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My Own Compass
A private thinking partner that asks the right questions
Most reflection apps live in the cloud and monetize your data. My Own Compass does the opposite. It runs fully offline, with the AI on your device, so there's no server and no channel for your data to leave. It asks you the right questions instead of giving answers. No account, no subscription, no tracking. Everything you write stays encrypted on your own device. One-time purchase, seven languages, Android first. Your thoughts belong to you.
Hi Product Hunt 👋
I'm the maker of My Own Compass. I spent over two decades performing under pressure with serving my country, and learned that even a good life needs maintenance. What helped me back on my feet wasn't advice, it was the right questions, in a place where nobody was watching.
So I built exactly that: a thinking partner that asks you the right questions instead of handing you answers. Fully offline, no account, no subscription. Your words never leave your device, they stay encrypted right there.
It's live now on Android, in seven languages. The full story and a look inside are on the site (linked above). I'd love to hear what you think, and I'll be here all day. Your thoughts belong to you.
The offline-first approach and on-device AI are a big reason I'd actually trust this kind of app. One thing I'd love to see is a simple export to plain text or PDF, since keeping all my reflections locked on one device makes me nervous about losing years of entries if I switch phones.
Tried it for a couple of evenings and the offline angle feels like the actual point, not a marketing checkbox. The questions nudged me to dig deeper than I expected, and I appreciated that nothing asks for an account.
Congratulations on the launch! I like that it asks rather than advises. Any plan for an iOS version?
Love the offline-first approach and the question-over-answer philosophy. One thing that would make it stickier for me: a simple weekly export to PDF so I can revisit older entries without keeping every year's data living on a device that might fail.
Really love the offline-first angle here, that alone makes it stand out from the usual suspects. One thing though, it would be great if you could export your encrypted journal entries as a backup file, basically so people can move them to a new device without losing years of reflections.
About My Own Compass on Product Hunt
“A private thinking partner that asks the right questions”
My Own Compass was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 14 upvotes and 13 comments, placing #45 on the daily leaderboard. Most reflection apps live in the cloud and monetize your data. My Own Compass does the opposite. It runs fully offline, with the AI on your device, so there's no server and no channel for your data to leave. It asks you the right questions instead of giving answers. No account, no subscription, no tracking. Everything you write stays encrypted on your own device. One-time purchase, seven languages, Android first. Your thoughts belong to you.
My Own Compass was featured in Android (57.4k followers), Health & Fitness (82.9k followers), Productivity (656.3k followers) and Privacy (11.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 226.3k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted My Own Compass?
My Own Compass was hunted by Kevin. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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