Ulysses & the Sirens

Ulysses & the Sirens app icon — a ship at night, golden rope coiled on the mast

Ulysses & the Sirens

The self-control journal with no streaks.

Sailing home from Troy, Ulysses didn’t trust willpower — he had himself tied to the mast. Each night, name what you resisted and the rope that held you, and tie the knot.

$4.99 once · iPhone · iPad · Mac · Apple Watch · Apple Vision Pro · no subscription, ever

One question each evening: what did you resist today — and what was the rope that held you? Name the rope, tie the knot, and build a journal of every time you held. It wasn’t strength that saved him. It was the rope.

iPhone screenshot: the journal — no streaks, knots only count up Apple Vision Pro screenshot: standing on the deck of the ship at night Apple Watch screenshot: tie a knot from your wrist
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No streaks. Ever.

Knots only count up. Nothing you have tied can be untied by a missed day — quiet weeks are part of every voyage.

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When the siren sings

Temptation doesn’t wait for your evening review. A guided minute of breathing, with the ropes that have held you before at hand.

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Your ropes, tested

See which techniques actually hold you and which temptations keep returning. Insight, not guilt.

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The bigger picture

Art, law, ritual, science — the ropes civilizations braid together. Anchor them, annotate them, braid your own.

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Stand on the deck

On Apple Vision Pro, the journal becomes a place: sirens singing in spatial audio, sailors’ constellations, and fireworks earned by knots.

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Private by design

No account, no servers, no analytics, no ads. Your journal lives on your devices and in your private iCloud — nowhere else.

Everything aboard

One $4.99 purchase covers every platform and every feature:

Knot-tying ceremony Milestones at 7 · 30 · 100 Rope of knots SOS breathing Insights Big Picture cards Photos & documents Apple Watch app Widgets & complications Evening reminder Search Export PDF & JSON iCloud sync Vision Pro deck

Yours, and only yours

No account, no tracking, no ads — we couldn’t read your journal if we wanted to. Export everything as PDF or JSON whenever you like. And if the rope has held you, an optional “Patron of the Voyage” tip unlocks nothing but a golden lantern icon and our gratitude.

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