Croílár
A gentle task and note companion for restless minds. Quests and rituals instead of tasks and deadlines, and a world shaped by the small things you choose to do.
Calm software for restless minds
Teallach Studios is a one-person studio in Ireland. Teallach is the Irish word for hearth: the place a house is built around. A house is shaped to fit the people in it, not the people to fit the house. We build software the same way. That is the whole idea.
What we make
Ravens & Raptors
The Raven King must escape. Brandubh, the ancient Irish strategy game, played with origami birds in a firelit hall. Guide him to a corner, or trap him.
What the studio stands for
Nothing that shames you
Software about looking after yourself should never punish you for being who you are. No streak you can break, no red banner, no guilt built in to keep you coming back. It works around your rhythms, whatever pace they run at.
Your data stays yours
Local-first by default. Croílár has no account or app server, and your quests and notes stay on your phone. Its internet access is only for optional purchases through Google Play. No analytics, no tracking, and no quiet change of purpose.
Free things stay free
No subscription traps, no ads, no feature you already had moving behind a paywall. Anything released free stays free. People who tested the beta keep every cosmetic that was free to them, and everything they bought.
Made slowly, by one person
There is no team, and no one to answer to but the people using it. You can email a human, and the human will be the one who wrote it. (I say “we” when it is just me. My brain won’t sign for sole responsibility, so I give it an out.)
Say hi
Questions, bug reports, or a note about something that could be kinder. All welcome, and all read by the person who made it.