A beginning
I know what I want to make. I keep waiting to feel ready.
Trace · A thought finds an edge
A journal for your days. A way to see what connects them.
Give it somewhere to go.
01 / Write
A thought.Now a place to keep it.
Entry · Something said becomes something kept
Start with what is on your mind.
Room to begin
I keep saying I need more time. Maybe I need a smaller beginning.
Illustrative journal
Some days need words.Some need a check-in.
Self-reported mood — Tired is selected here. A check-in records the same thing on a day you did not write.
Attachments are optional. Voice entries are transcribed on Bloom+.
You wrote it.You can come back to it.
I keep saying I need more time. Maybe I need a smaller beginning.
What you wroteis still here.
I know what I want to make. I keep waiting to feel ready.
Walking gave me enough space to think. I wrote one page when I got home.
I told Maya about the project. Saying it aloud made it feel possible.
I worked on it for twenty minutes. That was enough for today.
I keep saying I need more time. Maybe I need a smaller beginning.
Time · Days acquire context and recurrence
Five entries across fifteen weeks, in the order they were written. The gaps between them are real, and they are not a score.
Find the day.Follow the feeling.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3Entry | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8Check-in | 9 | 10 | 11Check-in | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16Check-in | 17 | 18 | 19Entry | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
I keep saying I need more time. Maybe I need a smaller beginning.
TiredIllustrative calendar
A mood is a clue.Your words give it context.
Compline never decides how you felt. You say, and the writing beside it is why.
Walking gave me enough space to think. I wrote one page when I got home.
CalmSelf-reported moodI told Maya about the project. Saying it aloud made it feel possible.
GratefulSelf-reported moodI keep saying I need more time. Maybe I need a smaller beginning.
TiredSelf-reported moodKeep returning.Leave room for life.
Goal — Move a little, most days. Two days this week were skipped, and they stay skipped.
Example habit log
Connection · Repetition acquires a name
An illustrative connection
Connections
The people, places and projectsyour journal keeps returning to.
Subjects are drawn from your own entries. In the app you can open one to read its mentions, merge two that are the same person, or hide one you would rather not see.
An illustrative connection
Not a label for your life.A way back into it.
Four entries, three months apart. Compline can show you the recurrence; what it means is still yours to decide.
You can seewhat youreturn to.
Reflection · A question returns to its evidence
Ask your journal
What helped me begin when I felt stuck?
Illustrative answer
From the entriesthat speak to your question.
Looking in 11 Jun – 19 Sep 2026
Illustration of source selection
A little perspective.In your own words.
In these entries, beginning looked smaller than you expected: a page after a walk, a conversation with Maya, twenty minutes on the project. You may not need the whole plan before the first step.
Follow-up What did I do after taking a small first step?
Illustrative answer
See where it came from.
Compline helps you notice.You decide what it means.
Answers can be incomplete or mistaken. Return to the entries.
When there is nothing to draw onYour journal does not cover this yet.
Return · Useful perspective, then ordinary use
Across this period the project appears in four entries, and each time you moved it forward the step was smaller than the plan you had been waiting to finish.
Illustrative review
Then come backto today.
Write a little. Check in. Pick up where you left off.
Room to begin
I keep saying I need more time. Maybe I need a smaller beginning.
Checked in at the end of the day.
Done today · two gaps this week
Nothing from a year ago yet. It fills in as you write.
Illustrative dashboard
Trust · Processing and ownership become explicit
Your entries are private to your account. AI features use external providers to process relevant content.
Entries are isolated at the database level, so no other account can read yours. Attachments are stored privately and served through short-lived links. Traffic is encrypted in transit and entries are encrypted at rest. How your writing is handled — including which providers process what, and the controls you have over it.
Export individual entries as a PDF on every plan. Whole-journal and date-range export are included with Luminary and Constellation.
Delete your account from Settings. It removes your entries and attachments rather than hiding them. The privacy policy explains the process and the records that are retained for billing and legal obligations.
Settings · Your data
Illustrative settings
Choice · Horizon, plans, questions
Your plan sets how far back Compline can look for AI answers. Older entries stay in your journal.
A shorter horizon does not delete anything. Every plan keeps unlimited entries, and they all stay searchable — what changes is how far back an AI answer may reach.
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| Feature | Seed | Bloom | Luminary | Constellation |
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| How far back Compline reads | 30 days | 6 months | 12 months | Lifetime |
| AI credits each month | 20 | 400 | 1,050 | 2,000 |
| Rich-text entries | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Ask your journal a question, answered from your entries | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Year in Review, written for you | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Export a single entry as a PDF | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Whole-journal PDF & Markdown export | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
Yes. Seed includes unlimited rich-text entries, moods, tags, calendar views, three habits, two goals, and 20 AI credits each month. Some AI features and larger allowances need a paid plan.
It is how far back Compline can look when using your journal for AI features. Seed looks back 30 days, Bloom six months, Luminary 12 months, and Constellation has lifetime lookback. Older entries stay in your journal; a shorter horizon does not delete them.
Answers are generated from retrieved entries and include source links, but they can still be incomplete or mistaken. Open the sources and decide whether the interpretation fits. When the journal does not contain relevant material, Ask can tell you there is not enough data.
Your entries are private to your account and isolated at the database level, so no other account can read them. Compline uses service providers to store your content and deliver features, including AI processing, and traffic is encrypted in transit while entries are encrypted at rest. Read the privacy information for the providers involved, what they process, and the controls you have.
Every plan can export individual entries as PDFs. Luminary and Constellation also include whole-journal and date-range export. You can delete your account from Settings; the privacy policy explains the deletion process and the records retained for billing and legal obligations.
No. Compline is a journal with tools for reflection. It does not diagnose conditions and it is not a substitute for professional care.
You can cancel from the billing flow at any time. Access continues to the end of the subscription period you have paid for. The pricing and terms pages carry the current details.
Begin again · A new page, then a quiet ending
From the exampleI keep saying I need more time. Maybe I need a smaller beginning.
There is room for the next entry.