A friend of few words, not a dashboard.
I made Holdfast for myself. A bourbon each evening had quietly become the evening, and I wanted Friday night to mean something again.
Most habit apps count. Holdfast holds. You name one thing, write down why, and it shows up at the hour the pull usually starts, carrying your reasons back to you.
Yours might be the phone in bed, late-night snacking, or scrolling after nine. It works the same.
A minute to set up. Then it waits.
When the pull comes, slow it down.
The screen goes dark and quiet. A breath first. Then your note, your voice, your reasons, one at a time. Then something to do instead, and a timer with no digits, just a line that settles.
Days kept never go down.
A slip resets the streak, and that's all it does. Nothing flashes red. There are no warnings about what you'd lose, and no exclamation points, ever. Allowed days are marked as yours to enjoy, not as gaps.
Only one thing gets color: warm ember, for the days you kept.
One tap from anywhere.
The reminder, the lock screen, a home screen widget, Control Center and the Action Button all open straight into the moment. No menus to get through when it matters.
Forget to log? A single morning check-in asks, only if the night went unlogged.
It stays on your phone.
Your reasons, your voice, your days. Reminders are scheduled on the device. Export everything as plain JSON whenever you like.
Hear when Holdfast launches.
One note at launch. That's it.