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itsWritten

A private journal that writes first and reflects second, with Apple Intelligence on your device.

Free on iPhone. No account, no cloud chat, nothing leaves your device.

How it works

Write it, reflect on it, come back to it

  • ✍️WriteA journal-first home screen with nothing in the way. Open the app and start typing. Thoughts, moods, the day, whatever needs to get out.
  • 💬ReflectWhen you're done, ask for a reflection. Apple Intelligence answers with compassion and a follow-up prompt, then the conversation continues in a chat view.
  • 🗂️RevisitEvery entry becomes a saved thread. Reopen a past conversation from History and pick up where you left off.
Also in the box

The small things

  • 🔒Stays on your deviceReflections are generated on device with Apple's Foundation Models. Your writing never goes to a generic cloud chat.
  • ⏱️Writing timerSet a few minutes, start, and keep going until it runs out. Pause and resume if life interrupts.
  • ⌨️Your paceChoose how responses arrive: all at once, streamed, or typed out at a human pace.
  • 🎛️Your toneAdjust the instructions, temperature and sampling behind each reflection in Settings.
  • 🔬Research when it helpsFor health questions, itsWritten can look up PubMed and cite the sources it used inside the chat.
  • 🛡️Privacy shieldSensitive text is masked in screenshots and the app covers itself in the app switcher.
A note

Not a therapist

itsWritten is a place to write and think. It is not a doctor, a therapist or an emergency service, and it does not replace qualified medical or mental health care. If you or someone you know is in distress or needs urgent help, contact local emergency services.