Help & FAQ

Manifest: Affirmations is a clean, distraction-free app designed to support your daily affirmation and manifestation practice. Create unlimited affirmations or use the built-in ones, hear them read aloud by natural-sounding voices in 9 languages, follow the 369 method, practice with background audio, fall asleep to your affirmations in sleep mode, track your progress with streaks, and journal your journey. It runs on iPhone and iPad, with widgets, a Live Activity and an Apple Watch app.

After downloading the app, you'll be guided through a simple onboarding process. Tap the "+" button to create a new affirmation, write your positive statement, select a category (like Abundance, Health, or Self-Love), and save. You can create as many affirmations as you want - there are no limits.

The app comes with 8 pre-loaded categories: Self-Love, Abundance, Health, Success, Peace, Confidence, Gratitude, and Relationships. You can also create unlimited custom categories with your own colors and icons to organize your affirmations exactly how you want.

Yes! The core features are free: unlimited affirmations and categories, two natural read-aloud voices (Sarah and Brian), 369 method tracking, mirror work, 7 background tracks, sleep mode with a 15-minute timer, unlimited journal entries, a vision board with 3 images, 3 generated affirmation sets a month, streaks, widgets, the Apple Watch app, iCloud sync and data export. There are no ads. Premium ($4.99/month, $29.99/year or $49.99 once) adds more voices, own-voice recording, the subliminal layer, all affirmation packs and more. Packs can also be bought one by one for $2.99.

Manual Mode: You tap to advance to the next affirmation. This gives you full control over your pacing and is great for deeply focusing on each statement.

Auto-Repeat Mode: Affirmations automatically advance after a set time (1-10 seconds). This is ideal for a more meditative, hands-free experience.

Yes! Choose from 26 background tracks, including 432Hz, 528Hz, 852Hz and 963Hz solfeggio tones. 7 tracks are free, with 19 additional tracks available for Premium subscribers. You can adjust the volume independently and sessions continue playing with your screen locked.

432Hz is sometimes called the "natural frequency", and many people like it for relaxing and meditating. We include 7 tracks tuned to 432Hz. Note: These are for relaxation and motivation purposes only, not medical treatment.

Yes. Start your session, lock your screen, and your affirmations and audio keep playing. A Live Activity shows the current affirmation on the Lock Screen. For falling asleep there is a separate sleep mode with a timer.

Yes. The built-in affirmations and the affirmation packs are read aloud by natural-sounding voices: Sarah and Brian are free, Lily, George and River come with Premium. These are synthetic voices made in advance, not recordings of people. Affirmations you write yourself are read by your iPhone's own speech voice. With Premium you can also record affirmations in your own voice.

The app, the widgets and the Apple Watch app are available in English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Dutch, Portuguese, Korean, Turkish and Italian. The natural voices read the built-in affirmations in the same nine languages. The app follows your iPhone's language setting (you can change it per app in iOS Settings > Manifest > Language). The Korean, Turkish and Italian translations are new in version 1.5.1.

No, except once: Sarah is built into the app, the other voices are downloaded from Apple the first time you choose one. Sessions, the journal, the 369 method and the affirmation generator all work offline.

Yes, for free. Choose one intention and write it 3 times in the morning, 6 times in the afternoon and 9 times in the evening, in the app or on paper (tap '+1' for each time you wrote it down). The app counts every round, shows your progress for the day and can remind you when the next round is due.

Both are part of Premium. With 55×5 you write one affirmation 55 times a day for 5 days in a row; the app counts the repetitions and the days. Scripting means writing about your dream life as if it has already happened; the app gives you prompts and saves your script to your journal.

Your affirmations are spoken softly over a calming background sound while you fall asleep, with the screen locked. At the end, sound and voice fade out. The 15-minute timer is free; 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours and all night (8 hours) come with Premium.

Yes, with Premium. Record your affirmations in your own voice (up to 30 seconds each), then turn on the subliminal layer in a session or in sleep mode: your recordings play at a barely audible volume underneath the background sound.

Yes, with Premium. 'Save as Audio File' in session setup renders the session (3 rounds of your affirmations with the background sound and, if on, the subliminal layer) into an .m4a file on your device, which you can save or share and play in any app.

Seven themed sets of 8 affirmations each: Money Magnet, Attract Love, Radical Self-Love, Unshakable Confidence, Exam & Study Success, Pregnancy & Motherhood, and Deep Sleep & Calm. Each pack is a one-time purchase ($2.99 in the US) that is yours to keep. All packs are included with Premium.

Type a goal (for example 'a new job where I feel valued') and the app writes new affirmations for it. On iPhones that support Apple Intelligence the text is written by Apple's on-device model; on other iPhones the app uses fixed templates. Either way it runs on your device and your goal is never sent anywhere. Free users get 3 generations a month; Premium is unlimited.

Yes. The Watch app shows today's affirmation and your current streak, and lets you tap through your active affirmations with a gentle click and a repetition counter. It gets its affirmations from the iPhone app, so you need the iPhone app too.

Yes. Manifest runs on iPhone and iPad, and your data syncs between them through iCloud.

If you turn it on in Settings, every completed session is saved as Mindful Minutes in the Health app. Manifest only writes these minutes; it reads nothing from Apple Health.

Manifest Revision is a powerful feature that helps you transform negative past experiences into empowering narratives. Instead of carrying the weight of difficult memories, you can reframe your story using guided prompts, tracking your emotional journey from before to after the revision process.

The process is simple and guided: First, you describe a past experience that still affects you negatively. Then, you select how that memory currently makes you feel. Using our guided prompts, you'll rewrite the narrative in an empowering way - finding lessons, growth, or new perspectives. Finally, you record how the revised story makes you feel, creating a powerful before/after transformation.

Before/After Cards are a visual representation of your emotional transformation. Each revision entry captures your emotional state before (when recalling the original memory) and after (when embracing your revised narrative). Over time, you can review these cards to see your progress in reframing past experiences and building emotional resilience.

Free users can create up to 3 revision entries per month. This allows you to experience the transformative power of the feature. Premium subscribers get unlimited revision entries, making it possible to work through as many past experiences as needed.

Weekly revision reminders are a Premium feature. Pick a day and time in Settings > Notifications and the app reminds you once a week to continue your revision practice.

Mirror Work is a powerful self-affirmation technique where you speak positive affirmations to yourself while looking in the mirror. In Manifest, you use your device's front camera to see yourself as you practice your affirmations, creating a deeper connection with your words and building self-confidence.

Seeing yourself while you speak can make affirmations feel more personal. Mirror work is free in the app; Premium adds a daily mirror work reminder.

No, absolutely not. Your privacy is our top priority. The camera feed is displayed in real-time only - no video or images are ever recorded, saved, or transmitted anywhere. The camera is only active while you're in a mirror work session, and all processing happens locally on your device.

The journal lets you record your thoughts, insights, and experiences on your manifestation journey. Each entry is automatically timestamped, and you can add mood tracking (amazing, good, okay, tough, or difficult), link entries to specific categories, and search across all your entries.

No limits at all! Write as many entries as you want, with no character restrictions. Your entire journaling history is stored securely and can be exported anytime.

Yes! Filter by date range, category, or mood. You can also use full-text search to find specific entries. This makes it easy to review your progress and reflect on your journey over time.

Manifest includes three widgets:

• Affirmation of the Day - Shows a daily affirmation from your collection. Available in small, medium, large, and Lock Screen sizes.

• Quick Start - Launch a session with one tap directly from your Home Screen. The medium size also shows shortcuts to your top categories.

• Streak & Stats - Keep your streak visible! Shows your current streak, today's sessions, total practice time, and all-time stats. Also available on Lock Screen.

Press and hold on your Home Screen until apps start jiggling, then tap the "+" button in the top corner. Search for "Manifest" and choose from the available widget sizes. Tap to add, then position it where you like.

Press and hold on your Lock Screen, tap "Customize", select your Lock Screen, then tap the widget area above or below the time. Search for "Manifest" and add the Affirmation or Streak widget. Perfect for a quick glance without unlocking your phone.

The Affirmation of the Day widget shows a new affirmation each day. Stats widgets update after each session you complete. iOS manages widget refresh timing to preserve battery life.

Complete at least one session per day to build your streak. Your current streak shows how many consecutive days you've practiced; if you miss a day it starts again, unless you have a streak freeze left (Premium includes 2 per month, used automatically). We also keep your longest streak, so you can always try to beat your personal best.

Free: current streak, longest streak, total sessions, total affirmation repetitions, today's summary and your session history. Premium adds the weekly chart and the category breakdown (which categories you practice most).

Your data is always safe. Your statistics sync across your devices through iCloud, and you can export your data at any time with Settings > Export Data.

All your content is stored locally on your device using Apple's secure Core Data framework. This data is encrypted by iOS and protected by your device passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID. When iCloud is on for the app (the default), your data is also stored in your private Apple iCloud account, encrypted by Apple in transit and on its servers. We never have access to your iCloud data. Voice recordings, vision board images and your own photos and audio stay on your device.

Yes! Go to Settings > Export Data to save a .json backup of your affirmations, categories, journal entries and sessions. You can restore it with Settings > Import Data. Your data belongs to you.

Deleting an affirmation, category, or journal entry is permanent. To be safe, make a backup now and then with Settings > Export Data; you can restore it with Settings > Import Data.

Absolutely not. We don't sell data. The app does not track your behavior, contains no ads and no analytics, and does not share your information with third parties. Your manifestation practice is private and personal.

Premium includes: the voices Lily, George and River; recording affirmations in your own voice; the subliminal layer (your recordings played very quietly under a background sound); saving a session as an audio file; all 7 affirmation packs; the 55×5 method and scripting; sleep mode up to all night; an unlimited generator and vision board; all backgrounds and share cards without watermark; 2 streak freezes a month; advanced statistics (weekly chart and category breakdown); 19 more background tracks plus up to 10 of your own; smart reminders; unlimited revisions with a weekly reminder; and a daily mirror work reminder.

In the US, Premium is $4.99/month, $29.99/year (save 50% with yearly) or a one-time $49.99 for lifetime access. The monthly and yearly plans start with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers; the lifetime purchase has no trial and never renews. Prices in other countries are shown in the app before you buy.

Subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID. Go to Settings on your iPhone > [Your Name] > Subscriptions > Manifest: Affirmations > Cancel Subscription. You'll continue to have premium access until your current billing period ends.

Refunds are handled by Apple. Visit reportaproblem.apple.com to request a refund for any recent purchase. The monthly and yearly plans start with a 7-day free trial, so you can try Premium before you pay.

Make sure you're signed in to iCloud and that iCloud is enabled for the app in your iPhone Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Apps Using iCloud > Manifest. Sync may take a few moments, especially with a large amount of data.

Check the in-app volume controls: background audio and the voice have separate volume sliders. Make sure your device volume is turned up and that audio isn't playing through another device (Bluetooth or AirPlay). The first time you pick a voice other than Sarah, it is downloaded, so you need an internet connection once.

Try these steps: 1) Force close the app and reopen it. 2) Restart your device. 3) Make sure you have the latest version from the App Store. 4) If issues persist, contact us at support@vandenbogert.software with details about what happened.

We're here to help! Contact our support team at support@vandenbogert.software or visit our contact page. We typically respond within 24-48 hours.