# Lanternote: Reflection Journal — Private diary with AI prompts

> Private diary with AI prompts (iPhone/iPad app by JIA CING CHEN.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lanternote-reflection-journal/id6822642187 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [JIA CING CHEN](https://appshunter.io/developer/6772995519)
- Category: Lifestyle, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-11-02
- Data updated: 2026-11-09

## What is Lanternote?

Take your time today. Just write.

Lanternote is a private diary for iPhone. You do the writing. When you're done, Lantern gently asks a question or two, and remembers what you said.

- Write: Open it and there's a blank page. No AI appears while you write.
- A question or two: After you tap Done, Lantern asks one or two questions drawn from your own words. Answer them, or skip.
- Memories: Things worth remembering become short notes, sorted by topic. Each one shows the exact words it came from. Edit or delete any of them, anytime.
- Ask my journal: Ask about your own life. Answers come only from what you wrote, with quotes.
- Weekly look-back: What happened this week, and how you felt.
- Calendar and search: The calendar shows each day's mood as weather. Search finds entries with a similar meaning, not just the same words.

PRIVACY
You can write without signing in. Sign in for encrypted sync, so your diary comes with you to a new phone. After you tap Done, your entry is sent to AI to help organize it. That is mainly Anthropic's Claude, with Google's Gemini as a fallback. Your entries are never used to train models. No ads. No tracking.

ON HEAVY DAYS
Every entry gets a safety check first. If there's reason to worry, Lantern shows crisis lines instead. Lanternote is not a medical or counseling service.

PRICING
Writing is always free. In your first week, all AI features are free too. No subscription, no charge. After that, you can subscribe to Lanternote PLUS, monthly or yearly.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions.

Privacy Policy: https://ember-diary.pages.dev/en/privacy
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $29.99 | per year |


## Is Lanternote safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Lanternote.

## Is Lanternote legit?

Lanternote: Reflection Journal appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Lanternote is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-11-02

No release notes.

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