Dottie

Dottie

Private AI Journal

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Private AI Journal that helps you reflect. All data is stored on-device for maximum privacy. When using Apple Intelligence as the LLM, personal data never leaves your device. chatGPT, Gemini and Claude are running in the cloud, but will not store data or use it for training.
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Björn
Dottie
Maker
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Hi PH Community – I wanted a simple journal app that helps me reflect and prioritizes privacy – so I built one.

Please share feedback!

Piroune Balachandran

If I switch Dottie to a premium model, does any journal text ever leave the device, or is everything still on-device? The choose-your-engine and personality modes feel super thoughtful. A short threat model plus export and hard delete would make the privacy story easy to trust.

Wilco Kruijer

Cute little app! Would you ever consider adding export functionality? Or what that go against the philosophy?

Björn
Dottie
Maker

@wilco_kruijer1 Thanks for the feedback! I do currently support export as json, css, markdown and pdf. Full control and ownership overall data for my users is key.

Lmk if you have any more feedback or Qs!

Zeiki Yu

Congrats on the launch — love the on-device, privacy‑first spin on AI journaling 👏

Björn
Dottie
Maker

@zeiki_yu Thanks so much for the feedback! I think Privacy is key for something like this.

Valeriia Kuna
I’m a big fan of the minimalist approach! How does it handle messy or longer dictations? I love the idea of just speaking my mind and having an AI clean it up for me. Is it already available for all languages, or is it optimized for English only? Congrats on the launch!
Björn
Dottie
Maker

@valeriia_kuna Thank you!!

Exactly, that is how I use it. I just mumble about my day and then AI cleanly summarizes it.

I am using iOS 26 SpeechTranscriber for dictation (runs on-device and is free) and to be honest, I am not sure what languages it supports, but I tested with English and German. I could switch to ElevenLabs or some other fancy API but that would add cost and also go against the privacy principle.

Feel free to share more feedback or Qs!

Remington
Pretty cool, I built something similar for the Desktop.
Björn
Dottie
Maker
@remi_hudson Thank you! Where can I find yours?
Remington
@bjoern2000 https://www.frankllabs.ai/ I didn’t release it, could get the right feeling, I was seeking using SLM’s.
Philip Sørensen

Privacy-first is exactly right for journaling - the whole point is to be honest with yourself, which is hard to do if you're worried about data leaking. Smart to use Apple Intelligence for the on-device option. Have you noticed any difference in how people journal when they know it's truly private vs cloud-based?

Björn
Dottie
Maker
@philip_sorensen No, I don't see any of the content and have no data/analytics on that really. Would need to do some user research at some point.
🎀 Gun Horizon 🏴‍☠️

Bonus pts bc icon and name alike are giving Ditto from Pokémon

Björn
Dottie
Maker
@gunhorizon Oh, interesting! Did not know, so a total coincidence. Hopefully Nintendo IP team leaves me alone ;)
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