You've tried journaling before. Then you got distracted.

Write little snippets.
As easy as a tweet, as private as a journal.

Free to use, forever

Potoroo is a private journal built around short posts.

‹ new post

You just now ···

Write like you tweet, but you're writing for an audience of one: you.

You 2 min ago ···

This isn't a diary. It's a timeline.

You 5 min ago ···

Most journal apps give you one page per day. Potoroo works like a timeline. Post when you want. Skip when you want. No streak counter, no guilt.

Let writing be easy.

Your thoughts never leave your device. Want to sync across devices? Done, via iCloud. We don't see a thing.

This is a conversation with your past self.

That random thought you posted four months ago? Reply to it. See how your thinking changed. Argue with yourself in a comment. React to yourself. Quote a past post the way you'd quote a tweet, and add what you know now.

Your journal is not a museum exhibit. Be playful. Mould and reshape the past.

Jot down a thought, not an essay.

A character limit that removes the pressure. Write 140 characters. Done.

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Find anything you've ever written.

Powerful search across all your posts. Every thought, always findable.

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Emoji reactions. Resurface thoughts. Themes.

React to your own posts. Schedule thoughts to come back. Make it yours.

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"But I don't want you looking at my journal!"

We don't! All data is stored on your device. If you choose iCloud sync, your data syncs across your devices. Apple handles it. We can't see your data, even if we wanted to.

"But I hate subscriptions!"

Sure, we hate 'em too! Potoroo is free to use, forever. Potoroo Pro is $2/month to try. But if you like it, get a lifetime license for—

$10.

Buy once, use forever. The way it should be.

"But what if I want to leave?"

Then take your data with you! Potoroo exports all your posts to markdown, along with all the media you've put in.