Softly Noted app icon

The two-tap mood diary

A diary you can actually keep

How was today? Tap a mood, tag what shaped it, done.

Five moods, Awful to Great

A painted sky for each one. Tap the one that fits.

Awful mood: a dark storm cloud raining over a circular painted skyAwful
Bad mood: heavy dusky clouds parting over a circular painted skyBad
Okay mood: soft lavender clouds over a calm painted skyOkay
Good mood: golden clouds catching warm light in a painted skyGood
Great mood: a bright sunrise glowing across a painted skyGreat

Done before the kettle boils

  1. A glossy lilac mood token with a soft smiling face

    Pick a mood

    One tap. That is a full entry.

  2. A fingertip tapping a small glowing lilac journal

    Tag what shaped it

    Sleep, friends, work, money.

  3. A pastel calendar grid of soft lilac squares

    Stop, or say more

    A line or a photo, only if you want.

Small check-ins, long memory

Speak it, when words are easier

Record a voice note instead of typing. Softly Noted keeps it private.

An open lilac journal beside a soft voice-recorder pod, with a sound wave drifting across pressed lavender and a tiny heart-shaped lock

Yours, and only yours

Locked on your device, behind a PIN or your face. No account needed at all; your words stay on your device.

A phone showing a calm lilac sunrise beside a leather journal fastened with a padlock and key, with five mood pebbles lined up in front

Reflection packs to nudge you

A gentle prompt when the blank page feels like too much.

Gratitude pack: a glossy lilac bowl of little golden starsGratitude
Morning pack: a soft sun rising over a lilac cloudMorning
Sleep pack: a crescent moon cradling a heart among cloudsSleep
Focus pack: a glossy compass with a glowing starFocus
Joy pack: a glowing orb full of pastel bubblesJoy
Self-compassion pack: a crescent moon holding a soft heartKindness
Relationships pack: two soft orbs resting together on cloudsRelationships
Stress pack: a smooth pebble with a rippling drop of waterStress
Confidence pack: a glossy compass rose with a glowing centreConfidence
Creativity pack: a soft paintbrush with a sparkleCreativity
Body pack: gentle lungs cradling a small heartBody
Change pack: a butterfly rising through soft moonsChange
Notice pack: a glowing orb resting on a swirl of cloudNotice
Purpose pack: a golden compass star on a lilac stonePurpose

The whole app, in four numbers

0mood levels, Awful to Great
0taps for a full entry
0export formats, PDF and CSV
0accounts needed

Private by design

Your journal stays on your device. Encrypted at rest, no ad SDKs, and a free account to sign in. Read the full privacy policy.

Softly Noted is a journalling companion, not a clinician.

The full wording

Softly Noted is a general wellness and reflection tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical, psychological, diagnostic, or therapeutic services. Journalling is not a substitute for professional mental-health care or crisis support. If you are in danger or need urgent help, contact your local emergency services.

An open lilac journal floating among soft clouds, surrounded by pressed flowers and blank photo cards

Free to journal. Premium keeps it all.

Free

$0

  • Unlimited check-ins
  • Your whole journal, readable and searchable forever
  • Encrypted backups, PDF and CSV export
  • Reminder, app lock, widget, journal friend

Questions

Is Premium a subscription?

Yes. Premium is $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year, and it renews automatically until you cancel it through your App Store or Google Play account. Cancelling is done in the store, not in the app.

Is there a free trial?

A trial is offered only when the checkout sheet confirms you’re eligible and shows the terms. Stores limit trial eligibility, so what the sheet says at that moment is what applies.

Do I need an account?

No. An account is optional. You can start journaling right away without one. A free account is only if you want to sync across devices, and you sign in with an email. Premium is restored through your App Store or Google Play purchase, not the account. Your entries stay encrypted on your device, and sync stays optional.

Is my journal really private?

Your entries are encrypted on your device with a device-specific key, and you can add a PIN or biometric lock on top. Photos you add are copied into the app’s private storage on the device. No security measure is perfect, so keep your device and passwords safe too.

Can I get my data out?

Yes. You can create a password-encrypted backup file, and export PDF or CSV reports, whenever you like. Keep the backup password somewhere safe. Without it the backup cannot be opened.