What is this and why should I download it?
Why should I care?
It's one of probably ~1k journaling apps sitting on the App Store. And as for why you should care? Honestly? You really don't need to! it's 2026. we're "nearing the exponential" per Dario. SaaSpocalypse and all that. I'm barrelling towards the permanent underclass. Fork this and build it yourself if you wish. This is something I built for me. I like it because it's metrics that I care about. I also think it's kinda beautiful, and I like the background location snapshot (I'll get into security below) and integration with your camera roll. It's got Apple Health integrations, some basic metrics that I think are important for tracking my internal attitude and happiness, and things that I want to be reminded and cognizant about.
If you don't like it, that's great! Feel free to leave a Github Issue with a feature request or any bugs, or even better, clone the repo, start ripping some Claude Code / Codex / OpenCode / Gemini CLI / Cursor / <insert-generic-agentic-cli-tool> (although seriously where's my kickback anthropic) and modify it as you wish.
You'll still have to fight the fight with Apple and provisioning (man that Family Controls distribution entitlement is a pita and they are slow), but who cares honestly — I had this just running locally on my phone as a dev build for a month before I had people asking about distribution.
How it works.
Super simple click through. No account required! Your data either local on your device, or encrypted and stored in the cloud.
Open the app
Tap today's check-in.
Answer a few prompts
8 (or more) quick questions. Feel free to skip them.
On-device analysis
Years ago, I noticed after self collecting some data, an inverse correlation between my screen time and my mood (shocker). This app is all about surfacing those invsible trends with data you provide.
What you track.
I mean, TLDR is it's really whatever you want to track. The automatic tracking elements can be turned off shortly as well.
Mood
How are you feeling right now
Feeling
Pick a word and color for your emotion
Sleep
How'd you sleep last night
Gratitude
Something you're grateful for
Win
A small or big win today
Tension
What's weighing on you
Journal
Free-write whatever's on your mind
Drinks
Track alcohol consumption
Captured automatically
Location
One GPS snapshot per day, reverse-geocoded to city/state
Health
Steps, distance, and sleep from HealthKit
Screen Time
Total screen time and pickups via DeviceActivity
What you get back.
Odyssey connects the dots between your mood, habits, and daily context.
Mood Trends
See how your mood shifts over weeks and months
Word Cloud
Your most-used journal words, visualized
Streaks
Track your journaling consistency
Journey Map
Mood-coded pins on a map of where you've been
Correlations
Connections between sleep, steps, screen time, and mood
Year in Review
Spotify Wrapped-style recap - moods, streaks, top feelings, turned into shareable cards
Your data stays yours.
I cannot emphasize this enough. I couldn't check this data if I tried.
On-Device
All data stored locally by default. Only goes over the network if you make an account for redundancy and sync
CloudKit Sync
Optional sync powered by Apple's CloudKit. Basically, this app will have a dedicated CloudKit container, and each user gets their own dedicated database. Don't believe me? Well, RTFM (also here) or take it up with Apple.
No Tracking
Zero analytics (minus... this marketing website so I can see activations), zero ads, zero data sharing
Frequently asked questions.
Give it a shot.
Free. No account required. No strings.