Notice. Keep. Return.
Twelve features organised around the three things Pause does — one for each beat of the brand.
Notice
The trunkThe journaling pause both branches grow from. A few words about your day — however ordinary. The app meets you wherever you are.
Daily Journaling
Your day, your way — Capture moments however feels natural. Type a quick thought, speak and watch your words appear, or add a photo. A single sentence counts. A photo with no words counts.
Text, voice, and photo input. Journaling and viewing entries work offline.
Voice Moments
Just talk — Speak your thoughts and the app transcribes them. Where supported, transcription can happen on device; cloud transcription is used only when needed.
Voice journaling with transcription support. Cloud transcription audio is processed transiently and deleted immediately after processing.
Reflective Prompts
Gentle questions to help you notice — AI-generated prompts drawn from what you've already written, nudging you to notice the ordinary moments you might otherwise forget.
Personalised to your entries. Appear naturally, never interrupt. Available with Pause Insights.
Keep
The poemYour words shaped so they last. Proof the day was real — in verse, in audio, in an image you can share. Included in Pause Insights.
AI Poems
Your words become a poem — Each day, the app reads your entries and writes a personal poem that reflects what you actually experienced. 12+ styles. Listen to it read aloud.
12+ poem styles. Audio narration (male or female voice). Regenerate for a different take.
Memory Cards
Turn your day into something to keep — Your photo, your poem, and a glimpse of your journal composed into a shareable image.
9 layouts, 4 fonts, adaptive text colour. Export as high-quality PNG.
Carousel & Sharing
Relive your favourite days — Select multiple days and play them back as a slideshow with poem audio. Export as video.
Format picker. Video export to MP4.
Return
The stillnessMeditation and insight drawn from your own journal — not generic, not clinical. Your words, given back as a place to rest. Included in Pause Insights.
Emotional Calendar
See how you feel over time — Every day gets a colour based on the emotional tone of your journal, using a psychology-backed model. Red for tension and worry. Blue for drive and productivity. Green for calm and connection.
Based on the 3-Circle Model (Professor Paul Gilbert). No judgement — just awareness.
Daily Texture & Weekly Reflections
Notice your day, understand your week — A one-line observation about the emotional texture of each day. Over the week, these build into a weekly reflection — plain language, no scores.
Daily atmosphere sentence. Weekly reflection card.
Green Seeds
Your quiet moments, collected — The app silently gathers the small, sensory, easily-forgotten moments from your journal — the smell of rain, the warmth of a cup, a laugh with someone you love.
Sensory details, nature observations, connection moments. Tap to revisit the original entry.
Guided Meditation
Meditation that knows your week — Personalised sessions that adapt to how you've been feeling. Each session weaves in your own words as anchors. Grounding, Stillness, or Savouring — matched to your patterns.
5, 10, or 20 minutes. Male or female voice. Learn more about meditation →
Green Exercises
Quick resets when you need them — Short breathing and grounding exercises suggested when your patterns show you could use some calm.
Breathing exercises with haptic feedback. Grounding techniques. Suggested based on your emotional state.
Keep Safe
All tiersCloud Backup
Your journal, always safe — Automatic cloud backup. Switch devices and your entire journal comes with you. Available on all tiers including free.
Automatic background sync. Local-first: your entries stay on device. Export anytime as CSV or PDF.
Find the right plan
Free to start. Unlock the full reflection experience with Pause Insights.
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