# Kokoro Nikki: AI Diary — Voice journal with emotions > Voice journal with emotions (iPhone/iPad app by Moreno Preto.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kokoro-nikki-ai-diary/id6759742651 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Moreno Preto](https://appshunter.io/developer/1877012888) - Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.1 · 122 MB - Languages: American English, Japanese, European Spanish - Released: 2026-04-28 - Data updated: 2026-08-23 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kokoro-nikki-ai-diary/id6759742651/reviews.md ## What is Kokoro Nikki? Kokoro Nikki is a contemplative AI diary that listens. Speak or write what's on your mind, and watch your words become something more — a visual map of your emotions, a kintsugi timeline that honors every crack and every repair, an interior landscape that grows with you. A quiet space for intentional reflection — with a Japanese soul, designed for modern minds. WHY KOKORO NIKKI Whether you're new to journaling or have kept a diary for years, Kokoro Nikki gives you a gentle, judgment-free space to capture what matters. No streaks. No guilt. No performance. Just a quiet ritual that meets you where you are, on the days you have time and the days you don't. FEATURES • Voice journaling — speak freely, transcribed privately on your device • AI emotion analysis — notice the feelings behind your words • Interior Landscape — a watercolor that emerges from what you write • Kintsugi timeline — your story honored, cracks and all • Emotional patterns — gentle insights into the threads of your inner life • Daily reflection prompts — questions to sit with, not tasks to complete • Haiku mode — capture a day in a 5-7-5 rhythm • Seasonal themes — the app moves with sakura, summer, autumn leaves, and winter • Offline-first — your entries stay on your device • Privacy-focused — your journal is yours alone, never used to train AI A QUIET RITUAL, EVERY DAY Most journals ask you to perform. Kokoro Nikki invites you to listen. Speak or write freely, then let your words become a visual landscape, a kintsugi line, a quiet reflection that grows with you. The entry is the seed — what comes after is the garden. A COMPANION TO YOUR PRACTICE Already keep a paper journal? Use Day One? Kokoro Nikki doesn't replace what you love — it adds the contemplative AI layer that turns writing into seeing. Speak, write, then watch the shape of your inner life emerge. PRIVACY FIRST Your thoughts stay yours. Entries are stored locally on your device. Voice transcription runs on-device — your voice never leaves your phone. AI emotion analysis happens through secure channels, and your journal is never shared, sold, or used to train AI models. Transparent from day one. FREE TRIAL & PREMIUM Kokoro Nikki offers a 7-day free trial with full access to every feature. After the trial, a subscription is required to keep using the app. No bait-and-switch, no surprise charges — pricing is clear from the moment you open the app. Premium includes voice journaling, AI emotion analysis, kintsugi timeline, interior landscape, haiku mode, seasonal themes, and unlimited entries. An account is required to use the app. All journal entries remain stored locally on your device. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://kokoro-nikki.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://kokoro-nikki.com/privacy ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly | $7.99 | per month | | Annual Reflection | $49.99 | per year | | Seasonal Journey | $9.99 | per 3 months | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.0.6 — 2026-07-15 Beginnings matter. So we softened yours. After you write your very first entry, you'll now catch a glimpse of where this can go — the quiet watercolor your days slowly become, painted from how you've been feeling. It's just an example for now. Yours is still waiting to be written. And that very first entry now stays with you, the opening line of all that follows. We'll also ask what to call you, so your journal can greet you by name. And if you'd like Kokoro to speak to you a little differently — softer, plainer, more poetic, or just brief — that's yours to choose now, and to change whenever you wish. Quietly, behind the scenes, we also reinforced the locks. Your words are yours; we just made extra sure of it. A small window into what's ahead. ### 1.0.5 — 2026-06-09 The subscription screen has a calmer, clearer look now — a quiet landscape that settles into the page, your plans laid out simply from monthly to yearly, and plain language about your 7-day free trial and what happens after it. Signing out is quicker too, and your free trial now stays with your account even if you open the app on another device. Stability and readability improvements throughout. ### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-16 We took a quiet look at how Kokoro Nikki shows up in the world, and gave it a clearer voice. Voice journaling and emotion insights are now front and center. The kintsugi timeline, interior landscape, seasonal themes, and haiku mode are all here — the things that make Kokoro Nikki feel like Kokoro Nikki. Same calm space. Same gentle ritual. Just a little easier to find. For everyone who keeps showing up, thank you. ### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-11 We took a quiet look at how Kokoro Nikki shows up in the world, and gave it a clearer voice. Voice journaling and emotion insights are now front and center — the things that make Kokoro Nikki feel like Kokoro Nikki. The kintsugi timeline, seasonal themes, and haiku mode are still here, exactly where you left them. Same calm space. Same gentle ritual. Just a little easier to find. For everyone who keeps showing up, thank you. ### 1.0.2 — 2026-04-29 Your journal entries are now stored securely on your device using a local database — no more disappearing thoughts. After your first check-in, the app reads between the lines and shows you a real emotional analysis of what you wrote: the primary emotion detected and a reflection question to help you go a little deeper. The current date now appears above the text area — because sometimes you really do need a reminder of what day it is. Stability and performance improvements throughout the app. The boring stuff that makes everything else work. Thanks for writing. It matters more than you think. ## Related topics [miracle nikki](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/miracle-nikki) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*