Reflectly is a guided journal: it asks how your day went, offers prompts, and tracks mood over time. absorvia asks nothing. You write when a thought is circling, and it reflects one line.
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What Reflectly is for
Reflectly describes itself as a journal that uses guided questions and mood check-ins to build a daily reflection habit, with insights drawn from your mood over time. The structure is the product: it gives you something to answer every day.
What absorvia is for
absorvia removes the structure. There are no questions, no mood scale, and no daily check-in. You write a thought as it arrives, and the Echo returns one line that shows the part you had not quite said.
Patterns still surface, but from your words rather than from ratings. Today's Pulse gives one sentence per day. Undercurrent reads tensions and shifts across weeks.
Where they differ
- Prompts: Reflectly is prompt-led. absorvia has none.
- Mood: Reflectly tracks mood explicitly. absorvia reads what you wrote instead.
- Response: Reflectly frames the entry around questions. absorvia returns one line after it.
- Habit: Reflectly encourages a daily routine. absorvia is used when something is circling.
- Data: absorvia keeps the library on-device with no account. Check Reflectly's listing for how it stores entries.
Who should pick which
Pick Reflectly if you want to be guided and to track mood. Pick absorvia if prompts make you close the app, and you would rather have your own words read back.
Privacy and cost
Your thought library stays on your iPhone. There is no account and no cloud copy. Reflection is off until you turn it on. When it is on, only the thought you choose is sent to the absorvia server and to OpenAI, and that text is not used to train OpenAI's models. You can switch it off any time in Settings.
absorvia is free to start. Capture and organise without paying. Premium unlocks daily depth, deeper pattern surfacing, and Sit With It. It is a monthly or annual subscription. The annual plan begins with a 14-day free trial. Prices are shown in the app and on the App Store page.
Questions
Does absorvia track mood?
No. It reads the thoughts you write. Patterns come from your words, not from a rating.
Will absorvia prompt me daily?
No. There are no prompts, reminders or streaks. Today's Pulse is waiting when you open the app.
Is absorvia a wellness app?
No. absorvia does not diagnose, treat, or replace clinical care. If you are struggling, talk to a professional you trust.
Is there a free tier?
absorvia is free to start. Capture and organise without paying. Premium unlocks daily depth, deeper pattern surfacing, and Sit With It. It is a monthly or annual subscription. The annual plan begins with a 14-day free trial. Prices are shown in the app and on the App Store page.
Try it. Write one thought and see what comes back.