# Recollect - Journal & Diary — Private AI & Mood Tracking > Private AI journaling app with on-device machine learning for personalized prompts and media suggestions. (iPhone/iPad app by Bryan Anderson.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recollect-journal-and-diary/id1617505834 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Bryan Anderson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1594217025) - Category: Health & Fitness, Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.62/5 from 37 App Store ratings · 25 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 228 MB - Languages: Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi and 16 more - Released: 2023-05-16 - Data updated: 2026-07-20 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recollect-journal-and-diary/id1617505834/reviews.md ## What is Recollect? Recollect is private AI journaling app. It uses on-device machine learning to safely and privately help you journal. It creates prompts for the people in your life. It suggests photos you might want to write about. We designed Recollect because we love journaling. The app is designed to help you journal. All over the app, little suggestions will appear that are meant to help you write more. We use on-device machine learning to power our intelligent features. That means that all your data is 100% private and never sent anywhere. • AI prompts about your life and your relationships • Private on-device AI helps suggest photos or videos you might be likely to write about. • Prompts are personalized and intelligent. They'll even ask you about specific people in your life. "Are you still angry at your boss?" • Reminders help you maintain a consistent habit • You can easily attach videos, audio, or Live Photos to your entries. • Home Screen widget prompts • For You Recommendations: Helps find entries you would be likely to read about • Map/Calendar/Photo/List views for past entries • The design is beautiful for all entries. If you write a lot or just a little: every entry is still gorgeous. • Unlimited Journals: think of these as folders or books • Tags: Easily tag entries so you can find them later • People: Automatically tag your entries by the people you write about.. Kind of like how you would tag a face in a photo. • Import entries from Day One Private and Safe • Synced with iCloud • Supports end-to-end encryption • FaceID/TouchID and Passcode Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bryan1anderson.github.io/recollect/ Purchase required for use. ## Key features - AI-powered journaling prompts - On-device private AI for photo suggestions - Personalized prompts about people and life - Attach videos, audio, and Live Photos - Home Screen widget prompts - Map, Calendar, Photo, and List views - Unlimited journals and tagging ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly Subscription | $3.99 | per month | | Yearly Subscription | $19.99 | per year | | Discounted Annual Subscription | $14.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Pizza | $8.99 | one-time | | Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time | | Medium Tip | $4.99 | one-time | | Lifetime | $69.99 | one-time | | Early bird Lifetime | $14.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 25) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recollect-journal-and-diary/id1617505834/reviews.md ### 2/5 — Disappointing *2026-01-16, version 2.1.8* Some functionality works, some - not so much. AI…? Not sure what it’s supposed to do outside of the stock iOS “what did you eat for breakfast today” type prompts. I’ve tried interacting via the supposed chat and gotten nothing but a small “AI cancelled”. I’ve tried contacting the dev but gotten no response. I guess if you’re looking for a (very) basic journaling app at an inexpensive cost, Recollect might slip by, but there are better options out there. ### 5/5 — Beautiful app! Makes journaling easy. *2025-12-30, version 2.1.8* I love this app! It has so many little features that make it better than the other journal apps I’ve tried. I’m far more likely to stick with journaling now, and it’s easier to go back and see what I’ve written in the past. ### 4/5 — please update *2025-09-30, version 2.1.8* an awesome app, although badly in need of an update so that the ai works. on ipados 26 ai does nothing at all. ### 4/5 — Great app, Primitive in some aspects *2025-09-04, version 2.1.8* Its a great journaling app in that it syncs with the iCloud backend, can run on your phone, interact with local AI and all sorts of colourful ways to add to your journal with your location data, photo album. etc. But some things like Mood or ‘persons’ when adding them to the system cannot be removed/deleted or edited, leading to a stuck situation where I have a situation of two mood windows, or an incorrectly spelled name in persons… cannot be removed, they are there for the remainder of time. When opening some old journal notes, crash the app too. So a great app, just primitive in some aspects. 4/5 stars. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2025-06-19, version 2.1.8* I went to use this, got the lifetime, which I want a refund for at this point because that was a waste of money. I can’t even upload anything from Day One. It crashes every single time I attempt this and iCloud sync doesn’t work either. Worse product in existence. ### 4/5 — A great app in need of refinement *2025-04-16, version 2.1* I’ve tried this on multiple different devices and all of them the UI is really buggy. I keep running into technical glitches that detract from the overall experience. The developer has been kind and eager to listen and respond to the community from what I have seen, and there is no data collection. I’m not giving 4 or 5 stars because at the moment I could not reliably use this as my journal, but I hope to soon. ### 5/5 — Aesthetically pleasing UI *2025-04-08, version 2.1* I really like the UI it doesn’t get in your way and puts you in a mood journal. Although some aspects of the UI is buggy, I’m sure a future update will fix it. ### 4/5 — Fix an issue *2024-10-31, version 1.8* When I try to import my Dayone entries, it will show up in my journal. But when I restart the app, the entries that I am imported have disappeared. Can you fix this issue. ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2024-07-28, version 1.7.5* Best journal app ever. Hands down. Unfortunately, it crashes consistently on my iPad. All the time….its too rich and complex to use this app on my phone. Is there a fix on the way? Last update says it addresses iPad crashes but that’s not the case here. ### 5/5 — It’s my favorite journaling app out there *2024-03-27* I’ve been using Recollect for a little bit now and I love it. It’s actually helped me stay consistent with journaling. There are a few bugs but the developers are always working hard to update and improve. The prompts are great and just the design is crisp and pretty. It’s simple yet so many features you discover as you continue to journal. Love this!! ## Frequently asked questions about Recollect ### What does Recollect do? Recollect is a private AI journaling app that uses on-device machine learning to help you write. It provides personalized prompts about your life, relationships, and suggests photos to inspire your entries. You can also attach various media types to your journal entries. ### How does the AI in Recollect work? The app utilizes on-device machine learning, meaning all your data is processed locally on your device and never sent to external servers. This ensures 100% privacy. The AI generates intelligent prompts tailored to your life and relationships. ### Is Recollect free to use? No, purchase is required for use. The app is a paid application, indicating a one-time purchase model rather than a subscription or free-to-use model with ads or in-app purchases for core functionality. ### What kind of content can I attach to my journal entries? You can easily attach videos, audio recordings, and Live Photos to your journal entries. This allows for a richer and more multimedia-focused journaling experience, capturing memories in various formats. ### How does Recollect ensure my data is private? Recollect prioritizes privacy by using on-device machine learning, so your data never leaves your device. It also supports iCloud syncing with end-to-end encryption and offers security features like FaceID/TouchID and passcode protection. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.1.8 — 2025-06-03 AI stability improvements ### 2.1.3 — 2025-05-02 Audio recording improvements ### 2.1.2 — 2025-05-01 Performance improvements ### 2.1.1 — 2025-04-30 Performance improvements and bug fixes ### 2.1 — 2025-04-08 Apple Watch support! 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