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A private journal that remembers what you told it

Most wellbeing apps start every conversation from scratch. This one carries the thread forward, and only the person who wrote it can read any of it.

Built for myselfDemonstration data

Recorded on a private copy of the real system, filled with made-up data.Plays muted. Use the controls to pause.
In shortOne private app on a phone covers a quick check-in, the nightly write-up (Reflection), the history and the longer look back (Patterns). Only the owner can read any of it, and it refuses to claim a pattern until it has at least fourteen nights to go on.

What was going wrong

Journal entries and check-ins were scattered, and general wellbeing apps treated every conversation as if nothing had happened before.

Why it mattered

Looking back is more useful when it can carry context forward. It should do that without giving the writing away, and without turning a few bad days into a claim it cannot support.

What it changed

This one does not save time and was never meant to. It reads back over what has been written, points out a pattern a person would not spot in their own entries, and suggests something to try. It is a private record that notices things, not advice from anybody qualified. If something sounds unsafe it points the person to a crisis phone line rather than trying to handle it itself.

Built with

Built for myselfRemembers what you told itOnly the owner can read itWorks with no signal, so you can still read what you have writtenGuided reflection, one question at a time

How it works

Reflect is a private journal on your phone, with an AI therapist that has read every night you have written. It helps in a hard moment, writes up each evening, and later points out patterns you might not spot yourself.

The main screens

Home screen.
HomeWhere each day starts, with a Start tonight button and a Something is up right now button for a bad moment.Opens full size in a new tab
Right now screen.
Right nowHelp in the middle of a hard moment. One tap, no typing needed, and an answer in about a second.Opens full size in a new tab
Reflection screen.
ReflectionThe written summary of a night, with what stood out and a question to think about.Opens full size in a new tab
Patterns screen.
PatternsWhat your own nights show over time, such as how this week compares with your usual.Opens full size in a new tab

Everyday jobs

Get help in a hard moment

  1. Press Something is up right now on Home, or open Right now.
  2. Tap the feeling that is closest, such as It is climbing or Flat.
  3. Or press Something else and say it in your own words, then press Answer me.
  4. If it helps, press Breathe with me for a minute and follow the breathing ring.

Write tonight

  1. Open Home and press Start tonight.
  2. Mark how the day went on each scale.
  3. Talk it through with the therapist. It asks one question at a time.
  4. Press That is me for tonight when you are finished.
  5. Read the write-up on the Reflection screen.

Look back over time

  1. Open Patterns.
  2. Read what your nights show. It stays quiet until there are at least fourteen nights to go on, so it never guesses from a few bad days.
  3. Press Talk about this to talk any pattern through.

Find an old night

  1. Open More.
  2. Type a question or a date into the search box, for example "Am I sleeping better?"
  3. Open the night or conversation you want.

Who can see what: Only the owner can read anything in Reflect: every entry, check-in and conversation stays private to them. You can read what you have already written even with no signal.

The technical detail

What I built

  • A journal only its owner can read.
  • A short and a long version of the nightly write-up.
  • A one-tap path for when you need help right now.
  • A memory of what has been written before.
  • A monthly look back.
  • A standard wellbeing check-in.
  • It works with no signal.

How it works

Check-ins and entries stay private to the owner. When you write, it can bring back what is relevant from earlier entries. The Patterns screen refuses to claim a pattern until there are at least fourteen nights to go on.

Where it got to

One app on a phone now covers help in the moment, the nightly write-up, the history and the longer look back. Only the owner can read any of it, it carries the thread between sessions, and it will not claim a pattern on thin evidence.

Please note: these are the real screens, filled with made-up data. No real customer, company or financial records appear in them.

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