Questions, answered plainly
Before you begin writing.
How unsent letters, photos, no-contact tracking, Burn, Release, expressive writing, Healing, breathing exercises, AI feedback, and your account work in Rescript Journal.
Starting with Rescript
What is Rescript Journal?
Rescript is a guided writing app for the things that are difficult to say out loud. It includes Letters for unsent writing, a four-day Healing practice, and a Mindful space for daily reflection. The writing stays central; guidance is there when you want help beginning or continuing.
What can I write about?
You can write to someone you miss, someone you are trying to stop loving, a past version of yourself, no one in particular, or a thought that keeps returning. Healing offers a structured sequence around a difficult experience. Mindful is open-ended daily reflection.
Where can I use the app?
Rescript is available on the web, iPhone, and Android. Start from the website and choose the platform that fits you.
Letters and prompts
How does an unsent letter work?
Choose who or what the letter is for, select a starting point, and write in the editor. When you are finished, you choose what the letter becomes: save it, burn it, or release it. Rescript never sends the letter to its subject.
Do I have to follow a prompt?
No. A starting sentence can help you get onto the page, but it does not prescribe what you should feel or say. A P.S. can offer one next question when you pause. You can ignore it, follow it, or keep writing in your own direction. It does not write the entry for you.
What do save, burn, and release mean?
Save keeps the letter in your desk. Burn and release are deliberate closing actions with their own visual moments in the app. The confirmation screen explains the consequence before either action is completed.
Can I add a photo to a letter?
Yes. The current Letters editor supports adding a photo, and the closing scene can include the letter and its image. Photos are optional. Read the Privacy Policy before adding personal material, and check your app version if its screen differs from the website demonstration.
Will an unsent letter ever be sent or published?
Letters is a personal writing flow. Keep, Burn, and Release do not send the letter to its subject or publish it for other people. Release is the name of a closing action, not a delivery feature.
Can I return to a draft?
Yes. Rescript keeps an in-progress Letters draft on the device so you can step away and return before choosing a final action.
Breakups, no contact, and closing rituals
How does the no-contact tracker work?
In a breakup letter, choose the date you stopped reaching out. The no-contact count appears with the letter and on The Desk. It records time since the date you chose; it does not monitor your ex or measure how well you are recovering.
Do I have to follow no contact to use Rescript?
No. You can write a breakup letter without using the tracker. No contact is not appropriate for every circumstance, including some shared responsibilities. You decide what boundaries fit your situation.
Does burning a letter help me move on?
Burn is an optional symbolic ending. Research on writing and physically disposing of paper provides related context, but it does not prove that a digital burn scene treats grief, anger, or heartbreak. You can keep the letter, choose another ending, or stop without a ritual.
Can I recover a letter after Burn or Release?
Treat Burn and Release as final choices in the writing flow. If you want to reread the words, save the letter instead. Read the confirmation before acting; the visual ending is not a guarantee about the timing of deletion from every backup or system. The Privacy Policy covers information handling.
What if writing makes me feel worse?
Stop or switch to something neutral, such as a short list of what you need today. More writing is not always better, and distress is not proof that a practice is working. If difficult feelings persist or interfere with daily life, seek support from someone you trust or a qualified professional.
Expressive writing, Healing, and AI
What is the Healing practice?
Healing is a guided four-session practice inspired by expressive-writing research pioneered by James Pennebaker and Sandra Beall. Each day offers a focused prompt around a difficult experience. You can take an optional breathing pause after a session, and receive an AI-generated summary after completing all four sessions.
What is expressive writing, and what does the science say?
Expressive writing explores thoughts and feelings about a significant experience over a series of short sessions. Research includes positive, null, and adverse findings; benefits vary with the person and exercise. Rescript draws on that writing approach, but research on expressive writing is not clinical proof of the app, its AI feedback, or its digital closing rituals.Read the expressive-writing research and guide →
Is there a breathing exercise after writing?
Yes. After a session, you can follow a guided physiological sigh or skip it. It offers a brief pause before returning to your day. Research on repeated breathing practice provides context, but does not establish what one short exercise in Rescript will do for you. Stop if it feels uncomfortable.Read about the breathing research →
What AI feedback do I get after the four Healing sessions?
After completing the four-session cycle, an AI-generated summary reflects on themes and emotional language across your entries. Use it as a starting point for your own reflection. It can make mistakes; it is not a diagnosis or a measurement of recovery. Summary screens and availability can differ by app version.
What is the Mindful practice?
Mindful is a quieter daily journal for noticing what is present without forcing a conclusion. It uses a separate reflection flow from the four-day Healing practice.
How much AI is involved?
AI is a supporting feature, not the voice of the journal. It can offer a next prompt in supported flows and a reflection summary after a completed four-session Healing cycle. It does not write the entry for you, and Letters is designed to remain an act of personal writing rather than a chatbot conversation.
Is Rescript a replacement for therapy or crisis care?
No. Rescript is a wellness and reflective-writing product, not medical care, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency support. If you are in immediate danger or crisis, contact local emergency services. In the United States and its territories, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Privacy, account, and pricing
How does Rescript handle my information?
The current Privacy Policy explains what information Rescript collects, why it is used, who it may be shared with, how long it may be retained, and the choices available to you. Read that policy before writing if you want the complete, current account and data terms.
Can I export my journal?
The mobile app includes Export Journal in Settings for supported journal content. If you need help with an export or account-specific data request, contact support at help@mangosteen.studio.
How much does Rescript cost?
The current US list prices are $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year. The annual plan works out to $5.00 per month when billed annually and is 50% lower than paying the monthly price for 12 months. Store-localized pricing and taxes may vary.
Is there a free trial?
A three-day free trial is available with the annual plan when the account is eligible. The purchase screen shows the exact offer and renewal terms before you confirm.
How do I manage or cancel a subscription?
Open Manage Subscription from Rescript Settings, or use the subscription controls for the store or platform where you purchased. The purchase screen states that subscriptions renew automatically until canceled.
What happens to my entries if my subscription ends?
A subscription controls access to paid writing features. Before it ends, you can use Export Journal in Settings for supported journal content. For questions about access to a particular account or entry, contact support rather than relying on a general promise.