Softly: Private Journal
A reflective private journal
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
A private journal for your days. No streaks, no metrics, no pressure. Just you, a word when you want one, and your month in watercolor — not in charts.
Softly is a private journal for your days.
No achievements. No streaks. No productivity metrics.
Just you, a word when you want one, and a space that comes back every night to receive you the way you arrived.
WRITE HOWEVER FEELS RIGHT
Free diary, gratitude in three lines, a mood with a tap of a moon, or an affirmation when you need to hear it. Four ways to leave the day without losing it.
YOUR MONTH IN WATERCOLOR
Each day lights up with the color of how you felt. A hand-painted emotional calendar — not a bar chart.
YOUR CONSTELLATION OF WORDS
The words that return most to your writing appear as a constellation that shifts with you. You see patterns without anyone interpreting them for you.
TIME CAPSULES
Seal a piece of writing today (AES-GCM encrypted). Open it in a month, a year — whenever you're ready to listen to yourself again.
TOTAL PRIVACY
Everything lives on your device. On-device speech recognition. Face ID for your space. No tracking, no accounts, no server watching.
WATERCOLORS THAT BREATHE
Each time you return, a new variant of a sprig, flower, or lavender greets you. The notebook changes with you.
Softly is for the days you want to write — and for the days you only wanted to open the app. Here, both count.
Revisit any past month in your Diary.
Tap the chevrons next to the month title to travel back —
every entry you've written is still there, waiting for you.
Small refinements:
• Quick access to language settings from You
• Cleaner date format on Brightest days
• Localization polish
The developer, Jean Millan, 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
- Jean Millan
- Size
- 62.8 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- 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. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jean Millan