Gravity is a fast, private notes app with one stream, instant capture, and a simple rule: swipe to bump what matters back to the top.
You open your notes app to jot down a quick idea. But first: which folder? What tags? Should you link it to something? By the time you've decided, the thought is gone.
Gravity eliminates every barrier between your thoughts and the page. No folders. No tags. No complex systems to maintain. Just one continuous stream, and your attention decides what stays relevant.
- Syncs privately via your personal iCloud account. No third-party servers.
- No account required. No sign-up. No tracking.
- One-time purchase. No subscription. No ads.
HOW IT WORKS
Append — Open the app and start typing. Your note saves automatically. No tapping "new note." No choosing a location. Just capture
Review — Scroll through your stream. New notes live at the top. Older notes naturally drift down over time, like thoughts settling in your mind.
Rescue — When something catches your attention, swipe right to bump it back to the top. Your attention becomes your organization system.
Archive — When a note has served its purpose, swipe left. Done.
FEATURES
Quick Capture
- Start typing the moment you open the app
- Auto-save means you never lose a thought
- Hit return twice to save and start fresh
The Stream
- One continuous timeline of all your notes
- No folders, categories, or nested hierarchies
- Scroll to review; swipe to act
Bump to Top
- Swipe right on any note to rescue it
- Your attention naturally sorts what matters
- No manual organization required
Lightweight Prefixes
- Type todo: or idea: or any prefix at the start of any note
- Search by prefix to create instant filtered views
- Color-coded highlighting makes prefixes pop
Fast Search
- Find notes instantly across thousands of entries
- Partial-word matching catches what you're looking for
- Built on a high-performance local database
Quick Actions
- Swipe left to reveal: archive, delete, share, copy
- Every action is one gesture away
- Undo protection for destructive actions
Import and Export
- Export all your notes anytime to a single json file
- Import with validation and duplicate protection
- Your data, your control
DESIGNED FOR FOCUS
- Warm, paper-like aesthetic
- Satisfying haptics on every interaction
- Fluid gestures that feel natural
- Minimal setup
- Nothing to learn
WHO GRAVITY IS FOR
Designed for plain-text note taking, quick ideas, and lightweight to-dos. For solo thinkers who want to capture first and organize never. For anyone who's felt the relief of simply writing something down without deciding where it goes.
Not a second brain. Not a knowledge graph. Just your thoughts, in one stream.
INSPIRED BY SIMPLICITY
Gravity is built around Andrej Karpathy's append-and-review method for personal notes: keep one running stream, review it periodically, and let your attention decide what stays relevant. Most notes apps tolerate this workflow. Gravity is designed for it.
ONE PRICE. YOURS FOREVER.
Pay once. No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. Just a thoughtfully crafted notes app that respects your attention and your wallet.
Stop organizing. Start thinking.
Download Gravity and let your thoughts sink in.
UI is fantastic and I appreciate the simplicity of the note-taking process. I do love organizing things in folders, but sometimes it's just nice to jot things down as is. I do want to suggest adding a dark mode and option to pin certain notes that I really don't want to miss! Like for anything particularly important for that day. Maybe something like being able to at least pin 1-3 at a time. It could also be that the "gravity" feature of the app is very unique and it's something I just need to get used to. Another suggestion would be to have an option in settings where you can toggle if you press the enter key, then instead of indentating it ends up posting the note. I feel like this, for me at least, would allow quicker thought dumps!Overall the app has a ton of potential and I'm very much looking forward to the future development of it. I'd even say it could be ADHD-friendly considering for me putting down something in this fashion is really helpful. Will definitely be following along and I can't wait to see what future updates bring!
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your review and suggestions. Dark mode is in the works (I want it to be as beautiful as light mode). As for pinning notes, I will have to think about it. It does go against the concept slightly, and perhaps puts the app at risk of "feature creep", where more and more features are added depending on what users what, resulting in just another notes app. But I appreciate the comment nonetheless. As for quickly saving notes, try hitting enter twice ;)
Wow
EndoGI
This is an amazing app., it helps me remember to do certain tasks, it is easy to use, has lots of features and works! The app even saves deleted tasks in case you made a mistake. I can’t wait to see where this app goes. Buy it , it is powerful, easy to use and the price is right
Developer Response
Thank you! Much appreciated
Simple and private!
TbogFL
I admit, when an app was touted as simple, I was a bit worried it would be lacking. But I am finding it to be just what I needed. No extra junk to wade through to figure out how to use it. I like that you can bump a note to the top of the feed, and it’s very easy to search for keywords.
Developer Response
I'm very happy you tried the app, and that you ended up liking it :) thanks for the review!
Low friction note taking
Just Nora
Just what’s needed, without a lot of bloat. I’d love to have this sync across devices. Thanks for developing this. (Learned about this app and your work on Reddit)
Developer Response
Thank you for the review! Working on some kind of cross-device synchronisation.
- Redesigned long-note flow with a dedicated reader mode and full-height editor.
- Improved scroll and caret behavior for long notes.
- Added app-wide typography scaling across all major screens and settings.
- Updated search interface with improved dark-theme contrast and clearer states.
- Refreshed Archive and Deleted screens with consistent headers and actions.
- Streamlined UI for import, maintenance, and confirmation flows.
- Fixed focus-stealing issues with the home screen composer during scrolling.
- Improved reliability and visual polish for home screen quick-capture.
- Fixed iCloud sync issues regarding UUID corruption, duplicate rows, and ID mismatches.
- Corrected iCloud merge precedence for remote edits and local deletes.
- Improved CloudKit retry handling and push notification delivery stability.
- Hardened the deletion path and app initialization against sync races and errors.
- Fixed pagination and filtering errors in tag-based searches.
- Improved search stability for large queries and legacy database states.
- Resolved list formatting bugs when using the Return key in the editor.
- Rewrote double-Return save detection to improve accuracy.
- Fixed UI glitches in swipe action rows and disabled button states.
- Maintained list scroll depth on Archive and Deleted screens after a refresh.
Version 1.6.0
The developer, Tristan Manchester, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Seller
Tristan Manchester
Size
39.2 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
