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One Year: Daily Journal

One Year: Daily Journal

Mood Diary & Memory Garden

413 ratings
202 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
💪 Health & Fitness
$6.99 Free
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 15, 2025
  • July 25, 2026

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Wind Down Studio, LLC
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Capture a daily memory with text and an image, which then grows into a unique hand-drawn plant. Over a year, these plants form a personalized digital garden, making journaling visual and easy to maintain. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with cross-device sync.

✓Daily memory capture with text and image
✓Hand-drawn plant grows for each entry
✓Visual garden forms over the year
✓Private and ad-free journaling
✓Cross-device sync (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro)
✓Home and Lock Screen widgets
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of One Year. Based on 413 reviews and a 4.6/5 average, it highlights the 4 positives and 3 negatives reviewers mention most about this Health & Fitness app.

Positive things

  • 👍Simple and beautiful design
  • 💕Visually satisfying
  • 🥰Cute and adorable
  • 🤩Motivational and brings time into perspective

Negative things

  • 🤔Questionable pricing model
  • 🤨Limited functionality in free version
  • 🙄Lack of customization options
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What's New in One Year

3.0

July 25, 2026

In this update, we're growing your garden in a BIG way: - You can now add up to 5 images per memory - Start capturing moments in app with our new camera - Added a new Memory Camera control you can add to your lock screen - Huge improvements with how your memories are stored - Way better cross device syncing - Fixed an issue where the photo memory widget would randomly stop working - Fixed another issue for people on iOS 17 where the app would crash (boooo) - Added performance improvements across the board

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Subscription plans

One Year Annual

Get full access to One Year for this year

$34.991 Year
Price Updates
July 24, 2026→$34.99
January 15, 2026→$34.99
June 30, 2025→$29.99
February 4, 2025→$4.99
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User reviews

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Nothing in free tier

Literally have to pay to do anything
Tylerrutt17Tylerrutt17

Definitely not worth the price

I'm incredibly unimpressed with the "free" version of this journal. The repeated criticism that the advertised journalling is paywalled feels frequently ignored. -"There's a trial period." Is not good enough reasoning for having the primary purpose for a journal paywalled. This is the bare minimum to be expected and delivered by a subscription plan. -"Pricing is hard, lol." Is also not an adequate enough reason to justify a DIGITAL journal app. I am not paying for materials, shipping, craftsmanship, etc. like I would for a physical journal. The lifetime option price is more expensive than all of the actual quality physical journals I pay for. I was excited to try out this cute looking journal, but with how minimalist and limited my options are, I remain disappointed and unimpressed. A PREMIUM PAID version of an app should ADD to the core concept. The main core of this is "journalling," and it is advertised as that.
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Space KookSpace Kook

????

Whats the point of making the app free if we still have to pay the second day?? Also why pay for an app that you can basically do in the notes app like Whats the point in paying when it’s a basic note app?
Sam32157Sam32157

Disappointed

The app design is beautiful and I really appreciate the clean, minimalist aesthetic. However, I’m disappointed that writing, which is the core function of a journal, is locked behind a subscription. I hope the developers consider making at least a limited letter count a part of the free version.
Radhika MadhusudanaRadhika Madhusudana

Response from developer

Hi there This is Alec, the dev behind One Year. Appreciate you taking some time to drop some thoughts our way. Really sorry to see you felt like there wasn't enough information around how the free vs paid structure works. Honestly, I'd agree with you, and it's something we work on every update to make way more clear! I just want to clarify what One Year offers: Free - some widgets, daily mood tracking, multiple device syncing Full Access - all widgets, daily journaling with images & mood tracking, multiple device syncing We put a ton of work into this app, and it supports multiple families, but at the end of the day we would love for people to just use it :). With that said, I'd love to drop you free access for a while. If you're interested, drop me an email at alec@wndn.studio. Thanks again for dropping some thoughts. Hope to talk soon. Alec

Journaling behind a Paywall

Downloaded this as it seemed like a distraction-free journaling app that I can access on the go, shows my mood, and shows my consistency in a way I really enjoyed. So disappointed to see this isn’t exactly the case if you’re unwilling to pay. It doesn’t explain this in the description at all. There’s not really any functionality to it after the first day without paying. You can only write one journal entry the day you download it, and then beyond that it’s paywalled. Really disappointing to see - I appreciate people need to make their money somewhere but it wasn’t made clear at all that you can’t journal on the journaling app without paying. I expected it would be additional features that would be paid - like customising the plants or something. Such a shame that the whole purpose of the app - to be a daily journal - is locked behind a paywall.
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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Cannot download on iOS 16.3.1

Bug

Flower version set as default, no option to choose black dot

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Requested Features

4 requests

Adapt to Chinese language

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Add dark mode and dark icons

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Smaller widget size option

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Add garden widget or zoom in feature

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FAQ

What is this app about?

This app allows you to capture one memory each day by writing text and adding an image. Each entry contributes to a unique hand-drawn plant that grows over the course of a year, ultimately forming a personalized digital garden.

How does the journaling process work?

You write a short or long memory and can optionally add an image. For each entry, a new hand-drawn plant grows. Over time, these plants accumulate to create a full garden representing your year of memories. You can revisit any past entry and its corresponding plant.

Is this app free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering core journaling features. There are in-app purchases available, which likely unlock additional features or customization options for your garden or plants.

What devices is this app compatible with?

This app is designed to work across Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Your journal entries and garden will sync seamlessly across all your devices.

What are the main benefits of using this app for journaling?

The app offers a light, visual, and easy-to-maintain journaling experience. It focuses on consistency rather than streaks or perfection, with no pressure to write extensively. The unique plant-growing feature makes tracking memories engaging and rewarding.