A journal with a coach · iPhone
Turn journaling into a two-way conversation with a coach who listens, remembers, and offers bite-sized challenges to help you grow.
A Cool Journal Difference
Recalls relevant details over days, weeks and months.
Uncovers hidden patterns in your life.
Asks questions that can move you.
Why A Cool Journal?
Traditional journaling lacks rich two-way conversations.
Most AI Journal apps just summarize what you wrote and ask boilerplate questions.
Other journal apps don't remember beyond a few entries.
Other apps care about streaks and daily logins. We care about providing insights and guiding progress at your pace.
We thought A Cool Journal would be one with a two-way conversation with a coach who helps you understand yourself and nudges you in the right direction... so we built it.
How it works
No blank-page pressure. Your coach is there to guide the conversation.
The best insights come from helpful questions, not generic summaries.
The more you journal, the better the coach understands you and the richer the conversations become.
Inside the app
Discover your personality type during onboarding. The coach uses it to customize the questions it asks and challenges it offers.
Jane called — she just lost her job.
Based on your mood and what you write, the coach adjusts just like a good friend to keep it light some days and save "meaning of life" questions for other days.
Go big or go home doesn't work with self-improvement. Instead, your coach offers science-based simple challenges that re-wire your brain to build the habit of getting a tiny bit better everyday.
See what drives your mood over time and get periodic "Coach Insight" summaries.
Your writing
Pricing
Journaling, check-ins, search, and export are free. Because the interactive coach consumes AI tokens, we need to charge for that. We believe it is well worth it.
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Billed monthly.
Cancel anytime.
Annual
$6.67/mo
$119.88/yr $79.99/yr
Both plans unlock the same coach, and both start with a 7-day free trial. Billing is handled by the App Store — cancel anytime from Settings on your iPhone.
Questions
A mobile app that makes journaling easier and richer by turning it into a thoughtful conversation, remembering what matters to you over time, helping you see something from a new perspective, and gently inviting you to try small experiments inspired by your reflections.
Your entries are yours. There are no trackers in the app, and you can delete any entry — or your whole account and everything in it — from inside the app. We use Anthropic's AI API (which is not encrypted) to help craft coach responses. The full privacy policy names every company that touches your writing and why.
Yes. You can export your entire journal, including coach conversations, insights, and emotional check ins. Available formats are PDF, plain text, and markdown.
No. There's no streak to protect and no guilt mechanic. Notifications, when they exist, are designed to be a small action in themselves — not a reminder to feel bad about.
A Cool Journal is free to journal and track emotional check ins. Because the AI Coach consumes tokens, there is a monthly fee of $9.99 or annual fee of $79.99 for the coach conversations and insights.
No. It's a tool for reflection, not a substitute for professional care. If you're struggling, please reach out to a qualified professional.
Coming to App Store soon.
