Quiet Inkling
01 · Tarot
Bring your own cards.
Keep the question, the reading, and your reflections together. Guidance offers a starting point. The meaning is yours.
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Linked image: native Android render · sample entries
Your private reflective practice
A journal for the way you think.
Speak freely. Write by hand.
Keep your reflections together.
In development for Android tablets
Follow the thought.
An unfinished thought is enough to begin.
Spoken words become text
One journal entry · sample
Spoken → transcribed
“I agreed to help again, but I’m already stretched thin.”
Added by hand
“Next time, pause before saying yes.”
One journal entry.
A little more room to reflect.
Explore a saved reading ↗02 · Affirmations
Words to return to.
Choose your own phrase. Repeat it by a count or a time you set. Give your intention a place in the day.
I can take
my time.
Some things aren't meant to be shared
Your journal stays on your device in the current beta.
No account required. On-device dictation and local reading guidance.
Privacy, in plain language
The beta has no cloud sync and does not send private entries to an online model. Planned online features will explain what is shared and require an explicit choice. Premium dictation through Tinfoil is not yet available; its confidentiality checks must pass before release.
A sample reflection
Today I noticed…
a moment of ease
I almost missed.
give this
some room
The plans
Start with
the core practice.
Planned pricing.
Subscriptions coming soon.
| Feature | Free$0 | Premium$10 / month$99 / year |
|---|---|---|
| Handwriting & typed entries | Included | Included |
| On-device dictation | Included | Included |
| Tarot & saved reflections | Included | Included |
| Affirmations | Included | Included |
| Real-time private dictation via Tinfoil | — | Coming soon |
More Premium features are on the way.
See all features
| Feature | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Your journal | ||
| Handwriting with your pen | Included | Included |
| Typed entries and text corrections | Included | Included |
| On-device speech-to-text | Included | Included |
| Voice, handwriting, and text in one entry | Included | Included |
| Save and revisit entries on your tablet | Included | Included |
| Private real-time speech-to-text via Tinfoil | — | When it ships |
| Cards, if you use them | ||
| Capture physical cards by voice or touch | Included | Included |
| Guided spreads and card-position review | Included | Included |
| Offline reading guidance, themes, and prompts | Included | Included |
| Saved readings with your question and notes | Included | Included |
| Deck Explorer with card artwork | Included | Included |
| A phrase you return to | ||
| Personal phrase in your own words | Included | Included |
| Practice by repetition count or a timer | Included | Included |
| Return to your practice history | Included | Included |
Tinfoil dictation will require internet. On-device speech performance varies by tablet. The app is in testing before public access.
A few things you might wonder
Do I need cards?
No. Journaling and a phrase are complete on their own. You can keep an entry or repeat your phrase without beginning a reading.
What exists today?
An Android tablet app with pen, voice, and typing; physical-card capture; offline guidance; and a phrase practice. We are testing before public access. Screenshots use sample entries. The illustrated Study is a design preview.
Which devices?
Android tablets. Testing is focused on the Daylight Computer DC-1. Voice availability depends on hardware. iPhone and iPad versions are not currently available. Phone support is planned for later.
How do cards work?
Your deck. You draw. You record each card by voice or touch, confirm the spread, then read local interpretation. The app does not pull for you. You do not need digital card art. Guidance shipping first is for Thoth.
What do affirmations do?
A phrase you wrote, repeated on a count or a timer. Attention, not a guaranteed outcome.
Does the app send my journal to AI?
No. The current beta keeps entries on the tablet. Guidance is local too. Planned Premium dictation is designed to use Tinfoil private inference; that layer is not live, and we will not claim host-side unreadability until verification and promotion gates pass. If remote interpretation ships, it will require an explicit opt-in and will send only an approved question plus eligible passages.
Can I download it? What will it cost?
Not publicly. Free is the core practice. Premium is planned at $10/month or $99/year for private real-time dictation. Nothing to buy today.
A note on why I’m building this
I wanted the meaning in reach the moment I pulled the card. The pull itself stays mine: real cards, real chance.
Cards without a life around them are slogans. So this became a journal first. Voice. Hand. Not a keyboard if I can help it.
No streaks to protect. No catching up. The page does not keep score.
Make a little space
for yourself.
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