Dottie
Private AI Journal
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Private AI Journal
597 followers
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.
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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!
If I switch Dottie to a premium model, does any journal text ever leave the device, or is everything still on-device? The choose-your-engine and personality modes feel super thoughtful. A short threat model plus export and hard delete would make the privacy story easy to trust.
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@piroune_balachandran chatgpt, gemini and claude run in the cloud, but never store your data or use it for training. All your data will only be stored on your device, never anywhere else.
You can export and delete all data on the Settings screen.
Thanks for your feedback!
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.
Cute little app! Would you ever consider adding export functionality? Or what that go against the philosophy?
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@wilco_kruijer1 Thanks for the feedback! I do currently support export as json, css, markdown and pdf. Full control and ownership overall data for my users is key.
Lmk if you have any more feedback or Qs!
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!