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, or video — 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 • Use iOS shortcuts to automate capturing text, voice memos and photos

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 and photo memories can be via iOS Shortcuts allowing you to reduce the friction in storing memories and incorporate them into automations.