30 alternatives · from journaling software

Alternatives to Five Minute Journal

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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

$299, paid once

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Journey

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

Free planAndroidiOSWeb

From $4.17 a month

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Mindsera

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

Free planAndroidiOSWeb

Free plan

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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
7.6From $9 a month
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Day One
Day One is a journaling app for writing and organizing entries across iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Windows, browsers, and browser extensions.
Free planAndroidiOSExtensionmacOS
7.5From $4.17 a month
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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
7.4From $3.33 a month
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Diaro
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
7.4Free plan
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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
7.4$199.99, paid once
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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
7.4Free plan
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Skrive
Skrive is a personal journal built around one plain-text entry per day.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOS
7.4Free 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
7.4From $3 a month
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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
7.3Free plan
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StoryPad
StoryPad is a journal app for recording notes, feelings, workouts, and travel on a running timeline.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOS
7.3From $9.99 a month
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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
7.1$6.99, paid once
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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
7.1From $1.25 a month
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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
7.0Free plan
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MoodHaven Journal
MoodHaven Journal is a free journaling app with guided prompts and end-to-end encryption.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux
7.0Free plan
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Diarium
Diarium is a private journal app for recording memories with text, photos, videos, audio, locations, and tags.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows
6.9Free plan
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Grid Diary
AndroidiOSmacOS
6.9
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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
6.9Free plan
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AhhLife
AhhLife is a web-based private journal organized around email prompts.
Free planWeb
6.8From $4.17 a month
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Apple Journal
Apple Journal is a free journaling app for reflecting on everyday moments and special events.
Free planiOSmacOS
6.6Free plan
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DailyBean
DailyBean is a journal and mood tracker for logging how a day went with a few taps.
Free planAndroidiOS
6.5Free 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
6.5Free plan
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Penso Notes
Penso Notes is a free micro-journaling app for Android and iOS.
Free planAndroidiOS
6.5Free 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
6.5Free plan
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jrnl
jrnl is a free, open-source command-line application for creating, searching, and viewing journal entries.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.4Free plan
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750 Words
iOSWeb
6.3
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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
6.3Free 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
6.3Free plan
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