Deadlines that make sense
Due dates are counted in days, so a project doesn’t turn overdue halfway through the afternoon. Overdue and due-today work rises to the top.
How it works
A pipeline that matches how you work
Chester starts you off with a commercial photography workflow: quoting, casting, pre-production, selects, retouching and delivery. You can rename, reorder or replace any stage, so it works for any kind of project. Every stage is one of three kinds:
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Active
Needs you
The work that’s on your plate right now, like quoting or editing.
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Waiting
Ball’s in their court
You’re waiting on someone else, like a client approving a quote or a retoucher.
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Done
Delivered
Move a project here and it archives itself, out of your way but never deleted.
Features
Everything a project needs, nothing it doesn’t
Clients
Group projects by client and filter to one with a click from the sidebar.
To-dos per project
A short checklist on every project, with progress shown right on the project card.
Drag and drop
Drag a project into its next stage. Change the stage from the editor or the context menu too, with full VoiceOver support.
Synced through iCloud
Update a project on your Mac and it’s already there on your iPhone and iPad. Everything stays in sync across your devices.
Made for every device
A native app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with support for Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Increase Contrast and Reduce Motion.
Privacy
Your work stays yours
Chester doesn’t collect any data. That’s the whole policy, but here are the specifics:
- Your projects, clients, stages and to-dos are stored on your devices and synced through your own private iCloud account. They never pass through a server we run, and we can’t see them.
- There are no accounts, analytics, advertising or tracking of any kind, and no third-party SDKs.
- iCloud sync is provided by Apple under Apple’s privacy policy. You can turn it off for Chester in your device’s iCloud settings at any time.
- Deleting the app removes its data from that device. To remove synced data as well, delete Chester’s data from iCloud in your Apple Account settings.
Last updated 19 October 2026.
Support
Questions or feedback?
Found a bug, have an idea, or need a hand setting up your pipeline? Email contact@kvds.media and we’ll get back to you.