Ties · Stillcraft

What's inside

Everything Ties does.

Your people

Add someone by hand or from contacts: family, friends, childhood friends, work and study. Pick a rhythm, from every week to every six months.

A ring that cools down

Each avatar's ring empties as a contact comes due: green, then amber, then coral. The list is sorted into Time to reach out, Coming up and All good.

One tap to reach out

Call, or write via SMS, Telegram or WhatsApp. After a call from the app, Ties asks “Did you reach them?”, so logging takes one tap.

What to talk about

The first message is the hardest. Every card has a gentle opener, plus notes worth remembering for next time.

Birthdays

Upcoming birthdays sit on top of the list, and a notification comes on the day.

One calm reminder a day

Only when someone is due or has a birthday, at the time you choose. People who stay overdue come back every 3 days, not daily.

Screens

Captured in Ties.

Ties: Home — **Home**Who's waiting, who's coming up, who's fine.

Ties: A person — **A person**Call, write, an opener and what to remember.

Ties: We talked — **We talked**How, when and a note.

Ties: Add someone — **Add someone**Who they are and how often you'd like to talk.

Ties: Settings — **Settings**One reminder a day, at your time.

Get it

Get Ties.

Install

Version: v1.0.0
File: Ties.apk
Requires: Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer
Permissions: Notifications and start after reboot. No internet.
License: MIT

Download the APK on your phone.
Open it and allow installs from this source when Android asks.
Add three people you'd hate to lose touch with.

On Xiaomi (MIUI / HyperOS), Huawei and some other phones, allow Autostart for Ties and set battery usage to No restrictions, or reminders may not arrive. Settings → Reminders not arriving? opens the right screen.

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Build from source

JDK 17+ (Android Studio's bundled JBR works) and the Android SDK.

git clone https://github.com/bigdevwhale/ties.git
cd ties
./gradlew testDebugUnitTest   # unit tests
./gradlew assembleDebug       # debug APK
./gradlew installDebug        # to a connected phone

Good to know

Questions people ask.

Does it read my contacts or call log?

No. Picking a contact grants access to that one entry only, not your whole address book. Ties never reads the call log. You can also add people by hand.

Will it nag me?

One reminder a day at most, at the time you choose, and only when someone is due or has a birthday. If someone stays overdue, they come back every 3 days, not daily.

Is anything sent anywhere?

No. No accounts, no servers, no analytics, and the app has no internet permission. Your people, notes and history live in a local database on the phone. Calls and messages open in your phone, SMS, Telegram or WhatsApp app.