Your private note-to-self

A cozy little pot for your thoughts.

StoryStow is a chat with yourself. Toss in notes, links, photos, files and voice notes — organize them with labels, and find them all simmering in one warm place.

No account. No cloud. Just you and your thoughts.

StoryStow app showing a private thread with notes, a link card and a photo

Chat with yourself

A familiar thread, just for one. Send yourself anything, any time.

No sign-up

Open it and start. No account, no email, no password to forget.

Stays on your device

Your thread lives on your phone. Nothing leaves it, ever.

Export for any AI

One tap turns your thread into clean Markdown for your AI assistant.

The whole idea

Send anything, from anywhere.

Reading in Safari, snapping a photo, saving a PDF, or recording a quick voice note — tap Share or the mic, and it lands in your thread, sorted and searchable.

  • Links become tidy cards with a title and preview
  • Photos, files and voice notes ride along with a note
  • Everything is searchable the moment it lands
A StoryStow thread with a shared link, a grocery note and a photo
Bring it to your AI

Export for your AI assistant.

Your notes are a great brief. Export the whole thread as clean, structured Markdown and paste it into any AI assistant — no copy-paste gymnastics.

  • Readable Markdown with dates and sources
  • Copy to clipboard or share as a file
  • Works with any assistant — it's just text
storystow-export.md
StoryStow chat export Owner: Me · Items: 5 ## Today [10:45] NOTE Idea: an app that is just a chat with yourself. [10:52] LINK [from Safari] Title: The case for tiny personal tools URL: example.com/tiny-tools
Kept, not lost

Find it again in seconds.

Label things, star the keepers, tick off what's done, and search the lot. Your pile stays a place you actually want to look.

  • Labels and one-tap filters to group your stuff
  • Star the important, mark things done
  • Search across every note, link and file
A StoryStow thread organized with colour labels and filters
Yours alone

Private by default, not by setting.

There's no account to create and no server to trust. StoryStow keeps everything on your device — and you can back the whole thing up to a file you keep, so on-device never means at-risk.

On-device storageYour thread never leaves your phone
No sign-up requiredOpen the app and start writing
Back up & restoreOne file you keep — move to a new phone any time
Make it yours

Themes, wallpaper, light or dark.

Set a name and avatar, pick a colour that feels like you, drop in your own chat wallpaper, and let StoryStow follow your day from light to dark.

StoryStow appearance settings with six colour themes and light, dark and auto modes
Good to know

Questions, answered.

The short version of what StoryStow is and how it keeps your notes yours.

What is StoryStow?

StoryStow is a private note-to-self app for iPhone. It works like a chat with yourself: you send yourself notes, links, photos, files and voice notes, organize them with labels, and find them again with search. Everything is stored on your device, with no account.

Is StoryStow free?

Yes. StoryStow is free to use. There is no account, no subscription and no ads.

Does StoryStow need an account or an internet connection?

No account is required — you open the app and start. StoryStow works offline and keeps your notes on your device. Saving a web link fetches a small preview online, but the note itself always stays local.

Is my data private in StoryStow?

Yes. There is no account and no cloud server holding your notes — everything lives only on your phone. You can back the whole thing up to a single file that you keep and control.

What can I save in StoryStow?

Notes, web links with previews, photos, documents and other files, and voice notes. You can add a caption or note to any of them.

How do I get things into StoryStow?

Type directly in the app, or use the iOS Share sheet from Safari, Photos or any app to send links, images and files straight into your thread. You can also record voice notes with the microphone button.

Can I export my notes to ChatGPT or another AI assistant?

Yes. StoryStow exports your whole thread as clean Markdown that you can copy to the clipboard or share as a .md file, then paste into ChatGPT, Claude or any other AI assistant.

How is StoryStow different from the Notes app or texting myself?

StoryStow is built only for talking to yourself: one searchable thread with link previews, voice notes, labels, stars, done-states, one-tap AI export and on-device privacy — without turning a messaging chat or a flat notes list into a mess.

Start your own pot.

A quiet, private place for the things you'd otherwise text yourself. Now on the App Store, for iPhone.

Download on the App Store