Strand

About this app

What Strand does

Strand is the calmest way to keep a one-second-a-day video journal — no subscription, no ads, no account, no upload. Tap once. Record a second of your life. Tomorrow, do it again. At any moment, hit 'Compile my reel' and Strand stitches every saved second into a single continuous video — a recap of your week, your month, your year. Unlike 1 Second Everyday ($49.99/year for Pro), Strand is free. Forever. No paywall on length, no paywall on compilation, no paywall on backup. — Tap-to-record: one tap on the camera button captures exactly one second. No long-press, no fiddling. A thin ring fills as the second elapses, then you're done. — Import from Photos: pick a longer clip you already shot, trim it down to one second visually. — Calendar grid: every day is a square. Filled squares show a thumbnail of that day's clip. Tap to play. — Compile your reel: pick a range — last 7 days, last 30 days, this year, all-time — and Strand exports a single MP4 to your Photos. Share via system sheet. — Daily reminder (optional): one gentle notification, at the time you choose. No streak shame. — Local-only: video files live on your device, in this app's sandbox. We do not have a server. Use iCloud Photos if you want backup; we're not in the loop. — Privacy by default: no account, no email, no analytics SDK, no third-party tracker. Strand is free because we're building user base in Year 1; we'll consider monetization once we have traction. The core capture + compile experience will always be free.