# Subtext: Decode Messages — What did they actually mean?

> What did they actually mean? (iPhone/iPad app by Alpha Seed Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtext-decode-messages/id6795802856 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alpha Seed Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6795802858)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 35 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-09-30
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtext-decode-messages/id6795802856/reviews.md

## What is Subtext?

Subtext is a communication tool built for autistic adults.

Neurotypical messages are full of subtext: "no rush" that means hurry, "we should talk" that means nothing bad, "fine" that means anything. Subtext reads the message with you and shows what it likely means — never pretending there's only one answer.

DECODE
Paste a message (or share it straight from Messages, Mail, or any app). Subtext shows the plain meaning, then 2–3 possible readings with how likely each one is, the tone, and what the sender probably expects. Multiple readings, always — because certainty would be a lie.
Screenshot a whole conversation and Subtext reads it in context.

DRAFT
Write what you actually want to say, bluntly. Subtext turns it into a reply in YOUR voice at the armor level you choose: direct, neutral, or polished. Your "no" never becomes a "maybe." Add samples of your writing so drafts sound like you, not like AI.

TASKS
Any overwhelming task becomes small concrete steps, sized to the energy you have. A quiet body-double mode keeps you company while you work.

ENERGY
Track your social battery in seconds, spot low-streaks, and send a pre-drafted "I need to reschedule" before burnout picks the words for you.

REHEARSAL
Practice a hard conversation before it happens — with an AI that plays the other side, shows how it might branch, and recaps only what you did well.

BUILT DIFFERENT, ON PURPOSE
• Nothing stored: decodes and drafts are processed, then gone. No account. No history on our side.
• Never used to train AI. The switch doesn't exist.
• No streaks, no guilt screens, no red alarms, no fake cheer.
• Calm by default: no sounds, no vibrations, no surprise animations unless you turn them on.
• Everything personal (people profiles, tasks, energy logs) stays on your phone, deletable in one tap.

Subtext is a tool, not a therapist, not a medical device, and not trying to make you "more normal." It's for adults 18+.

Autistic? Help build this. Our advisors are paid, credited, and hold veto power: thai@subtext.im


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 0.4.1 — 2026-08-19

Three ways to decode without retyping anything:

- Screenshot decode — screenshot any chat and Subtext reads the whole conversation for context, then decodes what they actually meant.
- Preview — paste a message YOU are about to send and see how it may land, with likelihoods. Information about readers, never judgment of you.
- Ask a follow-up — after any decode, ask "are they mad at me?" and get an answer grounded in that exact message.

Also: a calmer, simpler layout with fewer choices on screen, and a faster Paste & decode for messages copied from any app.

### 0.3.1 — 2026-08-13

No release notes.

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