Now in Closed Beta · iOS
Journaling for the lazy.
Convert your conversations with Bud, our AI, into a first-person journal entry that tracks your mental health over time.
Convert your conversations with Bud, our AI, into a first-person journal entry that tracks your mental health over time.
The problem
It's not a willpower problem. The format is broken.
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"What do I even write?" — you close the app before typing a single word.
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After a full day, writing for 20 minutes feels like homework. So you skip it.
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Miss one day. Feel guilty. Decide it's not for you. Repeat next January.
Mindleaf removes every excuse.
Chat for a minute. Your journal writes itself.
Your journaling companion
Bud isn't a therapist or a life coach. Bud is a warm, honest, texting-style friend who helps you think things through — no judgment, no pressure, no blank page.
Just start talking. Bud remembers past entries, notices patterns in how you're feeling, and adapts to match your energy. When you're done — tap Generate and watch your conversation become a beautiful journal entry written in your own voice.
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Bud
Your journaling friend · online
👆 Try it — tap Generate
How It Works
Chat with AI, answer prompts, free write, or practice gratitude — choose what fits your mood.
One tap turns your conversation, prompts, or free write into a beautiful first-person journal entry — in your voice.
Mood tracking, streak, and a Life Summary grow with every entry — helping you understand yourself over time.
4 Ways to Journal
Whether you're a talker, a writer, or somewhere in between — there's a mode built for you.
Talk freely about your day. The AI asks thoughtful questions, remembers past entries, and helps you actually think things through.
Not sure where to start? Get curated reflection questions that guide your thinking on what matters most.
A blank canvas. Just you and your thoughts — no interruptions, no questions, no format.
Guided prompts that shift your focus to what's going right — even on the hardest days.
Every mode ends the same way.
Tap Generate and get a beautiful first-person journal entry — written in your own voice, as if you wrote it yourself.
Features
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Chat with AI and tap Generate to get a first-person journal entry written in your own voice. No blank page, no pressure — just start talking.
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AI reads your entries and surfaces specific things you can do to improve your wellbeing. Small, doable, and personalized to your life.
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Every entry is analyzed so your mood is tracked automatically over time. No tapping, no logging — it happens in the background.
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An AI-generated portrait of your life, built from everything you've written. A mirror that helps you understand yourself better.
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Nudged around your usual bedtime if you haven't journaled yet that day. Not annoying — just the right reminder at the right time.
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A community feed where users share anonymously on topics like relationships, anxiety, and gratitude. Read others' experiences and feel less alone.
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Generate a detailed mental health report from your entries — a real document you can bring to a therapist. Mindleaf as your pre-therapy tool.
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Earn Leaves as you journal and reach milestones. Spend them on stickers, music, and extras that make your journal feel like yours.
Track your mental health
Every entry you write teaches Mindleaf more about you. Over time, patterns emerge — moods, triggers, growth — turning your words into real self-understanding.
No tapping sliders or selecting emoji. Every journal entry is analyzed so your mood is logged automatically — in the background, every single day.
Weekly and monthly mood graphs show you how you've really been feeling — not how you think you have. Spot the triggers. Celebrate the good stretches.
Based on what you write, Mindleaf suggests small, specific things you can actually do — not generic advice, but steps tailored to your life right now.
An AI-generated portrait of your inner life, built entirely from what you've written. Who you are, what you value, how you've grown — all in one place. A mirror that knows you.
Generate a real mental health report from your entries — a structured document that gives your therapist actual context before you even open your mouth. Journaling as pre-therapy prep.
Reviews
"I've tried journaling for years but never stuck with it. With Bud, I just start talking and it handles the rest. I've journaled every single day for 3 months now."
Maria C.
90-day streak
"The Forest feed is what got me. Reading how others deal with anxiety made me feel so much less alone. It's journaling meets community."
James K.
Using Mindleaf for 4 months
"I brought my Mindleaf Report to my therapist and she said it was the most useful summary she'd ever received from a patient. Game changer."
Priya L.
Using Mindleaf for 6 months
Privacy & Security
Your entries are encrypted on your device before they ever leave it. The key stays with you — not us.
How it works
"Today I felt grateful for the small things — a quiet morning, a good conversation..."
Readable on your device
AES-GCM-256
on your iPhone
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Unreadable without your key
AES-256 Encrypted
Journal entries are encrypted using AES-GCM-256 — the same standard used by Signal and WhatsApp — before being saved.
Key Stays on Your Device
Your encryption key is generated on your iPhone and stored in the iOS Keychain — the most secure on-device storage available. We never have access to it.
Zero Access for Us
Without your key, your entries are unreadable — to anyone, including us. No employee, no engineer, no one at Mindleaf can see what you write.
Closed Beta · iOS
No blank pages. No pressure. Just Bud, your voice, and a journal that finally gets written.
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