A structured journal for real life
Small daily resets. Lasting change.
Daily Journal gives you a calm, structured place to check in with yourself. Track your emotions, build habits that stick, and see the patterns behind your progress.
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Finished my workout even when I didn’t feel like it.
Call my sponsor and take a walk outside.
Sobriety, a good coffee, kind weather.
Text my brother to say I appreciate him.
One journal. Every part of you.
Built for recovery, designed for everyday use.
Your day at a glance
Everything that matters, on one screen
Today's check-in, streaks, recent entries, and your weekly insight, arranged so you know exactly where you are the moment you open the app.
- Today's status with Faster Scale and emotion
- Streaks and habit progress
- Weekly insights (Plus)
- Recent entries at a glance
Morning walk
Streak: 12
Meditate
Streak: 8
Read
Streak: 6
Drink water
Streak: 5
You journaled 6 days and completed 4/7 habits. Your dominant emotion was anxiety.
Your journal, your way
A check-in that meets you where you are
Finish an entry and the check-in responds, reflecting what you logged, offering gentle suggestions, and grounding you in what's true.
It reads what you wrote
The check-in reflects the emotion and Faster Scale level you logged. No re-typing, no forms.
You noted something today
“You reached out instead of isolating today. That matters. Here are a few things that might help.”
Support, not advice
Gentle, AI-generated suggestions drawn from your week: ideas to weigh, never medical or spiritual advice.
- ✦You logged anxiety twice this week. A slow walk and a glass of water before your next task may take the edge off.
- ✦Your steadiest days followed a check-in with your sponsor. A short message tonight could do the same.
- ✦When the urge hits after lunch, the ten-minute walk helps more than deciding in the moment.
AI-generated for support and reflection only, not medical, mental-health, or spiritual-care advice.
Anchored in who you are
Scripture, identity statements, and a short prayer keyed to how you feel. A still word for the moment.
When you are overwhelmed, God is not. Cast your burden on Him. He cares for you.
✦I can cast my overwhelming burdens on a God who cares.
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7
Know where you stand, and name it
The Faster Scale tracks your daily state across seven levels. The Emotion Wheel helps you move from a vague feeling to the exact word for it.
- Anxious
- Grateful
- Calm
- Frustrated
Patterns, not guesses
Watch your progress add up
Completion charts, streaks, and emotion breakdowns turn weeks of small entries into a picture you can actually read.
You're not doing this alone
Connection on your terms
Share an invite code, accept a connection, and (only if you choose) let a trusted person see a snapshot of your latest check-in. Your journal text stays yours.
- Private by default, sharing is always opt-in
- Structured snapshot only, never your full entries
One step at a time
Make a promise. Then reflect.
Set a single, focused commitment each week. When the week closes, look back on how it went. A small loop that keeps big goals from overwhelming you.
“I will call my sponsor before Friday and go for two walks.”
Called my sponsor Tuesday. One walk felt like a win. Small steps count.
Awareness, not alarm
An early, gentle signal
A multi-day trend distilled from your recent entries. It's a reflection aid, a nudge to notice, never a diagnosis.
Estimates are AI-generated for reflection only, not medical or mental-health advice, and can be inaccurate. Review them critically.
Relapse Risk Trend
30/100
45/100 · 5 of 7 days
Daily scores (0–100) · lower = less risk
Your recent entries show fewer craving mentions and steadier sleep than earlier in the week.
Factors
- Cravings mentioned on 3 of 5 days
- Sleep quality trending up
- Lighter mid-week social contact
This is a quick estimate because the AI assessment was unavailable, so it will be retried. This is a supportive, self-report-based reflection, not a medical assessment, diagnosis, or emergency service. If you are in crisis, contact a local crisis line or your local emergency services.
For the longer thoughts
Write more than a check-in
A private space for longer reflections, written in Markdown. Autosave keeps your words safe while you think.
Grounded in what's true
A weekly memory verse and gentle reminders of identity, a still point in a busy week.
“Be still, and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10
Pricing
Recording is free. Depth is Plus.
Journaling, check-ins, habits and streaks stay free forever. Plus unlocks charts, AI, automation and room to grow.
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Everything you need to keep the streak alive, forever.
- Daily journal & full check-in
- Habits (up to 3 active)
- Streaks & Today’s Status
- Weekly commitment + 4-week history
- 1 accountability contact
- Community (up to 2 connections)
- Private blog (up to 5 posts)
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited habits & archives
- Charts, habit stats & relapse-risk trend
- Weekly AI insights & insights email
- AI check-in suggestions
- 4-hour follow-up check-in email
- Accountability auto-notify (up to 3 contacts)
- Snapshot sharing with connections
- Journal history beyond 30 days
- 52 weeks of commitment history
- Unlimited connections & blog posts
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