Untangle what's in your head.
Frequently asked questions
What is Detangler?
A gentle mental health companion. Check in daily, spot patterns in your moods, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and use breathing exercises. Your entries stay private and encrypted.
Is Detangler free?
Yes. No tiers, no trials, no feature gates. If it brings you value, you can donate what you like to help run the project.
Do I need an account?
You can explore everything as a guest with sample data, but nothing saves until you register. Your check-in draft is kept so you never lose it when you sign up.
Is my data private?
Yes. Entries are encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM) and only your account can read them back. No ads, and your data is never sold.
How do check-ins work?
Write what is taking up space in your head (or hold the mic to speak it), pick how you feel, and tap Check in. You get a gentle summary and a follow-up question based on what you wrote.
What are insights?
Insights turn your entries into patterns, observations and alerts, plus a mood heatmap. They are generated from your own history, so they get more useful over time.
Can I use voice instead of typing?
Yes. Hold the mic button while you speak and release when done. Speech runs in your browser and the text appears in the box.
How do I export or delete my data?
Profile, then "Export all data" downloads everything you have saved. Delete account removes everything permanently after a 7-day grace period, and logging back in during that window cancels it.
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Push notifications let Detangler send you a reminder when you haven't checked in that day. They work through your browser, not an app store. No personal data is sent to third parties.
For the best experience and reliable notifications, add Detangler to your home screen. It works like a native app.
Tap the menu (top-right) → Add to Home Screen.
For the best experience and reliable notifications, add Detangler to your home screen. It works like a native app.
Tap the Share button (bottom) → scroll down → Add to Home Screen.
Works in Chrome and the installed PWA (add to home screen). Make sure notifications are enabled in your phone's system settings for Chrome.
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. You must add the site to your home screen (Share → Add to Home Screen) for notifications to work. Safari alone won't receive them in the background.
Works in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. The notification appears even when the tab is in the background.
Brave blocks push notifications by default. Click the Brave icon in the address bar, turn off Shields for this site, or go to Settings → Shields → untick "Block notifications".
Check that push notifications are enabled (toggle should be on). Check your device's system notification settings for the browser. Make sure you haven't already checked in today - the reminder only fires on days with no entries.
Push notifications require a valid SSL certificate trusted by the push service. They only work on the live site (journal.bigsy.au), not on local MAMP.
Turn off the toggle to disable. For full removal, tap the toggle off to clear all your subscriptions from the server.
Add to Home Screen
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detangler is free.
No tiers. No trials. No feature gates. If Detangler brings you value, please donate what you can to help run this project.
