One question a day for your group chat.
Everyone answers, then it opens.
Cronote sends your circle the same question at the same time every day. Everyone answers privately, and the answers stay sealed until the whole circle is in or the deadline hits. Then they open together, with names on the answers. Friends answer from a normal email link, no app and no account.
Free for your circle. It opens at the deadline either way, and latecomers can still answer. Sending reminders since 2010.
The group chat is not dead. It just needs a heartbeat.
Every friend group has the thread that used to be constant and now only wakes up for logistics. Not because anyone stopped caring, but because someone always has to go first.
Sealed answers, a daily rhythm, and a reveal worth waiting for.
- Copy the Daily Circle template: a fresh, fun question goes out every day, never repeated. You do not have to think of them, and you can always write your own.
- Add your circle: four to eight friends by email works best. Each person gets the question as a normal email with a link. No app, no account, no password.
- Everyone answers privately: nobody can see anyone else's answer while they write. No anchoring, no playing to the room.
- It opens together: when the whole circle is in, the answers unlock at once, with names on them. Matching a deadpan answer to the friend who wrote it is the payoff.
- The deadline keeps it moving: if someone is slow, the reveal opens at the deadline either way with the answers so far, and shows who it is still waiting on. Latecomers can still answer, and their answer joins the reveal when they do.
Three circles that keep a group close.
Set one up once and it runs every day on its own. No streaks and no pressure. If the circle misses a day, the next question arrives anyway, and the answers you do share add up into a running archive of your group.
The daily question
The classic. One fresh question a day, from favorites and hot takes to would-you-rathers and small confessions. Everyone answers in their own words, sealed until the circle is in or the deadline hits, then it opens with names attached.
The who-knows-us round
Questions about the circle itself. Who is most likely to move abroad? Who said that quote? Everyone picks privately, and the reveal shows where the group agrees and who got hilariously misjudged.
The photo round
Swap the question for a camera prompt: your view right now, the last thing you cooked, something that made you smile today. Everyone snaps privately and the photos open together, one grid, names on.
Free for your whole circle.
Every feature is free, with unlimited app and email delivery for any size of circle. Text-message delivery is optional and uses one credit per text: one-time packs, no subscription, and credits never expire.
Free
- A fresh question every day, forever
- Sealed answers with names on the reveal
- Friends join from an email link
- Email and app delivery included
- 10 free text credits to start
500 texts
- A season of daily texts for a big circle
- No monthly fee, ever
Common questions
Do my friends need to install an app?
No. Each question arrives as a normal email with a link, and friends answer in their browser. There is nothing to install and no account to create. Anyone who later wants the app can get it, but the circle works without it.
What happens if someone does not answer?
The circle never stalls. Answers open when everyone is in, and if someone is slow they open at the deadline either way, with the answers so far and a note about who it is still waiting on. The Daily Circle template uses a 20 hour deadline, so today's answers always open before tomorrow's question.
Can latecomers still answer after it opens?
Yes. The door never closes. A late answer is accepted normally and joins the reveal for everyone who looks again. Missing the deadline just means the circle saw the reveal first.
Are the answers anonymous?
The Daily Circle shows names on the answers, because matching an answer to the friend who wrote it is the fun. If a round works better unattributed, you can turn named answers off for that question when you create it.
Can anyone peek at answers early?
Answers stay sealed while people are still writing. Nobody in the circle sees another person's answer until the reveal opens for everyone.
Is this a streak app?
No. There are no streaks, no fire icons, and no guilt mechanics. If the circle skips a day, the next question arrives like nothing happened. The answers you do share simply add up into a running archive of your group.
How many friends should a circle have?
Four to eight is the sweet spot: enough answers to make the reveal fun, small enough that everyone is missed. Two works, and bigger groups work too.
What does it cost?
Nothing for the normal setup. Daily questions, sealed answers, named reveals, and email delivery are all free, for as long as you run the circle. Text-message delivery is optional and uses one-time credit packs, and you start with 10 free credits.
Start your circle tonight.
Copy the template, add four friends, and tomorrow you all get the same question at the same time. It opens together at the deadline either way. Free, no card required.