Today
Meet the morning. Close the day gently.
Switch between a morning invitation and an evening reflection, then keep the fuller account in the private journal field. Both rituals belong to the same date.
A device-first Journal for iPhone
Journal: Write the day
while it is still yours.
Begin with a morning question, return for evening reflection, and write the rest in your own words. Every private page stays dated and easy to find again.
Today opens first. Your morning, evening, and free writing share one dated page.
TodayMeet the morning. Close the day gently.
BeginStart with writing, not a tutorial.
KeepOwn the archive and its recovery path.
Look inside
No mockups.
The real product.
Version 1.0.0 build 5 completed App Store Connect processing and entered internal beta testing. Current source is build 6; there is no public enrollment link.
A day is easy to rewrite after it has passed.
Keep the version you actually lived.
Journal gives each date one private place for the thought you woke with, the day as it unfolded, and what felt true by evening. It does not turn reflection into content or consistency into a score.
One daily practice
Arrive. Write. Return.
The current date stays simple. Earlier writing remains available without becoming a feed, streak, or performance dashboard.
Begin
Start with writing, not a tutorial.
Pick a writing invitation or open a blank page. Your first save goes straight into the same local archive you use every day.
Keep
Own the archive and its recovery path.
Browse earlier dates, export the complete compatible archive, preview a replacement before import, and clear local or synced Journal writing through explicit controls.
An honest fit
A journal. Not an audience.
A fit Journal may fit if you want a quiet iPhone practice for morning and evening reflection, free writing, and returning to earlier days.
Not a fit It is not a social feed, publishing platform, mood diagnosis, therapy service, streak challenge, or AI interpretation of your private writing.
Useful before sign-in
The local archive comes first.
Journal reads and writes a protected file on the iPhone and works offline without an account. If you choose a Significant Hobbies account with Apple or Google, Journal synchronizes private entries through the Cloudflare Personal Platform. Sync does not replace the local archive or make an entry publishable.
Read the plain-language privacy policyA few honest answers.
Do I need an account?
No. Writing, saving, date navigation, archive browsing, export, and import work from the local iPhone archive. An account is optional and exists only for private cross-device sync.
Can an entry become public?
No. Journal entries have no visibility field, public profile, sharing flow, or publication control. Account sync keeps private app data; it does not publish the writing.
What moves when I connect my Significant Hobbies account?
Journal sends dated entry records, including morning reflection, evening reflection, free writing, and the optional new-thing field retained by the compatible archive. Name, email, and user ID support the private account. Other preserved atlas data is not exposed for editing in Journal.
Does Journal detect emotions or interpret my writing?
Not today. Careful emotional-pattern reflection is a possible future direction, not a shipped feature. The current app does not score mood, diagnose mental health, or send writing to an AI model for interpretation.
Can I download it or pay for it?
Not publicly. Journal is in internal TestFlight with no public invitation, App Store listing, paid plan, subscription, or checkout. No permanent free or paid model has been announced.
“I wanted a journal that could become a durable habit and fit naturally inside the Hub.”
— Sarthak Agrawal, creator of Journal
I add features after they prove useful in real writing. The words stay private.