# Reflect - guided daily journal — user reviews > 61 indexed App Store user reviews of Reflect by Ensparkle OOD, rated 4.60/5 from 360 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reflect-guided-daily-journal/id1443541171/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reflect-guided-daily-journal/id1443541171.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 282 · 4★ 43 · 3★ 16 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Reflect? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💭 Excellent guided journaling prompts - 🤖 Impressive AI chat companion feature - 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface - 📱 Clean, polished design - 🆓 Generous free version - 🔕 Notifications off by default - ⏱️ Quick 5-minute daily practice - 🧠 Helps with mental health and emotional processing - 💬 Non-judgmental AI responses - ✨ Effective for anxiety and stress relief - 🎯 Focused reflection on specific emotions **Cons** - 💰 Premium features behind paywall - 🐛 App crashes and data loss issues - 📱 No iPad or landscape mode support - 🔒 Ambiguous privacy policy - 🖊️ Limited text formatting options - 🎨 Limited customization and color schemes - ⚠️ iOS 17 compatibility bug with text visibility - 🔐 No password/passcode protection - 📤 Cannot export AI chat logs **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes mid-entry causing data loss - Text input invisible on iOS 17 - AI chat feature not loading/working - Cannot close chat interface properly - Return key doesn't create line breaks - Password and security feature issues - App crashes and freezes during use **Most requested features** - Blank note/free writing mode without prompts - Ability to change entry dates retroactively - Image attachment capability for entries - Cross-device sync with login feature - iPad and landscape mode support - Multiple emotion selection for daily check-in - Intensity slider for emotions - More emotion options to choose from - Additional color schemes and fonts - AI chat summary feature - Password/passcode protection - More journal prompt variety - Ability to close AI chat properly - Feature request submission mechanism in-app ## Newest reviews (13 of 61) ### 4/5 — I LOVE THIS APP! *2023-12-02, version 2.4* I love this app so much! It’s so amazing that your able to reflect on your day, and talk to an AI about your problems, and get solutions to them. The only thing I wish is that people wouldn’t have to pay for the subscription, but besides that, awesome and inspiring app! ### 4/5 — This app has blown my mind with one feature *2023-06-09, version 2.4* This app features an AI chat that is supposed to act as a chat with your bestie. Crisis counselors and other mental health hotlines have a certain way of interacting with people so that they are not offering personal options, not making the other person clam up, not seeming judgmental, and not providing “answers” to their problems. You should validating how a person is feeling and ask open ended questions. Keeping responses on the shorter side. Reflectly’s app did exactly that. Perfectly. When I first began I was fully expecting to just have everything I said basically just repeated back to me in different words or some other “this is obviously a machine” kind of experience. That was not at all the case. Reflectly AI friendly chat added to the conversation by making general statements related to our conversation and the situation I was describing. It also provided actionable suggestions for taking care of myself in times that I feel stressed. I am probably not describing as well I should, but trust me when I say you have to check out that feature! The best part is you can use that particular feature for free and without signing for a subscription with reflectly. I was highly impressed and felt compelled to let the company know that, in my opinion, they had a golden goose with AI Friendly. ### 4/5 — Can’t close the chat *2023-04-16, version 2.4* Great new idea for the app and just tried it. Only problem I’ve found is that when I’ve finished the chat, it won’t close, if I come out of the app and go back in, it’s still on the chat screen, would like to see some of the subjects more available but found it a helpful journaling experience ### 5/5 — Great for social anxiety, even for avid journalers *2022-04-10, version 2.2* I used to think I wasn’t good at journaling. But this app finally focuses my entries on my day when I’m feeling unsettled or stressed. It only takes a few minutes to fill out on the app, but feel notebooks are more private, so I still write responses on paper, and just type random letters on the app to get to the next prompt. This app is not a substitute for cognitive behavioral therapy for social or generalized anxiety with a professional, but this app is helpful as another tool to get grounded in the moment during the overwhelm. When I know what I’m specifically feeling, I can take the next step whether it’s simply a prayer, a phone call, or finally ahowing up at that social event I have been avoiding. By answering the usual 4-5 question prompts for the daily entry, I can get to the heart of what feelings are unsettled or hard to express in me. The prompts depend on what topic you think fits the feelings and situation you’re experiencing. I went ahead and subscribed. This daily practice is very valuable to me, especially coming out of my pandemic seclusion with a resurgence of my childhood levels of social anxiety. ### 5/5 — Love it *2022-03-27, version 2.2* One of the apps that have most helped my mental health. Love it! ### 5/5 — Love it. *2022-01-05, version 2.2* Been using the app for a few days and it really makes me conscious of my decisions and feelings throughout the day, which I love. There are just minor features I would love to be added, but there is no place to recommend them to the developers. However, the app is amazing, and well worth the download. ### 5/5 — The best Reflection app *2021-11-22, version 2.1* I absolutely love this app as it really gives me a chance to dig deeper within my self and to self reflect on my emotions and my behavior. It really makes me think about my reactions and how I can understand myself better so that In return I can be a better person all around. ### 5/5 — Hi l *2021-11-18, version 2.1* I love it ### 5/5 — Great app *2021-08-31, version 2.1* a very nice way to end a day and reflect! ### 5/5 — I love this *2021-05-24, version 2.1* I’ve only had this app for a little while and it’s amazing! It’s made me become less stressed and more accepting of big decisions coming up! I would definitely recommend this app. -A ### 5/5 — Best temporary cure for emotional unrest *2021-05-23, version 2.1* These past couple years have been really difficult for me, but this app has really helped me find myself again and learn to be a happier, more grateful person. This app will help you smile again and help others smile. ### 4/5 — Love this app but not 5 stars for me... yet *2021-04-04, version 2.0* I love the UX and how it helps me reflect on situations. However, it doesn’t have a couple of features that would make it 5 stars for me: (1) The ability to change the date for an entry so I can create an entry for the previous day. I don’t always get the chance to record my reflections on this day itself. So it would be great if the date can be changed. (2) The ability to attach images to an entry to record memories. Overall, this is a great app with huge potential and I’ll continue using it but won’t be upgrading to premium yet without the additional features. ### 5/5 — I love this app so much *2021-03-31, version 2.0* I am a premium user. This app makes me so happy and I feel awesome using it. It’s set up so it’s like you’re talking to a friend about your day and working through your feelings. It has helped my negative self talk and for me to be more positive and compassionate with myself. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Trouble *2022-11-18, version 2.2* Trouble chasing password and other security features ### 2/5 — “Return” does not work *2022-04-04* When you write and you want to create spaces the app doesn’t allow that. This is a major problem. You are forced to write in a paragraph format. Otherwise, great ideas and great thought provoking questions ### 2/5 — It’s Okay *2021-10-09, version 2.1* I’d love more color schemes and some different fonts but I like the app overall. Almost everything is premium but whatever I guess. ### 2/5 — Ambiguous Privacy. *2020-05-09, version 1.7* Great app. Pretty art. But the personal data sharing policy says just enough to be ambiguous. I don't like being personally identifiable. A truly anonymous app like "Signal" spells out in no uncertain terms that you are safe with them. Yes, it's a different type of app—but the are precise and exact in their description of how my data is handled—and is OPEN SOURCE to prove their credibility. Read Signal's Privacy Policy, then read Reflect's Policy. Then think about which app makes you feel more secure about your personally identifiable data. Great app, but I'm moving on because of the ambiguous Privacy Policy. I'm just one tiny humble opinion! ### 2/5 — No iPad support? *2020-04-29, version 1.7* Very disappointed there is no iPad support. It looks like it could be an excellent journal app, but since I primarily use my iPad in landscape mode it’s pretty much unusable for me. I did check and it doesn’t support landscape on my iPhone either which I prefer since I can blow text up (getting old can really stink sometimes). Landscape support would greatly improve this app and probably turn it into a daily driver for me. ### 2/5 — More personalization options... *2020-04-29, version 1.7* Id just like it to look better for now ### 3/5 — Doesn’t allow you to export AI chats *2023-09-28, version 2.4* I was really hoping this ai journaling app would be smoother to use than the one I’ve been using(Rosebud), and it is built a little better, runs more smoothly, but it doesn’t allow me to email my ai chat logs to myself, which is integral to being able to use the automations I have set up to generate to do lists for myself from things I’ve said while just talking, and summaries for my partner(so I don’t overwhelm her by a constant flow of messages). It also doesn’t give a summary of the ai chats, which helps with feeling heard and understood. ### 3/5 — It’s alright *2022-03-14, version 2.2* You have to pay which is sad bc it’s your mental state that needs fixing and there’s no reason to pay 🤨🤨 ### 3/5 — Good potential, but.. *2021-10-20, version 2.1* Halfway through an entry, the app will sometimes shut down and upon re-opening, I’ll discover that all that I've written is lost. It's very frustrating and discouraging, and leaves me hesitant to continue using it. ### 3/5 — Help me feel better *2021-10-10, version 2.1* Muốn app có thêm nhiều ngôn ngữ để người dùng dễ hiểu hơn ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this app *2025-02-21, version 2.4* I’ve been using this app for about three years and have absolutely loved it. It has a very simple design and fantastic prompts/guided journaling that has helped me connect with myself or navigate struggling times in my life. I definitely recommend the app if it sounds like what you’re looking for. When it has updates, it adds features that add to its quality without changing its design or other functions like it only will get better. ### 5/5 — Please Read This *2025-02-02, version 2.4* Okay, I absolutely love this app. Especially the AI bot. It has helped me work through some really tough things. Lately though, it isn’t working/loading at all and I’m so sad. Is there any way to troubleshoot this? ### 5/5 — Superior than other apps *2024-12-26, version 2.4* I never write reviews but this app is truly a god send. This app has AI which I don’t see apps offering in non premium category 🫶🏻 Much better than other apps for practising mindfulness even without AI !! Also no constant push messages for subscribing to premium every time you open the app! Such a well rounded and thoughtful app which had helped me immensely even without its non premium features. Overall a big win-win!! ### 5/5 — Awesome❤️ *2024-09-24, version 2.4* Simple but powerful! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Sweet, simple, and ad-free! *2024-01-06, version 2.4* This is the first journaling/self-reflection app that I have actually consistently used, and I recommend it to everyone! I feel like many of these types of apps are overly complicated, have tons of locked features, or are riddled with ads, so this app's sleek, polished design was a pleasant surprise. Once you open the app, you are all set to start reflecting. You can put in as much or as little effort as you want into this--it has a main reflection function as well as individual targeted reflections. Also, a huge plus in my book, it comes with the notifications turned off by default, so it's up to you if you want to opt in! There are a few things that you do need to buy the subscription to use, but I personally think their free version is excellent. Honestly, I am considering getting the premium version just to support the developers and keep this app ad-free. 10/10 would recommend, definitely a staple for me! ### 5/5 — bug and glitches *2023-11-21, version 2.4* this app is amazing for my mental heath and my go to app for journaling. the reason i’m writing this review is because of a bug i’ve encountered. ever since i updated my iphone to ios 17, i’ve encountered a bug. every time i start writing a journal entry, i can’t see what i’m writing. hoping this gets fixed because this app is a god send. ### 5/5 — Blank Note (Thoughts) *2023-10-04, version 2.4* Might you add a blank journal functions? I just want to write quotes and thoughts without a prompt. Thanks! ### 5/5 — If you are in Dark times in your life, read this. *2023-09-23, version 2.4* I’m gonna start out with the corny saying of “I never leave reviews” but I don’t and I really hope the developers of this app see this review. I downloaded this app at a dark time in my life. I was desperate, I needed something. Long story short, I love this app. I love everything about this app and I would gladly pay the subscription for it. This is one a few Journaling type apps I use on the daily and my absolute favorite because it actually helps. I am so impressed with the AI friend feature. I swear I’m literally talking to a super intelligent friend for advice. I swear there’s a person talking to me. 😂 Anyways, to the App Developers, thank you soo much for this app. I know this took a lot of time and effort and understanding. It’s amazing! ### 5/5 — Healed *2023-09-09, version 2.4* this app is amazing. ### 5/5 — Make the time *2023-07-22, version 2.4* If you take the time to commit less than 5 minutes a day it will make a difference. Anytime day or night. It gives pause to reflect Make the time --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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