A home for everything you're building in public.
Alongly gives founders, makers, and creators one place to document a project over time. Post every update, let anyone follow the full story, and grow an audience around the work as it happens. Not just when it ships.
TWO WAYS TO JOURNEY
Build in public, or with your circle.
Go public and let anyone follow your build as it grows. Or keep it to a close crew while things are still in progress. You choose per Journey. Switch anytime.
Build in public.
Open a Journey to the world and let anyone follow the full story of what you're creating. Every update adds to a record people can watch unfold over time.
- Building in public
- Growing an audience as you go
- Sharing the whole arc, not just highlights
Or with your circle.
Pursue a goal with a smaller crew. Only the people you invite follow along, send boosts, and keep you going. Supportive and quiet, with no audience required.
- Inviting a trusted few
- Support without the spotlight
- Keeping a goal close
HOW IT WORKS
Build in public. One step at a time.
Start a Journey for your project, post every update publicly, and let people follow the build from day one.
Start a Journey
Give your project a name. From that moment, your build has a public home that anyone can find and follow.
Post your progress
Add a photo, short video, or a note whenever you make progress. Every update goes live on your timeline, in order.
Your audience follows
Make your Journey public and anyone can discover it. People follow the real story as it happens, not just your launch day.
Your story builds
Every update makes the record richer. New followers can read it from the start. The whole build stays visible, permanently.
WHAT YOU GET
Built for work that unfolds over time.
- Landing page live
- First 100 signups
- Beta invites out
One timeline per goal.
A Journey is an ongoing project or goal you commit to, and one others can follow. Long-term by design, with no end date and no daily requirement.
A visual record of the build
Show the work, not just the win.
Post a photo, video, or note each time you make progress. Every update is saved to your timeline, building a record people can follow and you'll want to revisit.
People there from day one.
Make your Journey public and anyone can find and follow it. As you post updates, you build an audience that was there from the start. Not just people who discovered you at the launch. They already know your story.
BUILD IN THE OPEN
The messy middle is where most people quit. Share it instead.
The best builds aren’t just announced at launch. They’re witnessed from the start. Every update you post builds a record people can follow and an audience that was there before you shipped.
“I used to dump updates into threads that disappeared. Now there's one place people actually follow the build.”
A founder, on sharing the work
BUILT FOR BUILDERS
For anyone building something worth sharing.
App & product makers
Start a Journey the day you begin. Post every decision, pivot, and milestone as you go. The people who followed from week one are already your community by the time you ship.
Creators & makers
The process is the product. Post the drafts, the experiments, the things that didn’t work. An audience built around your real work is more loyal than one that only saw the final result.
Indie founders
Building in public is a growth strategy. A Journey gives you a clean, permanent record of your company’s story. New followers can discover it from the beginning and share.
FAQ
Still have questions?
Here are the ones we hear most often.
What is Alongly?
Alongly is a free app for founders, makers, and creators who build in public. Start a Journey for any project: your app, your startup, your creative work. Add photos, videos, or notes as you make progress. Every update is timestamped and stays on your timeline permanently. Make a Journey public so anyone can follow the build, or keep it to a private crew. No streaks, no daily pressure. Free on iOS and Android.
Can I build in public?
Yes, that’s the heart of Alongly. Make a Journey visible to everyone and anyone can follow it, watching the full story unfold update by update instead of catching scattered posts that disappear. Prefer to keep something close? Switch a Journey to a private Crew so only the people you invite can see it. You choose per Journey.
How is Alongly different from posting on social media?
When you post updates on social media, they get buried in the feed. Someone who finds you three months in has no way to catch up on what they missed. On Alongly, every update stays on your Journey’s timeline in order, from day one. The full story is always there. New followers can read the whole build from the start, and your archive never disappears.
What is a Journey?
A Journey is the core unit in Alongly, a named timeline for any long-term goal, skill, or project. You give it a name and start adding updates over time with photos or videos. Each entry is timestamped and stored permanently. Journeys have no end date and no daily requirement. You can maintain several at once, updating each one at your own pace.
Does Alongly work without streaks?
Yes. Alongly has no streak mechanics of any kind. There is no daily goal, no completion count, and no penalty for taking a break. If you stop for six weeks, your timeline shows exactly the entries you left. You can pick up where you left off. Long-term goals rarely follow a daily rhythm, and Alongly is designed to work with that reality.
Is Alongly free?
Yes. Alongly is free to download and use on iOS and Android. There’s no subscription, no premium tier, and no paywall. Download from the App Store or Google Play, create an account, and start your first Journey at no cost. Core features are all free: Journeys, Progress updates, Crew, and Boosts.
FROM OUR BLOG
More on the thinking behind Alongly.
Start your first Journey today.
Pick something worth building, share every update, and let people follow the whole story. Free on iOS and Android.