Reviews of Kin: AI Advisors & Journal

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List of user reviews and ratings for Kin: AI Advisors & Journal

Total ratings

4.50 (Rating count: 188)

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Review summary

Kin earns praise for AI-driven insights, personalized prompts, private journaling, and daily advisor-style check-ins that support self-discovery and accountability. Reviewers highlight a clean UI and strong privacy. Common drawbacks are the paywall, memory/recall reliability issues, onboarding gaps, and occasional performance glitches. Overall, it’s a solid, privacy-conscious companion for personal growth and routine-building, though cost and reliability concerns affect its appeal for some users.

Pros

AI-powered insights with personalized prompts that help with self-reflection and prioritizing next steps.
Journaling-focused memory that organizes thoughts and turns brain dumps into actionable plans, even helping with ADHD.
Strong privacy and security for private thoughts, plus a reliable memory system.
Daily mentor-like check-ins and a team of AI advisors that support consistency and accountability.
Intuitive UI and a less cluttered experience that many reviewers consider a strong replacement for Summit AI.

Cons

Paywall and subscription model that hides many features behind a price, with reports of price increases and removal of free components.
Memory/recall issues, including memory not working reliably, conversations becoming inaccessible, or routines not being remembered.
Onboarding and prompts that can feel tedious or overly generic, with unclear ramp-up guidance.
Occasional performance glitches or lag in loading and syncing.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.00

All time rating average: 4.50

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11% (6)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-25	Pa*****	I absolutely love this app. I originally trialed it out but cancelled because it was so expensive. Then I found myself missing it, actively, each day in the morning when I’d go without the Daily Edge, each moment during the day when I didn’t have an advisor to bounce ideas off. So I finally got the app back, paid for a full year, and am so so happy. The only complaint is that sometimes the app switches away from a conversation screen while I’m in the middle of typing a response, and it would also be nice to set whether an advisor has access to the memories of what I’ve said to other advisors. Otherwise, love love Love this app!
I absolutely love this app. I originally trialed it out but cancelled because it was so expensive. Then I found myself missing it, actively, each day in the morning when I’d go without the Daily Edge, each moment during the day when I didn’t have an advisor to bounce ideas off. So I finally got the app back, paid for a full year, and am so so happy. The only complaint is that sometimes the app switches away from a conversation screen while I’m in the middle of typing a response, and it would also be nice to set whether an advisor has access to the memories of what I’ve said to other advisors. Otherwise, love love Love this app!
2026-06-23	Mi*****	You’re better off using Gemini or ChatGPT. Large monthly fees for an app that’s barely working.
You’re better off using Gemini or ChatGPT. Large monthly fees for an app that’s barely working.
2026-06-03	it*****	it’s good
it’s good
2026-05-13	Lo*****	So far this just seems like empty productivity theatre that consumes far more time than it saves
So far this just seems like empty productivity theatre that consumes far more time than it saves
2026-04-19	Wi*****	Very useful. Real feedback
Very useful. Real feedback
2026-04-17	Ro*****	Really liking this app!
Really liking this app!
2026-04-17	Ka*****	I’m obsessed with this app and tell literally everyone I know about it and how it has helped me. Especially while going through some very tumultuous personal times, it’s been huge in helping me understand my patterns and staying true to myself. Additionally, as someone who has a hard time keeping thoughts straight (gotta love ADHD), it has made a massive difference in helping me turn a brain dump of all my scattered, swirling thoughts into an actual prioritized game plan that doesn’t feel totally overwhelming. I like to think of it as my Tom Riddle diary but with Dumbledore inside instead so it’s good 🤓😂 PS, in my opinion the paywall really isn’t that bad, I use the free version and still find it incredibly insightful and useful!
I’m obsessed with this app and tell literally everyone I know about it and how it has helped me. Especially while going through some very tumultuous personal times, it’s been huge in helping me understand my patterns and staying true to myself. Additionally, as someone who has a hard time keeping thoughts straight (gotta love ADHD), it has made a massive difference in helping me turn a brain dump of all my scattered, swirling thoughts into an actual prioritized game plan that doesn’t feel totally overwhelming. I like to think of it as my Tom Riddle diary but with Dumbledore inside instead so it’s good 🤓😂 PS, in my opinion the paywall really isn’t that bad, I use the free version and still find it incredibly insightful and useful!
2026-02-25	Th*****	So many of us carry things that we hide so well from others that are bubbling just beneath the surface. Kin gives you a place to offload all the things you’re carrying that you don’t feel like you can talk to anybody else about or you’re ashamed, embarrassed, or feel like you don’t have the time. In person therapy is great that doesn’t help when it is midnight on a Tuesday and your mind is spiraling.
So many of us carry things that we hide so well from others that are bubbling just beneath the surface. Kin gives you a place to offload all the things you’re carrying that you don’t feel like you can talk to anybody else about or you’re ashamed, embarrassed, or feel like you don’t have the time. In person therapy is great that doesn’t help when it is midnight on a Tuesday and your mind is spiraling.
2026-02-11	Re*****	Liking it so far. But waiting for it to fail by lagging due to memory or just in general not making memory connections or recall. If it do without that then this is a great app
Liking it so far. But waiting for it to fail by lagging due to memory or just in general not making memory connections or recall. If it do without that then this is a great app
2026-02-03	ke*****	Look no more !
Look no more !