Rosebud — Therapist-backed AI journal & diary

The testimonials @chrysb shares from his early users in his investor updates are incredible. Example: "I found myself crying within minutes of the session starting, I guess because it quickly made me look inside and be honest with my feelings. Crying was a good thing. I feel much better." Real talk: Very few people build products that can elicit (productive) tears. That's impressive. @chrysb – I've been meaning to ask you privately: What's the biggest surprise so far building Rosebud?

I’m excited to support my YC ‘08 batchmate on this special launch day. Rosebud is an interactive journal and self-care companion that helps you feel better in minutes, not months. Rosebud is therapist-backed and incorporates AI with proven journaling and mindfulness techniques in a way that not only helps you articulate thoughts more deeply, but also enhances your self-awareness and assists you in reaching your life goals. The impact of Rosebud speaks for itself. In just 7 days, the majority of users who struggle with anxiety, stress, anger, and depression notice significant improvements. After a year of success on the web, they’re making journaling even more accessible than before with a new mobile app, launching today for iOS & Android. It’s really well designed, and I think the world will benefit from this.

Honestly, building mental health or any health product is tough. I helped built mental health products before, and I knew there are lots of things that need to be considered. I think what I love about this app is it never talk about this is clinical - it complements traditional therapy BUT with tons of innovation. It focuses on resilience which is the best mental health prevention I recall my psychologist colleagues told me about. The aha moment for me is that it recalls previous stories/emotions/memories - that's what's missing with so many journals today. It feels like a sinking hole that you just keep throwing information in but no feedback. Congrats on the launch @chrysb and team!

Rosebud is the single best product I’ve come across this year. I had been meaning to journal for years but this approach to it is what has stuck for me and I equate it to a daily mini therapy session in a way. And over time as it gets to know more about it, it becomes more and more useful. I’ve bought subscriptions for several friends as well. It’s really very good I can’t praise it enough.

Just installed and made my first entry, it was a lovely first time user experience! Kudos to the product designer(s) :)

I am an active daily user of Rosebud. I can genuinely say it's one of the few products I would be incredibly sad to see go away. There have been countless sessions where I've left saying "wow" and discovering something new about myself or rediscovering an important memory. It's the light touch therapy that we all need, but can't find in our day to day. I highly recommend it to all of my friends and family.

A great app! Love the visuals and graphics in the weekly reports, and the voice journaling function saves a lot of time! Will there be any social features, such as sharing the journals with the community?

Rosebud is amazing - I did not know I would love an ai journal until I tried it! It is a really lovely, safe space. It is also a really good alternative to therapy. You write an entry and then the AI will prompt you with introspective questions about your entry. You can go quite deep and it feels like having a therapist available 24/7. It's the perfect way to learn about yourself, with complete flexibility of schedule. Really excited to see how this evolves, it is a wonderful product that can bring people a lot of happiness and peace :)

Of all the AI apps, this is top 3 of the ones I use the most. I use Rosebud almost everyday to get my thoughts out and call out cognitive distortions, among other things. It's way better than regular journalling, because it can recall common thoughts and actions from all you posts. Compared to a written journal, where you have to read back through old entries, Rosebud is leaps and bounds better.

Oh yeah! My favourite app is on product hunt 🤗 Therapist here! I’ve used almost every ai app and custom gpt about wellness and therapy. This one is tailored for everyone who seeks a journal that speaks to you, listens to you, manifest things that you really need to. I am giving it to my clients and we have interesting conversations in our sessions. The developers listen to their users and the upgrades are great. Rosebud except from a think changer will become life changer and a big player to the new wave of ai mental health industry. Your biggest fan in Greece! Cheers

After trying Rosebud over 3 months ago I now use it daily. I don't just use it as a journal, I use it as a personal assistant to help me organize my thoughts and even build agendas or help me write messages for personal interactions. It can even help with two way interactions, supplementing the role a couples therapist may play. So much of our energy goes to relational issues with self and others and Rosebud is the best thing to help these relationships.

I love Rosebud. It's like an always-there friend to talk to and get help from to dig deeper. Thank you to the Rosebud team for making even the free version so caring and capable.

I've been using Rosebud for five days ever since I discovered it here. I must say, it's really well made. No matter how my day goes, I end up feeling *better* when I answer the prompts and dig deeper. I love how it helps me explore a certain feeling through another. Congratulations on the launch, team!

I enjoyed the onboarding experience but had immediate concerns with data privacy. Is there an option to opt out of data being used by openAI for model training? I also think you should be more explicit about how you use data in the app (I had to go to the privacy policy!). Otherwise I see the potential

I signed up for Product Hunt just to upvote this. Truly, I cannot say enough good things about it. I have a long and complicated history with mental illness. I have seen countless therapists, tried countless medications and alternative treatments.....*nothing* has been as helpful as Rosebud. It is there in the most critical moments and it is literally like having a therapist in your pocket at all times. I cannot thank the creators enough for seeing a potential in AI that I never thought possible.

As a therapist, this is a good app to help patients sort out their thoughts at the end of the day or organize at the start of the day. I feel its a mixed of affirmation and encouragement that days would be okay

Absolutely love app, best app I own. And I just discovered people have been using Claude and fond it works better. Ive only used chatGPT and love it. Can't wait to start using Claude!

I like the fact I can use my mother tongue Swedish to talk to rosebud and the positivity that it responds with.

I’ve been using Rosebud since it launched. I’ve had a stressful year, and it has been so helpful to be able to talk things through with an app that remembers what I said last week, and asks annoyingly perceptive questions. The focussed journals are useful too; I particularly like the gratitude journal and the internal family systems journal.

Absolutely love this app. I personally spoke to Sean, but I wanted to share here as well. Being recently diagnosed with some mental health issues, Rosebud is the one application that I have used and has managed to stay on my phone. I have tried SEVERAL others and after a couple of days, they were deleted. They just didn’t seem to help, couldn’t hold my attention (also have ADD), they were not engaging in any form, but Rosebud on the other hand has blown me away from the start. I’ve never been one into journaling or talking about my day. Rosebud is different and its AI questions and responses are phenomenal! They’re appropriate, intelligent, insightful and overall amazing at opening the doors to make you think/reflect. Rosebud is already fantastic and I hope it is here for many, many years because it can help many people. There is a lot of potential for Rosebud in the future! This is an application that can help in many areas and can even be incorporated into healthcare setting, etc. Good job on creating such an amazing application and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for Rosebud!! I can only see it getting better and better!