Reflection: AI Journal & Diary

Mental Health Journaling Coach

Free · In‑App Purchases

Reflection 7 is here: a redesigned journal with nine color themes, a Coach that replies right inside your entry, and Focus Mode for longer writing sessions. Reflection is a journal that writes back. Write or speak about your day, and Reflection's AI Coach replies right inside your entry with a question that helps you go a layer deeper. Over time your journal becomes something you can ask: what has been weighing on you, what brings you joy, how your mood has shifted since spring. NEW IN REFLECTION 7 A complete redesign. The journal is calmer and more spacious, with nine color themes, a rebuilt Coach, one + button for everything you add to an entry, and Focus Mode for longer sessions. It's faster, too. A COACH IN EVERY ENTRY • Instant Chat: press Enter and the Coach replies on the next line. • Go Deeper, Get Perspective, Coach Me and Action Items when you want more. • Voice Call (Premium): talk it through out loud. When you hang up, the conversation is written into your entry. ASK YOUR JOURNAL ANYTHING Search by meaning, not only by keyword. Ask "What have I been grateful for lately?" and get an answer drawn from your own entries, with the dates you wrote them. WRITE, SPEAK OR SCAN • Voice journaling with accurate transcription • Scan a handwritten page into text • Add photos, and catch up on missed days from your camera roll • Templates and daily prompts for when you don't know where to start SEE HOW YOU'RE GROWING Mood and emotion insights, writing streaks, and weekly, monthly and annual reviews that show where your head has been. 100+ GUIDED JOURNALS AND PROMPTS Gratitude, anxiety, self-care, shadow work, relationships, work and more, including multi-day programs like the 14-day Reflect & Reset. A fresh prompt is waiting on your Today page each morning. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your entries are encrypted • Lock the app with Face ID or a PIN, and keep single entries private • Your entries are never used to train AI models • Turn AI off entirely, or exclude any entry from it • Export your journal as PDF, CSV or JSON whenever you like EVERYWHERE YOU WRITE iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web, all in sync. "This app manages to do what many others in this category don't: make AI features that actually feel useful." (App Store review, July 2026) FREE TO START Journal for free, with AI Coach replies each day and insights after every entry. Reflection Premium adds unlimited AI and voice, Voice Call, all 100+ guides, all nine themes, App Lock, export and unlimited sync. Reflection is a tool for self-reflection. It is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Questions or feedback: hello@reflection.app Terms: https://www.reflection.app/tos Privacy: https://www.reflection.app/pp

  • 4.7
    out of 5
    1.1K Ratings

Reflection 7 is our biggest update yet, with a new design from top to bottom. • Coach, rebuilt. Press Enter and Instant Chat replies on the next line of your entry. Or start a Voice Call (Premium) and talk it through. • One + button for photos, voice, scanned handwriting, templates and prompts. • Catch up from your photos: turn the days you missed into entries. • Nine color themes, in light or dark. • Focus Mode, with ambient sound for longer sessions. • Faster everywhere, most of all in journals with lots of photos. Thank you for journaling with us.

The developer, Journal Better Inc., 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 Used to Track You

    The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

    • Identifiers
  • Data Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Contact Info
    • Identifiers
    • Diagnostics
  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Identifiers
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Seller
Journal Better Inc.
Size
127.4 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Premium (Annual) $69.00
  • Premium (Monthly) $8.00
  • Premium (Monthly) $5.99
  • Premium (Annual) $47.99
  • Premium (Annual) $47.99
  • Launch Special(Annual) $35.99
  • Lifetime Premium Special $124.99
  • Premium (Lifetime) $249.99
  • Premium (Annual) $47.99
Copyright
© 2026 Journal Better Inc.