Your data. On your phone. Nowhere else.
A tasks and notes app for people tired of cloud accounts, subscriptions, and apps that read what they write.
Slate stores every task and every note in a single encrypted database on your phone. There's no account, no server it talks to, no telemetry. Capture your day in a sentence, write what you need to remember, and trust that none of it is leaving your pocket.
Your day, quietly
Overdue, today, and what's next — in one calm view.
Capture in a sentence
“Email Sarah tomorrow 3pm #work” — Slate figures out the rest.
Your data stays here
Encrypted on this device. No account. No cloud.
What's inside
Tasks that respect your time
Due dates, priorities, tags, recurring rules, and subtasks. Nothing fancy. Everything you need.
Notes in plain markdown
A calm editor with live preview and image attachments. No proprietary formats — your notes will outlive any app.
Find anything in a tap
Full-text search across every task and note you've written. Local. Instant.
Reminders that just work
Local notifications fire on your phone even when the app is closed. No servers, no push tokens.
A widget for your home screen
Today's tasks at a glance. Tap to open the one you mean.
Locked behind your face
Optional Face ID lock for the moments when your phone is in someone else's hand.
What's not inside
- No account. Not even an email.
- No cloud. Not ours. Not anybody's.
- No analytics. No crash reporting. No “anonymous” tracking.
- No AI training on your writing. We can't read it — and neither can anyone else.
- No ads. No subscription. No in-app currency.
Your data, your file
Slate stores everything in a single SQLCipher-encrypted SQLite file inside the app sandbox. The encryption key lives in your device's Keychain — nowhere else. Export the whole database as a single .slate file and save it to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or any folder you own. Restore it on a new device — or never. It's yours.
Questions
Do you have an Android version?
Not yet. iOS first because that's where the team uses it daily.
What happens if I lose my phone?
You restore from your last .slate backup file. We can't help you recover it — we never had it.
Can I share a task or note with someone?
No. Sharing means a server. Slate has no servers. Use the system share sheet to send the text yourself.
Why one-time pricing instead of subscription?
You're not renting a relationship. You're buying a tool. Tools don't need a recurring fee to keep working.
What if Slate goes out of business?
Your data is already on your phone in an open file format (SQLite). It doesn't depend on us being around.