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Your notebook's buffer.

Capture on your phone. Migrate to paper later.

Roost is a companion app for bullet journalers — a temporary inbox for the moments your notebook isn't nearby. Capture a thought with the right signifier, then migrate everything to paper when you're ready.

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Roost capture screen on iPhone showing a bullet journal entry

Capture. Migrate. Done.

Capture screen — tap a signifier, type, done

Capture

Tap a signifier, type, done. The app resets instantly for the next item.

Migrate screen — one card at a time

Migrate

One card at a time. Swipe to clear. Write it down, swipe it away.

Done — all caught up, pick up your pen

Back to paper

Migrated items are permanently deleted. Your notebook is the system of record.

What Roost doesn't do.

No tags. No folders. No search. No history. No edit. No archive.

If you want a digital bullet journal, there are great apps for that. Roost is for people who already have a journal — the paper one. Every design decision pushes you back to your notebook.

Real BuJo signifiers, built in.

Task. Event. Note. Feelings. Priority. The same rapid log signifiers you use on paper, one tap away. No custom categories, no labels, no configuration. Just the ones that matter.

The five BuJo signifiers: task, event, note, feelings, priority

Capture anywhere.

iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Capture on whichever device is closest — iCloud keeps everything in sync. Migrate from whichever screen you're sitting at when you open your notebook.

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iPad
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Make it yours.

40+ themes. One for every notebook.

A selection of Roost themes

Your journal is waiting.

Free with no ads. Capture everything. Keep nothing.

Download on the App Store (opens in new tab)