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Journal

Reflect on life’s moments

231K ratings
5048 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
💪 Health & Fitness
Free

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 26, 2023
  • December 12, 2025

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Apple
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Capture and reflect on life's moments with rich media like photos, videos, and audio. Intelligent suggestions and prompts help you start writing, while multiple journals and goal tracking support a consistent practice. Sync across devices for seamless access.

✓Journaling suggestions and prompts
✓Rich media attachments (photos, video, audio)
✓Handwriting and sketching support
✓Multiple journal organization
✓Streaks and insights for habit tracking
✓Cross-device iCloud sync
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Journal. Based on 231K reviews and a 4.8/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 6 negatives reviewers mention most about this Health & Fitness app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Journaling made easy
  • 🔒Private and secure
  • 👍Organized and intuitive
  • 👍Helpful suggestions and prompts
  • 👍Convenient voice recording
  • 👍Integrates with photos and activities

Negative things

  • 🐛Cursor jumps around while typing
  • 🐛Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🔍Lack of search and filtering options
  • 🔍Inability to organize entries into folders or tags
  • 🔍Limited customization options for fonts, colors, etc.
  • 📱Not available on iPad or Mac
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What's New in Journal

1.7

December 12, 2025

Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Needs better integration for ipad

It does good for the most part. I love using the app, but for some reason when I use it with Apple Pencil, there are so many issues and this is after ipad os 27 launch. I feel so much potential in this app, but it’s just not there.
JournlloveJournllove

Love it

I really like being able to look back on past day
ViolinistfireViolinistfire

I want to love it so much, but it’s horrible

Apple, please fix this app! This has so much potential, I love to journal and used this on my iPad with a pencil to create a hand felt experience of journaling, but the moment I save my entry and back out, half of my entire entry gets erased. It’s so frustrating! The issue doesn’t exist with typing, but it’s not the same experience as actually writing. I hope this review actually gets seen by someone in Apple and addressed properly, but until then, I’m going to find another journal app.
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Yuriy TurchynYuriy Turchyn

Terrible

I lost my old phone and could never recover any of my entries hate it
LuissalmeronLuissalmeron

❤️💔❤️‍🩹❤️💔❤️‍🩹

It actually helps me get my thoughts out and it feels like I’m actually talking to a person that understands everything I’m saying in all my struggles
Kulch⭐️Kulch⭐️
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Cursor jumping to top/bottom of entry while typing

Bug

App freezing or crashing when adding multiple photos

Bug

Inconsistent behavior when editing existing entries

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Requested Features

6 requests

Add search and filtering capabilities

Feature

Implement tagging and folder organization

Feature

Provide more customization options

Feature

Expand to iPad and Mac platforms

Feature

Integrate with Health app for mood tracking

Feature

Add option to share/export journal entries

Feature

FAQ

What does the Journal app do?

This app allows you to capture and reflect on your daily moments and special events. You can write entries, add photos, videos, audio recordings, and even your state of mind. It provides journaling suggestions and prompts to help you get started and maintain a consistent practice.

What are the key features of the Journal app?

Key features include intelligent journaling suggestions based on your iPhone usage, the ability to illustrate entries with rich media, handwriting and sketching capabilities, organization into multiple journals, habit tracking with streaks and insights, and secure syncing across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud.

Is the Journal app free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a completely free experience for users.

What devices is the Journal app compatible with?

The app is designed for Apple devices. It can be synced and used seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac using iCloud, ensuring your journal entries are accessible on all your devices.

How can I use the Journal app for wellbeing?

You can log your state of mind directly within the app and save it for later reflection, contributing to your wellbeing journey. The app also offers reflection prompts focused on gratitude, kindness, and purpose to encourage positive self-awareness.