Write without
an audience.

Kept is a private journal for the things you can't say out loud. Encrypted on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No ads.

Download for Android Coming to iOS
Kept writing screen
AES-256 Encryption No Cloud No Ads No Surveillance

Every other journal app:

  • Track your mood
  • Set daily reminders
  • Share with friends
  • AI-powered insights
  • Streak counter
  • Cloud sync to our servers
  • Weekly reflection prompts
  • Social journaling
  • Mood analytics dashboard

Kept.

A private notebook.
Encrypted on your device.
No account. Private by default.

Kept vs other journal apps
Burner Mode — self-destructing entries

Free feature

Some words aren't
meant to last.

Burner Mode lets you write something that dissolves when you close the entry. No trace. No undo. No recovery. Or set a time-bomb — your words self-destruct after 1 hour, 24 hours, or 7 days.

Dissolve on exit 1H 24H 7D

The core

Just write.

No prompts. No streaks. No judgement. Just you and a blank page that respects your silence. Typewriter scrolling keeps your cursor where it should be. Auto-save means you never lose a word.

Typewriter scroll · Auto-save · Word count · Undo/redo · PDF export · Version history
Writing screen

Your thoughts are
encrypted by default.

Every entry is encrypted with SQLCipher before it touches disk. Your encryption key is bound to your device's secure hardware — it can't be extracted, even from a rooted phone. We can't read your journal. Nobody can.

AES-256-CBC
Database
Android Keystore
Key Storage
Biometric
Optional Lock
Zero-Knowledge
Architecture
Redacted entries with biometric lock

Premium

Make it yours.

Void. Ink. Bone.

Three themes — Void, Ink, Bone
Timeline view of journal entries

Timeline

Your thoughts,
organized.

Every entry on a timeline. Search across months. "On This Day" surfaces what you wrote a year ago. Monthly reflections tell you how much you've written. No tags. No folders. Just chronology.

Search · On This Day · Month reflections · 30-day recovery

Also included.

Home screen widget

Start writing without opening the app. One tap from your home screen.

Quick Settings tile

Pull down, tap, write. The fastest path from thought to page.

Share from anywhere

Select text in any app, share it directly into a new entry.

Tablet layout

Side-by-side entry list and writing screen on larger displays.

Export your data

All entries as .txt files in a zip. Always free. Your data is yours.

Encrypted backup

PBKDF2 + AES-256-GCM encryption. One-tap biometric restore. Premium.

Free is genuinely good.

Unlimited entries, encryption, Burner Mode, search, and export — all free.
Premium adds beauty, depth, and peace of mind.

Free
$0
Forever
  • Unlimited entries
  • AES-256 encryption
  • Burner Mode (all types)
  • Search & export (.zip)
  • Widget & Quick Settings
  • Biometric lock
  • Undo/redo & timestamps
Premium
$19.99
per year · or $34.99 lifetime
  • Everything in Free
  • Encrypted backups
  • One-tap biometric backup
  • Themes: Ink & Bone
  • Typography: Mono
  • PDF export
  • Unlimited version history

Nothing in free feels broken. Premium feels enhanced.

A black box
for your brain.

For people who already journal — or who would, if the tools didn't feel like homework.

Download for Android

iOS coming soon.