TiltCue: Head Tilt Reminders

A little awareness, one work session at a time.

TiltCue is a quiet menu-bar companion that helps you notice sustained changes in your head tilt while you work on your Mac. Connect compatible motion-enabled headphones, set a comfortable reference, and get back to what you were doing.

TWO CALM PASTEL THEMES Peach & Mint is the default. Switch to Lavender & Sky in Settings; the app and reminder artwork change together. Both themes keep their light pastel appearance, including when macOS uses Dark Mode. Your choice stays on this Mac.

A GENTLE CUE, WITHOUT TAKING OVER Choose a soft screen glow, a system banner, an optional ding-ding sound, or a visual reminder with sound. Screen glow fades in and out once over 2.2 seconds, leaves the center of your work visible, and never blocks clicks or takes keyboard focus.

YOUR PACE, YOUR REFERENCE Set a reference with five steady seconds. Choose how long a continuous tilt should last before a reminder, from 5 to 120 seconds. Brief glances do not automatically trigger a cue. Return near your reference and a later sustained tilt starts a fresh delay, with no extra cooldown. Pause tracking, snooze reminders for ten minutes, or set quiet hours that fit your day.

A SIMPLE PICTURE OF YOUR WEEK Today shows measured time, reminder events, and time within your reference range. History brings seven days together with weighted summaries and a daily chart. Missing readings never count as good or bad time. Export a week as CSV whenever you need it.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN Headphone motion is processed on your Mac. No account, camera, microphone, advertising, or third-party analytics. Derived history stays locally for 90 days, and you can delete it from the app menu. No subscription or in-app purchases.

BEFORE YOU BUY Requires macOS 14 or later, an Apple-silicon Mac, and compatible headphones that provide headphone-motion data to macOS. A Bluetooth audio connection alone does not guarantee compatible motion data. Headphone, firmware, and OS compatibility must be checked before purchase.

TiltCue is an awareness tool, not a medical app or medical device. Automatic reminders rely only on motion-sensor data from compatible AirPods or other supported headphones and your reference/settings. Not all AirPods models support the required motion data on macOS. TiltCue does not diagnose, treat, prevent, or monitor medical conditions, or replace professional medical advice. It does not measure spinal alignment or whole-body posture. Sensor readings and reminders are not health assessments.

Only system banners require notification permission. Screen glow works over other apps without that permission or bringing TiltCue forward. Declining banner permission does not disable tracking or screen glow. App-managed screen glow and sound may appear or play during Focus; choose System banner to follow macOS notification settings. Sounds use your Mac's current output. Pause, snooze, and quiet hours let you control interruptions.