A quiet place to set a thought down
Some thoughts feel heavy in the moment and lighter with a little distance. Thawt gives them that distance on purpose: you set a thought down, and a week later it comes back so you can look at it again. I built Thawt on weeknights and weekends.
How it works
Thawt opens to a sheet of paper with a blinking cursor. You write what’s on your mind, or hold anywhere on the page and say it out loud, and the thought drifts away. Exactly seven days later, a notification brings it back for a short guided reflection.
- Write a thought down, or hold the page and say it.
- Every thought comes back one week later, with a reminder.
- A short reflection asks two or three gentle questions, then how heavy the thought feels now.
- Thoughts sort themselves into categories that adapt to what you actually write about.
- Face ID keeps it private, and a Home Screen widget keeps a light thought close.
What I built
I designed and built Thawt end to end, from the concept and its paper and ink look to the iOS app, the website, and the release pipeline. Text, icons, and controls are drawn stroke by stroke on screen, so the whole app feels handwritten. Apple’s on-device Foundation Models read each thought, write the reflection questions, and learn the categories. Privacy shaped every decision: there is no account, no server, and no analytics, and thoughts and reflections stay on the iPhone.