Tarot Journaling
Opal is a guided journal and diary to delve deeper: why you react the way you do, what you actually want, what your dreams keep trying to show you. Pick a guide from a large free library, follow a ten day series, or open a blank page and write whatever is on your mind.
A FREE LIBRARY OF GUIDES
Browse guides on finding clarity, purpose and direction, relationships, attachment styles, limiting beliefs, Stoic philosophy, gratitude, and more. Each guide walks you through a sequence of questions, with an example answer beside every prompt so you always have somewhere to begin.
TEN DAY SERIES
When you want a longer practice, start a series. Shadow Work spends ten days with the parts of yourself you usually avoid, from the inner critic to the golden shadow. Deep Manifest helps you name the desire underneath the goals you keep setting. The Dreaming Life teaches you to record your dreams and follow the figures and images that keep returning. A new day appears on your home screen each morning, and each one builds on what you wrote before.
GUIDED AUDIO JOURNALING
Some pages open with a short recorded practice. Press play, close your eyes, and let a memory or an image surface. When the audio ends, write about what came up and where you felt it in your body. Ambient soundscapes are there too, for when you want rain or low tones behind your writing.
WRITE YOUR WAY
Type, talk, or write by hand. Voice entries are saved as tapes you can replay, each with a transcript you can read back. Add photos to any entry, and keep separate journals for the different threads of your life.
CONNECT DOTS ACROSS TIME
Opal reads across your entries and shows you what it finds: recurring themes, emotional patterns, relationship dynamics, dream symbols. Each week, month, and year it assembles a reflection drawn from your own words, shows you the passages it relied on, and keeps it in your archive. You can also ask your journal a question and get an answer grounded in what you actually wrote.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your writing is stored on your device. No account required, no cloud sync by default, no data sold. Lock Opal with a password. When you use an AI feature, names, places, and other identifying details are masked on your phone before anything is sent, and you decide how much context is shared. Your entries are never used to train AI models. Export or delete them whenever you like.
ENDORSED BY THERAPISTS
"Opal encourages deep self-expression and deep self-acceptance while also giving tools for change."
Leanne Domash, Ph.D., Psychologist and Author
Opal is free to download, with a free library of guides. Opal Premium unlocks [premium features].
Start with one prompt tonight.
Questions: opaljournal@gmail.com
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I have been using Opal (previously murmur) for over 6 months, through one of the hardest transitions of my life and have found it extremely useful. You can have multiple journals, I have 1 for therapy, 1 for manifesting, and 1 for my journey. I appreciate the optional ai feedback that can show my patterns and cognitive distortions. The guided prompts are helpful and engaging, 1 used the 10 day Shadow work guide for a deep dive, and I regularly use the visualize it feature for focusing on desired outcomes. And I love the burn it page, there is something so satisfying about watching the page burn away. Perfect for releasing things and carrying secret wishes. I adore the cute creepy weird aesthetic. Please never change.The developer is kind, responsive, and creating some amazing new features that I can’t wait to see. Thanks Darby 🖤
Developer Response
Aw thank you so much for taking the time to review us! It means the world. Your feedback makes this all so worthwhile, and we have so much more to come! Including more in-depth guides, better memory, and affirmations. Thank you for being on this journey with us. Warmly, Darby
The Best App for Personal Growth
thatguyiskoul
I definitely would recommend this app to anyone looking to write all their thoughts down. I personally find the functions in the app to not only be helpful but also motivating. To be able to have an app that’s easy to navigate and to also push you to share your inner thoughts with yourself is hard to find. I find that if you download this app it will literally make your life better instantly because you are no longer just having a journal you are having a personalized Biopic for yourself. Highly recommend to anyone. One of the best apps on the iOS Store.
Developer Response
Gosh, thank you so much for being part of this. Your support means everything!!Warmly, Darby
Amazing App for Therapy
bt2002
I have been using this for awhile now. Over time if you choose to use the AI part of the app it makes therapeutic suggestions that are simply amazing and for me life changing. I got life changing useful suggestions and insights from an app! All while having 100% privacy, important to me. Once I set up my journal and got in the habit of entering, my journal started to life coach me. I highly recommend this app. Murmur is amazing!
Developer Response
Hello there, Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review for Opal! As an indie developer, it sincerely means the world. Your words validate why we set out upon this quest! Much more to come, and thank you for your ongoing support!Warmly, Darby
Murmur is a beautiful and well designed app!
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Murmur has such a unique set style, it is an app like no other. Murmur is all about helping you examine your life and grow. It’s also completely free! I would highly recommend if you are interested in going on a journey of self growth.
Developer Response
Hello there, Thank you so much for your thoughtful review and kind words.It means the world!! Happy journaling!Warmly, Darby
Hello Opalites,
A long time coming, but finally...tarot journaling! Use your own deck or a digital deck.
Get personalized readings and record your pulls along side your journal entries.
As always, please feel free to share any thoughts or feedback! I love to hear from you.
Warmly,
Darby
Version 1.80
The developer, Darby Tarlow, 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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