When I started building Harvee, my goal was to ship something useful. Something that helped people understand their stress before it became a problem. Since Harvee launched six months ago, more than 100,000 people have installed the app and tried to find their stress patterns. It still blows my mind, to be honest.
Today, Harvee has been named a finalist for the Apple Design Awards 2026, in the Social Impact category. I’ve been sitting with that for a few days now. Still not sure I’ve fully processed it.
What the Apple Design Awards Actually Are
Every year, Apple recognizes a small number of apps and games that set the bar for design, innovation, and impact. The categories include things like Delight and Fun, Visuals and Graphics, and Interaction. But the one that caught my attention - and the one Harvee was recognized in - is Social Impact. Apple describes it as apps that drive meaningful change in people’s lives. Apps that tackle real problems.
Why Social Impact
Stress is one of the most common health problems in the world. And one of the least understood.
Most people know when they feel stressed. Very few understand what’s actually happening in their body or how long it lingers after the moment passes. The data to answer those questions already exists, on the wrists of millions of Apple Watch users. HRV, sleep, activity, mindfulness. It’s all there.
The problem was translation. What did it mean? What should you do about it?
That’s what I built Harvee to solve. Not to add another number to your health dashboard, but to help you actually understand the story your body is telling.
Being recognized in Social Impact by Apple tells me that mission resonated. That it’s not just me who thinks chronic stress is a real problem worth taking seriously with real tools.
What Comes Next
Honestly? More of the same.
There are features I’ve been building that I think will change how people understand their own recovery. There are patterns in the data I’m still figuring out how to surface clearly. The puzzle of resilience, as I like to call it, is a long one.
But this recognition does something useful. It sharpens the conviction. It confirms the problem is real and the approach is right.
If you’ve been using Harvee - thank you. The feedback you’ve sent, the patterns you’ve shared, the moments where you told me something clicked - that’s what shaped this into something Apple noticed.