Set the timer. Prove it, or get tattled on.
Tattle Timer helps adults stop making fake promises to themselves. Pick the thing, choose proof, invite a buddy who knows what they're signing up for, and let the clock make it serious.
A timer with proof and a person attached, so the deadline has teeth.
They accept the role and choose whether texts, calls, email, or none of the above are okay.
Receipts, photos, and notes help resolve the commitment without becoming public.
Tattle Timer
Invite someone who knows what they're signing up for.
Buddies choose whether texts, calls, email, or none of the above are okay.
If the timer expires, consent and opt-outs are checked first.
STOP, HELP, preference links, voice opt-out, and support paths.
How it works
The ideal outcome is beautifully boring: you do the thing before the timer runs out. The consequence is there to make the deadline feel real.
Pick the thing
Name the task, set the deadline, and decide what proof will count.
Invite a buddy
Share the invite yourself with someone you trust to care enough to notice.
They choose the role
Your buddy accepts, verifies their contact info, and decides how they can be reached.
Beat it, or get tattled on
Submit proof before the deadline. If you miss, your buddy can get the little "welp, they missed it" update.
Your buddy is in on it.
An Accountabilibuddy is not a random target. They choose the role, control how they can be contacted, and can step out anytime.
- Whether they accept the invite.
- Email, SMS, and voice channel choices.
- Quiet windows, frequency caps, and opt-out.
- Ways to pause it, shut it off, block it, or report abuse anytime.
- Commitment title, deadline, and proof method.
- Who gets invited and which contacts are selected.
- What consequence should happen if they miss.
- Whether the timer is armed after previewing it.
Messages are the backup plan.
The point is to finish before a message is needed. If a deadline is missed, Tattle Timer checks consent, preferences, opt-outs, safety rules, and provider availability first.
Short missed-commitment accountability texts with explicit opt-in, message frequency disclosure, HELP, STOP, and suppression.
Prerecorded accountability calls where enabled, with caller identity, required disclosures, and opt-out prompts such as Press 9.
Email gives buddies a calmer path for reminders, proof-status notes, preferences, and support links.
Proof is for accountability, not a feed.
Photos, receipts, notes, audio, and transcripts are treated as private media. They help resolve whether the commitment was met; they are not dropped into texts, calls, emails, or public receipts by default.
Proof media should stay behind private access and retention rules, not permanent public URLs.
Sensitive commitments can use safer outside wording unless a buddy opted into the relevant detail level.
Shareable artifacts, if introduced, should be deliberate, sanitized, and user-controlled.
Policies and opt-out help are easy to find.
The practical pages are public too: Privacy, Terms, SMS Terms, support, account deletion, opt-out help, and the SMS opt-in evidence page.