Hi, I'm Mike. I built HeartTrace for people like me.
Why this app exists
I live with depression. One of the strangest parts of it, for me, is memory. Ask me how I felt this morning and I can tell you. Ask me how the last two weeks went — the kind of question my doctor asks at every appointment — and I honestly cannot say. Was it a bad stretch, or a normal one? Did the new medication coincide with things getting better, or was that just a good week?
Every therapist and doctor I've seen recommends the same thing: track your mood, keep a journal, bring notes to your appointments. Every app I tried asked for the one thing I didn't have on my worst days — the energy to open an app, navigate three screens, and write something thoughtful at 11 p.m.
So I built the tool I needed: one that comes to me. A gentle notification at a time I choose, answered in one tap. No blank page to face. No streak to break. Over a week, those tiny check-ins become a trend I can actually show another human being who's trying to help me.
What I believe
- Low energy is the default, not the exception. Every design decision is judged by one question: can someone do this on their worst day?
- Your data belongs to you. No selling data, no ads, no dark patterns. Your history exists so you can see it — and share it with your care team if you choose.
- Honesty over hype. HeartTrace is not a medical device. It doesn't diagnose anything. Right now it does two things well — quick logging and honest weekly trends — and the next step, gentle pattern-based warnings, is being built carefully, not promised loudly.
Where it is now
HeartTrace is an MVP, on purpose. It logs moods in one tap from notifications, keeps your history safe behind a password-free email sign-in, and draws a clear weekly trend. If you try it, I read every piece of feedback personally: feedback@hearttrace.app.