Private AI Journal that helps you reflect. All data is stored on-device for maximum privacy. When using Apple Intelligence as the LLM, personal data never leaves your device. chatGPT, Gemini and Claude are running in the cloud, but will not store data or use it for training.
Privacy-first is exactly right for journaling - the whole point is to be honest with yourself, which is hard to do if you're worried about data leaking. Smart to use Apple Intelligence for the on-device option. Have you noticed any difference in how people journal when they know it's truly private vs cloud-based?
@mustassim Yes, patterns, mood, external perspective. It's not for everyone though. But I know lots of people that already use chatGPT to reflect on various things.
The on-device privacy angle is really smart. I've seen so many people hesitant to use AI journaling because they don't want their thoughts in the cloud. Building with Cursor too, nice. What made you choose Apple Intelligence as the default LLM option?
@philip_sorensen I wanted to try out Apple Intelligence anyway and thought it would be a good fit for this. I just hope it'll get much smarter soon, also when they start using Gemini tech.
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congrats on the launch! do we know if Apple Intelligence will always be on device? It may call models on the cloud some day?
@jasonge27 Yes, it probably will. I expect it will be user choice and also for calling models in the cloud, there will be lots of privacy built-in I assume.
I am looking forward to Apple rolling out Gemini because what they have now is pretty bad.
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I’m a big fan of the minimalist approach! How does it handle messy or longer dictations? I love the idea of just speaking my mind and having an AI clean it up for me. Is it already available for all languages, or is it optimized for English only? Congrats on the launch!
Exactly, that is how I use it. I just mumble about my day and then AI cleanly summarizes it.
I am using iOS 26 SpeechTranscriber for dictation (runs on-device and is free) and to be honest, I am not sure what languages it supports, but I tested with English and German. I could switch to ElevenLabs or some other fancy API but that would add cost and also go against the privacy principle.
Feel free to share more feedback or Qs!
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Pretty cool, I built something similar for the Desktop.
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Hi PH Community – I wanted a simple journal app that helps me reflect and prioritizes privacy – so I built one.
Please share feedback!
Brew
Privacy-first is exactly right for journaling - the whole point is to be honest with yourself, which is hard to do if you're worried about data leaking. Smart to use Apple Intelligence for the on-device option. Have you noticed any difference in how people journal when they know it's truly private vs cloud-based?
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All the best with the launch! Curious to know how AI is helping here? Is it with respect to some patterns, moods?
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@mustassim Yes, patterns, mood, external perspective. It's not for everyone though. But I know lots of people that already use chatGPT to reflect on various things.
Brew
The on-device privacy angle is really smart. I've seen so many people hesitant to use AI journaling because they don't want their thoughts in the cloud. Building with Cursor too, nice. What made you choose Apple Intelligence as the default LLM option?
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@valeriia_kuna Thank you!!
Exactly, that is how I use it. I just mumble about my day and then AI cleanly summarizes it.
I am using iOS 26 SpeechTranscriber for dictation (runs on-device and is free) and to be honest, I am not sure what languages it supports, but I tested with English and German. I could switch to ElevenLabs or some other fancy API but that would add cost and also go against the privacy principle.
Feel free to share more feedback or Qs!
deckpipe.dev