Stoic is a mental health journaling app that combines Stoicism and modern psychological science to support self-reflection and well-being.
Best Journaling Apps in 2026
Journey is a journaling app for creating entries with photos, videos, audio, GIFs, and music.
Day One is a journaling app for writing and organizing entries across iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Windows, browsers, and browser extensions.
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Mindsera
Mindsera is an AI-powered journal for recording writing and reflecting on thoughts over time.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb8.4From $129 a year - 5

Daybook
Daybook is a digital diary and journaling app for recording thoughts and life's moments on Android, iOS, and the web.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb8.1From $39.99 a year - 6
Skrive
Skrive is a personal journal built around one plain-text entry per day.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOS8.1Free plan - 7

StoryPad
StoryPad is a journal app for recording notes, feelings, workouts, and travel on a running timeline.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOS8.0$9.99 one-time - 8
Penzu
Penzu is an online diary and personal journal for private writing, available in browsers and through iOS and Android apps.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb8.0From $19.99 a year - 9
Rosebud
Rosebud is an AI journal for personal growth, designed to help users process emotions and identify patterns in their reflections.
Free planAndroidiOSWebmacOS8.0From $107.99 a year - 10

Diaro
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.9Free plan - 11
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 planAndroidiOSWeb7.9From $3 a month - 12

Diarium
Diarium is a private journal app for recording memories with text, photos, videos, audio, locations, and tags.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOSWindows7.8Free plan - 13

MoodHaven Journal
MoodHaven Journal is a free journaling app with guided prompts and end-to-end encryption.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux7.8Free plan - 14
Reflectly
Reflectly is an AI-driven journal and mood tracker for recording daily thoughts and feelings on Android and iOS.
Free planAndroidiOS7.7Free plan - 15
Islet
Islet is a free, open-source journal app for keeping text and media entries in separate notebooks.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOS7.6Free plan - 16
Gratitude
Gratitude is a journaling and mindfulness app for people who want to focus on positive experiences and live with intention.
Free planAndroidiOSmacOS7.6Free plan - 17
Local Journal
Local Journal is an offline diary app for Android and iOS that keeps entries on the device.
Free planAndroidiOS7.5$6.99 one-time - 18
Moodflow
Moodflow is an emotional wellness app for logging moods, reflecting on emotional patterns, and receiving AI-generated insights.
Free planAndroidiOS7.5From $14.99 a year - 19
Grid Diary
AndroidiOSmacOS7.4 - 20

Apple Journal
Apple Journal is a free journaling app for reflecting on everyday moments and special events.
Free planiOSmacOS7.3Free plan - 21
Five Minute Journal
AndroidiOS7.2From $19.99 a year - 22
Journal - From Me
Journal - From Me is a local-first writing app for journaling, notes, guided reflection, and responses to current events.
Free planiOSmacOS7.2From $4.99 a year - 23
Journiv
Journiv is a self-hosted journaling app for privacy-conscious users, available on the web and through self-hosted deployment.
Free planWebSelf-hosted7.1Free plan - 247.1Free 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 planAndroidiOS7.0Free plan

