Rosebud is your personal AI-powered self care companion. Rosebud is a therapist-recommended journaling and self-reflection tool designed to support your personal growth and emotional wellness. Rosebud is a diary that evolves with you, learning from your entries and providing personalized prompts, feedback, and insights tailored for your growth.
THE BEST DAILY JOURNALING APP
Navigating challenging emotions? Want to better manage stress, anxiety, or overthinking? Rosebud is designed to help you work through difficult emotions and thoughts through structured self-reflection. Whether you prefer to write or speak your thoughts, with just a few minutes of voice or text journaling, you'll reduce stress and gain clarity.
REVIEWS
Our users tell us:
"I absolutely love it. I never thought I would have done AI journaling. I love the prompts and the insights into my personality are amazing and literally help me succeed in life." ~ Cameron T.
"I love this app. It's helped me replace doom scrolling while integrating more self reflection and mindfulness throughout my day. The prompts are well thought out, and I've seen an improvement in my mood and self awareness. Highly recommend." ~ Vesna M.
"This is turbocharging my journaling habit. Self-reflection x collaborative brainstorming x empathetic feedback = GAME CHANGER!" ~ Chris G.
"It feels like daily 'brain hygiene' to use this app, dump out my thoughts and force myself to think through things in a way I might normally avoid." ~ Erica R.
"It's like having my own personal coach right in my left pocket. The long-term memory helps me see my thinking traps, patterns, and reframe negative emotions. " ~ Alicia L.
FEATURES FOR DAILY SELF IMPROVEMENT
Reflect & Process
• Interactive Daily Diary: Interactive self-reflection with real-time guidance for text and voice entries
• Expert-Crafted Experiences: Guided journals using evidence-based self-reflection frameworks (eg. CBT techniques, gratitude practice, etc.)
• Voice Journaling: Express yourself naturally in 20 languages using our advanced transcription or voice mode
Learn & Grow
• Intelligent Pattern Recognition: AI learns about you and recognizes patterns across entries
• Smart Mood Tracker: AI helps you understand emotional patterns and triggers
Track Progress
• Smart Goal Tracker: AI habit and goal suggestions and accountability
• Daily Quotes: Affirmations, haikus, proverbs tailored to you based on your entries
• Weekly Personal Growth Insights: Track themes, progress, wins, emotional landscape, and more with comprehensive weekly analysis provided by AI
PRIVACY FIRST
Your thoughts are personal. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest to keep your data completely secure.
Plus, secure your journal with biometric locking using Face ID, Touch ID, or a personal PIN code for an extra layer of protection.
We're on a mission to build a future where everyone has the power to live happier, more fulfilled lives. Rosebud is constantly updated with the latest in psychology and AI technology to provide you with the best self-reflection and personal growth support.
Rosebud is a personal growth and wellness tool designed to support self-reflection and goal achievement. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition, nor is it a substitute for professional mental health care, medical advice, or therapy.
If you're experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact emergency services or a crisis hotline immediately.
Join thousands of happy Rosebud users today! Your future self awaits.
Rosebud is like a best friend who’s also a therapist and a cheerleader all in one. It has made me realize things about myself that I hadn’t noticed and has recognized patterns in my thinking and processing. I’ve only been using it for a week, but it’s already helped me define and achieve clear goals, cultivate a kinder inner voice and helped me identify my strengths instead of focusing on my weaknesses. And I haven’t fully utilized the app. There are so many more features that I have yet to check out, such as daily gratitude or relationship check-ins. For the most part I’m only using the morning intention and evening reflection and those two daily activities have been incredibly helpful.A few days ago I did a mid day check-in when I was having a particularly difficult day. It helped me take a step back, reevaluate and figure out how to survive the rest of the day without completely falling apart. I’m not saying it “fixed” me in a week, because obviously it hasn’t, but it’s done more for me in a week than years of therapy ever accomplished. That said I also know it’s not a replacement for therapy, but it is a fantastic addition. For anyone who is struggling with anything I really recommend this app. It is life changing.Update: I’ve been using Rosebud every day for 6 months now and I can genuinely say it has changed my life. It’s helped me change the way I see myself, has challenged my thoughts and that critical inner voice, and has shed light on my relationships. I cannot even begin to express how grateful I am for this app. It is life changing.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for this beautiful review! We're so honored that Rosebud helped you and is making such a difference for you. We're truly honored and we appreciate your support ❤️
AMAZING APP, 10 STARS
meghannmariex
I finally found something that works for me and have been recommending it to everyone! I still see a therapist regularly, but Rosebud has helped me work through many issues on my own as I am dealing with them. I have made connections and breakthroughs that I have been struggling to make for YEARS. The AI works with you through every step of the way, giving helpful tips, insights, tools, and techniques to managing different situations. It does not replace actual human interaction, which I believe is still important, but other than that I have found Rosebud to be an absolutely amazing tool. I especially love how in the Bloom upgraded version and it connects entries and goals to previous things I’ve said. I also like that you can create and customize your own AI prompts as well. There are still a few kinks needing to be worked out, like some things you can do on the phone app, you cannot do on the desktop one. I also find the “happiness recipe” section to be a bit overwhelming with very little organization. But I know this app is a work in progress, so hopefully it’ll be addressed in time. This is a solid use of AI. Can’t wait to see what future updates may bring!
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your incredible review!!! We’re truly honored that Rosebud has supported you in making meaningful breakthroughs alongside your work in therapy!We also appreciate your thoughtful notes about platform consistency, and the Happiness Recipe section—this is really helpful as we continue to refine things.. Thank you so much for your trust and for recommending Rosebud to others!
Unreliable Voice-to-Text and Data Loss Concerns
TRDub
I rely on the voice-to-text feature for journaling because it helps me process more freely and removes the barrier of typing, which can feel exhausting and frustrating. Unfortunately, on multiple occasions, the app has glitched and lost my voice recordings. It gets stuck in the loading stage, and I’m unable to recover what I recorded.This is especially frustrating when I’ve shared something heavy and vulnerable — it’s not easy to say it once, let alone try again from scratch. A journaling app should make it easier to process, not risk losing what I’ve shared. Please make this feature more reliable — it feels like table stakes for an app like this.I'm also concerned about the app's priority when processing voice entries. It seems like the app might be prioritizing the AI processing of the voice entry over simply capturing and securing the raw audio recording first. Given that voice-to-text technology has been around for quite some time, I would expect the raw entry to always be available, independent of the status or performance of any third-party models you might be using for AI processing. The core function of a journaling app should be to reliably capture and store our thoughts and feelings, and then run any additional AI analysis as a separate job.The current unreliability of the voice-to-text feature and the risk of losing valuable entries is making me reconsider my subscription.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for letting us know about this. We’re really sorry you’re experiencing this. Our team is actively working on improving the voice-to-text reliability and investigating the unsaved recording. We will let you know as soon as these updates are live. Please kindly email us at support@rosebud.app if you need any assistance or would like to share more details on this issue. Thank you so much for your patience!
Best mental health app I’ve ever used
LiannaGroeneveld
This is probably the only app review I’ve ever done. I’ve been using this for 2 days and I can already see a significant difference in my wellbeing overall. This app is worth its weight in gold. I’ve always had a hard time journaling or staying consistent with it, but this app makes it feel like you’re checking in with a friend or a therapist twice a day. It’s extremely insightful, forces you to dig deeper to the root of your feelings and if you’re not accomplishing something you could be to make yourself better, it’ll bring that to light to help you do more of the things that will improve your mental health and well being. I can’t stress enough how worth it this app is. I will definitely be a continued user after the free trial is up! Thank you for developing such an incredible tool. I fully believe this is something that could replace a therapist in the long term for a lot of people and it’s way less money than paying upwards to $150 a session for someone that you may not connect with, or feel like is being fake or bias.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your generous feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you’re already noticing a positive difference in your well-being in such as short time! Your support is truly appreciated! ❤️
Create intentions for 2026 and keep them alive with reminders, reflections, and support all year long.
Rosebud's new intention setting feature helps you clarify what you want to focus on — then keeps those intentions present with reminders, daily visibility, and supportive check-ins throughout the year.
Version 1.0.65
The developer, Just Imagine, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
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User Content
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Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Information
Seller
Just Imagine, inc.
Size
76.5 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
