tracking alone rarely helps strong
mood monitoring on its own barely changes symptoms; adding brief skills does (Astill Wright et al., 2026; Everitt et al., 2021)
so tabula: never claims tracking treats anything.
closed beta · v0.2.1 · gypsum
one app to track them all.
the nearly-everything app.
habits, mood, sleep, water, workouts, books, medication, and more, together in one calm place on mac and iphone.
- no account
- no ads or tracking
- ai that stays on your device
- your own private icloud
a blank slate, on purpose
tabula is latin for a writing tablet: the wax kind that could be smoothed clean and written on again. that idea is the heart of the app. every day opens blank, and you decide what goes on it.
it's shaped by stoic philosophy too: pay attention to what's in your control, look back honestly on the day, and let the rest go. the daily log, the mood check-ins, and the annals are all built for that small evening habit of reflection.
the other reason is practical. there are so many apps that track just one thing: one for habits, one for water, one for sleep, one for mood, one for workouts, one for books. i got tired of juggling fifty of them, so i built a single app that does all of it, and does each part properly. you only need one.
private by design
no server on our side, so your journal has nowhere to go.
no account
nothing to sign up for
your own icloud
sync only to your private icloud
ai on your device
and you can turn it off
no ads, no selling
anonymous counts, if you opt in
only lookups leave your device (weather, books, shows), never your journal. full privacy policy.
intelligence that stays home
both run on your device, never a server. turn either off if you'd rather not.
oratio
say your day, and it sorts it into trackers, tasks and events
the oracles
pythia, hestia and diogenes read your tarot and i ching (aurum)
oratio never logs a question or something you didn't do. if a reading mentions self-harm, tabula stops and shows where to find help.
how it works
say it, and it's sorted
"slept seven hours, spent $12 on lunch, remind me to call mum tomorrow." oratio turns it into lines you tick, then logs them in one tap.
pick your stone
six stone themes. drag to see them all.
every tracker you'd otherwise download
all free. turn on only what you use.
daily log
tasks, events and notes, day by day
trackers
any kind, by tap or by voice
mood & energy
the full feelings wheel, charted
health & medication
symptoms and doses on a calendar
gym
programs, workouts, progress
work & study
projects, focus and zotero
books
your library and pages read
notes & pages
markdown, tables, templates
tarot & oracles
rider-waite and i ching
chores
what's due, and since when
budget
spending at a glance
make it yours
six stones, widgets, opendyslexic
aurum
a few extras, if you want them. everything you need stays free.
- five profiles · free tabula has one
- a year of backups · not just the last four
- make it your own · your themes, fonts and photos
- community widgets · bring in what others share
- the oracles · 5 questions a day
- the annals · your year in one place
- aurum decks · tarot decks drawn for tabula
- smart deck upload · your own cards, as a deck
- a year in the trash · not just 30 days
monthlyyearlylifetime · a founding pillar
tabula's team
Alvina
founderpsychology phd student. lifelong bullet journaller. emo and edm. cat mum to sevro and lulu. loves nick.
Nick
finance · logisticsnumbers person. video games. cat dad to miyu. loves alvina.
Kat
concept artistmade the logo and the rocks. very aesthetic. very real artist.
Kae
marketingglorified bug tester. raver. cat mum to pebble, muse of the stones.
Kelindi
consultanttech bro. startup brain. dog dad to bean.
this could be you
we're growingdesigners, devs, testers. tell us what you'd bring.
built on research
how studies shaped tabula. it's a journal, not a treatment.
small skills help moderate
small planned activities, reappraisal and breathwork can help, though single techniques are mixed (Bralee et al., 2025; Fincham et al., 2023; Morello et al., 2023)
so tabula: offers one optional skill after a heavy check-in.
streaks and points don't help moderate
gamification doesn't make mental health apps work better or keep people longer (Liu et al., 2025; Six et al., 2021)
so tabula: no streaks, points or red "missed".
stepping away is normal moderate
people lapse and come back as part of normal tracking (Epstein et al., 2015)
so tabula: welcomes you back, with nothing to catch up on.
effort makes people stop strong
check-ins drop off as logging takes more effort (Astill Wright et al., 2026; Liu et al., 2025)
so tabula: one tap or one sentence, and only the reminders you choose.
adhd needs scaffolds early
adults with adhd want quiet, flexible support over pressure (Chen et al., 2026; Deshmukh, 2025)
so tabula: focus helpers: fewer choices, one thing at a time.
references
- Astill Wright, L., Shajan, G., Purewal, D., Stone, J., Majid, M., Guo, B.-L., & Morriss, R. (2026). Mood monitoring, mood tracking, and ambulatory assessment interventions in depression and bipolar disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JMIR Mental Health, 13, Article e84020. https://doi.org/10.2196/84020
- Bralee, E., Mostazir, M., Warren, F. C., Newbold, A., Hulme, C., Cranston, T., Aas, B., Bear, H., Botella, C., Burkhardt, F., Ehring, T., Fazel, M., Fontaine, J., Frost, M., García-Palacios, A., Greimel, E., Hößle, C., Hovasapian, A., Huyghe, V. E., . . . Watkins, E. R. (2025). Brief use of behavioral activation features predicts benefits of self-help app on depression symptoms: Secondary analysis of a selective prevention trial in young people. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000917
- Chen, J.-R., Meng, Y.-B., & Nie, K.-X. (2026). "Not just me and my to-do list": Understanding challenges of task management for adults with ADHD and the need for AI-augmented social scaffolds. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 10. https://doi.org/10.1145/3816978
- Deshmukh, R. (2025). Toward neurodivergent-aware productivity: A systems and AI-based human-in-the-loop framework for ADHD-affected professionals. In Proceedings of the 16th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter. Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3750069.3750114
- Epstein, D. A., Ping, A., Fogarty, J., & Munson, S. A. (2015). A lived informatics model of personal informatics. In Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing. Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2750858.2804250
- Everitt, N., Broadbent, J., Richardson, B., Smyth, J., Heron, K. E., Teague, S. J., & Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M. (2021). Exploring the features of an app-based just-in-time intervention for depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.05.021
- Fincham, G. W., Strauss, C., Montero-Marín, J., & Cavanagh, K. (2023). Effect of breathwork on stress and mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 432. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27247-y
- Liu, C., Torous, J., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Messer, M., Anderson, C., Soliman, O. I., & Linardon, J. (2025). Uptake, adherence, and attrition in clinical trials of depression and anxiety apps: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.3439
- Morello, K., Schäfer, S., Kunzler, A. M., Priesterroth, L., Tüscher, O., & Kubiak, T. (2023). Cognitive reappraisal in mHealth interventions to foster mental health in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Digital Health, 5, Article 1253390. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1253390
- Six, S. G., Byrne, K., Tibbett, T. P., & Pericot-Valverde, I. (2021). Examining the effectiveness of gamification in mental health apps for depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis. JMIR Mental Health, 8(11), Article e32199. https://doi.org/10.2196/32199
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