Inks / 见字

What Inks is

Inks is a private letter-writing and journaling app for iOS.

Write to yourself or to someone else. When a letter is finished, it first becomes content saved on your device. Sharing is a separate choice: you decide whether, when, and with whom to share it.

When you reopen a letter, Inks shows the finished words first. If you want to see how they came together, start Replay to revisit the pauses, deletions, and rewrites preserved with the letter.

What you can do

Write a letter with text, photos, drawings, stickers, stationery, and fonts.
Save first, share only if you choose. No recipient is required, and finishing a letter does not send it.
Read the result or revisit the process. Everyday reading stays simple; replay is there when you want it.
Take the whole letter with you. Export an .mbx file for another device with Inks. If the letter has no access protection, you can also export images, PDF, video, or Live Photo.
Protect private content with App Lock, password protection, and eligible question, time, or location rules.

Privacy in practice

Inks does not ask for broader access in the name of convenience:

It processes only the photos you select; it does not scan your photo library.
Face ID and Touch ID are verified locally by iOS. We never receive your face or fingerprint data.
Analytics does not read or upload letter content.
Sharing happens only when you initiate it.

See the full Privacy Policy for details.

Requirements

iOS 17.0 or later
Available on iPhone and iPad

Contact

Developer: Wenpeng Wang, independent developer
Email: hachineko@yeah.net
WeChat: nekooohachi

For common questions, start with Help. You are also welcome to contact us directly.

*Open it again to read the letter—or revisit how it came to be.*

Inks private letter writing screen for keeping what matters

Inks letter reading and writing-process replay screen

Inks letter envelope screen for completing and saving a letter

Inks letter list showing locally saved letters that can be shared when you choose

Inks letter statistics graph showing relationships over time

Inks relationship graph connecting letters into a personal story

Inks letter timeline for adding a follow-up note to an old letter

Features & Access

Writing, saving, and reading remain free. Lifetime adds advanced styling, full statistics, and more access-protection options such as security questions, time, and location. Inks Pass also includes exclusive resources, uploads and management for your own resources, and the ability to save reusable resources from imported letters.

Group	Feature	Free	Lifetime	Inks Pass
Writing	Text Editing	Included	Included	Included
Writing	Image Attachments	Included	Included	Included
Writing	Drawing	Included	Included	Included
Writing	Postscript	Not included	Included	Included
Pause Labels	Basic Pause Labels	Included	Included	Included
Pause Labels	Custom Pause Labels	Not included	Included	Included
Paper Styling	Paper Texture	Basic	More	More · Exclusive · Upload
Paper Styling	Paper Edges	Basic	More	More · Exclusive
Paper Styling	Font Resources	Basic	More	More · Exclusive · Upload
Paper Styling	Sticker Resources	Basic	More	More · Exclusive · Upload
Paper Styling	Font Size	Included	Included	Included
Paper Styling	Page Margins	Not included	Included	Included
Paper Styling	Text Color	Not included	Included	Included
Paper Styling	Horizontal & Vertical Guides	Included	Included	Included
Paper Styling	Horizontal Guide Settings	Not included	Included	Included
Envelope Styling	Envelope Appearance	Basic	More	More · Exclusive
Envelope Styling	Stamp Resources	Basic	More	More · Exclusive · Upload
Envelope Styling	Stamp Shape & Crop	Included	Included	Included
Envelope Styling	Stamp Border & Texture	Not included	Included	Included
Effect Styling	Opening Effects	Basic	More	More · Exclusive · Upload
Effect Styling	Ambient Effects	Basic	More	More · Exclusive · Upload
Effect Styling	Background Music	Basic	More	More · Exclusive · Upload
Delete Effects	Basic Delete Effects	Included	Included	Included
Delete Effects	Advanced Delete Effects	Not included	Included	Included
Privacy & Access	App Lock	Included	Included	Included
Privacy & Access	Password Lock	Included	Included	Included
Privacy & Access	Question & Answer Lock	Not included	Included	Included
Privacy & Access	Time Lock	Not included	Included	Included
Privacy & Access	Location Lock	Not included	Included	Included
Privacy & Access	Anonymous Letters	Included	Included	Included
Privacy & Access	Hidden Letters	Not included	Included	Included
Library	Favorite Resources	Not included	Included	Included
Stats & Graphs	Basic List Statistics	Included	Included	Included
Stats & Graphs	Advanced Graph Statistics	Not included	Included	Included
Account Assets	Profile Sync	Included	Included	Included
Account Assets	Save Resources from Imported MBX	Not included	Not included	Included

A checkmark means the feature is included. “Basic / More / Exclusive / Upload” shows which resources each plan can use. The resource types currently available for upload are shown in the app.

Choose Lifetime, or subscribe to Inks Pass monthly or annually. If you already own Lifetime, the app shows any exclusive Inks Pass options currently available to you. Current pricing and available options are shown in the app and the App Store.

Developer Notes

Alongside what Inks can do, I also write about the decisions behind it.