A quiet letter to yourself
Answer thoughtful prompts and see yourself more clearly.
Mirror Dear is a gentle place to reflect: guided prompts, a private diary, and a community to reflect alongside.
Stepping out of daily life to pause and look inward is how we understand ourselves, and understanding is where change begins.
It's hard to sit down and reflect when you don't know where to start. A few good questions give you a starting point, every time.
Every reflection is saved, dated and kept together, so you build a library of your own inner life to look back on.
What you write is yours alone, as if it were locked in a diary only you can open.
A community to share ideas, support each other through similar challenges, and keep each other accountable for taking time to reflect.
Gentle reminders at the times that suit you, and a view of how often you reflect, help you keep coming back and see your rhythm grow.
Choose from a growing library of guides, start a blank entry, or build a guide of your own.
Good evening
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Answer each question your way: type, speak, write by hand, add a photo or video, or record your voice.
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What took more energy than you expected?
The meeting about the move. I kept saying it was fine, but I was tired before it started.
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“Honestly, the meeting about the move. I was tired before it even started…”
A heavy line, then a little sun
The view on the walk home
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Every reflection is saved, privately, to a diary in your library. Come back to it any time.
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Talk an entry through, or get a summary of action points, themes and moods. All on your phone.
Tonight · Reflection of the Moment
Tired before the meeting even started. Walked home without my phone and felt lighter.
Your reflection, reviewed
You felt lighter after time away from your phone.
Action point
Walk home phone-free twice this week
Theme
Reviewed on your phone
Answer as much or as little as you like, in whichever way suits you: type, speak, write by hand, add a photo or video, or record your voice.
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After doing this, write how I feel now or what has changed in me.
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In the app, your reflections stay private in your diary.
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Repeat it to lodge it in the mind and attention.
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(Put it somewhere visible you see regularly, like your mirror or corridor or set a reminder notification in the app)
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How did the other communicate?
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These are our featured guides to try right here. The full library, with hundreds more, is in the app.
Every guide is a set of thoughtful prompts for a moment in life. Some are written by Mirror Dear, and many more by our community of creators. Find one that fits today, or make your own and share it.
Build a guide from scratch or remix one you love. Add prompts that people can answer in any way they like: typing, speaking, writing by hand, a photo or video, or a voice recording. Set a timer, choose a diary and colours, and get AI suggestions for prompts. Keep it just for you, share it with friends or publish it to the community library.
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Mirror Dear is built so that only you can read what you write. Your entries are locked on your phone, the AI works on your phone, and we never see the contents. We don't sell your data and we don't show ads.
Every entry is encrypted on your device the moment you save it. The key that unlocks it is created on your phone and stays on your devices. We never have a copy.
When your diary backs up or syncs to your other devices, it travels and is stored as scrambled data. Our servers only hold information they can't read. That means not us, not a hacker, and not anyone who asks us for it.
Your entries are only ever unlocked on your phone for the AI to read. Nothing is sent away to be processed, and your words never train AI models.
Export everything as markdown or delete your account and all your data in one step. Only guides you choose to publish are public. Your entries never are.
One honest trade-off
Because we can't read your diary, we can't unlock it for you either. When you sign up, you'll get a recovery key. Keep it somewhere safe.
Mirror Dear is free to download and use. It launches on 5 December. Leave your email and we'll send you the link on the day.
If you'd like to help keep Mirror Dear independent and ad-free, you can support us with whatever amount feels right.
Join live sessions with facilitators and other members, swap thoughts in the forum, or come along in person.
New events are announced in the app first. Join the launch to be the first to hear and RSVP.
Next event
A candle-lit reflection on gratitude, with demos of the app's features.
Starts in
“I didn't realise how often I say yes when I mean no, until the Boundaries check-in asked me to write it down.”
Boundaries check-in
“Some nights I can't face typing, so I just talk my answers. It feels like a conversation with myself.”
Speaking your answers
“I've never kept a journal for more than a week. Seeing my rhythm build up without a streak to break made the difference.”
Rhythm, not streaks
Mirror Dear launches on 5 December 2026 on the App Store and Google Play. Leave your email and we'll tell you the moment it's live.
Yes. Mirror Dear is free to download and use. If you'd like to help keep it independent and ad-free, you can support us with whatever amount feels right.
No. Your entries are encrypted on your phone and synced with end-to-end encryption, so only your devices hold the key.
Not at all. You can answer any prompt by typing, speaking, recording your voice, drawing, or adding a photo or video. A few honest words are plenty.
The founder's story. How a few iPhone shortcuts that asked me good questions every day grew into Mirror Dear.
“I needed a starting point, and a few good questions to get my mind moving.”
The seven steps I use to go deeper when I reflect, from observing what happened to planning, reminders and reviewing progress, with a short version to try this week.
“Introspection should be balanced, looking at both our strengths and our weaknesses.”