A private, on-device journal for iPhone and iPad · Melaku Digital Inc.
Rhythm Journal is a private journal that keeps everything on your device. Below are answers to common questions. If you need more help, email us — we read every message.
Open the app, accept the terms, and start writing. There is no account to create and no sign-up — Rhythm Journal works the moment you open it. Type, draw with Apple Pencil, add photos, or tap the microphone and speak; the app transcribes your words on your device.
Everything you create stays on your device, protected by iOS encryption. If you turn on iCloud sync, your data is also stored in your own personal iCloud account. Rhythm Journal has no servers and cannot see, read, or collect your entries.
Turn on iCloud sync in the app (Settings → iCloud & Backup). Your journal then syncs securely to your personal iCloud. On a new device, sign into the same iCloud account and your entries appear automatically. You can also export any entry — or your whole year — as a PDF to keep or print.
Rhythm Journal can lock the whole app, or individual entries, behind Face ID or Touch ID (with your device passcode as a fallback). Locked entries are hidden from the grid, search, widgets, and export until you unlock them.
The optional AI reflections are off by default. On supported iPhones and iPads with Apple Intelligence, they run entirely on your device at no cost. You may also connect your own AI provider (such as Google Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic) using your own key — in that case you use it under your own account and any cost is set by that provider. Rhythm Journal never charges for AI and never sees your key.
Recording and transcription happen entirely on your device — useful for lectures, meetings, and voice notes. No audio or text is sent to us or anyone else. When recording other people, you are responsible for obtaining any consent required by the laws of your area.
To-do and shopping lists, appointments with reminders, and receipt scanning (with on-device text recognition and a spending summary) all live alongside your journal and stay on your device. Receipt images and totals are treated as private and can be protected by the app lock.
Any entry can be exported as a formatted PDF, and you can create a full annual “Life Book” of your year. Use the export/share option inside the app to save to Files, iCloud Drive, or print a physical copy.
To remove everything, delete the app from your device. If you enabled iCloud sync, also remove the data in Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Account Storage → Rhythm Journal. Because we have no servers, there is nothing stored on our end to delete.
iPhone and iPad running iOS 17 or later. Some AI features require Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro and newer) or your own AI provider key.
Read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.