Day One: Daily Journal & Diary

Day One: Daily Journal & Diary

Private Gratitude Journaling

118K ratings
2670 reviews
#87 in top-grossing Health & Fitness
💪 Health & Fitness
📊 Productivity
Free
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Record your life with a private digital journal. Securely save text, photos, audio, and video. Features include reminders, prompts, and automatic data import to help you stay consistent and reminisce.

Unlimited text entries
Rich text formatting
Photo and video support
Voice recording
Daily prompts
Streaks and calendar view
Automatic data import
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What's New in Day One

2026.16

August 4, 2026

- Search by a specific date is back, alongside the Years filter - Search results show photo, video, and PDF previews again - Fixed a journal created while signed out disappearing when you sign back in - Fixed permanently deleting an entry during a journal move being able to remove it everywhere - Fixed videos re-uploading their entry on every sync, which notified shared journal members - Fixed the Daily Prompt showing as Answered when you hadn't answered it - Fixed a crash when setting an entry's location to Antarctica - Improved translations - Stability improvements and bug fixes Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases

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Subscription plans

Silver Yearly

Day One Silver Yearly Plan

$49.991 Year
7 Days trial
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In-App Purchases

$4.99

300 Text Messages

Send text messages directly to your journal.

Charts

Top Grossing

This app dropped -2 positions in Health & Fitness chart.

Last updated on August 9, 2026.

Events

Read more about Introducing Prompt Packs

Introducing Prompt Packs

Explore a new library of themed journal prompts.

Aug 21, 2025 Sep 21, 2025

Read more about August Journaling Challenge

August Journaling Challenge

Reflect on your favorite memories all month long.

Aug 1, 2025 Sep 1, 2025

Read more about Journaling Through July

Journaling Through July

Stay consistent with daily writing and reflection.

Jul 1, 2025 Aug 1, 2025

User reviews

Love this app

I like using this app. It is easy to use, it looks nice and is easy-ish to access on any device. And the fact that you can both export and import is a big save.

What a Gift!!

Day One Journal is one of the best gifts I have ever given myself. I had been journaling digitally for more than a decade, and when I downloaded the Day One app, I transferred 10 years worth of musing and memories, and now to have those pop up on this date in previous years has given me tremendous insight and reflection. I’ve been recommending this app to everyone. I know who keeps a journal.
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Good at what it does

This is probably the most get-out-of-the-way journalling app I’ve used, with one notable exception. They recently added AI features to the app, for a premium subscription, alongside a setting to turn them off. However, turning them off doesn’t hide them from the app, so even if you hate AI there is a chatbot upsell shown to you every time you launch the app with no way to hide it, even if you’re a paying subscriber who doesn’t want the AI tier. But for this, I would love using the app every day, but as it is, I find it kind of annoying and obtrusive.
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Day One scrubbed me, they :erased all my years of diaries🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

What? years of entries gone?? Sabe your stuff and QUIT these thieves

It’s ok

Another concern: I’d love to see more variety in the Daily Prompts. Many questions have already been asked before. Refreshing the prompt library would keep journaling feeling fresh.

I’ve been using this journal for a couple of years and overall it’s ok. It gets the job done. But as I evaluate the cost per year, I’m taking a second look at other options.
There are 3 features that I would love to see: highlights in other colors and not that dreadful gold, text in different colors and the ability to archive of journals. As I’m searching for other journals I found this one to be a bit outdated compared to newer options. Unless they add new valuable features that I need , I probably won’t renew. I’ll selected a different program for a cheaper price that has the features I want.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Journal templates disappearing after updates

Bug

Locations changing in existing entries

Bug

Syncing issues leading to data loss

Bug

Crashes and performance problems

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Ability to resize and edit photos

Feature

Handwriting and drawing support

Feature

Calendar view with journal entry previews

Feature

Collaboration and sharing features

Feature

Improved backup and export options

Feature

FAQ

What is Day One?

Day One is a digital journaling app designed to help you record your life as you live it. It allows you to securely save text, photos, audio, and video entries. The app focuses on privacy, ease of use, and features that encourage consistent journaling and reminiscing.

What are the key features of Day One?

Key features include unlimited text entries, rich text formatting with markdown, support for unlimited photos and videos, voice recording with transcription, daily journal prompts, streaks and calendar views for consistency, and automatic import of data like weather and location. It also offers end-to-end encryption for privacy.

How much does Day One cost?

Day One is free to use with unlimited entries. Additional premium features, such as unlimited photos, videos, and audio recordings, are available through a Day One Premium membership. A free trial is offered for the premium features.

What devices is Day One available on?

Day One is a cross-platform application. It is available on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac, allowing you to journal from wherever and whenever you choose.

How can I use Day One to form a habit?

Day One offers several features to help you form a journaling habit. These include programmable reminders via text message or phone notifications, unique daily journal prompts to overcome writer's block, and a streaks and calendar view to track your progress and maintain momentum.