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Alternatives to Day One

Day One works for journals that mix formats: an entry can include writing, photos, video, audio, drawings, or documents. Prompts, templates, reminders, search and filters support regular writing and finding older entries, while passcodes, biometric security, end-to-end encryption and automatic backups protect them. It also supports private Shared Journals and runs on phones, computers, browsers, browser extensions and Apple Watch. The free Basic plan allows one photo per…

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Stoic

Stoic is a mental health journaling app that combines Stoicism and modern psychological science to support self-reflection and well-being.

Free planAndroidiOSWeb

From $39.99 a year

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Journey

Journey is a journaling app for creating entries with photos, videos, audio, GIFs, and music.

Free planAndroidiOSWeb

From $50.04 a year

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Mindsera

Mindsera is an AI-powered journal for recording writing and reflecting on thoughts over time.

Free planAndroidiOSWeb

From $129 a year

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Daybook
Daybook is a digital diary and journaling app for recording thoughts and life's moments on Android, iOS, and the web.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
8.1From $39.99 a year
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Skrive
Skrive is a personal journal built around one plain-text entry per day.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOS
8.1Free plan
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StoryPad
StoryPad is a journal app for recording notes, feelings, workouts, and travel on a running timeline.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOS
8.0$9.99 one-time
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Penzu
Penzu is an online diary and personal journal for private writing, available in browsers and through iOS and Android apps.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
8.0From $19.99 a year
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Rosebud
Rosebud is an AI journal for personal growth, designed to help users process emotions and identify patterns in their reflections.
Free planAndroidiOSWebmacOS
8.0From $107.99 a year
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Diaro
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
7.9Free plan
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tinythoughts
tinythoughts is a sentence-a-day journal for recording short entries and responding to a different writing prompt each day of the year.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
7.9From $3 a month
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Diarium
Diarium is a private journal app for recording memories with text, photos, videos, audio, locations, and tags.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows
7.8Free plan
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MoodHaven Journal
MoodHaven Journal is a free journaling app with guided prompts and end-to-end encryption.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux
7.8Free plan
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Reflectly
Reflectly is an AI-driven journal and mood tracker for recording daily thoughts and feelings on Android and iOS.
Free planAndroidiOS
7.7Free plan
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Islet
Islet is a free, open-source journal app for keeping text and media entries in separate notebooks.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOS
7.6Free plan
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Gratitude
Gratitude is a journaling and mindfulness app for people who want to focus on positive experiences and live with intention.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOS
7.6Free plan
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Local Journal
Local Journal is an offline diary app for Android and iOS that keeps entries on the device.
Free planAndroidiOS
7.5$6.99 one-time
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Moodflow
Moodflow is an emotional wellness app for logging moods, reflecting on emotional patterns, and receiving AI-generated insights.
Free planAndroidiOS
7.5From $14.99 a year
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Grid Diary
AndroidiOSmacOS
7.4
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Apple Journal
Apple Journal is a free journaling app for reflecting on everyday moments and special events.
Free planiOSmacOS
7.3Free plan
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Five Minute Journal
AndroidiOS
7.2From $19.99 a year
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Journal - From Me
Journal - From Me is a local-first writing app for journaling, notes, guided reflection, and responses to current events.
Free planiOSmacOS
7.2From $4.99 a year
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Journiv
Journiv is a self-hosted journaling app for privacy-conscious users, available on the web and through self-hosted deployment.
Free planWebSelf-hosted
7.1Free plan
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Penso Notes
Penso Notes is a free micro-journaling app for Android and iOS.
Free planAndroidiOS
7.1Free plan
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Mirror
Mirror is a free mental health journaling app for self-reflection, available on iOS and Android in the United States.
Free planAndroidiOS
7.0Free plan
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jrnl
jrnl is a free, open-source command-line application for creating, searching, and viewing journal entries.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.9Free plan
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AhhLife
AhhLife is a web-based private journal organized around email prompts.
Free planWeb
6.9From $49.99 a year
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DailyBean
DailyBean is a journal and mood tracker for logging how a day went with a few taps.
Free planAndroidiOS
6.8Free plan
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Momento
Momento is an iPhone journaling app that combines written entries, photos, videos, and imported activity feeds in a searchable personal journal.
Free planiOS
6.7Free plan
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WriteDiary
WriteDiary is a freemium diary service for recording experiences, thoughts, and memories on the web or Android.
Free planAndroidWeb
6.7Free plan
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