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The Toolkit for Rigorous Honesty.

A private, offline-first app for serious 12-Step work. No servers. No tracking. Just you and your inventory.

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Technical Case Study

The Challenge

Building a digital tool for 12-step recovery presents a unique conflict: users need powerful, AI-assisted insights, but the nature of the work (inventories, resentments) requires absolute privacy. Storing this data on a central server creates a liability.

The Architecture

I architected a "Local-First" solution using React Native. This ensures the app feels native on both iOS and Android while adhering to strict data sovereignty principles.

  • Core Tech: Built with React Native (Expo) for a unified codebase deployable to both Apple and Google ecosystems.
  • Data Privacy: iOS data is stored 100% locally (SQLite). Android uses Firestore with strict security rules—datasets are siloed by anonymous user IDs, making them inaccessible to admins.
  • On-Device AI: Privacy-preserving AI logic runs locally to analyze tone and provide feedback without sending personal journal entries to the cloud.
  • UX Design: A minimal, distraction-free interface designed to lower cognitive load during high-stress emotional work.

Built for Rigorous Work

Functionality driven by the specific needs of the recovery community.

1

Structured Inventory

Guided templates for Resentments, Fears, and Sex conduct that prevent writer's block.

2

Smart Insights

Pattern recognition algorithms highlight recurring character defects in your entries.

3

Daily Disciplines

Automated morning and evening review prompts to maintain spiritual fitness.

4

Zero-Knowledge Privacy

We don't track you. We don't serve ads. Your recovery is your business.

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