Youish
A private journal where you write in glyphs you draw or generate yourself, so your entries read as your own script.
https://youish.app
What It Does
Youish is a journaling app built around asemic writing — marks that carry no fixed letters. Instead of typing plain text, you first create a personal alphabet: upload sheets of doodles to generate glyphs from them, draw symbols directly with brushes, shapes and strokes and arrange them on a text line, or borrow a shape from the site's reference library of alien and ancient-looking alphabets.
Once a script exists, you journal in it. Practice screens help you memorise the mapping — matching glyphs to letters, reading words, and drawing them from memory — with a fluency counter for the alphabet, and a "Reveal characters" toggle lets you peek at the plain text of an entry when you need it.
Entries are kept behind a sign-in and the site describes them as encrypted so that the people running Youish cannot read them either. Alongside the journal there is an archetype profile, a letter map, and a Stories section with writing prompts and an introduction to asemic practice.
Key Features
- Generate a personal glyph set by uploading sheets of hand-drawn asemic marks
- Draw glyphs in the browser with brushes, shapes and strokes and adjust their placement on a line
- Reference library of glyph alphabets for people who would rather not draw from scratch
- Practice mode that matches glyphs to letters and tracks reading fluency across the alphabet
- "Reveal characters" toggle to read an entry's plain text when needed
Who It Is For
People who want a private, expressive journaling habit and are drawn to hand-drawn or asemic scripts rather than plain text.
Key Use Cases
Daily private journaling in a self-made alphabet; designing a personal glyph set from hand-drawn sheets; practicing recall of a custom script; keeping entries nobody else can skim over a shoulder.
Pricing and Access
Pricing
Not verified
Access
The site provides sign-in and a personal settings area for the journal, archetypes and letter map. No prices, plans or free-tier limits are published on the homepage.
Pricing and availability last checked: Oct 24, 2026 · Source: official website
Privacy and Data Handling
The site states that journal entries are encrypted so that even Youish itself cannot read them. A privacy policy is linked from the in-app settings.
Strengths and Limitations
Strengths
Glyph creation is supported three different ways (upload, draw, reference library), and the practice screens turn a private script into something you can actually read back from memory.
Limitations
Entries are written in your own glyph alphabet rather than typed text, so it is not a drop-in replacement for a conventional journal; the site does not state platform or pricing details.