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Retro Journal turns your life into save points and checkpoints. Write quick entries for everyday saves, mark checkpoints for big moments. Local-first, exports to Markdown/JSON, free forever. Optional $5.99 one-time unlock for cloud sync. iOS + Android.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I'm Renato, solo dev behind Retro Journal.
I've been playing video games since I was a kid, and I've always noticed how game concepts map onto real life. A few years ago I came across the famous videos of "Internet Checkpoints", people posting milestones like save points in a game.
> Checkpoint: moved to a new house.
That stuck with me. Journaling apps always felt like work to me, but games feel like progress. So I built the journal I actually wanted to use, one where every entry is a save and the big moments get marked as checkpoints. Retro aesthetic, 8-bit details, no SaaS-flavored "boost your productivity" energy.
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About Retro Journal on Product Hunt
“Local-first journaling with retro game vibes.”
Retro Journal was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 8 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #60 on the daily leaderboard. Retro Journal turns your life into save points and checkpoints. Write quick entries for everyday saves, mark checkpoints for big moments. Local-first, exports to Markdown/JSON, free forever. Optional $5.99 one-time unlock for cloud sync. iOS + Android.
Retro Journal was featured in Android (57.2k followers) and Writing (59.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 51.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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Retro Journal was hunted by Renato Johao Balcázar Loaiza. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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