Right there with your person.
No app to open, no inbox to check. Your note shows up on your person's widget the moment you send it.
One code. Two phones.
Setup is quick. One of you creates a code, the other types it in. No account to make, no phone number, no contact list to share. Just the two of you.
Draw it instead.
Some things don't need words. Sketch in any color you can think of (the whole wheel, not just a few inks) and send. Your doodle arrives crisp on a little white card, right next to their apps.
Made for two.
zeile is just you and your person. No feed, no followers, no likes or streaks to chase, and nothing to perform. Just the small good feeling of being thought of.
The latest note stays close.
The widget keeps the newest thing your person sent right on the Home Screen. Your own sends stay in History, so a small note never turns into another inbox.
Nothing to sign up for.
No email, no password, nothing to verify. Pair once and you're sending.
Questions, answered.
Do we both need the app?
Yes, zeile is for two. You each install it, pair once, and add the widget to your Home Screens. It's iPhone-only, iOS 17 and up.
Is zeile free?
Yes, completely. zeile is free to download and free to use. There's no premium version to upgrade to, no subscription, and nothing locked behind a paywall.
How does pairing work?
One of you creates an 8-character code, the other types it in. That's the whole setup. A pair locks to exactly two phones, and you can unpair in Settings whenever you like.
Is there an Android version?
No, and I'd rather be honest about why. zeile syncs your notes and doodles through iCloud and Apple's CloudKit, and there's no way to run that on Android. The other half of it: I'm just one person who built zeile on the side, and an Android version is more time and effort than I can take on right now. Sorry. I know that's not the answer you were hoping for.
Are my notes private?
Your notes are meant only for you and your paired person. zeile has no feed or public profile. They sync through zeile’s shared public CloudKit database, and zeile uses your pair code to separate your notes from other pairs. A pair code isn’t an encryption key, and notes aren’t end-to-end encrypted. Think of zeile like a postcard, not a vault. Don’t send anything sensitive.
Want the full picture? Our privacy policy explains exactly how zeile stores your data, how long notes are kept, and what the developer can access.
What does the widget show?
The latest note from your person, whether text or doodle, shown with “♥ from their name.” Your own sends live in History inside the app.