Self: Journaling & Motivation
Stoic Self Care, Mental Health
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
When things get tough, Self is what you open.
A guided journaling and mood tracking app for hard moments. Not a meditation app. Not a blank page. Something active — matched to how you feel right now.
You tap your mood. Self reads it, guides you through a short breathing reset and a single journal prompt, then closes with a piece of Stoic wisdom. In less than 5 minutes. And it works.
The method behind it is Stoic philosophy — two thousand years old, built specifically for hard days. Marcus Aurelius didn't write the Meditations to build a morning routine. He journaled to work through difficult moments. Self is that same practice, rebuilt for today.
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HOW A SESSION WORKS
Four steps. Three to ten minutes.
1. Check-in — one tap to say how you feel right now
2. Breathing — a short reset to settle your nervous system
3. Journal — one prompt to process what's underneath
4. Wisdom — a Stoic anchor to close and carry forward
The app reads your mood and routes you to the right session. You don't choose — you just say how you feel.
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WHAT SELF TRACKS
Every check-in is logged. Over time you see your mood patterns — which days are harder, which moments trigger what, how sessions shift your state. That's not data for data's sake. It's clarity about yourself that's hard to get any other way.
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THE DIFFERENCE
Headspace tells you to breathe and accept. Self gives you something to do with the hard feeling.
Other journal apps give you a blank page. Self gives you the right prompt after a session that's already shifted something.
Passive wellness doesn't move the needle. Guided journaling does.
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BUILT FOR YOU IF:
— Anxiety or overthinking is costing you clarity
— You feel stuck or unmotivated and can't work out why
— You want to track your mood and actually understand it
— You've tried meditation and it doesn't quite cut through
— You need a tool for hard moments, not a new daily obligation
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"You have power over your mind, not outside events."
— Marcus Aurelius
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Every session now starts with a mood check-in that routes you to the right practice. A short breathing reset, one journal prompt, and a piece of wisdom to close. Shorter, sharper, and it works whether you have three minutes or ten.
The developer, Gabriel Perez, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Gabriel Perez
- Size
- 71.9 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Self Monthly Plan $5.99
- Self Annual Plan $29.99
- Self Weekly Plan $2.99
- Copyright
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