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Subtext - Phone diaries

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Subtext - Phone diaries

SUPPORT ME, patron advantage are coming SOON!

Subtext is still in beta, so everything is free for now. Two to three stories will stay free forever, and future originals will be unlocked by patrons. You'll always be able to create and share your own stories for free, though importing community stories will eventually be limited on the free tier.

Every story is someone's phone in your hands: their messages, their photos, their socials, their bad decisions at 2 AM. You read, you reply, you choose, and the story goes where you push it.


The official stories, written by us and updated with new chapters every month. Every genre texts differently:

  • The slow burn who takes three days to reply. On purpose.
  • The girlfriend who tells you everything. Almost everything.
  • The wrong number who texted you by accident and never left.
  • The ex who "just saw your story." At 3 AM.

First out of the gate: Movie Night. Every Thursday she goes to movie night at Amy's place. Girls only, until Amy's coworker started bringing wine. Don't worry, she tells you everything. Right?



Stories made by players, with the exact same tools as ours and honestly, some of the best stories on this platform won't be ours.





The same tools we use to make the Originals.. Free, forever.


Build branching stories told through texts, photos, social media, locations and everyday phone apps. Create characters, private or group chats, multiple-choice replies and trigger-based events. Let readers explore a phone that already feels lived-in, with existing messages, gallery photos, social posts and items waiting to be discovered.

Features include:

  • Private and group text conversations
  • Branching choices and story paths
  • Triggered messages and events
  • Persistent photo gallery
  • Social media posts and likes
  • A shop for sending characters gifts
  • GPS locations and travel
  • Sleep/time progression
  • Custom wallpapers

Everything you can play with in the Originals, you can use in your own stories too. No code required. If you can write a text message, you can write a story.



Export your story as a single file and post it on our subreddit or Discord, the two official homes for community stories. Any supporter can load it, and it plays exactly like an Original: same phone, same apps.

Tag your genres, tag your kinks, warn for the dark stuff. And read the rules before posting: Ai-chan enforces them personally, and she remembers everything.

18+

All characters are fictional adults. Ai-chan checked. Twice.