Observed arrival · 2026-09-21
Orbit: a quiet reminder to text the people you love
A macOS menu bar app that checks your Messages history and reminds you when you have fallen behind with chosen contacts.
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$Paid
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Mac users trying to maintain close relationships
- Worth noticing
- It assigns contacts weekly, monthly, or quarterly check-in rhythms and says message data stays on the Mac.
Field notes
Orbit organizes contacts into relationship circles and lets each person receive a different check-in interval. Its example screen separates an inner circle from close and wider contacts, then shows elapsed time alongside a recent conversational snippet. The page says the app reads Messages history locally, with network activity limited to update checks, and presents a single suggested action such as opening Messages or sending a short hello.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central
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