Your days, kept.
Where you went, who you saw, what you planned, what a friend told you over dinner. Hibi keeps each day without you writing it down, and answers when you ask: what did I do on Saturday? When did I last see Jo?
Each day fills itself in.
Nothing to write. Your calendar, where you went, the photos you took, your steps and sleep: Hibi gathers them as the day goes and writes the day's line. Open the week, the month or the year, and tap any day for all of it.
- The week: a line for every day gone, the plans for every day ahead
- The month: how full each day was, and what's coming
- The year: a dot for every day, darker the fuller it was. Years back, from day one
It remembers why.
The people, places, books and films in your life each have a page, and every entry keeps how it got there: who recommended it, when, where you were, what they said. Not a list of titles, a record of your life.
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- People: when you last saw them, their birthday, what they told you, and their number from your Contacts
- Places you've been and places to try; books to read and read; films, gifts, trips
- New kinds appear as you mention them: wines, hikes, recipes
Say it once. It's kept with its reasons.
Tell Hibi in a line, or a voice note from the Lock Screen, and it files the thing with why you said it and where you were. Forward a booking or an invitation to your own Hibi address, and it lands on the right day, attachments and all. Ask it to change your calendar, and it does.
- "Remind me to book the dentist" keeps the why: your tooth, Jo's recommendation
- Forward an email and the plan is on your calendar; the email stays, to read again
- In the evening, one short question about the day, if there's something worth keeping
No notifications. Ever.
Hibi never pings you. Open it when you like, and it tells you what matters then: where you are, what's next and when to leave, a friend's birthday coming up. Everything else waits on the page.
- Good morning, with the day ahead from every calendar on your phone
- Back after a while: where things stand, from where you are
- Friends' birthdays and plans in the days ahead
Every answer says where it came from.
Under each reply, a faint line: from your calendar, where you went, Photos, what you've said before. Only what was read, never guessed. And nothing is sent, spent or shared without your OK.
It knows your life. That's the end of it.
Hibi keeps a record of your life to help you, and wants nothing else from it.
- Paid for by you. No ads, ever. Your life isn't the product, and isn't used to train anyone's models.
- Encrypted where it's kept. Everything Hibi holds is encrypted at rest, your forwarded emails included. Nothing is read by email, Hibi only gets what you forward.
- Read every page. Your notebook shows everything Hibi knows and how each thing got there. Correct anything, or have it forgotten.
- Take it with you. Export it any time as plain notes that open in Obsidian or any notes app.
- Your photos stay on your iPhone. Hibi finds them by when and where they were taken; the pictures themselves never leave your phone.
What Hibi is, and isn't.
What is Hibi?
Hibi is a private memory of your life, on iPhone. Each day fills itself in from your calendar, where you went, your photos, your steps and sleep, and what you tell it. You can look back at any day, week, month or year, see the people, places and books in your life and why each is there, and ask Hibi about any of it in plain words. Hibi (日々) is Japanese for "day by day".
How is it different from a journal app?
A journal needs you to write. Hibi keeps the day for you, and asks one short question in the evening when there's something worth adding, like why you were two hours at that restaurant. And you can ask it questions: what you did last March, when you last saw a friend, which book she recommended and what she said about it.
How is it different from Siri or ChatGPT?
Hibi keeps a record of your life over time and answers from it, and every answer says where it came from. It knows your Saturday, your friend's birthday, the restaurant she recommended. And it never sends a notification: it catches you up when you open it.
Is my data private?
Hibi is paid for by its users, so there are no ads, and your life isn't used to train anyone's models. Everything Hibi keeps is encrypted where it's stored. Your photos stay on your iPhone; Hibi only knows when and where they were taken. You can read every page, correct anything or have it forgotten, and export it all as plain notes.
Does Hibi read my email?
No. Hibi doesn't connect to your email or your Google account. You forward what you want it to have, a booking, an invitation, a letter from school, to your own Hibi address, and it lands on the right day. Your calendars come from your iPhone, every one of them, with no sign-in.
What does Hibi cost?
Hibi is free during the invite-only beta. Plans for after the beta will be announced before anything is charged.
What is Hibi built on?
Hibi's assistant is built on Claude, by Anthropic.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. Hibi is iPhone-only for now.
How do I get in?
Join the waitlist with your email. We invite people in small groups and send one email when your place opens, and nothing else.
Save yourself a page.
We're inviting people in small groups. One email when your place opens, and nothing else.