# Notch - Private Journal — No cloud. No account. Ever.

> No cloud. No account. Ever. (iPhone/iPad app by MENG JU WU.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notch-private-journal/id6769269080 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MENG JU WU](https://appshunter.io/developer/1543346509)
- Category: Lifestyle, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 2 more
- Released: 2026-07-05
- Data updated: 2026-07-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notch-private-journal/id6769269080/reviews.md

## What is Notch?

Notch is a private, offline journal for your personal life.

— WHAT YOU TRACK —
- Encounters with date, duration, location, rating, mood, and tags
- Partners stored under names you choose (Alex, Sam, Jordan…) — aliases or real, up to you
- Avatars you draw yourself with built-in tools — no photo library access
- Custom locations to extend the built-in set
- Milestones with unlock conditions (first log, ten logs, century mark…) — celebrate quietly

— INSIGHTS, NOT SURVEILLANCE —
- Activity heatmap that visualises your year at a glance
- Frequency over time, partner breakdown, location patterns
- Tag radar (Pro) reveals the shape of your week
- Highlights for the last 30 days; Pro extends to year and all-time

— ENCRYPTED BACKUP, NO CLOUD —
- One tap creates a password-protected backup file
- Industry-standard authenticated encryption, with a slow key-derivation function designed to resist guessing attacks
- Move the file yourself via AirDrop, Files, or any iOS share destination
- Forget the password and not even we can recover it — that is the design

— LAYERED PRIVACY (PRO) —
- Decoy mode opens a separate vault with a second password — for situations where unlocking is required
- Stealth icon options disguise the app on your Home Screen

— TWELVE LANGUAGES, NATIVELY —
English · 繁體中文 · 简体中文 · Español · 日本語 · 한국어 · Français · Deutsch · Português · Русский · العربية · Tiếng Việt — every screen translated. Switch in-app without changing system language.

— NOTCH PRO —
Notch is free to use with sensible limits. Pro unlocks the unlimited Roster, full-history Highlights, the Tag radar, encrypted backup, Decoy mode, the iOS Home Screen widget, and more.
Choose Annual — or pay once for Lifetime, with no recurring billing.

— WHAT NOTCH IS NOT —
- Not a medical device. Not for fertility tracking, contraception, sexually-transmitted-infection management, or any health-related decision.
- Not a dating app. No matching, no profiles, no messaging, no leaderboards.
- Not social. No sharing, no community, no comparison.
- Not a record we keep. We don't have it.

You are the only person who will ever see your data. That is the whole point of Notch.

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Notch is intended for users 17 years of age or older. References to adult subject matter are present; explicit content is not. Use of the app must comply with the laws of your jurisdiction.

https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Overalls | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pastel Pink Hair | $0.99 | one-time |
| Blue Hair | $0.99 | one-time |
| Red Hair | $0.99 | one-time |
| Blue Outfit | $0.99 | one-time |
| Navy Outfit | $0.99 | one-time |
| Deep Blue Outfit | $0.99 | one-time |
| Red Outfit | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pink Outfit | $0.99 | one-time |
| All Looks Bundle | $0.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-07-06

No release notes.

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