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About Pond: Thought Journal

A quiet place for your loudest thoughts. When a thought won't leave you alone, you don't have to keep turning it over. Drop it into the pond, where it becomes a fish you can watch. Come back to work through it properly when you're ready. Pond is a calm, private mental health journal for the moments your mind won't settle. Instead of re-reading the same worries in a notes app until you've looped yourself back into them, you give the thought somewhere to go. You watch it. Its grip loosens, and it stops running you. HOW IT WORKS - Add a thought. Drop whatever's weighing on you into the pond. - Let it settle. The thought becomes a fish, held safely, nothing lost. - Work through it. When you're ready, use gentle exercises drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to see the thought more clearly. - Watch the calm return. The pond reflects your state of mind as things steady. WHY POND IS DIFFERENT Pond isn't a diary you have to fill or a tracker that measures you. It's a calmer way to face difficult thoughts: visual, gentle, and built around letting a thought loosen its hold rather than pretending it away. No streaks to maintain. No pressure. Just a quiet place to return to. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account required. - No tracking. - Your thoughts stay on your device. Your entries never leave your phone. What's on your mind is the most personal thing you own, and Pond is built so it stays yours. Pond includes an optional Premium subscription for unlimited thought challenges. Everything you need to start is free. Pond is a self-help tool, not medical care or a crisis service. If you're struggling or in crisis, please reach out to a qualified professional or a crisis line. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pondapp.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://pondapp.co/privacy

What’s new

Version 1.8 · Updated October 21, 2026

New - Sit quietly for a few minutes and a new fish joins your pond. A bell marks the start and end. - Choose Breathe for a slow breathing guide. - Your sit shows on the Lock Screen. Improved - Tap "See every step" on a worked-through thought to read it all back. - Long thoughts now show in full. Fixed - "Try a different approach" is back on worked-through thoughts. - Calmer fish no longer bump into the edges.

App privacy

The developer, Stillwater Labs Ltd, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

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Used for: Analytics, App Functionality

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