Reflection: AI Journal & Diary

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About this app

Reflection is a journal that writes back: a private diary for self-reflection, mental health and personal growth.

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 photo library
• Templates and daily journal prompts for when you don't know where to start

SEE HOW YOU'RE GROWING
Track your mood and emotions over time, keep a writing streak, and get 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.

A PRIVATE DIARY BY DESIGN
• Your entries are encrypted
• Lock the app with your fingerprint, face 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
Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web, all in sync.

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
An AI journal that writes back. Prompts, voice journaling and mood insights.
Updated on
29 Oct 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info and Audio
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

2.28k reviews
Brett Patzell
28 July 2021
The app is well designed and easy to use. It's helped me get back into journaling. My biggest gripe is the payment model. I'll only subscribe to apps if they're giving a continuous service (NOT just customization) and I don't think that syncing across devices (in my opinion, the only continuous service in the app) is worth $5.99/mo. If I could pay once for a lifetime license I'd definitely do it to unlock all of the extra goodies. Unfortunate that more and more apps are going to subscriptions.
80 people found this review helpful
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Reflection.app
12 August 2021
Thank you Brett, so glad to hear you are enjoying Reflection.app and how it's helped! We do offer a Premium paid option to support our ongoing work but it's optional. With your input we are now considering adding new plans and if you have any other feedback please let us know at hello@reflection.app. 😁
William Illingworth
31 October 2022
I've used a number of leading note-taking apps before: in fact, there are a few I still use for professional purposes. However, Reflection App is the complete winner for my personal note-taking. The security and simplicity of the app are TOP notch! I won't use another. Their support and team are also really great: easy to talk to and real humans. Love it!
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Reflection.app
31 October 2022
Wow William! Thank you so much for the incredible review! 🤗 We're so happy you're loving the app and thank you also for your kind compliments on our support staff!
Jessica Marati
3 August 2020
The best tool for journaling and reflection out there! Smart, functional and a delight to use. The most valuable part is the monthly reflection framework. It's one thing to journal regularly -- but when you combine that habit with a practice of looking back on past entries to find learnings and celebrate wins, it can be a really powerful tool for personal growth and transformation. And there's no better guide for this process than Holstee, with over a decade of experience in mindful living.
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Reflection.app
25 August 2020
Thank you for downloading our app and being the first to review it. It means the world to us 🙏

What's new

Reflection 7 is our biggest update yet: a whole new design.

• 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 missed days into entries.
• Nine colour themes, in light or dark.
• Focus Mode, with ambient sound for longer sessions.
• Faster everywhere, especially in photo-heavy journals.