Reflect - guided daily journal

This is the first journaling/self-reflection app that I have actually consistently used, and I recommend it to everyone! I feel like many of these types of apps are overly complicated, have tons of locked features, or are riddled with ads, so this app's sleek, polished design was a pleasant surprise. Once you open the app, you are all set to start reflecting. You can put in as much or as little effort as you want into this--it has a main reflection function as well as individual targeted reflections. Also, a huge plus in my book, it comes with the notifications turned off by default, so it's up to you if you want to opt in! There are a few things that you do need to buy the subscription to use, but I personally think their free version is excellent. Honestly, I am considering getting the premium version just to support the developers and keep this app ad-free. 10/10 would recommend, definitely a staple for me!

I love this app so much! It’s so amazing that your able to reflect on your day, and talk to an AI about your problems, and get solutions to them. The only thing I wish is that people wouldn’t have to pay for the subscription, but besides that, awesome and inspiring app!

this app is amazing for my mental heath and my go to app for journaling. the reason i’m writing this review is because of a bug i’ve encountered. ever since i updated my iphone to ios 17, i’ve encountered a bug. every time i start writing a journal entry, i can’t see what i’m writing. hoping this gets fixed because this app is a god send.

I was really hoping this ai journaling app would be smoother to use than the one I’ve been using(Rosebud), and it is built a little better, runs more smoothly, but it doesn’t allow me to email my ai chat logs to myself, which is integral to being able to use the automations I have set up to generate to do lists for myself from things I’ve said while just talking, and summaries for my partner(so I don’t overwhelm her by a constant flow of messages). It also doesn’t give a summary of the ai chats, which helps with feeling heard and understood.

I’m gonna start out with the corny saying of “I never leave reviews” but I don’t and I really hope the developers of this app see this review. I downloaded this app at a dark time in my life. I was desperate, I needed something. Long story short, I love this app. I love everything about this app and I would gladly pay the subscription for it. This is one a few Journaling type apps I use on the daily and my absolute favorite because it actually helps. I am so impressed with the AI friend feature. I swear I’m literally talking to a super intelligent friend for advice. I swear there’s a person talking to me. 😂 Anyways, to the App Developers, thank you soo much for this app. I know this took a lot of time and effort and understanding. It’s amazing!

If you take the time to commit less than 5 minutes a day it will make a difference. Anytime day or night. It gives pause to reflect Make the time

This app features an AI chat that is supposed to act as a chat with your bestie. Crisis counselors and other mental health hotlines have a certain way of interacting with people so that they are not offering personal options, not making the other person clam up, not seeming judgmental, and not providing “answers” to their problems. You should validating how a person is feeling and ask open ended questions. Keeping responses on the shorter side. Reflectly’s app did exactly that. Perfectly. When I first began I was fully expecting to just have everything I said basically just repeated back to me in different words or some other “this is obviously a machine” kind of experience. That was not at all the case. Reflectly AI friendly chat added to the conversation by making general statements related to our conversation and the situation I was describing. It also provided actionable suggestions for taking care of myself in times that I feel stressed. I am probably not describing as well I should, but trust me when I say you have to check out that feature! The best part is you can use that particular feature for free and without signing for a subscription with reflectly. I was highly impressed and felt compelled to let the company know that, in my opinion, they had a golden goose with AI Friendly.

Trouble chasing password and other security features

I used to think I wasn’t good at journaling. But this app finally focuses my entries on my day when I’m feeling unsettled or stressed. It only takes a few minutes to fill out on the app, but feel notebooks are more private, so I still write responses on paper, and just type random letters on the app to get to the next prompt. This app is not a substitute for cognitive behavioral therapy for social or generalized anxiety with a professional, but this app is helpful as another tool to get grounded in the moment during the overwhelm. When I know what I’m specifically feeling, I can take the next step whether it’s simply a prayer, a phone call, or finally ahowing up at that social event I have been avoiding. By answering the usual 4-5 question prompts for the daily entry, I can get to the heart of what feelings are unsettled or hard to express in me. The prompts depend on what topic you think fits the feelings and situation you’re experiencing. I went ahead and subscribed. This daily practice is very valuable to me, especially coming out of my pandemic seclusion with a resurgence of my childhood levels of social anxiety.

Been using the app for a few days and it really makes me conscious of my decisions and feelings throughout the day, which I love. There are just minor features I would love to be added, but there is no place to recommend them to the developers. However, the app is amazing, and well worth the download.