A path for each person
Keep a separate timeline with each of the people who matter. One shows at a time; swipe or tap the names to move between them.
Animus GamesFor iPhone & iPad
Keep the little moments, together.
Tether is a shared timeline for you and the people you love. Write a memory the moment it happens, add a few photos, and watch it land on their phone, wherever they are.
Coming soon to theApp Store
See how it works
Rose loved thisCoffee on the back step
899dayssince our first date
Ping sent to RoseJust now
How it works
One thread, two phones.
Tether keeps one timeline per person, shared through iCloud. There's nothing to sign up for and nothing to set up beyond an invite.
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STEP 01
Start a path
A path is a timeline with one person: your partner, your mom, your best friend. Make as many as you need.
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STEP 02
Invite them
Send an invite in Messages. When they open it on their iPhone, you're connected. No account, no sign-up.
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STEP 03
Write it down
A title is all it takes. Add a few lines and some photos, set the date, or mark it as a milestone to count the days.
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STEP 04
Feel it land
It shows up on their phone, usually within seconds. They can react with a tap, or send a Ping when you're on their mind.
Features
Small things, made with care.
Everything in Tether exists to help you remember, share, and feel close. Nothing else.
Count the days
Turn any memory into a milestone and the top of the path counts the days since it happened, or how long until it does.
React with a tap
Like a tapback in Messages. They see your heart, laugh or happy tear on their phone.
Ping
One tap to say "thinking of you." Their phone buzzes, wherever they are.
Works offline
Tether never waits for a signal. Write on the plane; it syncs when you land.
Private by design
Your memories live on your device and in your own iCloud. We never see them, and there are no ads or tracking.
Yours to keep
Export your whole logbook as readable text or as JSON, any time, from Settings.
Warm by day, soft by night
Paper and ink in light mode, a deep warm dark at night. It follows your iPhone's appearance.
A look inside
Made to be lived in.
Real screens from the app. No mockups, no filler.
On iPad, tooYour whole story at a glance
Privacy
Your memories never touch our servers.
There aren't any. Tether keeps everything on your devices and in your own iCloud, and shares it only with the people you invite.
On your device, in your iCloudMemories and photos sync through Apple's iCloud, under your Apple Account. Not ours.
Only the people you inviteEach path is shared with exactly the people on it, and anyone can leave whenever they like.
No tracking. No ads. No analytics.Tether collects no data at all. There's nothing to opt out of.
Good questions
Before you start.
Do we both need Tether?
Yes. Each person needs Tether on an iPhone or iPad and to be signed in to iCloud. That's how memories travel between you, with no account of ours in the middle.
Do I need to make an account?
No. Tether uses the iCloud account already on your iPhone. You can also use it on your own, fully offline, and invite someone later.
Who pays for the storage?
Memories are tiny. Photos count toward the iCloud storage of whoever started the path, the person who sent the invite. If that storage fills up, syncing pauses and Settings tells you why; the app keeps working and catches up once there's room.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. Tether is built on iCloud, which is Apple-only. If you'd like an Android version, tell me. It helps to know who's asking.
Almost here.
Tether is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Want a note the day it lands?
Email me when it's out