Near
The short version, and the assets.
Near: Reach Someone Close is a private, mutual way to send one deliberate line to someone you trust and feel their answer come back on iPhone and Apple Watch. Either person can reach next. Hold keeps what is yours privately. Near works for difficult moments and for jokes, memories, and small things worth sharing.
There are no streaks, feeling scores, feeds, or relationship rankings. Near has no company account system and no advertising analytics. Private Hold material stays on the person's devices and in their own iCloud; a deliberate Reach travels only through Near's current Apple-native transport for the chosen recipient. The core of the app stays free. Near is designed to be put down; frequency never becomes obligation.
Facts
- Name: Near: Reach Someone Close
- Platforms: iPhone and Apple Watch
- Price: free core; current recurring Supporter pricing is $1.99/month and $9.99/year
- Yearly subscription: 7-day introductory trial when eligible
- Supporter direction: a $9.99 one-payment year is planned but is not advertised as available until its App Store product and compatible app version are live
- Privacy: local-first, user's own iCloud where applicable, no Near account, no advertising profile
- Developer: Mark David Gan, independent developer
- Status: available on the App Store
Assets
A Quiet Reach
A longer, painted telling of the same story — a hard evening, a quiet reach, and the moment someone reaches back. Silent by design.
Near in 24 seconds
When words will not come, choose someone you trust, send one quiet line, and feel their answer come back. This is a real recording of the app, the same one prepared for the App Store.
App icon (PNG) Feature image (1200×630)
Talking about Near
Two ready descriptions, for whichever length fits. Both are safe to quote or paraphrase as-is.
Near is a private, gentle way to send a small line to someone you trust, feel their answer come back, and keep what matters to you.
When words are hard, Near lets you choose someone you trust and send one deliberate line — no scores, no dashboards, no one watching. The other person feels a small light when they reply. It's presence, not surveillance: nothing is measured, nothing is tracked, and going quiet during a good stretch isn't failure — it's the app working.
Words that fit
- Reach
- Hold
- a line
- a light
- presence
- quiet
- trust
- deliberate
Words to avoid
- mood tracker
- mental health tracker
- bipolar
- depression
- therapy
- caregiver
- patient
- monitoring
- journal app
- diagnosis
- streak
- disorder
Near never diagnoses, tracks, or scores — so language that implies a clinical or monitoring frame doesn't fit, even loosely.
Ready to share
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Contact
Questions, early access, or a demo: hello@keepnear.app. Near is made by one person, and every message gets read.