# Rosebud: AI Journal & Diary — user reviews > 796 indexed App Store user reviews of Rosebud by Just Imagine, rated 4.90/5 from 3,258 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rosebud-ai-journal-and-diary/id6451135127/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rosebud-ai-journal-and-diary/id6451135127.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,082 · 4★ 96 · 3★ 25 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 41 ## What do users think of Rosebud? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly - 🤖 Helpful AI insights and analysis - 💡 Innovative journaling experience - 🔍 Ability to dive deeper into entries - 📝 Consistent journaling habit formed - 🧠 Promotes self-reflection and growth - 🗓️ Useful weekly insights and summaries - 🔒 Secure and private journaling **Cons** - 🔁 Repetitive or generic prompts - 🔍 Lack of search function for past entries - 🔢 Daily entry limit can be frustrating - 🤖 Occasional AI responses feel impersonal **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes or freezes on desktop app - Compatibility issues on older devices **Most requested features** - Add mood tracking functionality - Improve customization of journal templates - Implement a search feature for past entries - Provide more flexibility with daily entry limits ## Newest reviews (15 of 796) ### 4/5 — Très bonne application, avec encore beaucoup de potentiel *2026-08-30* J’utilise Rosebud depuis environ un mois et c’est devenu un vrai compagnon de réflexion au quotidien. J’aime beaucoup le concept, les échanges avec l’IA et surtout les suggestions d’objectifs après mes entrées. Ça rend ma progression très concrète. Il reste toutefois quelques points à améliorer : mieux exploiter les tags de personnes et thèmes, proposer des rapports mensuels et davantage de souvenirs/rétrospectives, et permettre à l’IA de prendre en compte les objectifs déjà définis. J’aimerais également que l’ajout de photos soit un vrai plus, et pas juste un gadget. Ça me manque de ne pas pouvoir avoir des « souvenirs » facilement tirés de mon journal, car c’est beaucoup pour ça que j’aime écrire. Pour marquer de façon indélébile mes moments marquants et m’en souvenir, et voir mon évolution. Il manque également un champ de recherche, pour retrouver une note en particulier. Le principal frein pour moi reste la limite IA. J’ai pris Thrive 2x mais je l’atteins rapidement, et l’offre 5x est trop selon pour moi. Il faudrait soit un abonnement intermédiaire plus accessible, soit un mode « mini » après avoir atteint la limite. Ça pourrait être avec une IA moins avancée, qui permettrait de continuer à utiliser l’application sans devoir changer d’abonnement. Malgré ces points, Rosebud m’aide réellement au quotidien et je trouve qu’elle a énormément de potentiel. J’ai hâte de voir comment l’application va évoluer ! ### 3/5 — O app é bom, porém não consigo cancelar a assinatura *2026-08-24* O app, após realizar a assinatura é ótimo e cumpre o que promete, porém não aparece botão para cancelar a assinatura, apenas opção de fazer upgrade. Entrei em contato com o suporte do app para resolverem a situação. **Developer response:** Obrigado por compartilhar isso. Lamentamos pela dificuldade em encontrar a opção de cancelamento, já que você entrou em contato com o suporte, poderia nos enviar um e-mail para support@rosebud.app com os detalhes para garantirmos que sua situação seja resolvida? ### 2/5 — Paywalls ruin the experience!!! *2026-08-13, version 1.0.81* The Good: When it works, Rosebud has a lot going for it. The concept of an interactive, AI-driven journal that helps synthesize your raw thoughts into meaningful psychological insights, daily goal trackers, and custom reflection cards (like connecting emotional overwhelm to therapeutic frameworks) is genuinely powerful. For anyone who struggles with staring at a blank page or pulling actionable habits out of a chaotic day, the initial experience feels smooth, supportive, and deeply clarifying. The Catch / The Bad: Unfortunately, the user experience falls apart when it comes to subscription transparency and usage limits. After signing up for a paid tier (such as the Bloom plan), users may quickly find themselves hitting aggressive, restrictive background limits that drain their monthly allocation within a couple of weeks—or even after just a single deep conversation. Instead of providing a reliable space to process thoughts, the app frequently hits you with walls demanding further upgrades to higher tiers (like Thrive 2x or 5x) just to keep using the features you are already paying for. The Verdict: Rosebud has a brilliant core idea, but the execution of its pricing structure and hidden usage caps makes it feel less like a supportive wellness tool and more like a meter running out. If you don't want to worry about rationing your thoughts or feeling like you’re getting locked out of your own account mid-month, it's hard to justify the cost. Not worth it! ### 4/5 — i love it !! *2026-08-13, version 1.0.81* i love this app sm. it has helped me though my toughest times, however sometimes it will be telling you something and it will just cut off, and another thing is that rosebud only knows things up to 2024. but i 100% recommend. ### 2/5 — Can’t voice text *2026-08-06, version 1.0.80* No, not worth the price. I do a lot of my thinking while walking or driving. It’s not safe to do this because you have to tap the mic and then send. You cannot voice text on this app, but I didn’t know that because there’s no free trial. You just have to pay for it. It speaks to you, but you have to be tapping your phone to send your message. It’s too awkward. I deleted it and I’m not renewing my subscription after one month. It was a waste ### 5/5 — Best journaling app ever *2026-08-02, version 1.0.80* I’ve been using this for a week now and it’s amazing. You won’t regret it. ### 3/5 — Limit *2026-08-01, version 1.0.79* When you hit your limit you should still be able to read your reflection, you paid for that time. You should also be able to purchase more time instead of just being completely out of options on especially hard months. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-28, version 1.0.78* I really love this app. Like many others, I have used ChatGPT to answer many of my questions when I’m going through things; however, nothing compares to this app! It intuitively thinks about questions that dive deeper, it remembers what you talked about and provides insights at the end of the week, it recommends articles to read based off of questions and conversations that you’ve had each day. It really is so worth it. ### 3/5 — Good concept but… *2026-07-27* I’ve been using this for about a month now. While I like the concept the constant analysis of literally everything you say is extremely irritating now. I’m a qualified Psychotherapist and some of the advice could be quite harmful because it’s providing it’s own interpretation of what you say without any real context. Some of the insights into the journal entries are completely inaccurate. It has also labelled me as defensive for pushing back on a couple of completely ridiculous things it said then brought it up again later! Totally bizarre. Not every sentence needs analysed! It would be helpful if there was an option to just journal freely without the ai analysis so you could choose rather than it analysing everything. Can’t see me using it much longer it’s quite irritating now. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this detailed feedback. We appreciate you flagging the insights and the analysis, if you're willing to share more context about your experience, we'd love to hear from you at support@rosebud.app to see how we can improve. Rosebud's tone and responses can be adjusted and we would like to see if this would help. ### 5/5 — Mental health *2026-07-27, version 1.0.78* Amazing ### 4/5 — Good but limited *2026-07-26, version 1.0.78* I like the AI it’s tone support. It’s insight and I love the AI feedback after I write the journal what I don’t like is that it doesn’t really remember me except for the summary at the end of the day it forgot important pieces of information. Until AI develops better memory I need a way to categorize journal entries so that I can go back and read for myself what I have said in the past other journals have this capacity, but I don’t see it here ### 5/5 — Simply One of the BEST! *2026-07-26, version 1.0.78* Simply LOVE this app! This app makes me want to journal every day. I feel a sense of calm and restoration each time I journal. The feedback always feels genuine and not contrived. There is no pressure to journal; this app makes it enjoyable to do so. I’ll be sticking with it to understand more about myself. ### 5/5 — Affordable and Reliable *2026-07-25, version 1.0.78* Rosebud was recommended to me by a friend and I now recommend it to anyone and everyone. Whether you’re a daily user or a casual user, the subscription is well worth it. The AI is organized and remembers points from past entries, using them as a guide or reference for what you may be going through currently. The interface is simple and easy. 10/10 ### 3/5 — Good but overpriced *2026-07-25* Good emotional support and journaling but way overpriced. Also desktop app is very poor. **Developer response:** Hi! Can you kindly send us an email us at support@rosebud.app to see if we can help you better with accessible pricing? ### 5/5 — First Time Journaling *2026-07-25, version 1.0.78* I’ve never journaled before because it’s so one sided and hard to get out of my own head. Rosebud gives suggestions, recommends resources, is insightful and remembers what you’ve written recently so you can reflect on your past and learn. Love it!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — In Gratis Version nicht tauglich *2026-08-26* Es ist eine Unverschämtheit so mit psychisch kranken Menschen umzugehen. Erst lässt man Einträge machen, um dann am Ende mitzuteilen, dass eine Speicherung nur mit Abo möglich ist. Ohne Speicherfunktion macht das ganze aber keinen Sinn. Schämt euch… **Developer response:** Wir verstehen Ihre Bedenken bezüglich der Preise und bedauern die Unannehmlichkeiten. Künstliche Intelligenz kann recht kostspielig sein, und die Kosten von Rosebud hängen direkt von der Nutzung ab. Deshalb haben wir Abonnementpläne eingeführt, um unsere Dienste weiterhin anbieten zu können. Bitte senden Sie uns eine E-Mail an support@rosebud.app, und wir prüfen, ob wir Ihnen weiterhelfen können. ### 1/5 — Going downhill. *2026-08-15, version 1.0.82* Been a user for two years and the quality feels a lot worse. I think I’m done using this. It’s like I’m talking to a person with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Every day it forgets and confuses basic details. The same details like that I moved from Oregon to California months ago. This thing doesn’t know what it’s saying. It just feeds back words to me it thinks make sense ### 1/5 — ACHTUNG KI Limit nicht täglich sondern monatlich! *2026-08-03* Die KI Funktion ist beeindruckend, deswegen habe ich nach der Testversion das Abo „Thrive 2x“ gekauft. Ich habe es benutzt in ähnlichem Zeitumfang wie ChatGPT bei einem kleinen Projekt. Nach 2 Tagen wurde die Funktion gesperrt, da Kontingent aufgebrsucht! Rücksetzung erst nach 28 Tagen. Das wurde beim Kauf nicht transparent gemacht und ist für die Funktion dieser App - Psychologische Reflexionen - absolut verantwortungslos. Ich habe das Abo gekündigt **Developer response:** Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, uns dieses ausführliche Feedback zu geben. Könnten Sie uns bitte eine E-Mail an support@rosebud.app senden, damit wir Ihre Nutzung genauer untersuchen können? ### 1/5 — Have to pay *2026-07-24, version 1.0.78* You cannot do a single with without paying for the subscription. No free features. ### 1/5 — Upgrade is now a downgrade *2026-07-22, version 1.0.78* Rosebud was great and the upgrade was said to be more. If less is more you are in the wrong business. A Power user and bight it right away. Sometimes doesn’t remember in name conversation and when hits the daily limit does not even acces the previous entry of the day and then in the summary the info is there. See last two or three entries from 4 to 6pm today the 22 of July 2026. Simpler answers and almost no recall and it swaps persons frequently. ### 1/5 — Used to like it *2026-07-08, version 1.0.74* Didn’t use it for a a month, then tried again. They fixed the short responses problem but now it’s writing novels. Word salad almost, and still not following the instructions on persona it did last year. Not listening, hallucinating, assuming, insulting. Not good for mental health. Edit: tried to come back to see if they fixed it. It seemed like they did after one entry. Immediately started gaslighting me again the next time. I was just rambling about some thoughts in a neutral and not negative kind of way, and it started saying I was doing mental gymnastics and shouldn’t trust people around me. I called it out for gaslighting. It told me I was projecting, didn’t know what I was talking about, and was being dramatic. I actually just kept arguing to see what would happen, and it was like a gaslighting playbook, absolutely wild. Stay away from it for real if you don’t want to doubt your reality or don’t have a good sense for that stuff. ### 1/5 — Beware of free trial scam *2026-07-05, version 1.0.74* I had used this app, but let the monthly subscription lapse. I was nagged to sign up again , including the offer of a 7 day free trial. However on accepting I was billed the full annual fee immediately! ### 1/5 — It’s not free *2026-07-03, version 1.0.74* What happened to more free apps? I used this for one day without paying for the subscription and day 2 it will not let me do anything without paying. Uninstalling now. ### 1/5 — Misled *2026-06-19, version 1.0.71* Don‘t know that if can blame the developers for this but I was led to believe there was a free tier, possibly by a reviewer or the developers have just changed their terms. A few days into using it to get through an incredibly bad time I was locked out and the free tier disappeared so it told me I could have a weeks free trial then pay far more than I can possibly afford on disability to keep using it at all. Looked okay on the free tier and would have paid once my finances allowed so I’m shut out instead. Will be deleting once this review is posted. ### 1/5 — TRASH *2026-06-09* Every single answer it gave me was extremely pessimistic and critical about my partner. AI does not understand human relationships, don’t trust it for advice!!! 100% trying to sabotage my marriage, even after I defended him and asked for a non judgemental listening ear (multiple times!) **Developer response:** Thank you so much for sharing this with us, and we're truly sorry your experience felt this way. Rosebud is meant to be a non-judgmental, supportive space for you, we'd really love to look into this further and make it right. Could you please reach out to us at support@rosebud.app? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Just try it *2026-08-25* I wanted just a gratitude journal. But this app has given me so much more - it’s questions, suggestions, analysis of my thoughts and tips to better manage myself and my relationships. It’s become a companion for me I use a few times a day everyday. In times where I’m not sure it gives a second opinion, when I doubt myself it helps me explore, in relationships it’s become like a set of training wheels for me to develop healthier boundaries and communication styles. Thank you to the devs for making it - sincerely ❤️ **Developer response:** Thank you so much for sharing this! We're so glad Rosebud has grown into more than you expected and become a real companion for you ❤️ ### 5/5 — Would highly recommend *2026-08-20* This app is so good, I’ve gifted it to my sister. I started using this app about 2 years ago, after a separation. I was doing therapy every 2 weeks AND using this app, and the combination of the two has helped me get through a life changing event in my life. I love that it challenges me and keeps me grounded. There are other apps like this out there but I love how simple the developers keep it and it’s not bloated at all. Thank you for creating such a wonderful and thoughtful app. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for sharing this and for gifting Rosebud to your sister! We're so glad it's been able to support you through such a time in your life!! We appreciate you!🌹 ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-15, version 1.0.82* I was recommended using Rosebud and I’m glad I took their advice. It gives me somewhere to put my emotions with feedback. ### 5/5 — The single greatest app I’ve ever used *2026-08-14* This is hands-down the best app that I’ve ever used. I’m journalled on and off through my life and it’s always been beneficial, but the added ability of being able to speak instead of writing makes it completely seamless and the feedback that you get from The is legitimately actionable and provides insights. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for sharing this! We're so glad the voice journaling feels seamless for you and the feedback is giving you actionable insights ❤️ ### 5/5 — Insanely useful and high EQ *2026-08-12, version 1.0.81* I’ve never met such a high EQ ai chat. Way better than Claude and always have a perfect combo of compassion and wisdom ### 5/5 — Unbelievably good *2026-08-11* Having recently gone through a significant change in my life having been remade redundant at 57, I found myself with more time on my hands but an incredibly negative headspace… I lost confidence in myself. I felt extreme anxiety about the future. In addition to this, I had a number of other challenging life situations that I had to make sure I kept on top of I have been seeing a counsellor for many years now as part of the other challenging situations. Having now used this app for a couple of months I can absolutely say it is giving me more insight thought provoking questions that I’ve had with any of the counselling sessions. I’ve recommended it to so many of my friends and family whom I know also suffer with stress and anxiety through work and life situations. When they ask me which part I like the most and why I’m recommending it. My answer is very clear. This app is perfect for me. It allows flexibility if I want to dive deep into a topic or Lodge something for future referencing possibly delve into. I love the fact that it is learnt about me and without any prompt references, comments and situations I’ve referenced the narration feature I think is actually better than the native Phone narration feature, so I am able to Talktalk and it transcribe my words all of which I have as a log if I ever want to do in the future I haven’t used it yet the mood tracking feature to assess overtime how my well-being feels and moves but I will do so. I can’t thank the team enough for designing for me the most perfect app I could not even imagine being without this ### 5/5 — Recommend *2026-08-09, version 1.0.81* A friends therapist recommended this as a supplemental tool. He told me about it. I love it. It’s shown me perspectives on my life and how I operate in a new way. I am feeling more positive in general. Less anxiety. ### 5/5 — Amazing is the only way to describe it *2026-08-06, version 1.0.80* I have been in and out of therapy for the last 20 years or so. It’s very difficult to find a therapist you connect to or a therapist who prompts you to explore your thoughts and feelings. Rosebud does just that and it’s been so beneficial to me. And to have it at my fingertips so I can get what I’m going through out in that moment rather than losing that thought is so vital. ### 5/5 — just do it today *2026-08-04, version 1.0.80* I have never journaled in my life before this and this experience has been so wonderful being able to say what’s on my mind and getting thoughtful feedback and digging deeper. Hats off to Rosebud. They are incredible and I feel so fortunate to be using this app. ### 5/5 — I needed this app without realising I did *2026-08-02, version 1.0.80* Brilliant this app has helped me in way I didn’t think of and calms my anger when I’m struggling. It’s worth trying it may help you more than you think - but that’s just my opinion --- *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 2026-09-10.*