Reflection: AI Journal & Diary
What is Reflection?
A journal app where an AI Coach replies inside each entry and can answer questions drawn from your past entries.
Reflection is a journaling app for writing or speaking about your day. The AI Coach replies inside your entry with a question to help you explore further, and you can search your entries by meaning. The app lists 100+ guided journals and prompts, mood insights, and encrypted storage with App Lock and export options.
Pricing. Reflection is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Daily journaling with prompts when you don't know where to start
- Searching past entries by meaning and reviewing mood over time
- Keeping a private journal across iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web
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Why this app is in S tier
S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Reflection scores 92 out of 100: rating 94, rating count 73, App Store search rank 100, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and S tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Reflection is a journal that writes back.
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
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- 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 camera roll
- Templates and daily prompts for when you don't know where to start
SEE HOW YOU'RE GROWING
Mood and emotion insights, writing streaks, and 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.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- Your entries are encrypted
- Lock the app with Face ID 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
iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web, all in sync.
"This app manages to do what many others in this category don't: make AI features that actually feel useful." (App Store review, July 2026)
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
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Questions about Reflection
Is Reflection free to use?
It is free to download and to start journaling, with AI Coach replies each day and insights after every entry. The App Store lists in-app purchases, including Reflection Premium.
Does the app keep my entries private?
The listing says entries are encrypted, can be locked with Face ID or a PIN, and are never used to train AI models. You can also turn AI off entirely or exclude any entry from it.
Can it replace professional mental health care?
No. The listing states Reflection is a tool for self-reflection and is not a substitute for professional mental health care.
Is Reflection right for me?
Reflection is built for daily journaling with prompts when you don't know where to start, searching past entries by meaning and reviewing mood over time, keeping a private journal across iPhone, iPad, mac and the web. It sits in the reflective journaling list on AppTierList.
Is Reflection worth it?
Reflection is S tier, ranked #4 of 21 reflective journaling apps with a score of 92 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 1,860 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 3 apps rank above it.
How does Reflection compare to Reflectly?
Reflection is S tier at 92; Reflectly is S tier at 93. Reflectly ranks higher. Reflection is free to download, with in-app purchases, Reflectly is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Reflection updated?
Reflection was updated 14 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- Reflective Journaling (S tier, #4) · Mental Health Journaling (A tier, #8) · Journaling (B tier, #28)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 92 / 100
- Rank in list
- #4 of 22
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 1,860
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Current version
- (14 days ago)
- Size
- 127 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.6 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Mac
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking