Choobi

Between-sessions emotional support: journaling + AI chat + mood tracking

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Emotional Support Journaling Mood Tracking Privacy-First

Launched 8/2026

Product Type

Software

Platform

AppleWeb

Languages

English

Regions

Global

Pricing

Freemium

Price

Individual $4.99/mo; basic tier free; school/enterprise team $2.50–$2.99 per user

Free Trial

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Basic tier free; extended conversations require subscription ($4.99/mo)

Last updated 2026-09-30· Content established

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About This Tool

Choobi is an AI mental-wellness companion built by Rene Myrie (software engineer) and Francine Forbes (psychiatric nurse practitioner), high-school friends from Jamaica who reconnected two decades later. It pairs journaling, memory keeping, mood tracking and meaningful conversation with a warm, empathetic AI that helps you process what's on your mind — support for the moments between therapy sessions, not a replacement for care. Users pick from four AI personalities (choobi warm and curious, Ren soft and nurturing, Fran direct and logical, Aira quiet and philosophical) and can switch mid-conversation without losing context. Ground Me adds breathing and focus exercises, plus memories, goals and daily streaks. Data is AES-256 encrypted on device before syncing to the cloud; built-in crisis detection surfaces local resources, with no diagnosis, no ads, and no data selling.

Background

Choobi was launched in 2026 by Rene Myrie and Francine Forbes, friends who met in high school in Jamaica over two decades earlier. Positioned as everyday mental-wellness support 'between therapy sessions', it fills the gap before professional care is needed and is explicitly not a medical or psychiatric app and makes no diagnosis.

Technology

Four switchable AI personalities (warm/soft/logical/philosophical) hand off mid-conversation with full context; journaling (rich text/voice), mood tracking, Ground Me breathing and focus exercises, memory albums and goal streaks; data is AES-256 encrypted on device before cloud sync, with crisis detection linking to local hotlines, no ads, no data selling.

Market

A self-help mental-wellness companion for global English-speaking users (starting in Jamaica/US); iOS is live, with Android and Windows planned later in 2026. Individual subscription $4.99/mo, school/enterprise team $2.50–$2.99 per user; basic use is free, extended conversations require a subscription. Cofounder Francine Forbes is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, but Choobi itself is non-clinical.

Best For

People unwilling or unable to see a therapist who need on-demand supportUsers who want journaling + mood tracking to build self-awarenessThose who like switchable AI personalities in a warm, non-judgmental spacePrivacy-conscious users (on-device encryption, no ads, no data selling)

Editorial Note

Choobi turns journaling, mood tracking and switchable AI companionship into a low-barrier everyday wellness tool with solid privacy and crisis safeguards — valuable for people who avoid therapy. But at $4.99/mo it stays light, and it is explicitly not therapy; serious or crisis needs must route to professionals.

Strengths

+ Journaling + mood tracking + AI chat in one low-barrier tool
+ Four switchable AI personalities with no context loss
+ On-device encryption, no ads, no data selling — privacy solid
+ Built-in crisis detection linking to local resources

Drawbacks

− Light feature set; $4.99/mo is everyday, not deep intervention
− Explicitly not therapy; severe/crisis needs must route to professionals
− Primarily English; mobile coverage still being completed
− Early-stage evidence base

Value Assessment：As an everyday emotional-processing bridge for those unwilling or unable to access traditional counseling, Choobi is a clearly positioned, restrained tool; but treating it as a therapy substitute is dangerous.