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Intura, now as a notebook

Intura 1.7 has a new look: white paper, black ink, a leather cover. The coach is now Kaya AI, with a longer memory, a monthly letter, and controls over what Kaya sees.

By Henning Witzel-Acikgöz3 min read

Intura 1.7 looks like what it is: a journal you keep about leading. White paper, black ink, one red for the things you tap, and a black leather cover with a red band as the app icon. Everything you had is still there. It just stopped looking like every other AI app.

Two iPhones on a desk next to a black leather notebook, showing the new Intura Journal in light and dark mode

Why the new look

The old Intura was violet and glowing. That is what an AI product looks like right now, and that was the problem. Intura isn't about the model. It's about the people you lead and the few minutes at the end of the day where you think about them.

So the app now feels like a notebook you'd actually keep on your desk. The Journal reads like a table of contents, every week gets a title of its own, and every page has a number. Light and dark mode both got the same care, so it looks right at 7am and at 11pm.

Meet Kaya AI

The coach has a name now. Kaya is Turkish for rock: something steady to lean on while you think. My wife is Turkish, so the name came from close to home.

Kaya remembers your months, not just your week, and can search your whole journal. Ask about a hard conversation and there's no backstory to explain. When an idea from one of the ten leadership books fits, Kaya brings it in and shows you which one it was.

Once a month, Kaya also writes you a short letter: where you were, what keeps showing up, and one thing to watch.

Two iPhones on dotted paper. Left: a Kaya AI conversation that quotes the journal back and names an idea from The Coaching Habit. Right: a monthly letter from Kaya AI

You decide what Kaya sees

A longer memory only works if you stay in control of it. So it shipped together with the controls, not after them. Keep a day or a note off Kaya and it never leaves your phone. Have Kaya forget a person. Limit how far back Kaya reads, for example to the last six months. And Kaya tells you what it has noticed about how you lead, so you can say “that's right” or “not quite”.

Two iPhones on dotted paper. Left: what Kaya AI has noticed about you, each point with That's right and Not quite. Right: a colleague's page with the options Keep off Kaya AI and Forget

Also in this release

  • Attach a photo or a PDF to any day.
  • Weekly summaries and 1:1 prep keep working when you close them, and are ready when you come back.
  • On iPhone, iPad and Mac, synced through your own iCloud.

If something feels off in the new look, or you miss something from the old one, tell me. Settings, then Submit Feedback, or write to hello@intura.app.