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Evening: Let go

Each evening, Close prompts you with three questions:

• What did you leave unfinished?
• What must be done tomorrow?
• What is worrying you?

Answer as much or as little as you need. The act of writing externalizes the thought.

Morning: Pick up

The next morning, review what you wrote with fresh eyes. Mark items resolved, or carry them forward.

iPhone & iPad

A full-screen app. Swipe left or right to move between questions. Tap the progress dots to jump directly to a prompt.

Mac

A menu bar app. Click the icon in your menu bar to open a floating panel — capture your thoughts without leaving what you're working on. Quick, unobtrusive, always there.

Dictation

Tap the microphone on your keyboard to speak instead of type. Sometimes it's easier to say what's on your mind.

Notifications

Set your preferred times for evening and morning reminders. Gentle nudges — never intrusive, always optional.

Weekday mode

Only prompts on work days. Friday's thoughts carry forward to Monday.

Privacy lock

Face ID or Touch ID. The app locks automatically when you leave.

Reminders integration

Send tasks to Apple Reminders during your morning review. Choose which list receives them. Everything happens silently — no interruptions, no app switching.

Local-first

Stored on your device. No servers, no third-party services, no analytics, no tracking.

No accounts

No sign-up required. Your data never touches external servers because there are none.

iCloud sync

Optional. End-to-end encrypted in your private iCloud container. Only your devices can decrypt it.

Auto-deletion

Old entries are automatically pruned. Nothing persists longer than necessary. The app lets go too.

Close is designed with confidentiality in mind. Client names, matter references, and sensitive notes remain on your device.

For solicitors, barristers, accountants, and healthcare workers — a safe space to capture work anxieties without creating discoverable records on external systems.

The Zeigarnik Effect

Incomplete tasks stay active in our minds, creating mental tension. This is why unfinished work keeps you awake.

The solution isn't to finish everything — it's to capture it. Writing signals to your brain that it's handled. The tension releases.

Capture is release

Close isn't a to-do app. It's not about productivity. It's about letting go — giving your mind permission to rest.