StoryPad
StoryPad is a journal app for recording notes, feelings, workouts, and travel on a running timeline.
What StoryPad is
StoryPad is a journal app for recording notes, feelings, workouts, and travel on a running timeline. Entries can span multiple pages and combine rich text, checklists, voice recordings, and images in list, grid, or page layouts. A mood history and calendar view help users follow feelings over time. Stories can be tagged, bookmarked, pinned, and searched by title, tag, year, or content. The app offers light and dark modes, more than 20 theme colors, and more than 1,300 Google Fonts. It works offline without an account, with stories stored on the device, and can back up and sync through a private Google Drive folder. The maker says it cannot access journal entries and images stored locally or backed up to Drive. Local exports are available in StoryPad JSON, Markdown, and plain text; Markdown exports are compatible with Obsidian. StoryPad is open source under GNU GPL v3.0 and runs on Android, iOS, and macOS. The free plan includes core journaling features with no ads. StoryPad Pro is listed at $9.99 a month, with lifetime access, future updates, and premium features described in the plan details.
Good
- Works offline without an account
- Supports voice recordings and images
- Searches stories by title, tag, year, or content
- Exports Markdown, JSON, and plain text
- Free plan includes core journaling with no ads
Watch out
- Collects anonymous analytics and crash reports
- No opt-out for those reports is currently offered
- Pro plan is listed at $9.99 a month
Who it suits
StoryPad suits people looking for a personal journal with mood tracking, flexible entry layouts, and offline use. Its maker describes it as an open-source option for people who value simplicity and control over personal data.
Verdict
StoryPad brings journaling, mood history, and flexible organization into one app, with offline access and local exports. Readers should weigh its privacy-policy analytics collection and the listed Pro price against the free core features.
Plans and prices
From StoryPad's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Core journaling features · no ads |
| StoryPad Pro | $9.99, paid once | Unlocks Pro features · One-time purchase; lifetime access, including future updates and premium features |
The facts
Each one read from StoryPad's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- The privacy policy says StoryPad collects anonymous usage analytics and crash reports through Firebase and currently offers no opt-out for those reports.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Export
- Stories can be exported locally as StoryPad JSON, Markdown, or plain text.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- JSON,Markdown,plain text,CSVchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The app can back up and sync through a private Google Drive folder, and exports Markdown compatible with Obsidian.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Media support
- photos_video_audiochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Mood tracking
- The app supports mood history and a calendar view for tracking feelings over time.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- StoryPad can be used offline without an account, with stories stored locally on the device.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Open source
- StoryPad's public repository states that the app is licensed under GNU GPL v3.0.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Users can tag, bookmark, pin, and search stories by title, tag, year, or content.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Personalization
- StoryPad offers light and dark modes, more than 20 theme colors, and more than 1,300 Google Fonts.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says journal entries and images are stored locally or backed up directly to Google Drive, and the maker says it cannot access that data.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Prompt features
- basicchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Search scope
- full_textchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security
- The app listing says users can lock the app with a PIN, Face ID, or fingerprint and recover access with a security question.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites users to report issues, request features, or contribute, and lists [email protected] as its support contact.checked 3 Oct 2026
- What it does
- StoryPad is a journal app for capturing notes, thoughts, emotions, workouts, and travels on a continuous timeline.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker describes StoryPad as an open-source journal for people who value simplicity, minimalism, and control over personal data.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Writing and entries
- Entries can contain multiple pages and use list, grid, or page layouts, with rich text, checklists, voice recordings, and images.checked 3 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Available platforms
- ios,android,macoschecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Phnom Penh, Cambodiachecked 28 Sep 2026
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