Voice journaling · 5 minutes a day

The journal you'll
actually keep

Speak your thoughts, track your mood, and watch your mindset shift. Guided questions, breathwork, and science-backed streaks — all in one quiet place.

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📱 Works on any device
🧬 Science-backed prompts

The app

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How it works

Five minutes.
A lifetime of difference.

No blank pages. No pressure. Just thoughtful questions that meet you where you are.

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Ground yourself first
Begin with a short breathwork exercise — box breathing, 4-7-8, or belly breathing. Even two minutes transforms the quality of what you write.
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Check in with your mood
A quick mood rating before and after. Watching that shift over time — session after session — is one of the most motivating things you'll ever track.
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Speak or type
Answer five guided questions out loud, or type them. Voice transcription means you never have to stare at a blank page wondering what to write.
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Watch your growth
Streaks, heatmaps, mood trends, and milestone badges track your consistency. Your history becomes a record of who you were becoming.
Everything you need

Built around how
habits actually form

Every feature exists for a reason — informed by the psychology of consistency, not app-store checkbox lists.

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Voice-first journaling
Speak naturally and watch your words appear. No typing friction means lower barriers — and lower barriers means you actually show up. Works in any English accent.
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Built-in breathwork
Three scientifically-grounded exercises before every session. Box breathing, 4-7-8, and belly breathing — with voice guidance and an animated ring.
Breathe
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Mood tracking
Rate how you feel before and after every session. The average lift across your history is one of the most rewarding numbers you'll ever watch go up.
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Streaks that stick
A daily streak counter, weekly freeze protection, and milestone badges at 7, 14, 30, 60, and 100 days. Losing a streak hurts just enough to matter.
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Learn tab
20 evidence-based wellness techniques — breathing, mindfulness, sleep, movement, journaling — with step-by-step instructions and a completion tracker.
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Encrypted cloud sync
Your entries live securely in the cloud. Sign in from any device — phone, tablet, desktop — and your journal is always there. Only you can read it.
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Dark mode & AI voice
Auto dark mode that follows your system. Optional ElevenLabs voice narration reads questions aloud in a calm, natural voice — perfect for eyes-closed journaling.
The science

Gratitude isn't just
a feeling. It's a practice.

Decades of peer-reviewed research show that consistent reflective writing changes how your brain processes the world.

28%
Reduction in anxiety
with consistent expressive writing · Pennebaker, 1997
23%
Lower cortisol levels
in regular gratitude practice participants · UC Davis, 2003
19%
Improved sleep quality
from pre-bed gratitude journaling · Applied Psychology, 2011
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Days to form a habit
on average, not 21 · UCL / Phillippa Lally, 2010
What people say

Small habit.
Real change.

★★★★★
"I've tried every journaling app. This is the first one I've kept coming back to after week one. The voice input is a game-changer — I journal in bed without turning on a light."
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Maya K.
42-day streak
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"The mood tracking before and after each session made me realise how much the journaling actually shifts my state. I thought it was placebo. The data proved me wrong."
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James R.
78 entries logged
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"The breathwork before writing is genius. By the time I get to the questions I'm actually calm enough to be honest. $1.99 for this is genuinely absurd value."
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Pricing

Less than a
coffee a month.

No tricks, no tiers, no "unlock more with Pro." Everything is included from day one.

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  • Full access to all features
  • Unlimited journal sessions
  • Cloud sync across devices
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From the journal

Learn the practice

Research-backed guides on building habits that last, reducing stress, and getting the most from your journaling practice.

Questions

Common questions

Both, and you can switch mid-session. Voice input uses your device's speech recognition — no extra permissions or accounts needed. If you prefer typing, tap the keyboard icon. Your choice is saved per session.
Only you. Entries are stored in a private Supabase database tied to your account, protected by row-level security. No one at Gratitude can read your journal. We don't train AI on your data.
One free freeze per week. If you miss a day, you can apply it retroactively to protect your streak. We believe in making habits forgiving, not punishing — life happens.
Gratitude can read your journal questions aloud in a calm, natural AI voice using ElevenLabs. Get a free API key at elevenlabs.io and paste it into Settings. If you don't add one, the app uses your device's built-in text-to-speech instead.
PDF export is coming soon. In the meantime, your History page shows every entry with full search and filter. Your data is never locked in — you can always view and copy your entries.
Cancel anytime from the subscription settings. No hoops, no "are you sure?" email sequences, no 30-day notice period. Cancel in one tap and you won't be charged again.
Gratitude is a Progressive Web App — it loads and runs even without a connection. If you journal offline, your entry saves locally and syncs to the cloud the moment you reconnect.
Start today

Your future self will
thank you for this.

Five minutes a day. No equipment, no expertise, no prior experience. Just you, your thoughts, and a quiet moment to reflect.

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From the journal

Research & practice

Evidence-backed guides on gratitude, journaling, and mental wellness.

Gratitude practice
How to start a gratitude practice that actually sticks
6 min read
Habits
The daily journaling habits that changed people's lives
7 min read
Breathwork
The 5 breathing exercises that actually reduce stress
8 min read
Mental health
How journaling helps with anxiety — what the research says
7 min read