Journal - From Me
Journal - From Me is a local-first writing app for journaling, notes, guided reflection, and responses to current events.
What Journal - From Me is
Journal - From Me is a local-first writing app for journaling, notes, guided reflection, and responses to current events. It runs on iOS and macOS, with a free core journaling experience and multiple export formats. Users can type, handwrite with Apple Pencil on iPad, or choose voice transcription. Guided Journal offers five prompts each day, with each response saved as a separate page and earlier writing available in an archive. Yesterday Through You provides seven prompts based on the previous day’s stories, also keeping each response on its own page. A reusable notepad supports lists, plans, ideas, observations, and longer threads. Users can adjust page, line, and ink colors and choose light or dark writing surfaces. Journal text is stored on the device; optional iCloud sync uses Apple CloudKit. Clairos says it does not keep a central database of journal text or handwriting, and prompt requests do not include written responses. The app requires no separate account to begin and has no public profile or social feed.
Good
- Free core journaling experience.
- Supports typing, Apple Pencil handwriting, and voice transcription.
- Journal content is stored on the device.
- Offers multiple export formats.
Watch out
- Yesterday, Through You Monthly costs $0.99 a month.
- Apple’s developer-reported data collection information is not verified by Apple.
Who it suits
It suits people who want a private-feeling journal on iOS or macOS with guided prompts, notes, and optional handwriting. It also fits users who want local storage and no public profile or social feed.
Verdict
Journal - From Me combines guided writing, notes, and current-event reflections with device-based storage and optional iCloud sync. Its free core experience offers a starting point, while the monthly plan unlocks Guided Journal and Yesterday, Through You.
Plans and prices
From Journal - From Me's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Yesterday, Through You Monthly | $0.99 a month | Unlocks Guided Journal and Yesterday, Through You |
| Core Journal | Free | Core Journal experience |
| Journal Yearly | $4.99 a year | Unlocks Guided Journal and Yesterday, Through You |
The facts
Each one read from Journal - From Me's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounts and social features
- The app requires no separate account to begin and has no public profile or social feed.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can customize page, line, and ink colors, with light and dark writing surfaces.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- Apple’s App Store listing says the developer reports that the app does not collect data; Apple says this developer-provided information is not verified by Apple.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- multiplechecked 20 Sep 2026
- Guided prompts
- Guided Journal offers five prompts each day, with responses saved as separate pages and previous writing available in an archive.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Handwriting and typing
- Users can handwrite with Apple Pencil on iPad, type, or use optional voice transcription.checked 9 Oct 2026
- News reflections
- Yesterday Through You offers seven prompts based on the previous day’s stories, with each response kept on its own page.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Notepad
- The app supports reusable handwritten or typed notes for lists, ideas, plans, observations, and longer threads.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy and storage
- Journal content is stored on the user’s device, and optional iCloud sync uses Apple CloudKit; Clairos says it does not maintain a central database of journal text or handwriting.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Prompt data
- Prompt requests provide prompt content to the device and do not include the user’s written response.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Journal - From Me is a local-first writing app for journaling, notes, guided reflection, and reflecting on current events.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is provided by email at [email protected], and users are asked not to send private journal content unless they choose to.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- Clairos describes itself as an independent software studio founded in Arkansas.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The maker describes the app as available for iPhone and iPad; the App Store lists iPadOS 18.0 or later and Mac compatibility requiring macOS 15.0 or later and an Apple M1 chip or later.checked 9 Oct 2026
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