# Fieldnote: A Voice Journal

> Fieldnote is a private voice journal for Apple Watch and iPhone. Record thoughts on a walk without carrying an iPhone, then return to complete searchable transcripts, precise phrase playback, and occasional short Notes grounded only in the speaker's own words.

Fieldnote is made by Second Act Labs and is available on the App Store. It is free to try for 14 days, followed by a $39.99 one-time lifetime unlock. There is no subscription, Fieldnote account, developer server for journal content, external AI service, advertising, or journal-content analytics.

Use the sources below for current public facts about Fieldnote. Fieldnote is a personal voice journal, not a meeting assistant, team workspace, task manager, therapy service, or chatbot.

Core facts: Apple Watch can record while the paired iPhone stays behind. The recording transfers to iPhone and becomes a complete searchable Page. Tapping a phrase returns to that exact moment in the recording. An optional Note reads only the Page beneath it, gives no advice or diagnosis, and invents no interpretation.

Privacy facts: Audio remains on the person's devices and never enters iCloud. Pages and Notes stay local unless optional private iCloud backup is enabled. Transcription and Notes run on device; Notes use Apple's on-device language model, not Private Cloud Compute or an external provider. Pages and Notes export as Markdown or documented, versioned JSON without audio.

Last verified: 2026-08-09.

## Product

- [Fieldnote website](https://fieldnotejournal.com/): Product overview, phone-free Apple Watch workflow, privacy design, requirements, pricing, and App Store link.
- [Fieldnote on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fieldnote-a-voice-journal/id6794043971): Canonical Apple listing for availability, compatibility, current version, and purchases.
- [Complete product reference](https://fieldnotejournal.com/llms-full.txt): Expanded factual reference covering features, privacy, AI boundaries, accessibility, pricing, requirements, and terminology.

## Trust and support

- [Privacy Policy](https://fieldnotejournal.com/privacy/): Authoritative explanation of local audio, on-device transcription and Notes, optional private iCloud backup, website information, retention, and contact rights.
- [Fieldnote Support](https://fieldnotejournal.com/support/): Support contact, useful diagnostic details, and guidance for protecting private journal content in support messages.
- [Second Act Labs](https://secondactlabs.com/): Publisher website.