Hi Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Ali, the solo developer behind NightClear. For years, my biggest enemy wasn't my day job — it was the quiet of my own bedroom at 3 AM. The moment my head hit the pillow, my brain would start running catastrophic scenarios on repeat. I tried meditation apps, I tried journaling, but nothing worked in the middle of a panic attack because my prefrontal cortex was too exhausted to do anything complex. So I studied Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) obsessively — not as a therapist, but as a software engineer trying to debug his own brain. That's why I built NightClear. 🌙 Here is what makes it different: 1. Zero Resistance: Just open the app, slide the dial to how anxious you feel (1-10), and dump your raw thoughts. No formatting, no prompts. Just brain dump. 2. AI Reframing: It immediately processes your catastrophic thoughts into objective, grounding "Facts vs. Stories" using established CBT protocols. Think of it as a calm, rational friend sitting next to your bed. 3. Absolute Privacy: No accounts. No server tracking. Everything stays strictly on your local device via SwiftData. Your 3 AM thoughts are yours alone. 4. Dark Mode Native: Designed from the ground up to not fry your retinas at 4 AM. Every pixel is intentional. Tech stack for the curious: 100% SwiftUI, SwiftData for local persistence, on-device AI processing. I would be deeply honored if you tried it out tonight. I'll be here all day answering questions about the tech, the psychology, or anything else. Thank you for your support! 🚀

NightClear

Turn nighttime anxiety into clarity

Turn nighttime anxiety into clarity