InnerPulse 6 comes to iPad and syncs with end-to-end encryption

On iPad and in the book-style layout of iPhone Duo, every screen shows the selection on the left and the details on the right. In the journal, the right side holds the timeline with the entry in focus; swipe across the timeline and the detail card follows your finger. New entries open on the right while the list stays in place on the left, and turning the device does not interrupt your writing.

Users turn device sync on themselves: it is off by default, and InnerPulse asks for explicit consent before it starts. The app encrypts every entry on the device with AES-GCM (256-bit) before it goes to the user's iCloud storage. The key lives in iCloud Keychain, so the end-to-end encryption holds even without Apple's Advanced Data Protection. Neither the developer nor Apple can read the content; Apple only sees metadata such as timing and size. Photos and files sync only if users allow that separately.

"A mood journal is about the most private thing on an iPhone," says Marvin Blome. "So I tied sync to one condition: it only runs if I myself cannot read the entries. A server of my own was never an option, and anyone using a single device never has to turn it on."

Users can now name up to three feelings per entry, from "Calm" to "Overwhelmed." The new Feelings insight shows how often each feeling comes up, at which mood and alongside which factors. With Apple Health connected, the feelings are written into the State of Mind entry. At the same time, InnerPulse now reads four fewer Health data types than before.

Photos, PDFs and other files now attach directly to entries; InnerPulse strips location data when they are added. On request, the export bundles the table and media into a ZIP file. The sections of an entry can be reordered and hidden, and factors can be pinned. The new Today's Entry widget shows a plus sign until something has been logged that day, then the mood, factors and note; with App Lock on, it hides the note and factors. Deleted something by mistake? Shake the iPhone to bring it back.

Version 6 also sharpens the GAD-7 and PHQ-9 questionnaires. When a result points to acute distress, it now shows the help contacts every time, not just once while filling it in. Results describe the severity of symptoms instead of a diagnosis, and the crisis sheet now also lists the emergency numbers 112 (Germany) and 144 (Austria).

9to5Mac featured InnerPulse in its Indie App Spotlight in April 2026, describing it as "in depth, private, and on-device," and appgefahren covered it in June. InnerPulse 6 is available now worldwide on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, in seven languages, as a one-time purchase with no subscription and no in-app purchases. The update is free for existing customers.

InnerPulse is an app for structured self-reflection built on the clinically validated screening instruments GAD-7 and PHQ-9. Available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch as a one-time purchase, fully localized in seven languages and built by indie developer Marvin Blome from Hamburg, Germany. The app stores all data on the device, uses no analytics or tracking SDKs and requires no account. Optional device sync through iCloud is end-to-end encrypted.