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Morrow Self vs Reflectly

Both apps use AI.
Only one runs it on your phone.

Reflectly was an early mover on AI-assisted journaling. The price of that is straightforward: entries go to a cloud LLM. Morrow Self runs AI prompts on-device, opt-in, and never sends journal text to any cloud service.

AI journal · mood tracking · cloud features

Feature by feature.

Feature
Morrow Self
Reflectly
  • AI prompt generation
    Local LLM (llama.rn), opt-in
    Cloud LLM (default)
  • Where journal text lives
    On-device, encrypted
    Cloud-synced
  • AI training
    Never
    Subject to terms; varies
  • Mood tracking
    Session metadata
    Explicit mood logging
  • Structured method (wins)
    18 wins, 6 domains
    Not built in
  • Free tier
    Full method
    Limited
  • Subscription model
    Free / $4.99mo / $79 lifetime
    Subscription only

Pick by use case.

For

AI-curious privacy hawks

Want AI prompts but uncomfortable with cloud AI on your journal? Morrow Self is the only stack that gives you both. Pro AI is on-device, opt-in, deletable.

Pick: Morrow Self
For

Long-game users

Lifetime $79 vs ongoing subscription. If you plan to use the app for years, the math is straightforward.

Pick: Morrow Self
For

Casual mood loggers

If you mostly tap a mood emoji and write one sentence, both work fine and the choice is aesthetic.

Pick: Either
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