For whom the bell calls.
Deedbell
A bell for the good in you
Once a day, in its own time, a quiet bell calls you to one small good deed. What you do with it is yours.
Get the iPhone appFree, for iPhone and Apple Watch
Wisdom, not opinion
Each deed echoes the world's wisdom, from Zen and the Sufi poets to philosophy and modern science.
Small enough to do today
A concrete act of attention, care or prayer, one you can do anywhere.
You choose who it's for
Yourself
Others
The world
It reaches you where you are
On your Lock Screen, in widgets, on your wrist, and through Siri.
Just the deed
No streaks, no scores, no ads, no account.
The premise
Most of what we're offered for a better life turns us inward: count your streaks, track your moods, perfect yourself. Deedbell leans on an older idea, found in nearly every tradition: we are shaped by what we give.
Coming soon
The Android bell
Web version
Don't want another app?
Get today's deed here. For a call, this Apple Shortcut gives three silent flashes from your iPhone; a sunrise Automation starts it each day.
Keeping it free
Free for everyone
Deedbell has no ads, no paywalls and no investors. If you have the means, you can help keep it running as a benefactor.
What is asked of you today.
Listen without preparing a reply.
Echoing from French philosophy
Simone Weil wrote that attention means setting our own thoughts aside: the mind empty, waiting, ready to receive.
Let your answer wait until they have finished.
Your deeds stay yours.
The app
Your themes, your bells and the day's deed stay on your iPhone and Apple Watch, and bells notify you from the phone itself, not from a server. When you choose not to see a deed again, the app sends Plausible one anonymous count of which deed it was and the reason you chose. Like any visit to a website, Plausible notes the city and the iOS version, then forgets your internet address; nothing is linked to you. There is no account, no tracking and no ads.
This website
Your themes and bells are saved in your own browser and never sent to us. We count visits, clicks on links to other sites and sent forms, not what is in them, with Plausible, which uses no cookies and keeps no personal data. Like every website, our host, Netlify, sees your IP address in order to deliver the page.
The waitlist
If you join a waitlist, we keep your email address, stored with Netlify, only to tell you when that version is ready. We never share or sell it. Write to us and we will remove it.
Writing to us
If you email us, we use your message only to reply.
Your rights
Deedbell is made by Calin. The waitlist relies on your consent, and we delete the addresses once that version launches. You can ask to see or delete your data at any time, or complain to your data protection authority. Netlify (US) hosts the site and the waitlist; Plausible (EU) counts visits, and the deeds hidden in the app. Deedbell is not meant for children under 13.
Last updated November 1, 2026. Questions: calin@deedbell.com
Free, and offered in good faith.
Using Deedbell
Deedbell, the app for iPhone and Apple Watch and this website, is free for your own personal use. There is no account, no ads and nothing to buy. On iPhone and Apple Watch, Apple's standard licence for App Store apps applies as well.
The deeds
Each deed is a suggestion, never an instruction. Do only what is safe, lawful and welcome where you are, and follow your own judgement. The deeds and their roots are for reflection. They are not medical, psychological, legal or financial advice.
The roots
We check every root against its source, but we can still get one wrong. If you find a mistake, write to us and we will correct it. Quotes and teachings belong to their authors and traditions; the app, this site and the deeds as written are ours. You are welcome to share a deed.
Your ideas
If you send us a deed or an idea, you let us use and adapt it in Deedbell, without payment or credit.
Benefactors
A gift through Buy Me a Coffee is voluntary and unlocks nothing in the app. Buy Me a Coffee handles the payment under its own terms.
No guarantees
Deedbell is offered as it is. A bell may come late or not at all, and the site may be down. As far as the law allows, we are not responsible for any loss from using Deedbell, or from any deed you choose to do. We may change Deedbell or these terms; when the terms change, the date below changes too, and using Deedbell after that means you accept them.
Last updated November 3, 2026. Deedbell is made by Calin. Questions: calin@deedbell.com