MiddleSpot / Shared journal
A shared journal for the people you want to know
A shared journal is one notebook that more than one person writes in. MiddleSpot gives it a rhythm: a question arrives, everyone writes their own answer, and a page stays sealed until you have written yours.
How it works
- Start a journal with one person, or up to twelve, and send them a link.
- Choose how often a question arrives: every week, every two weeks or every month.
- Each of you writes your own answer. You can see that someone has written, not what.
- Once you have written yours, the page opens and you read each other. It stays open.
- Every month, a chapter looks back on what kept coming up.
Who it is for
A partner you live with, who you only really talk to about logistics. A friend who moved to another time zone. A sibling, a roommate, a parent, a small group that used to see each other every week.
It suits people who already care about each other and have let the conversation thin out. It is not a place to meet strangers.
Why not just text
Texting rewards the quick answer, and the second person to answer usually copies the first. Here nobody sees an answer until they have written their own, so you get what each of you actually thinks.
There is also an end to it. A page is a page. There is no feed to catch up on and no streak to keep alive.
What it leaves out
No photos, no feed, no in-app chat and no streaks. Every page says at the top who can read it, and the limit is enforced on our server, not only in the app.
Questions you might get
- What is a small thing that always makes your day better?
- What did you believe at twenty that you have quietly dropped?
- What is something you have been meaning to say?
- What did you do this week that nobody saw?
Start one
Your first shared journal is free. Pick one person, and let the first question be theirs to answer.
Get the iOS appQuestions about shared journals
What is a shared journal?
A journal that two or more people write in together. In MiddleSpot, a question arrives for everyone, each person writes their own answer, and the page opens once everyone has written.
Can I use it with a group, not just a partner?
Yes. A journal can have one person with you, or up to twelve. It works for couples, friends, siblings, roommates and families.
Does the other person need the app?
To start, no. They can write their first answer from your link. They need the app to read yours and keep going.
Is it free?
Your first shared journal is free, and so is every journal you are invited to. Premium is for starting more shared journals, and adds more cover finishes.
Can anyone else read my entries?
Only the people in that journal. Every page shows who can read it, and nothing you wrote reaches anyone else unless you decide it does.
Is there an Android app?
Coming soon. It is being brought level with the iPhone app. MiddleSpot is on iPhone now.
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