Habits, tasks, timers and a journal — in one calm app.
NotchBook keeps the four things that hold a day together in one warm, unhurried place. Tick off a habit, clear a list, run a focus timer, then write a line about how it went. No streaks shouting at you, no feed, no ads.
Free to start · Works offline · Syncs across your devices
Four tools that already belong together
Most days need the same four things. NotchBook puts them behind one tab bar instead of four separate apps and four separate places to forget about.
Habits
Tick it, or tap plus until you hit the target. Every day or only the days you pick, with a streak that keeps count quietly.
Tasks
Lists for everything that is not a habit. Group them, date them when it matters, and let the finished ones fold out of sight.
Timers
Pomodoro, intervals, or a plain countdown. Start one in a tap — it becomes yours, so rename and retune it later.
Journal
A line about how today went is enough. The date, the mood and the tags are all optional, and nothing is ever graded.
Two taps in the morning, and the day is already going somewhere
A habit is either done or it isn't — unless it's the kind you count. NotchBook handles both without making you choose a system first.
- Tick or count. Meditation is done or not done. Reading is five pages of ten — tap plus as you go and watch the bar fill.
- Your own schedule. Every day, or only the days that make sense. The week strip shows what was due and what you did, at a glance.
- Streaks, not guilt. A count of how it's going, sitting under the name in small type. Miss a day and you pick it back up — nothing is lost or reset in red.
- Look back, or put it away. Step back through the week to fill in yesterday, and archive the habits you're finished with instead of deleting the history.
A list for the things that only happen once
Not everything repeats. Groceries, errands, the thing you promised on Tuesday — they live on their own lists, next to the habits rather than in another app.
- Lists that stay separate. Inbox, Errands, Grocery List — switch between them with a tap along the top. New things land in the Inbox until you file them.
- A date only when it needs one. Tasks group themselves by when they're due, and everything else sits happily under "No date".
- Done things get out of the way. Completed tasks fold away behind one line. Tap "Show completed" when you want to see what you got through.
Four timers ready to go, before you've decided what focus means
Most timer apps hand you an empty screen and a form. NotchBook hands you four that already work — and they become yours the moment you tap one.
- Pomodoro. Focus for 25 minutes, then a 5 minute break. Four times through, and the app counts the rounds for you.
- Meditate and Quick. One quiet stretch with nothing after it, or a plain five minute countdown when you just need five minutes.
- Intervals for training. HIIT runs 20 seconds on, 10 off, eight times through — work and rest as separate phases, not one long clock.
- Or build your own. Set the phases, the lengths and the number of rounds, name it, and it sits alongside the rest.
Write down how today went. A line is enough.
The reason most journals fail is that they ask for too much. NotchBook's asks for one sentence and treats everything else as optional.
- Nothing is required. The date, the mood and the tags are all optional. Open it, type a line, close it.
- Mood and tags when you want them. Add them and your entries become searchable later. Skip them and nothing nags you about it.
- Backdate freely. Wrote nothing on Tuesday? Set the date and write it on Thursday. The entry lands where it belongs.
- Private by default. Nothing is shared, published or shown to anyone. Entries sit behind your own account, encrypted in transit.
One free account, and your day follows you.
Signing in takes a moment and costs nothing. After that NotchBook is yours on every device you use — and it keeps working when the signal doesn't.
Offline first
Once you are signed in, everything runs on your device. Aeroplanes, tunnels and dead spots change nothing — whatever you changed syncs when you are back.
Backed up from day one
Your habits, tasks, timers and journal live under your account, backed up and kept in step across your phone and tablet. Lose the phone, keep the year.
Yours, and only yours
Your data is stored in our own backend, encrypted in transit and at rest, and reachable only through your account. We don't sell it, we don't advertise against it, and Delete Account really deletes it.
Read the full Privacy Policy and the Terms (EULA) before you sign up — they say the same thing at greater length.
Open it three times, and that's the whole method
There is no setup ritual and no system to learn. NotchBook is meant to be dull in the best way.
Morning
Glance at today's habits and the list. Two taps and you know what the day is asking of you.
During
Start a timer when you need to focus or train. Tick things off, or tap plus, as they actually happen.
Evening
Write a line in the journal about how it went. Tomorrow's strip already shows what's next.
Questions, answered
What is NotchBook?
NotchBook is four everyday tools in one app: a habit tracker with streaks, a task list, a set of focus timers, and a daily journal. They share one calm interface and one place to look, so you are not switching between four different apps to run one day.
Where can I get NotchBook?
NotchBook is available now on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Google Play for Android phones and tablets. It is free to download, and you sign in with a free account the first time you open it.
Is it free?
NotchBook is free to download and use, and the account you sign in with is free too. Cloud backup and sync is included with every account, up to the limits of the free tier. A paid plan will arrive later for anyone who needs more room, and will add extras such as photos in journal entries. There is no advertising in the app, on any tier.
Do I need an account?
Yes. NotchBook needs a free account at the moment — you sign in once when you first open the app, and your habits, tasks, timers and journal are all kept under it. It costs nothing to create, and there is no advertising.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once you have signed in, NotchBook works fully offline — your day is stored on the device. Anything you change without a connection is synced the next time you are online.
Are my journal entries private?
Your entries are stored in our Firebase backend, encrypted in transit and at rest, and readable only through your account. We do not sell your data, we do not use it for advertising, and deleting your account deletes your entries. To be clear about the limits: entries are not end-to-end encrypted, so we could technically access them, which is what lets us restore your data if you lose your phone.
What kinds of habits can I track?
Two kinds. Simple habits you tick off once a day, and counted habits with a target — read ten pages, drink eight glasses — where you tap plus as you go and the bar fills. Both can run every day or on the days you choose, and both build a streak.
What timers are included?
Four ready to start: Pomodoro (25 minutes focus, 5 minute break, four times), Meditate (one quiet stretch), HIIT (20 seconds on, 10 off, eight rounds) and a plain five minute countdown. They become yours the moment you tap one, so you can rename or retune any of them — or build a timer from scratch.
Which devices are supported?
NotchBook runs on iPhone and iPad via the App Store, and on Android phones and tablets via Google Play. Your account follows you across all of them, so your day is the same wherever you pick it up.
One quiet app for the whole day
NotchBook is free on the App Store and Google Play. Download it, sign in with a free account, and your day is ready wherever you pick it up.