Thought Reps
Coming soon for iPhone · Free

Write it down. It comes back

Thought Reps is a notebook that hands your ideas back to you. Jot something down in five seconds, and a week later it's on your timeline again, so the good ones get a second look.

Coming soon to theApp Store
How it works

No account · Stays on your phone · iOS 18 or later

Rubber-duck before askingExplain the bug out loud in full sentences first. Half the time the answer shows up.
#work
due today
Big-O of Swift collectionsArray append is amortized O(1). Set and Dictionary lookups are O(1) on average.
#swift#study
due 2d ago
Weekly review questionsWhat moved forward? What stalled? What do I want to stop doing?
#habits
pinned
How it works

Write it once. See it again in a week.

Most notes apps are where ideas go to be forgotten. Thought Reps only shows you what's due today, and brings the rest back on schedule.

  1. Write it

    Tap + from anywhere. Markdown, photos and #tags all work, and it takes about five seconds.

    Rubber-duck before askingsaved

  2. Let it go

    It stays off your timeline for 7 days, or whatever interval you set for that thought.

    Rubber-duck before askingin 4 days

  3. Meet it again

    It's back on your timeline, marked due. Read it and it heads out for another lap. Archive it when you're done.

    Rubber-duck before askingdue today
Features

Small app. Everything a thought needs.

Markdown and photos

Headings, lists, code and images. It looks tidy when it comes back.

# Big-O of Swift collections
- **Array** append: O(1)
- `contains`: O(n)
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#swift #study
Big-O of Swift collections
  • Array append: O(1)
  • contains: O(n)
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Blurred answers

Hide an answer under a blur and quiz yourself when it comes back.

Quiz: Set lookup?

O(1) on average, because elements are hashed. Worst case O(n).

#tags

Type #anything. Every tag gets its own timeline.

  • #swift2 due · 14
  • #habits1 due · 6
  • #projects0 due · 9

Pin the keepers

Pinned thoughts stay at the top every day.

Why I'm building this
Ideas I write down vanish. This brings them back on purpose.

Snooze or archive

Not today? Push it back. Done with it? Archive it, and restore it any time.

Rubber-duck before asking · due today

Your own rhythm

Every 7 days by default. Memorizing something? Bring it back tomorrow. Slow-burn idea? Next month.

Read today · back in 7 days

One nudge a day

Pick a time. If nothing is due, you won't hear from it.

Privacy

Your thoughts never leave your phone.

There's no account and no server. Back it up whenever you like, as files you own.

  • No accountOpen the app and start writing.
  • Stored on your iPhoneText and images stay in the app, on your device.
  • Export any timeA .zip of JSON and images, or one Markdown file per thought.
  • iCloud syncLaterOptional sync across your devices is planned.

Start with one thought.

See it again next week.

Coming soon to theApp Store