One MeowOne line a day.
One Meow is a small iPhone journal. Write one line about your day and the cats keep you company. Keep going and you collect them, every one drawn by hand by Ievgeniia Onokhova.
Tea on the step while the rain stopped
Write one line. Meet a cat.
Your first line brings the first cat. Streaks, prompts, moods and looking back bring the others. Rare, legendary and mythical cats are on the way.
A small journal that fits in a minute
Three things, every day or whenever you like.
Write one line
A line about your day, up to 200 characters. Pick a mood and add a #tag if you like.
Look back
On this day brings back what you wrote on this date in earlier years.
Keep going
Your streak grows in hand-drawn tally marks, and new cats find you.
Every line brings a cat.
From the first line of the day to the last one at night.
Everything in One Meow
Simple on the surface, with plenty to find when you look back.
History
Every line, as a calendar or a list.
Insights and Year in review
Look back on your moods, your tags and your year.
Search
Find any line by a word, a mood or a tag.
Moods and tags
Tag a line and pick how the day felt.
Prompts
A gentle question when you don't know what to write.
Reminders
A daily nudge at the time you choose.
Widgets
Your streak and today's line on the Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Face ID lock
Keep your lines behind Face ID or your passcode.
Backup and import
Save every line to one file, and bring it back.
Appearance
Light or dark, five colour themes and app icons with the cats.
Your lines stay on your iPhone
- No account and no sign-in.
- No ads, no tracking, no analytics in the app.
- Lock it with Face ID or your passcode.
- Back up to one file you keep, whenever you like.
About the art
Drawn by hand, one cat at a time
Every cat in One Meow was drawn in ink by Ievgeniia Onokhova of KOTT Studio. The outlines, dividers and icons are drawn in the same hand, so the app reads like one sketchbook. No cat is ever made with AI.
About Ievgeniia and the artSupport the creator
Become an Honorable Kotik
One Meow is free, with every update. If you love it, you can support Ievgeniia, who drew every cat, with one optional purchase. You get a heart in Settings, three more app icons and a special cat when it's ready.
How Honorable Kotik worksQuestions
What is One Meow?
One Meow is an iPhone journal where you write one line a day. As you keep writing, you collect cats drawn by hand by the artist Ievgeniia Onokhova.
Is One Meow only for iPhone?
Yes. One Meow is an iPhone app for iOS 26 and later. There's no iPad, Android, Mac or web version.
Who drew the cats?
Every cat was drawn in ink, by hand, by Ievgeniia Onokhova of KOTT Studio. The app's outlines, dividers and icons are drawn in the same hand.
Where are my lines stored?
Only on your iPhone. One Meow has no server, and your lines are never sent anywhere unless you export a backup yourself.
How much does One Meow cost?
One Meow is free to download, with every feature and every update included. There's one optional purchase, Honorable Kotik, for people who want to support the artist. It doesn't unlock any features.