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About Lanternly: Journal & Diary

Lanternly is a journal that keeps your words to yourself. Write, speak, or drop in a photo. Everything stays on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, synced through your own iCloud. No account, no ads, no analytics on what you write. MEET LUNA Luna is a small cat who lives in your journal. She asks a question when you open the app, notices when you have been circling the same thing for a while, and answers when you want to talk. She reflects rather than judges, never hands out advice you did not ask for, and is honest that she is not a person. Luna works entirely on your device. On iPhone, iPad and Mac with Apple Intelligence she speaks in her own words. On other devices she draws from a curated bank of questions and replies, and the app tells you so plainly. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • Text, voice notes, photos, mood, tags, location and weather • Autosave, no save button, nothing lost • Daily journal, gratitude journal, dream journal, plus your own custom journals • Calendar, search by words and by meaning, "A year ago" flashbacks • A letter to yourself, sealed until the date you choose PRACTICES • Affirmations in your own voice, with gentle morning and evening reminders • Wishes: a first step, and one day "it came true" or letting go • If time were short: what truly matters, and where to start now THREE PATHS, ONE JOURNAL Feelings: a balance wheel, your values, "See it differently" for tangled thoughts, a weekly overview. Growth: habits without punishment, goals with steps, a weekly rhythm instead of a score. Decisions: a decision journal with a review date, net worth over time, runway and compound-interest calculators. Every path is open. Two tools in each are free forever: gratitude and a breathing pause, a step for today and habits, the decision journal and money tags. Luna keeps one memory of you across all of them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything is processed on your device • Sync through your own iCloud (end-to-end encrypted when Advanced Data Protection is on) • Face ID / Touch ID lock • The memory Luna keeps about you is visible, editable and deletable • Export everything, entries and every tool, as text, JSON, PDF or EPUB at any time, no lock-in • Import your Day One archive with dates, photos, locations and weather FREE, PROPERLY Journals, unlimited entries, Luna, mood, voice notes, two tools in every path, the stress check-in, your first wish and first "If time were short" list, holiday outfits for Luna, search, sync, export and import are free. No "days in a row" pressure, no guilt notifications. LANTERNLY+ For those who want the whole toolbox and depth over time: every tool in all three paths, affirmations in your own voice, unlimited wishes and lists, voice notes turned into text on device, writing for past days, unlimited custom journals, monthly reviews with Luna's notes, unlimited goals with habit confirmation from Apple Health, the deep decision review, six premium themes and seasonal outfits for Luna, Luna stickers for iMessage, and printing your journal as a book (PDF and EPUB). Lanternly+ is a monthly, six-month or yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings. ALSO ON Apple Watch: mood, the stress check-in, habits and your phrase for the day on your wrist and in complications. Mac: a native app with a menu-bar entry. Home Screen widgets. iMessage stickers. If you are going through a hard time, Luna will not pretend to be a professional. She will point you to real help and stay with you. _____________________ LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT - https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://dodecaidr.pro/en/projects/lanternly/privacy-policy/ Terms and Conditions - https://dodecaidr.pro/en/projects/lanternly/terms-of-service/

What’s new

Version 1.2 · Updated October 15, 2026

What's new in 1.2 • Affirmations in your own voice: record a phrase and hear it in the morning or evening, one at a time or all in a row. • Wishes: write one down, plan a first step, and one day mark it as come true. Or gently let it go. • If time were short: what truly matters, and where to start now. • Apple Watch: the stress check-in in one tap, habits, your phrase for the day and steps toward your wishes, on your wrist and in complications. • Export all your data and choose what to include. • Luna's wardrobe now lives in Luna's settings. For Halloween and New Year she puts on a holiday outfit by herself, for free. • New emotions for Luna and new iMessage stickers. • Fixes and improvements.

App privacy

The developer, Ilya Lobkov, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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