Pensive

Pensive is a private, on-device journal for capturing and reflecting on your thoughts and memories.

Pour your memories into the basin — by text, voice, photo, video or file — and revisit them later through natural conversation. Ask questions about your memories in plain English, and Pensive will help you recall and reflect.

CAPTURE MEMORIES YOUR WAY • Type thoughts and reflections directly • Record voice memos — automatically transcribed to searchable text • Add photos — text in images is extracted automatically • Add videos — audio and randomly interspaced frames are automatically extracted for memory exploration • Use iOS shortcuts to automate capturing text, voice memos, photos and files

ASK & REFLECT Tap the sparkle button to chat with your memories. Ask things like "What was I thinking about last week?" or "What have I said about my goals?" and get thoughtful, contextual responses.

PRIVATE BY DEFAULT All your data stays on your device. No cloud storage. No accounts. No tracking. Pensive uses Apple's on-device AI by default — your memories never leave your phone.

OPTIONAL SUPPORT FOR CLOUD MODELS If you wish you can bring your own API key and decide to share select memories with a cloud AI model of your choice including Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek.

BEAUTIFUL & TACTILE Built around an animated stone basin, Pensive gives you a tangible sense of capturing memories. Watch glowing wisps float into the basin as your thoughts are captured.

SHORTCUT SUPPORTED Voice, text, photo & file based memories can be via iOS Shortcuts allowing you to reduce the friction in storing memories and incorporate them into automations.