Tap the sun and say what's on your mind. Your words appear as you speak, and Dawn Light keeps them as a dated entry you can read, search and play back.
Unlimited entries, transcripts, search and iCloud sync.
For iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Works with iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and watchOS 26 or later.
Real screens from Dawn Light on iPhone. Mornings are deep blue, and dark mode is a night sky.
Tap the sun on Today and talk for a minute or half an hour. Apple's speech model writes your words on the screen as you go, on your device. Pause when you need a moment and tap Done to save.
Today opens on the sun, which is the record button. Below it are today's entries, your week as a row of skies and what you said on this day in earlier years.
Plus lays out each entry as what happened, how it felt and what's next, drawn from your own words. Your transcript stays exactly as you said it.
From download to done in three steps.
Open Dawn Light and tap the sun on Today. The first time, your device downloads Apple's speech model for your language.
Talk for as long as you like while your words appear on the screen. Tap Done to save a dated entry.
Read, search or play back any entry. With Plus, each one gets a title, a summary and a place in your weekly recap.
Dawn Light is free to download. Dawn Light Plus is optional.
Free
Dawn Light Plus
Includes a two-week free trial for eligible new yearly subscribers. The App Store shows the price for your country.
Yes. Recording, transcripts, search, the calendar, iCloud sync, the Face ID lock, imports and export are free with no limit. Dawn Light Plus adds summaries, weekly recaps, Ask and Apple Watch recording, as a yearly or monthly subscription or a one-time purchase. The App Store shows the price for your country.
No. Apple's speech model turns your voice into text on your device, and Plus uses on-device Apple Intelligence. Dawn Light has no server. If you turn on Sync with iCloud, your entries are also kept in your own private iCloud account.
iPhone with iOS 26 or later and iPad with iPadOS 26 or later. Plus adds recording on Apple Watch with watchOS 26 or later. Summaries, recaps and Ask need Apple Intelligence, such as on iPhone 15 Pro or later, turned on in Settings.
Any language your device's speech model supports. Choose it in Settings under Recording. Summaries and titles work in the languages Apple Intelligence supports. The app's own screens are in English.
Yes. Export a .zip from Day One or Apple Journal, then in Dawn Light open Settings and tap Import from Day One or Apple Journal. Entries keep their dates and photos, and Day One tags come across too.
Talk for a minute tonight and read it back next year. Recording, transcripts and search stay free, with no limit.
Unlimited entries, transcripts, search and iCloud sync.
For iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Works with iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and watchOS 26 or later.
