Opal: Guided Journal & Diary
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- 5.00
- 37 ratings
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
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- 359.1 MB
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A FREE LIBRARY OF GUIDES
Browse guides on finding clarity, purpose and direction, relationships, attachment styles, limiting beliefs, Stoic philosophy, gratitude, and more. Each guide walks you through a sequence of questions, with an example answer beside every prompt so you always have somewhere to begin.
TEN DAY SERIES
When you want a longer practice, start a series. Shadow Work spends ten days with the parts of yourself you usually avoid, from the inner critic to the golden shadow. Deep Manifest helps you name the desire underneath the goals you keep setting. The Dreaming Life teaches you to record your dreams and follow the figures and images that keep returning. A new day appears on your home screen each morning, and each one builds on what you wrote before.
GUIDED AUDIO JOURNALING
Some pages open with a short recorded practice. Press play, close your eyes, and let a memory or an image surface. When the audio ends, write about what came up and where you felt it in your body. Ambient soundscapes are there too, for when you want rain or low tones behind your writing.
WRITE YOUR WAY
Type, talk, or write by hand. Voice entries are saved as tapes you can replay, each with a transcript you can read back. Add photos to any entry, and keep separate journals for the different threads of your life.
CONNECT DOTS ACROSS TIME
Opal reads across your entries and shows you what it finds: recurring themes, emotional patterns, relationship dynamics, dream symbols. Each week, month, and year it assembles a reflection drawn from your own words, shows you the passages it relied on, and keeps it in your archive. You can also ask your journal a question and get an answer grounded in what you actually wrote.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your writing is stored on your device. No account required, no cloud sync by default, no data sold. Lock Opal with a password. When you use an AI feature, names, places, and other identifying details are masked on your phone before anything is sent, and you decide how much context is shared. Your entries are never used to train AI models. Export or delete them whenever you like.
ENDORSED BY THERAPISTS
"Opal encourages deep self-expression and deep self-acceptance while also giving tools for change."
Leanne Domash, Ph.D., Psychologist and Author
Opal is free to download, with a free library of guides. Opal Premium unlocks [premium features].
Start with one prompt tonight.
Questions: opaljournal@gmail.com
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Found in the app by AppBrain- Price
- Free
- App size
- 359.1 MB
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Opal: Guided Journal & Diary
Releases
Updates seen on the App Store- Version
- 1.80
- Launched
- October 2025
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About Opal: Guided Journal & Diary
Opal: Guided Journal & Diary is a productivity app developed by Darby Tarlow.
User Ratings
Opal: Guided Journal & Diary is rated 5.00 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 37 ratings.
App Information
Opal: Guided Journal & Diary is freely available from the App Store. The app size is 359.06 MB. The latest version available is 1.80. The last update was on October 13, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since October 2025.
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Frequently asked questions about Opal: Guided Journal & Diary
Is Opal: Guided Journal & Diary free?
Yes. Opal: Guided Journal & Diary is free on the App Store.
Is Opal: Guided Journal & Diary still available?
Yes. Opal: Guided Journal & Diary is on the App Store, and the last update we saw was on October 13, 2026.
How large is Opal: Guided Journal & Diary?
Opal: Guided Journal & Diary is 359.06 MB.
Is Opal: Guided Journal & Diary suitable for children?
App Store rates the content of Opal: Guided Journal & Diary as suitable for everyone.
How do people rate Opal: Guided Journal & Diary?
Opal: Guided Journal & Diary scores 5.00 out of 5 stars, from 37 ratings on the App Store.
Who made Opal: Guided Journal & Diary?
Opal: Guided Journal & Diary was developed by Darby Tarlow. It is listed in the productivity category on the App Store.
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