Satoru - Journal & Mindfulness
AI Guides. Private by Design.
Free · In‑App Purchases
Check in daily, write when you need to, and think it through with guides drawn from CBT, Stoicism, and Buddhist practice.
Satoru pairs you with guides drawn from philosophy, contemplative traditions, and modern practice. Marcus Aurelius on discipline. Seneca on resilience. A CBT Guide on reframing your thought patterns. A Pragmatic Buddhist on seeing clearly without judgment. Each responds to your journal entries with the honest, nuanced perspective they're known for.
Guides With a Point of View
Choose from philosophers (Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Albert Camus), contemplatives (Shunryu Suzuki, Lao Tzu, Pragmatic Buddhist), and practitioners (Carl Jung, CBT Guide), or create your own custom guide. Each one responds to what you actually wrote, grounded in the perspective they're known for.
Guided Journal Sessions
Start your day with a Morning Intention or wind down with an Evening Reflection. Dive deeper with Reflect mode: have a real conversation with your chosen guide during any journal session.
Pattern Intelligence
Over time, Satoru identifies patterns across your entries: what triggers your worst days, what precedes your best ones, what you keep avoiding, and what's quietly changing for the better.
Track What Matters
Log mood, energy, anxiety, sleep, meditation, medication, and more. See trends with interactive charts, track your streak, and discover how different factors correlate with your emotional state.
Meditate & Breathe
Built-in guided meditation timer. Five breathing exercise patterns including Box Breathing, 4-7-8 Sleep, and Coherent Breathing.
Private by Design
Built by an application security professional. Your entries are encrypted at rest and in transit, accessible only to you. No third-party analytics. No training on your data. Your data is never sold or shared.
Premium Features
Premium starts with a 7-day free trial. The free tier stays free.
- AI-guided reflections during journal sessions
- All 18 AI guide personas, plus a custom guide you create
- Advanced mood analyses, including shifts and signals
- Appointment prep PDF export
- Higher monthly usage limits
This is a daily practice of honest reflection, guided by the best minds in human history, in a space that's truly, verifiably yours.
Find your clarity with Satoru.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://satoru.ink/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://satoru.ink/privacy-policy.html
Fixes throughout, from two full reviews of the app: one across the whole codebase, and one focused on the Apple Watch and widgets.
Apple Watch
• A check-in made after you switch accounts now lands in the account you are signed into, rather than the one you signed out of.
• Check-ins for days you had not opened in a while are no longer lost.
• The watch refreshes when you raise your wrist instead of showing an older value.
• Breathing sessions now mark the day as Meditated, the same way meditation does.
Everywhere else
• Creating an account, signing back in, and restoring an encrypted backup are all more reliable.
• Journal sessions and meditations land on today rather than on a day you were browsing.
• Guide conversations survive a lost connection instead of disappearing.
• The check-in sheet follows along as you fill it in, and closes itself when you are done.
• Your mood stays hidden on the lock screen widget until you unlock.
• History and Insights keep up as you add entries.
The developer, Neil David Howard Jr., 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Neil David Howard Jr.
- Size
- 97.2 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. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Refuge Premium $99.99
- Refuge Premium $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Satoru Labs
