Reviewed tool profile

Stoic

Guided journaling app with mood tracking, meditation and AI prompts and mentor feedback for mental well-being.

Sources checked Oct 9

Pricing: Freemium. The free plan covers daily prompts, quotes, affirmations, basic guided journals and some exercises. Stoic Premium and Stoic Premium + AI are monthly or yearly in-app subscriptions billed by Apple; the website does not list their prices, which are shown in the app. Yearly plans come with a 7-day Premium or 3-day Premium + AI free trial. Official source 1 ↗
Available as: Apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, an Android app on Google Play, and a web app in the browser. Writing syncs across Apple devices and the web. Official source 1 ↗
Primary group: Personal & Lifestyle

What it does

Stoic is a guided journaling and mental well-being app. It gives you daily prompts, morning and evening check-ins, guided journals, mood tracking, meditation and breathing exercises, and uses AI to personalize prompts, suggest sentence starters, group your history and, on the Premium + AI plan, act as a journaling mentor that analyzes your entries. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android and the web.

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Features

Daily prompts and check-ins. A new journaling prompt every day and a new theme every week, plus customizable morning preparation and evening reflection check-ins. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Guided journals and freewriting. Thematic guided journals written with therapists and experts, prompts based on Stoic philosophy, and free-form writing when you prefer no structure. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Mood and habit tracking. Log your mood and the factors that affect it, then see trends and insights about what shapes your well-being over time. Official source 1 ↗
On-device AI prompts and messages. On iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, Apple's on-device Foundation Models generate personalized prompts from your recent entries, prompts inspired by daily quotes, sentence starters and encouraging messages after mood or sleep check-ins, without the text leaving the device. Official source 1 ↗
Smart history and search. AI groups past entries into chapters by topic, such as work challenges or gratitude, and suggests related topics as you search. Official source 1 ↗
AI mentor and Dig Deeper analysis. The Premium + AI plan adds AI mentorship, context-aware Dig Deeper analysis of your entries, evolving insights, end-of-day or week reflections, feedback from AI personas of thinkers and philosophers, and notifications tailored to your routine. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Meditation and breathing. Guided meditation sessions and breathing exercises for stress and focus; the free plan includes a limited selection. Official source 1 ↗
Habit tools. Smart reminders, streaks, badges and writing goals help keep a daily journaling habit. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Private storage and app lock. Journals are stored on your devices and backed up to iCloud; Premium adds Face ID, Touch ID or passcode protection. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗

Pricing & free limits

Stoic Free

$0free

Daily prompts, quotes and affirmations, basic guided journals and a limited selection of breathing practices and meditations. Official source 1 ↗

Stoic Premium

Not published on the website; shown in the appmonthly or yearly in-app subscription

Full library of guided journals, reflections, meditations and breathing exercises, custom templates, mood and habit tracker, personalized suggestions, streaks and badges, widgets, iCloud sync and app lock. Yearly plan has a 7-day free trial. Official source 1 ↗

Stoic Premium + AI

Not published on the website; shown in the appmonthly or yearly in-app subscription

Everything in Premium plus AI mentorship, Dig Deeper analysis of your entries, evolving insights and AI-tailored notifications. Yearly plan has a 3-day free trial. Official source 1 ↗

Billing details

All billing goes through Apple; you can switch between monthly and yearly or upgrade to Premium + AI at any time, and refunds are requested from Apple, not Stoic. Official source 1 ↗

Free trials apply only to the annual plan and only once; starting a second trial makes Apple charge for the subscription. Official source 1 ↗

Free access & limits

The free plan keeps daily prompts, quotes, affirmations and basic guided journals, with only a limited set of meditations and breathing exercises; mood tracking, templates, widgets, sync and the AI mentor are paid. Official source 1 ↗

Best for & limitations

A short daily journaling session to reduce stress and anxiety. Official source 1 ↗

Tracking mood over weeks to see which habits and factors affect how you feel. Official source 1 ↗

Practicing Stoic philosophy through prompts based on Stoic quotes and principles. Official source 1 ↗

Getting AI feedback and deeper questions on your own entries when you are stuck on what to write. Official source 1 ↗

Cloud AI shares entries with AI providers. The subscription AI features send journal content, including historical entries if you allow it, to third-party providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic or Google Gemini. Stoic says providers do not train on it and you can turn the feature off; the on-device Foundation Model features do not leave the device. Official source 1 ↗
On-device AI needs iOS 26. The on-device AI features need iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 on a supported Apple device. Official source 1 ↗
Age 16 and older. Stoic says the app is not directed at anyone under 16. Official source 1 ↗
Prices only in the app. Premium prices are not on the website; you see them in the app before subscribing. Official source 1 ↗