Voice journaling with AI reflections that never leave your device.
Your deepest thoughts stay yours. Forever.
macOS 12+ · One-time payment · Lifetime updates
Designed for deep thinkers, private writers, and memory keepers.
Speak your thoughts naturally. AsPeach transcribes with near-perfect accuracy in 99+ languages.
Get empathetic, thoughtful responses to your entries. All AI processing happens locally on your device.
Log your emotional state with each entry. See patterns, growth, and emotional trends over time.
Find past entries by feeling, topic, or keyword. Full-text search powered by local SQLite.
Your entries, emotions, and AI reflections never touch the cloud. No servers. No third parties. Ever.
Calendar heatmap of your journaling streak. Celebrate consistency and revisit any moment.
No friction. No cloud. Just you and your thoughts.
Press the hotkey from anywhere on your Mac. Just start speaking — naturally, messy, however you feel.
AsPeach transcribes your words locally. The AI then offers a gentle, thoughtful reflection on what you shared.
Your entries are saved locally with full-text search. Find memories by emotion, date, keyword, or mood.
Unlike Day One, Notion, or other journal apps, AsPeach processes everything locally on your Mac. Your entries, emotions, and AI reflections never touch a server.
You own your data. Period.
“I've tried every journal app. This is the first one that actually feels private. I speak my thoughts and they stay on my device forever.”
“My therapist recommended journaling. AsPeach Journal made it stick. The AI reflections help me process my thoughts without judgment.”
“I do a 5-minute voice journal every morning. It's replaced my written diary completely. The emotional search is absolute magic.”
“As a lawyer, confidentiality is everything. This is the only journaling app I trust with client-related thoughts.”
AsPeach Journal vs the alternatives — at a glance.
| Feature | AsPeach Journal | Day One | Notion | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Local Processing | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Partial |
| AI Reflections | ✓ | Partial | ✗ | ✗ |
| Voice Input | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mood Tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Partial |
| Offline Always | ✓ | Partial | ✗ | ✓ |
| No Subscription | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $29 | $35/yr | $16/mo | Free |
Based on publicly available information as of March 2026. Competitor details subject to change.
One-time payment · Lifetime access · No subscription
Requires macOS 12.0 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel supported