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halcy One photo a day, kept for good.

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Why halcy Moments pass. Keep one every day.

Every day, a hundred little moments go by.

Unless you keep one.

How halcy works Four steps, once a day.

  1. No menus, no albums. halcy opens on the moment.

  2. No camera roll, no picking the best shot later. Every photo in halcy is truly from its day.

  3. Up to 80 characters for the detail you’ll want to remember.

  4. Found a better moment? Replace it before midnight. Then the day is kept, just as it was. No rewriting, no backfilling.

    No signal? It still saves instantly, and goes up when you’re back online.

When to use it Whenever the day shows you something.

A latte with leaf art on a wooden café table
7:40 am · the first coffee
Two yellow trams on a sunny street
8:40 am · the way in
Hands on a laptop at a café table
11:20 am · deep in the day’s work
Someone walking along a sunny park path
1:10 pm · the long way to lunch
A black puppy looking up from a wooden floor
5:45 pm · someone’s ready for a walk
A dusk sky fading from deep blue to pink over dark hills
6:52 pm · that sky
Enamel mugs gathered on a wooden table
9:30 pm · whoever’s across the table
Low sun rising over a grassy field
6:12 am · first light
Someone swimming laps in open water at dawn
6:30 am · the morning swim
Someone in a red beanie raising a camera
3:05 pm · you, today
A baby reaching up from a soft blanket
4:15 pm · tiny hands, new tricks
A mother hugging her child on a city street
Sunday · a hug that lasts
A starry sky over a still mountain lake
11:02 pm · the stars on the way home
Someone asleep on the sofa by a window
11:40 pm · one more episode
Anything.
Any time · whatever today is

Home screen widgets, right where you’ll see it.

Three widgets: see your week at a glance, keep an eye on your streak, and open the camera in one tap. And if the day is slipping by, halcy can send a gentle reminder, only if you ask for one.

A phone home screen with three halcy widgets among the other apps: this week’s photos, a one-tap camera, and the current streak.

What you get One moment is small.

A week of them is a story.

A month is a chapter you can hold.

A year of them is your life, as you lived it.

Monthly recaps: a calendar, a collage, or a short film.

On the 1st, your month is ready to keep. See every day on one calendar, lay your photos out as a collage, or play them back as a short silent film. Share it, or keep it to yourself.

Milestones from 7 to 365 memories.

Watch your memories climb through 7, 14, 30, 60, 100, 180 and 365. It’s progress, not pressure: a missed day never resets it.

A streak that forgives a missed day.

Once a month, an anchor holds your streak over a day that slipped by.

A halcy story card showing one day’s photo and its date, ready to share

Share a day, or share with a circle.

Send any moment out as a story card, tag a friend in it, or add it to a small circle. Only the people you choose see it. Nothing is ever posted for you.

halcy · One year ago todaySee what 13 November looked like.
A green front door on a pale brick house
Thursday, 13 November 2025the day we got the keys

Look back Flip through a year.

One day, you’ll look back.

And every day will still be there.

Questions, answered

What is halcy?

halcy is a private daily photo journal for iPhone and Android. You take one photo a day with the live camera, and over time your calendar fills into a visual memoir of your life.

How does a daily photo journal work?

Each day you keep one moment, taken live in the app, with an optional short note. You can retake today’s photo until midnight. After that, the day is kept just as it was.

Can I add photos from my camera roll?

No. Every photo in halcy is taken live, so each one is truly from its day.

What happens if I miss a day?

That day stays empty, and you can’t fill it in later. Once a month, an anchor can hold your streak over a single missed day.

Who can see my photos?

Your journal is private: no feed, no followers and no public profile. Nobody sees a photo unless you share it. You can tag someone in a moment or add a photo to a circle, and then only those people see it, along with your @username and halcy profile photo, never your name or email. You can also share any day yourself as a story card. Nothing is ever posted for you.

How do tags and circles work?

Once you choose a @username, you can tag one person in a moment, and if they accept, a copy joins their calendar. A circle is a small group whose members see the photos added to it. Nobody can browse or search for people: they need your exact username. Turn off Let friends find me and nobody can find, tag or invite you.

Is halcy free?

Yes. halcy is free, with no ads, no in-app purchases and no subscription.

Does halcy work offline?

Yes, for today’s moment. It saves instantly and uploads when you’re back online.

Can I save my photos to my phone?

Yes. halcy can add your own photos to your phone’s Photos app when you ask, or automatically if you turn that on. It only adds photos and never reads your library.

What are monthly recaps?

On the 1st of each month, halcy puts your month together as a calendar, a photo collage, or a short silent film of up to 34 seconds. You can keep it or share it.

Which phones does halcy support?

iPhone on iOS 15 or later, and Android phones on Android 8.0 or later.

Is halcy good for a 365 photo project?

Yes. halcy is built for exactly that: one photo every day for a year, with milestones from 7 to 365 memories along the way.

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Daily Photo Journal Start with today

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Free. No ads, no subscription. iPhone (iOS 15+) and Android (8.0+).

Made for the days you’d otherwise forget.