ValuesBook
A quiet look at what matters to you.
A quiet look at what matters to you.
ValuesBook is a calm, occasional self-reflection tool built on the public-domain Personal Values Card Sort (Miller, C’de Baca, Matthews & Wilbourne, 2001). Sort the deck of values into three piles, narrow to a ranked top ten, reflect on what you kept—and what you set aside—and watch how your values shift across the years. No streaks, no scores, no judgment: a mirror, not a test. Everything stays on your device, with optional sync through your own iCloud.
Coming soon to the App Store
One value per card, shuffled every time. Tap or swipe each into Very important, Important, or Not important—then narrow to a ranked top ten. Pause and resume whenever you like.
Your sort on the Schwartz circle—where your values gather, what sits in tension, and your inner Self/Growth core at the center. A personal map, not an infographic.
A plain-language read of the shape of your choices—offered as open questions, never verdicts. Where the map and your own sense of yourself disagree, trust yourself.
Note why the kept values matter—and name what kind of “not important” each set-aside really is: never mattered, used to matter, I reject this, or a direction rather than a goal.
Every sort saved with its date. See what’s moved between visits—values that entered or left your ten, and where the weight shifted on the map.
Your whole story as a document—every sort with its profile, movement between them, and all your reflections. Markdown and PDF, plus complete data as JSON.
The original 83 values, their language preserved as published—plus clearly marked contemporary additions like Courage, Gratitude, and Belonging. Sort either; add your own values too.
Entirely optional: a single nudge at the cadence you choose—a year, six months, or a date that means something to you. Never a streak, never guilt.
Off by default. Turn it on and your sorts stay in step across your Apple devices through your own private iCloud—never a server of ours.
Full backup and restore, free Markdown export of your latest sort, and a one-tap Erase All Data that clears your device and your iCloud. Your reflections are yours alone.
Pay once, keep forever. One-time $9.99 purchase—no subscription, no ads, ever.
Sorting is free forever—the full deck, unlimited sorts, ranked results, Markdown export of your latest sort, iCloud sync, and Backup & Restore. Every sort is saved either way; Pro simply opens the archive.
Your values and reflections are intimate—so privacy is the product. ValuesBook stores everything locally on your device. Optional iCloud sync uses your personal iCloud account; nothing ever touches a server owned by us or anyone else, and your reflections are unreadable to anyone but you by design. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking—and a one-tap Erase All Data when you want to leave nothing behind. This page is also our privacy policy: we collect nothing.
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