3.0: A new onboarding journey & reflections that connect to your past entries. Write, reflect, and rediscover your story.
Lost in Thought isn't just a journaling app. It's a place where your thoughts become your greatest clarity. Whether you're untangling a hard week, chasing a dream, or simply trying to remember who you are, Lost in Thought is where it all lands.
Version 3.0 is our biggest update yet: a beautiful new onboarding experience, and a journal that remembers! Gently connecting today's writing to moments from your past.
WRITE WITHOUT LIMITS
Blank pages can be intimidating. Lost in Thought meets you where you are with mood-aware prompts, voice input, and a calm interface built so the words just flow. Speak your thoughts, type them out, or mix both.
A JOURNAL THAT REMEMBERS
When you reflect on what you've written, Lost in Thought can surface threads from your past. Related entries, meaningful moments, and brighter days you've already lived. Your story doesn't start over every morning. It continues.
YOUR JOURNAL, ACTUALLY ORGANIZED
Flip back through days and months in seconds. Timeline views, smart organization, and powerful search mean your memories aren't lost, they're waiting to be rediscovered. Text, audio, photo, and gratitude entries all in one place.
DESIGNED TO DISAPPEAR
The best tools get out of your way. Lost in Thought is a distraction-free writing experience, so the only thing in front of you is the page.
DEEPLY PERSONAL. COMPLETELY PRIVATE.
Your journal is yours. Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode protection. No ads. No data selling. What you write stays private.
INSIGHTS THAT REFLECT YOU BACK
Track moods over time, notice patterns, and watch your growth unfold. Gently, beautifully, without judgment. Weekly and monthly summaries help you see the bigger picture of your inner life.
Start where you are. Write what matters. Let Lost in Thought help you see yourself more clearly.
I’ve been talking about journaling with my therapist and originally I started with a little notebook and paper, but what I found was I never had the journal in the moment. This app allows me to journal whenever and where ever I have a minute. The prompts help me form thoughts and expand upon my initial emotion at the time. The streak keeps me honest about coming back daily. The insights nicely summarize what I can talk to my therapist about when we meet every other Tuesday. I can confidently say I’ll be using this for the foreseeable future.
Journaling Just Got Easier
KayRubes
If you are someone who struggles to think of what you should write about to understand and reflect on the feelings that led you to the mood you’re feeling today, look no further. This app does a great job of incorporating AI to help you dig deeper into the feelings that you’re feeling, and deftly analyzes what you wrote about to create new prompts. I have MAJOR writer’s block and usually struggle to write what I’m feeling, but this app makes it super easy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Welcome to Lost in Thought 3.0, the update we've been building toward!
A NEW BEGINNING
We've rebuilt onboarding from the ground up. A calm, sky-inspired journey helps you share what you're carrying, set your rhythm, and arrive in your journal already understood, not staring at a blank page.
REFLECT WITH YOUR PAST IN VIEW
Tap "Help me reflect" or finish a voice entry and choose to go deeper. Lost in Thought now connects your writing to related moments from your journal. Past entries, threads that still matter, and brighter days worth revisiting. Reflection that feels personal, not generic.
VOICE JOURNALING, REFINED
Talk naturally while you write. Live transcription keeps up as you speak, respects paragraph breaks, and keeps your screen awake during longer sessions so you can think out loud without friction.
A CALMER, CLEARER JOURNAL
Smoother animations, cleaner reflection flow, and polish throughout. All in service of one thing: making it easier to show up and write.
Thank you for journaling with us. If 3.0 helps you feel more seen in your own story, we'd love to hear from you and an App Store review means the world to a small team building something we truly believe in.
Version 3.0.1
The developer, Jack Mahoney, 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
Jack Mahoney
Size
55 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.