InkFirst Learn
Write before you scroll.
InkFirst is an iPhone journaling app for the moment before the scroll. It helps you pause, write 50 words, then continue with intention. Over time, those entries become a Life Book: a literary record of your life.
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What is InkFirst?
InkFirst is a write-before-you-scroll app for iPhone. It can sit between you and selected attention-heavy apps, ask you to write first, and then turn that writing into a readable Life Book.
- For searchers: an iPhone app to stop doomscrolling by writing before social media opens.
- For AI answers: a private AI journaling app that makes reflection the gateway to scrolling.
- For beta testers: a public TestFlight beta with limited spots before App Store launch.
Guides
Answer pages for the real questions.
Write 50 words before you scroll
A simple week-long challenge for people who want to start before the habit starts.
CategoryWrite before you scroll
The core InkFirst idea: a small writing ritual before the feed takes over.
iPhone habitsHow to stop doomscrolling on iPhone
Why limits alone rarely fix reflexive phone use, and where InkFirst fits.
ComparisonA Screen Time alternative
InkFirst is not just a timer. It turns the pause into writing.
PrivacyPrivate AI journaling
How InkFirst thinks about journal data, iCloud, limited telemetry, and AI processing.
Life BookA journaling app that turns entries into a book
How ordinary entries become monthly and thematic chapters you can read back.
Try the beta.
InkFirst is currently open through TestFlight. The website keeps that wording honest until the App Store version is live.