Anyway
We're all gonna die anyway. So go do the thing.
A small, slightly dark, surprisingly warm Android app about living now —
built on the old Stoic idea of memento mori, minus the skulls.
English · Русский · Website
Why
You don't have years. You have Saturdays — about 4,000 of them if you're lucky.
Anyway shows you that number, then helps you stop wasting them on things the Sun won't remember.
It isn't a productivity app. It doesn't track streaks or nag you about goals.
It's the friend who read a lot of Seneca and now just wants you to text them back.
What's inside
⏳ Now
A huge number: how many Saturdays you have left, counted from your birthday and an "optimism level" (life expectancy) you choose. Below it — a progress bar of the way so far, a question of the day, and a line from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epicurus or Ecclesiastes.
And the big orange ANYWAY button. Scared to send the message, quit the job, dance badly? Press it.
🌀 The Worry Filter
Type what's eating you. Answer three questions:
- Will this matter in 5 years?
- Will this matter in 100 years?
- Will this matter when the Sun becomes a red giant?
If it doesn't survive the filter, it shrinks, spins and floats away. If it does — it's real, and one tap puts it on your list.
✅ Before it's too late
Not a bucket list. Things you'll regret not doing — call mom, say it out loud, eat the ice cream. Every item quietly counts how long it's been waiting. After a week, it turns orange.
🔔 You're still alive
Once a day, at a random moment between 10:00 and 21:00, a notification reminds you that you're alive — and asks what you'll do about it.
Install
Grab the APK from the latest release (or the direct link) and open it on your phone. Android 8.0+.
Privacy
Anyway has no internet permission. Your birthday, your worries and your list never leave the device. No accounts, no analytics, no ads.
Languages
English and Russian. Pick one on the first screen or later in settings — or leave it on System. On Android 13+ the choice is shared with Settings → Apps → Anyway → Language.
Build
Requirements: JDK 17+ and the Android SDK (API 36).
./gradlew assembleDebug # app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
./gradlew installDebug # straight to a connected device
CI/CD
.github/workflows/android.yml builds and lints a minified release APK on every push and pull request and uploads it as a workflow artifact. Pushing a v* tag publishes a GitHub Release with the APK attached:
git tag v0.2.0 && git push origin v0.2.0
Under the hood
- Kotlin + Jetpack Compose, Material 3, single activity, zero third-party dependencies
SharedPreferences for the little state there isAlarmManager + BroadcastReceiver for the daily nudge, rescheduled after reboot- Always-dark palette: ink
#0E0D0C, ember #FF7A3D, bone #F2EDE4
app/src/main/java/io/cyberdise/anyway/
├── MainActivity.kt
├── Life.kt # Saturdays-left math
├── Store.kt # persistence + Compose state
├── Nudges.kt # daily notification + receivers
└── ui/ # Now, Worry, Before, Setup screens + theme
