MindHappy - Gratitude Journal — full site text Generated 2026-09-11 from https://getmindhappy.com # The gratitude journal that takes one minute a day MindHappy is a free gratitude journal app for iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. Every day you write down three good things that happened. MindHappy keeps your streak, reminds you once, and brings the entries back on the same day a year later. Build a happier life — one moment at a time. MindHappy is a gratitude journal built around one small daily habit: write down three good things that happened today. It takes a minute, and it compounds. App Store rating: 4.8/5 from 35 US ratings. ## What MindHappy does ### THREE GOOD THINGS, EVERY DAY Each entry holds three moments, tagged with the date and, if you want it, the place they happened. Months later you can look back and see exactly where you were when something went right. ### KEEP THE STREAK MindHappy tracks your current and longest streak, so the habit has something to hold onto on the days you don't feel like writing. ### A GENTLE NUDGE, NOT A NAG Set one reminder for the time of day that actually suits you — the evening wind-down, morning coffee, the walk home. One notification. That's it. ### ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch companion lets you capture a moment the second it happens, without reaching for your phone. ### PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your entries are yours. They sync to your account, can be stored encrypted, and are never sold, shared, or mined to advertise to you. ### A LOOK BACK, WRITTEN FOR YOU Ask MindHappy to read your recent entries and reflect them back — the patterns you have been writing about without noticing. Once a month for free, unlimited with Premium. ### IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into more than 30 languages. ### WHY GRATITUDE Keeping a regular gratitude journal is one of the most studied habits in positive psychology, and the research consistently links it to higher well-being and less negative rumination. MindHappy exists to make that habit small enough to actually keep. Free to use, forever. Premium unlocks unlimited reflections and removes ads. ## Why gratitude journaling works Writing down what went well is one of the most studied exercises in positive psychology. Three papers are worth knowing about. ### Counting blessings versus burdens People asked to list things they were grateful for once a week reported better mood and fewer physical complaints than people who listed hassles. Emmons, R. A., & McCullough, M. E. (2003). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(2), 377–389. ### Where "Three Good Things" comes from Writing down three things that went well each day, and why they went well, raised happiness scores and lowered depressive symptoms for six months in a randomised trial. This is the exercise MindHappy is built around. Seligman, M. E. P., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). American Psychologist, 60(5), 410–421. ### A review of the whole field A review of the research linking gratitude to well-being, and an honest account of where the evidence is strong and where it is thin. Wood, A. M., Froh, J. J., & Geraghty, A. W. A. (2010). Clinical Psychology Review, 30(7), 890–905. MindHappy is a journal, not a medical device, and it does not treat any condition. If you are struggling, please talk to a doctor or a local crisis line. ## Common questions ### Is MindHappy free? Yes, and it stays free. You can write an entry every day, keep your streak and look back at old entries without paying. Premium removes the ads and unlocks unlimited Reflections. ### Does it work offline? You can write without a connection. Entries sync to your account the next time the app is online, so they survive a lost or replaced phone. ### Are my entries private? Your entries are stored in your own account and can be held encrypted. They are never sold, never shared with advertisers, and never used to train anything. Only you can read them. ### Can I get a copy of my entries? There is no one-tap export in the app yet. Email hello@startleanhq.com from the address on your account and we will send you a copy of your data — that is your right of access under the GDPR. ### Is MindHappy on iPhone and Android? Both. There is an iPhone app, an Android app and an Apple Watch app. Your entries sync between them through your account. ### Is there an Apple Watch app? Yes. The Apple Watch app lets you write a moment down the second it happens, without taking your phone out. It syncs with the iPhone app. ### What is the three good things exercise? Every evening you write down three things that went well that day, and ideally why they went well. It comes from a 2005 study by Seligman and colleagues, and it is the exercise MindHappy is built around. ### How is this different from a mood tracker? A mood tracker asks you to rate how you feel. MindHappy asks you to name three specific things that happened. You end up with a record of your life rather than a chart of your moods. ### How do I delete my account? Open the app, go to Account, and tap Delete Account. That removes your entries from our systems. If you cannot get into the app, email hello@startleanhq.com and we will do it for you. ### How many languages does MindHappy speak? 35. The whole app is translated, not just the menus, and this website is available in the same 35 languages. # MindHappy Premium MindHappy is free forever, and the free version is a complete gratitude journal. Premium exists for people who want it without ads and with unlimited Reflections. ## Free - One entry every day, with three good things in each - Current and longest streak - On This Day memories from previous years - One daily reminder at a time you choose - Apple Watch app - One Reflection a month - All 35 languages ## Premium - Everything in the free version - No ads anywhere in the app - Unlimited Reflections - Supports a small independent developer ## What it costs Prices are set per country and shown in your own currency inside the app, so we do not list them here — open MindHappy and tap Subscribe to premium to see the exact price where you are. There is a monthly plan, a yearly plan and a one-time lifetime purchase that never renews. ## Cancelling and managing Subscriptions are billed by Apple or Google, not by us, so they are managed in your store account. The lifetime purchase is a single payment — there is nothing to cancel. # Support A real person reads every message. If the answer is not below, write to us and you will hear back. ## Contact us Email us and we will get back to you. Please say which phone you are using and which version of the app, so we can help faster. hello@startleanhq.com ## Deleting your account 1. Open MindHappy and go to Account. 2. Tap Delete Account. 3. Confirm. Your entries are removed from our systems. If you cannot get into the app, email us from the address on your account and we will delete it for you. # Press kit ## Fast facts - Name: MindHappy - Gratitude Journal - Developer: startlean UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Werinherstr. 3, 81541 Munich, Germany - First released: 2018-05-13 - Platforms: iOS, watchOS, Android - Price: Free, with an optional Premium subscription - Languages: 35 - Current version: 3.0.41 - App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1379914344 - Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mind.happy.gratitude.journal # What's new Version 3.0.41 Fixes for the small things that were getting in the way of your daily gratitude journal. • Reminders: choosing your reminder time is no longer skipped when you allow notifications while signing up, and the default is now 20:00. Tapping a reminder opens straight to today's entry. • Sharing: MindHappy links you share now open your own country's store, in your language. • Signing in: fixed a rare hang on the sign-in screen after your password had already been accepted. • Rating: the review prompt now appears inside the app instead of sending you to the App Store. # Privacy policy ## The short version - Your entries belong to you. We do not sell them, share them with advertisers, or use them to train AI models. - You need an account so your entries survive a lost phone. That is the only reason. - Entries can be stored encrypted, so they are unreadable without your key. - The free version shows ads. Ads are the only part of the app that involves an advertising company. - You can delete your account, and everything in it, from inside the app at any time. ## What we collect - Your account: your email address, or the Apple or Google identifier you signed in with. - Your entries: the text you write, the date, and — only if you switch it on — the place an entry happened. - Your settings: reminder time, language, streak history. - Purchase status: whether you have Premium. We never see your card details; Apple and Google handle payment. - Diagnostics: crash reports, performance traces and aggregate usage counts, so we can find bugs. - Advertising identifiers: only in the free version, and only for the ads. ## Who else processes your data - Google Firebase: Sign-in, entry storage and sync, push notifications - Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics & Performance: Crash reports, performance traces, aggregate usage counts - Sentry: Error reporting - RevenueCat: Keeps track of whether you have Premium - Google AdMob: Ads in the free version - Apple & Google Sign-in: Optional “Sign in with Apple / Google” - OpenAI: Writes a Reflection, only when you ask for one ## Reflections and AI When — and only when — you ask for a Reflection, the entries you chose are sent to OpenAI to write it, and the result comes back to you. Your entries are not used to train models. If you never tap the button, nothing is ever sent. ## How long we keep it Your entries stay until you delete them or delete your account. Diagnostic data is kept in aggregate for up to 14 months. Deleting your account removes your entries from our systems. ## Your rights - Get a copy of your data - Correct anything that is wrong - Have your data deleted - Restrict or object to how it is used - Take your data elsewhere - Complain to your data protection authority # Terms of service These terms apply when you use the MindHappy app or this website. Using either means you accept them. ## What MindHappy is MindHappy is a gratitude journal. It is a place to write things down. It is not therapy, not medical advice and not a medical device, and it does not diagnose or treat anything. If you are in difficulty, please contact a doctor or a crisis line in your country. ## Your account You need an account to sync your entries. Keep your login details to yourself — you are responsible for what happens under your account. You must be at least 13 years old, or the minimum age where you live, whichever is higher. ## Your content What you write stays yours. You give us only the permission we need to store your entries, sync them between your devices, and show them back to you. We do not claim ownership and we do not publish anything you write. ## Paying for Premium Premium is sold through the App Store and Google Play, and their terms cover the payment. Subscriptions renew until you cancel them in your store account; cancel at least 24 hours before a renewal to avoid being charged for the next period. The lifetime purchase is a one-time payment that does not renew. Refunds are handled by Apple or Google, not by us. ## Ads The free version shows ads. Premium removes them. ## Fair use Please do not try to break the app, reverse-engineer it, resell it, or use it to store anything illegal. We can close accounts that do. ## Availability We work to keep MindHappy running, but we cannot promise it will never be unavailable. Features can change or be withdrawn as the app develops. ## Liability We are liable without limit for intent and gross negligence, and for injury to life, body or health. For ordinary negligence we are liable only where we breach an obligation essential to the contract, and then only for the damage typically foreseeable for this kind of agreement. Nothing here limits any rights you have under mandatory consumer law. ## Changes to these terms If we change these terms we will update the date at the top of this page and, where the change is significant, tell you in the app. ## Governing law German law applies. If you are a consumer, you keep the protections of the law of the country you live in. The EU also runs an online dispute resolution platform, though we would rather you just wrote to us first. # Imprint startlean UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Werinherstr. 3, 81541 Munich, Germany Responsible for editorial content under § 18(2) MStV: Lucas Jacobson Email: hello@startleanhq.com # Languages This site and the app are available in 35 languages. 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