Rosebud - Therapist-backed AI journal & diary

Honestly, building mental health or any health product is tough. I helped built mental health products before, and I knew there are lots of things that need to be considered. I think what I love about this app is it never talk about this is clinical - it complements traditional therapy BUT with tons of innovation. It focuses on resilience which is the best mental health prevention I recall my psychologist colleagues told me about. The aha moment for me is that it recalls previous stories/emotions/memories - that's what's missing with so many journals today. It feels like a sinking hole that you just keep throwing information in but no feedback. Congrats on the launch @chrysb and team!

I love Rosebud. It's like an always-there friend to talk to and get help from to dig deeper. Thank you to the Rosebud team for making even the free version so caring and capable.

Rosebud is so helpful and a beautiful app 🫶🏽

Congrats on launch of Rosebud....

Absolutely love this app. I personally spoke to Sean, but I wanted to share here as well. Being recently diagnosed with some mental health issues, Rosebud is the one application that I have used and has managed to stay on my phone. I have tried SEVERAL others and after a couple of days, they were deleted. They just didn’t seem to help, couldn’t hold my attention (also have ADD), they were not engaging in any form, but Rosebud on the other hand has blown me away from the start. I’ve never been one into journaling or talking about my day. Rosebud is different and its AI questions and responses are phenomenal! They’re appropriate, intelligent, insightful and overall amazing at opening the doors to make you think/reflect. Rosebud is already fantastic and I hope it is here for many, many years because it can help many people. There is a lot of potential for Rosebud in the future! This is an application that can help in many areas and can even be incorporated into healthcare setting, etc. Good job on creating such an amazing application and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for Rosebud!! I can only see it getting better and better!

After trying Rosebud over 3 months ago I now use it daily. I don't just use it as a journal, I use it as a personal assistant to help me organize my thoughts and even build agendas or help me write messages for personal interactions. It can even help with two way interactions, supplementing the role a couples therapist may play. So much of our energy goes to relational issues with self and others and Rosebud is the best thing to help these relationships.

The impact is real. In just a week, most users see significant improvements in anxiety, stress, anger, and depression — this is impact, and the user testimonials we've seen are uniquely great. It’s beautifully designed and truly something the world needs right now. After a successful year online, Rosebud is now launching its mobile app for iOS and Android. I'm glad to have been the earliest investor in this (and all of Chrys' companies at this point!)

I enjoyed the onboarding experience but had immediate concerns with data privacy. Is there an option to opt out of data being used by openAI for model training? I also think you should be more explicit about how you use data in the app (I had to go to the privacy policy!). Otherwise I see the potential

Of all the AI apps, this is top 3 of the ones I use the most. I use Rosebud almost everyday to get my thoughts out and call out cognitive distortions, among other things. It's way better than regular journalling, because it can recall common thoughts and actions from all you posts. Compared to a written journal, where you have to read back through old entries, Rosebud is leaps and bounds better.

I love what @chrysb is doing here! It's so important to create a space where people can express themselves without the fear of judgment. The stats are really eye-opening—1 in 4 is a lot! Real-time feedback and personalized insights can make such a difference in someone's mental health journey. It's amazing how journaling combined with AI can provide not just an outlet, but also track growth over time. I'm curious about how you plan to scale this and perhaps incorporate more community features in the future. Would love to see more collaboration with therapists to deepen the insights provided! Keep up the great work—excited to see where this goes!