Everblue · a journal that asks you first
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Both use AI to help you reflect. Rosebud responds as you write longer entries and offers guided programs, on iPhone, Mac, and Android. Everblue asks one question at a time in chat, turns your answers into an entry in your own words, and shows you exactly what it remembers. Everblue is iPhone only and costs $6.99 a month for Pro; Rosebud Bloom is $12.99.
Side by side
What each app says about itself, next to each other.
| Feature | Everblue | Rosebud |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone only. No Android, no web app, no cross-device sync. | iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple silicon), Vision Pro; Android (Google Play link on rosebud.app). |
| Free tier | 50 messages a day, 20 photos a day, write on today and yesterday. | “Rosebud is free to use.” Free-tier limits not stated. |
| Paid price | Pro $6.99/month (yearly option too). 14-day trial, no card. 200 messages a day, unlimited photos, any past day, Pro looks. | Rosebud Bloom: $12.99/month or $107.99/year. Higher “Thrive” tiers also listed. |
| AI | Yes. Models reached through OpenRouter. | Yes. Privacy policy names OpenAI and Anthropic (plus Google, AWS, Groq) with zero-data-retention agreements. |
| Approach | Cloudy, a pixel cloud, asks one question at a time in chat. Your answers become a first-person entry in your words. Entries you write, photograph, record, or log as a mood are saved as written, with a short thought bubble from Cloudy. | AI journal that responds as you write, with real-time guidance on text and voice entries, guided journals (CBT, gratitude), and weekly insights. |
| Data & privacy | Journal stored on your phone. Messages pass through Everblue’s servers to AI providers and aren’t kept. Nothing is read in the background. No end-to-end encryption claim. | “Encrypted in transit and at rest.” Face ID / PIN lock. End-to-end encryption not stated. |
| Notable | One question at a time, in chat. “Make this a journal entry” turns answers into an entry in your words. Cloud type: a personality read after 12 answers, 16 types, a lens not a diagnosis. “What cloudy knows”: memory you can see, edit, delete, or pause. Ask about your past and Cloudy searches your journal. Missions, coins, and a shop (outfits, pals, themes, calendar styles). | Interactive guidance while you write. Voice journaling in 20 languages. Guided journals based on frameworks like CBT. Mood patterns, goal tracking, weekly growth insights. |
Which one fits
Both are good at different things. Here’s how we’d choose.
What’s different
Rosebud gives real-time guidance on what you write. Everblue starts with a question from Cloudy and follows up one question at a time.
In Everblue, you tap “make this a journal entry” and your answers become a first-person entry in your words. Anything you write yourself is saved exactly as written.
Everblue’s “what cloudy knows” screen lists what Cloudy remembers. You can edit it, delete it, or pause memory altogether.
Rosebud says data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Everblue stores your journal on your phone, and its servers pass messages to AI providers without keeping them. Neither states end-to-end encryption.
Rosebud runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android. Everblue is iPhone only, with no sync or web app.
Questions
It can be, if you prefer being asked short questions in chat and want control over what the AI remembers. If you need Android, a Mac app, or framework-based guided programs, Rosebud is a better fit.
Everblue Pro is $6.99 a month with a 14-day trial and no card required. Rosebud Bloom is $12.99 a month or $107.99 a year, per its App Store listing and website as of October 2026. Both have a free tier.
Everblue reaches AI models through OpenRouter, and its servers don’t keep your content. Rosebud’s privacy policy names OpenAI and Anthropic, among others, with zero-data-retention agreements.
Everblue is a self-reflection and journaling tool, not therapy or medical care.
Sources
Competitor details come from each app’s own website, help center, and App Store listing, checked on October 14, 2026. Prices are US prices and can change or vary by region. Where we couldn’t find something, we wrote “not stated”. Last verified October 2026.
On iPhone, free to start, with 14 days of Pro and no card at signup.
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