Inlet vs Reflectly

Inlet is a private, AI-driven journaling assistant for recording and recalling personal experiences. It offers short daily prompts, and voice entries become editable text before saving. Entries can include photos or videos up to 30 seconds. Inlet can turn notes into diary entries using only what the user wrote, without adding events or feelings. Memory tools include quizzes based on a user’s entries and a living summary of what matters to them. Users can set aims and keep notes; both are marked beta on the welcome page. Groups can see when members are active, while entries are shared only when the author tags people and chooses to share. Inlet says data is stored in an encrypted database, photos in secure object storage, and app secrets separately. The service is available on web and iOS, with Android in open testing. Its free plan costs nothing and includes writing, prompts, aims, and day summaries.

Reflectly is an AI-driven journal and mood tracker for reflecting on daily thoughts and feelings. It offers personalized prompts and questions based on diary entries, while its mood tracker shows correlations, graphs, and daily, weekly, and monthly overviews. Entries can include photos, and listed features include AI summaries and personalized insights. Reflectly says its approach draws on positive psychology, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy to support self-care. Daily quotes, reminders, a habit tracker, and a home-screen widget provide additional ways to engage with the journal. The app is available on Android and iOS. Its free plan includes free journal features; Reflectly Premium adds unlimited stories in the personal planner, a daily question and reminder, advanced statistics, and actionable insights. A monthly Reflectly Premium plan costs $9.99 a month, and a free trial is offered without a stated length. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. The iPhone app requires iOS 16.0 or later, and the iPad app requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.