Bodha: Journal
The journal that writes back
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Most journals just listen.
Bodha writes back.
Write anything - a hard day, a half-formed
idea, something you can't quite say out loud.
Bodha reads it, thinks about what you actually
meant, and responds with the depth of a friend
who happens to have read a lot of philosophy.
This isn't autocomplete. It's a conversation.
JOURNAL
Write in a beautiful lined-paper format. Choose
a mood. Hit send. Bodha responds with a
three-part reflection: what it noticed, a
philosophical insight drawn from Stoicism,
Buddhism, or psychology, and a closing thought
that tends to stay with you. Every entry gets
an AI-generated title. Every entry becomes part
of your story.
UNTANGLE
Some things don't fit in a diary entry - they
need to be talked through. Untangle is a guided
dialogue. Choose Thought (a knotted idea, a
decision you're circling) or Emotion (something
you're feeling but can't place). Bodha listens,
reflects, and helps you find the thread.
When a session lands somewhere meaningful, share the closing insight as a card - your words, your story.
SUNDAY LETTERS
Every Sunday, Bodha reads your whole week -
your entries, your threads, your patterns - and
writes you a personal letter. Not a summary. A
letter. One that references the specific things
you wrote about and notices what you may have
missed.
NORTH STAR
Tell Bodha what matters to you - your goals,
your priorities, what you want your life to look
like. It weaves them naturally into every
response and every letter. Not as reminders.
As context. The way a good friend remembers
what you care about.
YOUR DATA IS YOURS
Bodha is powered by Claude AI by Anthropic.
Your entries are never sold or used to train AI
models. Cross-device sync keeps your journal
everywhere. You can delete your account and all
data at any time.
Bodha is a journaling companion - not a
therapist. For serious personal difficulties,
please seek appropriate professional support.
14 days free. No credit card required.
Terms of Use: bodhajournal.com/terms
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Fixes weekly letters, which weren't being delivered. Adds a notification when your letter is ready, and tapping it now takes you straight to it. Also fixes a false error on the Letters screen.
The developer, Jithin Ravishankar, 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:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Jithin Ravishankar
- Size
- 28.3 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Bodha Premium $44.99
- Bodha Premium $5.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Bodha: Journal
