Always in your pocket. Never a blank page.
bffbot is the journal you keep by text. Send a line, a photo, a moment. It nudges you when life gets busy, and every month it plays your days back to you.
Same day, four voices. Pick the one that fits you, switch anytime.
Three simple steps.
Text it
Send bffbot a line, a photo, a moment, whenever it strikes. Save it as a contact and begin.
Get a nudge
It reminds you when life gets busy, at a time you choose. No streaks to keep, no guilt.
Look back
Each month it plays your days back, and a one-tap link (no password) opens your whole journal.
A practice you’ll actually keep, because it already lives in your texts.
Journaling that meets you where you are.
Most journaling habits die young. No one forgets their phone, though, so this one sticks.
No friction
If you can text, you can journal. No app to open, no streak to chase.
Look back
Search your whole journal, and get a gentle monthly recap of what you wrote.
Photos welcome
Send an MMS and the image is kept alongside your words.
No passwords
Text login, tap the link. That’s the whole thing.
Mindful check-ins
Kind, optional nudges to pause and reflect. Reply, or let it be.
Private & yours
Encrypted entries, easy export, no lock-in. Your inner life stays yours.
Built from a habit I missed.
Years ago, an app called OhLife emailed me one question every evening (“How’d your day go?”), and I’d just reply. No app to open, no blank page to face. It quietly became the most honest journal I ever kept.
When OhLife closed its doors in 2014, that little ritual went with it. bffbot is my way of bringing it back, years later, this time as a text, so it’s always within reach.
In memory of OhLife · 2010–2014Priced to cover costs, nothing more.
That’s about $3 a month, less than a cup of coffee and a whole lot less than a therapy session.
- Unlimited text entries (fair-use)
- Photos · private web journal
- Weekly reflection + full export, anytime
✨ Free for 10 days. No card required, so nothing auto-charges. Keep it for $40/year only if you want to.
Good to know.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It all happens over text; any phone that can send an SMS can journal.
How do I read past entries?
Text login and tap the one-time link, no password to remember.
Is my journal private?
Yes. Entries are encrypted, never sold, and never used to train AI. Export everything anytime.
Can I send photos?
Of course. Send an MMS and it’s kept with the entry.