conversational accountability

The app that holds you to what you said you'd do.

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なる

naru, to become.

  • 01you talk it through
  • 02you commit to one thing
  • 03naru checks back in

The gap nobody closes

Most tools stop at reflection. naru starts there.

You've journaled. You've tracked habits. You've read the books, tried the apps, maybe even paid for a coach. You have real self-awareness and real intentions. What's missing isn't insight.

What changes things is something that remembers, and keeps showing up.

That gap between knowing and living isn't a character flaw. It's just what happens without accountability.

How it works

One loop, repeated. That's the whole product.

01

You talk it through

Open a session and say what you're building, or avoiding. naru listens first, then asks the one question you've been dodging.

02

You commit to one thing

Every session ends with one concrete action, in your own words, and a time you'll be checked on.

03

naru checks back in

When the time comes, it returns: how did it go. The loop closes, and the next conversation gets sharper.

Pushback is the default

naru won't just validate you. It asks the uncomfortable question.

It notices the pattern you keep circling, presses gently on the realistic version, and turns the conversation into something you actually said you'd do.

Then it holds the commitment, and the check-in time, so you don't have to.

app.heynaru.com/chat
I keep saying I want to write more, but the weeks go by and I haven't touched it.
naru
What would actually need to be true for you to sit down and write this week? Not the ideal version, the realistic one.
Honestly? Block Sunday morning before anything else gets in the way.

“I'll write Sunday morning before checking email.”

committed · naru checks in Sunday afternoon

Goals become commitments. Commitments become check-ins.

naru tracks the thread from who you want to be, to what you said you'd do, to whether you did it.

app.heynaru.com/goals

who you're becoming

Goals

Identity-level claims, not tasks.

Someone who writes regularly and shares their thinking

reflect

Writing is how they process ideas and stay honest with themselves. The goal isn't volume, it's consistency and showing up to the page.

Someone who follows through on what they start

reflect

Not just starting with good intentions, but seeing things through. The identity shift runs deeper than any single task.

Develop a new goal with naru
app.heynaru.com/commitments

what you said you'd do

Commitments

Open

I will write for 30 minutes on Sunday morning before checking email.

Check-in: Sun, Jun 1, 9:00 AM

Goal: Someone who writes regularly

Check in

I will send the draft to my editor by end of day Wednesday.

Check-in: Wed, Jun 4, 6:00 PM

Goal: Someone who follows through on what they start

Check in

What makes it different.

01

Anchored to your vision, not your streaks

Goals are about who you're becoming, not what you logged today.

02

Pushback is the default

naru won't just validate you. It will ask the uncomfortable question.

03

Elastic check-ins

naru asks when you want to talk next, then shows up. You can also start a conversation anytime.

04

Memory that compounds

The longer you use it, the more it can surface patterns and connections across your story.

05

Your data is yours

Never used to train AI models. Delete everything, anytime.

Not to do. Not to achieve. To become.

See what it feels like to have something to answer to.

Frequently asked questions

Does this app use AI?

Yes, naru is powered by Anthropic's Claude models. If you have concerns about AI usage in the product, we'd love to hear them.

Is it safe to talk to naru?

Your data is yours to manage and delete at any time. We will not sell your data or use it to train AI models. That being said, there are always risks to interacting with AI - please bear in mind there isn't a human on the other end and that AI models can make mistakes.

Can this replace my therapist?

No, naru is in no way a mental health professional or a therapeutic intervention. naru is a self-service wellness tool. If you are experiencing distress or crisis, please always reach out to a mental health professional or emergency services.