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Drift
Minimalist journal app that fades over time
293 followers
Minimalist journal app that fades over time
293 followers
Drift is a journal app for people who want less. 120 characters. A drawing and a photo. That's it. No streaks, no AI, no ads. Everything you write naturally softens over time. Text loses clarity. Drawings dissolve. Photos grow faint. Touch and hold to bring any entry back. Nothing is deleted — just quieter. Anchors is an anonymous shared space. A prompt appears periodically. Strangers respond side by side. No profiles, no followers.
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@letitdrift Love this anti-overload approach to journaling, just a little curious tho; how did the "soften over time" mechanic change your own writing habit?
"For people who want less" is such a bold tagline in a space where every product promises to help you do more. I respect that. There's something broken about the default assumption that productivity means throughput. Curious what the hardest design decision was, I'd guess it's knowing what to leave out, because every feature you cut means someone emails you asking for it.
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@linoy_bar_gal You're right. The hardest part was what to leave out. And then trusting that there are people who actually want less, not just people who say they do. We'll see. :)
Hey Cho Young, Nice to meet you!
I am ji hwan and I really wanted to try you app, however I could not find your app in Appstore.
I exactly typed 'Drift' but it only shows Game 'Drift' app, so I scrolled down like 3 minutes and typed 'Drift for people who want less' but couldn't find your app either.
Is there any way to install and find your app in Appstore?
Life is sometimes tough and hard and in my personal opinion this app can be really helpful to find the shelter in life.
So I really want to try it, even though I can not try it, this app seems super great for relaxation and beneficial for people who sometimes want to share their thoughts privately-no ads no AI, no profiles, no followers!
Really nice app, keep going Cho Young!
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@jihwankim55 Hi Jihwan, thanks so much for the kind words. Sorry about the search issue.
Here’s the direct link:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drift-journal-that-lets-go/id6760745618
. Hope you enjoy it!
@letitdrift This app is really awesome Young Cho! I found it Appstore, I will use it whenever I want to take a break in life. Thanks!
Great framing. Everything in this space is about squeezing more out of your day and youve gone the other way. Was that the original instinct or did you start building something more feature heavy and strip it back? Curious what the moment was where you decided less was the actual product.
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@keith_hiyamojo Thanks for asking. It actually started as a drawing app. Just charcoal textures on a surface, no text, no photos. I realized I’d gone too far in one direction, so I added text and photos back, but kept the constraint tight. The hard part wasn’t building features. It was making sure every design decision served the concept of letting go. Hope you give it a try.
I don't journal but I love the minimalist vibe this has, and the fading over time is a lovely metaphor for memory. There are memories that stick clearly though, and they don't drift away.
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@houbsta That's a nice way to put it. The entries don't actually disappear. You can always bring them back by holding on them. They just get distant and faint.
Love the simplicity. I have tried keeping journals over the years but always fade out... having something that limits what i can add might help me stick with it this time!
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@sdizzle Yes, the limitation actually helped me write more casually and more often. Hope it works the same for you.
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Am playing with this. Lots of possibilities. But needs to beat the built-in iPhone Journal tool to be a hit, especially since it's only for iPhone for now.
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@sree Thanks. Drift isn't trying to beat other journal apps on features. It's trying to be a different kind of space, one for putting down a thought without the burden of keeping it. Hoping that's enough to find an audience that wants that. Would love to hear your thoughts as you keep playing with it.