Familiar
Illustration of the cat familiar at rest, three-quarter view.
The Cat
A cozy and watchful shadow. The familiar you might recognize from a thousand quiet evenings.
Your familiar
Meet your familiar.
In folklore, a familiar is a small companion bound to its person: present, patient, and on your side. Yours is built in that spirit. It lives at the center of your home screen, notices how you’re feeling, and is there for whatever kind of day it is.
Hero illustration
The four familiars, a cat, a fox, a bunny, and a small dragon, gathered together in soft light.
Four kinds
Choose the one you’d like to keep company with.
Familiar
Illustration of the fox familiar, three-quarter view.
The Fox
A bright spark. The familiar from a thousand folk tales.
Familiar
Illustration of the bunny familiar, seated, three-quarter view.
The Bunny
A soft companion. The familiar from the corner of a sunlit garden.
Familiar
Illustration of the small dragon familiar, perched, three-quarter view.
The Dragon
A friend in scaled armor. The familiar from a story you almost remember.
All four share the same voice and the same features. They show the same mood and energy in their own ways, from the curl of a tail to a wisp of dragon smoke, and the personality you imagine is yours to bring.
Reactions
How your familiar reacts.
Move the dials and your familiar shifts with you: ears, tail, eyes, expression, color. The changes are small and quick. Nothing dramatic. The point is to make how you’re feeling visible at a glance, without making it a thing.
It rests when you rest. When your day ends, your familiar goes to sleep, and when your day begins it’s already up.
Voice
How your familiar talks.
Suggestions, nudges, and small observations come through your familiar, in the first person: a companion speaking to you, rather than a system telling you what to do.
I’m still getting to know you. Log a few more days and I’ll start sharing what I notice.
I’ve been holding this for you.
Want to go through these together?
A soft suggestion lands differently when it comes from someone who knows you.
Limits
What your familiar won’t do.
It won’t tell you a streak is broken.
Your streak pauses. It picks up again with you.
It won’t get sad, sick, or hungry when you’re away.
There’s nothing to feed and no guilt loop.
It won’t push things you’ve turned off.
It won’t celebrate something you didn’t ask to have celebrated.
It won’t be perky when you’re not.
It won’t grade you.
There are no scores or rankings anywhere in Familiar.
Your familiar is a companion, not a manager.
Join the waitlist.
Familiar is in private beta, with people coming in a few at a time. Leave your email and you’ll get a note when there’s an invitation for you. No spam. No more than one email a month while Familiar is in beta.
See you when you’re ready.