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Rosebud

Therapist-backed AI journal & diary

The world's most effective journal, backed by therapists. Get real-time feedback, personalized insights, and track your growth over time. 2,500+ happy customers. Over 90 million words journaled.

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Launch tags:

Health & Fitness•Productivity•Artificial Intelligence

Launch Team / Built With

Ryan Hoover

Product Hunt

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?

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10mo ago

Chrys Bader

Rosebud

Maker

@rrhoover One thing that has stood out is just how many people don't want to bother their friends, loved ones, or even their therapists with their problems. Either because they don't want feel judged, or burden others with their problems. The research supports this — 1 in 4 Americans feel they have no one to confide in, and when they do share, most people hold back how they're really feeling. Every day we see multiple testimonials like the one you just shared, and we're encouraged that this is one of the best possible uses of AI to date. If we can provide an outlet for people to get things off their chest in a productive way and help people make a habit of it, we'll consider that a success.

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10mo ago

Ryan Hoover

Product Hunt

@chrysb that makes sense. I know people that are very hesitant to even try therapy, partially because of the difficulty in finding a therapist that they trust and align with. I've had multiple therapists over the years, from very mediocre to exceptional practitioners.

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10mo ago

Stephanie Barnett

@chrysb @rrhoover I'm not sure if my messages came through

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10mo ago

Rushikesh Nadella

@dhruv_n1 good question, I also want to know before using this.

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10mo ago

Garry Tan

Hunter

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.

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10mo ago

Chrys Bader

Rosebud

Maker

@garrytan Thanks for the hunt, Garry! A year ago, rather than worrying about AI becoming self-aware, we asked, "what if AI could make us more self-aware?" So we partnered with therapists to build an AI-powered journal that would be highly effective at helping people meaningfully self-reflect. We then took it one step further and allowed users to run an AI analysis every week to point out themes, patterns, and blind spots. All of this is done with a strong commitment to user privacy and data security Since then, we've been blown away by the impact that Rosebud has been having with just a web app. With nearly 100 million words journaled, and many users reporting significant to life-changing results, we started to believe we had something really special. We knew that we had to build a native app, so we spent the past 4 months heads down rebuilding Rosebud for iOS and Android. Today, we’re excited to share it with the world! Give it a try, we look forward to hearing about your experience.

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10mo ago

Milton Ren

Focumon

@garrytan Glad to learn rosebud founders are also in the yc fam : ) I've been searching for an ideal journaling app that supports this kind of reflections feature for a while. Will def give it a try!

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10mo ago

Asad Dhamani

Solvemigo - ChatGPT for Telegram

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.

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10mo ago