A between-sessions tool · iPhone, iPad, Mac

A private place to process things.

Between — or before — talking to a real person. One continuous chat that remembers where you left off, so you never have to start the story over.

Requires iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 / macOS 26 or later. No account, no sign-up.

middle place app icon — a notebook opening toward a single warm light in the dark

What it is

A space to think through the things that feel too private to bring to a therapist yet — or the things that surface in the quiet between appointments. It remembers what you tell it, so the next time you open it, it still knows where you were.

What it isn’t

Not a therapist. Not a friend. Not a wellness app. Not a crisis service. It doesn’t diagnose or treat anything. It’s a tool for reflection — and it’s honest about being only that.

In crisis? This app can’t help with that. If you’re in danger of hurting yourself or someone else, please reach people trained to help:

Call or text 988 — Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US, 24/7) · Text HOME to 741741 · Call 911 if you’re in immediate danger.

Outside the US: findahelpline.com

What it does

Built to remember, built to stay private.

01

One continuous conversation

A single thread that carries your context forward — no re-explaining yourself every time you open the app.

02

A memory that’s yours

Long-term notes on your struggles, goals, and what helps — plus lists the assistant keeps current on its own, so the thread stays grounded in your life.

03

See how it thinks

The model’s reasoning shows inline, with a per-message log of exactly what it did. Nothing hidden behind the reply.

04

Branch the conversation

Edit any message or regenerate any reply to explore another path, then move between them whenever you like.

05

A private journal

Keep entries with photos, places, and reflections — including suggestions from Apple’s Journaling Suggestions. Journal entries stay on your device.

06

Locked to you

Optional Face ID or passcode lock and a privacy cover when you switch apps, so a glance over your shoulder reveals nothing.

07

Life Report

An optional, warm reflection on where you are right now — composed only when you ask, from a snapshot that’s never stored, and saved only to your device.

08

Common Ground

Compare notes with a friend to find what you share. Your profile is end-to-end encrypted — the server only ever handles ciphertext, and neither of you sees the other’s raw notes.

09

Yours across devices

Optional iCloud sync keeps your chats, journal, and memory encrypted and in step. Automatic encrypted backups to your own iCloud Drive let you restore if something goes wrong.

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Export anytime

Your data isn’t locked in. Export everything to a file you control, and import it back whenever you want.

Privacy

Your words are yours.

middle place is local-first. Your chats and journal live on your device — and in your own iCloud, if you leave sync on. No ads, no tracking, and nothing about you is ever sold.

  • No sign-up, no profile. The app runs on anonymous infrastructure — there’s no name, email, or account tied to you.
  • A thin pipe, not a vault. By default your messages are relayed to the AI to generate a reply. Our backend passes them through — it doesn’t store the content of what you write.
  • Bring your own key. Prefer to skip our backend entirely? Add your own Anthropic and Gemini API keys; they live only in your device’s Keychain and go only to the providers.
  • Encrypted in iCloud. With sync on, your content is stored in your private iCloud, encrypted.

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