    Your words live on your device and sync across your own Apple devices through iCloud. There is no backend and no sign-up.

  3. 03

    It won't pretend to be a clinician.

    Near can't judge safety or urgency, and says so plainly. It carries your crisis line and your doctor, ready when you need them.

On your wrist

A quieter way to reach.

Note how you're arriving, or send a signal to the person who's near, without reaching for your phone.

You're welcome here whenever you need it.

Coming soon Why Near exists