Comparison

Daily Journal Log, Private vs Lognote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Daily Journal Log, Private

This app offers AI-powered journaling with features like chat feedback, voice summaries, and pattern analysis. It allows for unlimited notes, photo attachments, and secure, private storage with optional iCloud sync. Build consistent habits with reminders and explore your writing patterns with insightful analytics.

Highlights
  • AI chat and voice feedback
  • Unlimited notes and journal entries
  • Photo attachments
  • AI scanning for instant entries
  • Search and organization
  • Gratitude, goals, and reflection templates
  • Privacy-focused with no account required
Features
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Feeltracker: 4.8 stars with 23K+ ratings • 800K+ downloads • 250K+ users/year • 5M+ saves/year • 96% satisfaction Journal with AI chat, hands-free voice conversations, and on-device intelligence that help you reflect deeper. Daily Journal combines effortless note-taking with intelligent AI that analyzes your entries and offers personalized insights—transforming daily journaling into meaningful self-discovery. Whether you're seeking clarity, documenting life, or practicing gratitude, get AI-powered guidance that makes every entry count. POWERFUL JOURNALING FEATURES: • Write unlimited notes and journal entries throughout your day • AI Scanning: scan objects, documents, receipts, or text for instant entries • Photo attachments to create visual memories • Search functionality to find any entry instantly • Templates for gratitude, goals, and daily reflections • Organize entries by date for easy browsing YOUR PRIVACY, ALWAYS PROTECTED: • No account required—start journaling immediately • Apple Intelligence (iOS 26+): run AI fully on-device, 100% offline and private • Automatic iCloud sync keeps entries safe across all devices • Export your journal anytime in PDF, CSV, Excel, or JSON formats DESIGNED FOR DAILY WRITING: • Beautiful Liquid Glass design with distraction-free Dark Mode • Quick-entry widgets for capturing thoughts from your home screen • Customizable reminders, 24-hour clock option, localized in-app FAQ • Multiple daily entries to document your entire day DISCOVER YOUR STORY: • Beautiful trends and analytics reveal your writing patterns • GitHub-style activity chart to visualize journaling consistency • Interactive charts—tap any point to view detailed entries instantly • Word count tracking and writing streak motivation • Weekly, monthly, and six-month reviews of your journey • Calendar view to revisit memories from any date AI-POWERED FEATURES: • Voice Chat: hands-free two-way conversations with the AI • Ask a Question: instant answers about your journal entries • Chat: interactive conversations about your writing journey • Voice Summary: audio summaries of your journal themes • Theme Explorer: discover recurring topics and ideas • Sentiment Timeline: visualize your emotional journey over time • Pattern Detective: discover hidden patterns in your entries • Goal Assistant: personalized growth goals • Generate Story: turn journal entries into a narrative • Text Summary, Deep Research Report, Pro Health Report • Song Recommendations: music matched to your reflections • Personalized Quiz, Make Me Laugh, Calm Me Down for Sleep • Personalized greeting shares the meaning of your name • Optional profile context (age, gender, sleep schedule, weather) for sharper insights FREE WITH PRO OPTIONS: • All core journaling features completely free • Pro unlocks Theme Explorer, Sentiment Timeline, deep AI analysis, and Apple Intelligence mode • Affordable pricing to support your lifelong journaling practice IMPORTANT HEALTH DISCLAIMER: This app is for personal journaling and informational purposes only. AI insights and recommendations do not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making health decisions. Privacy Policy: https://feeltracker.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://feeltracker.com/terms/

About

Lognote

Effortlessly create precise, timestamped notes for work, projects, and time-critical tasks. Organize, search, and export your information with ease. Premium features offer photo attachments, location data, and enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Timestamped notes
  • Customizable groups
  • Search and filter
  • Pre-set phrases
  • Export options (PDF, TXT, CSV, JSON)
  • Audit log
  • Auto backup
Features
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Quick notes for everyday life. Clear records for work. Lognote automatically adds the date and time, so you can capture a thought, an update or a moment and remember when it happened. Save a gift idea, keep meeting notes, document a project or write a few lines about your day. Each entry becomes part of a timeline you can return to later. OFFLINE FIRST. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. YOUR NOTES, YOUR CHOICE. Start writing without an account. Your notes are saved locally first. Optional Pro Cloud Sync keeps the same offline-first approach. CAPTURE NOW. ORGANIZE LATER. Write directly in a group or drop a thought into Inbox. For things you record regularly, create your own predefined Quick Notes. One tap saves a new timestamped entry, without typing the same text again. Use them in all groups or only the groups you choose. KEEP LIFE AND WORK IN ORDER. Organize projects, trips and routines with groups, folders and hashtags. Pro adds separate Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox. KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AND WHEN. Every note gets an automatic timestamp, down to the second. Keep a daily journal, meeting log, shift record or project history without typing the time yourself. Prefer a simpler notebook? You can hide timestamps, too. MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES. Capture on iPhone, spread out on iPad, use tabs and split views on Mac, and add quick text entries from Apple Watch. Features • Your own predefined Quick Notes: save recurring entries with one tap • Make Quick Notes available in all groups or only selected groups • Spacious editor for longer notes, with rich text formatting • Slash menu: type / to add headings, checklists, lists, quotes and code blocks • Text formatting, clickable checklists and typing shortcuts • Unlimited text notes and groups • Automatic timestamps, down to the second, with the option to hide them • Inbox for quick thoughts to organize later • Bubble, Journal and Classic note views on iPhone and iPad • Hashtags, custom tag colors and note search • Up to two folders per workspace • Optional link previews • Writing statistics and Memories to rediscover entries from previous years • Daily Inbox reminders • Widgets, plus Inbox capture with Siri and Shortcuts • Export as PDF, plain text, CSV, JSON, Markdown, Rich Text or HTML • Local backups, automatic backups and recovery of deleted notes • Basic Audit Log to review saved changes • Turn notes into shareable Story images • Offline note-taking without an account Pro Features • Optional Cloud Sync across your devices • Offline first, even with Cloud Sync enabled. Keep writing without an internet connection. Your changes sync when you’re back online. • Multiple Workspaces, each with its own groups and Inbox • Unlimited folders and subfolders • Photos, videos, files and audio attachments • Voice memos and transcription on supported iPhone and iPad devices: keep the text, recording or both • Create shared groups and collaborate with others • Favorites, priorities and archiving • Calendar and map views • Location tagging and location-based reminders with geofences • Group locking with Face ID, Touch ID or PIN • Custom filters and combined tag filters • Custom accent colors and alternate app icons • Export selected date ranges • Advanced Audit Log search, filters and export Write it down. Keep the context. Get on with your day. NEED HELP OR MISSING A FEATURE? Please get in touch whenever you need help, run into a problem or feel something is missing. I respond quickly to support requests, questions and feature suggestions. Contact me through the app or at https://lognoteapp.com/contact. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lognoteapp.com/legal/privacy-policy Support: https://lognoteapp.com/contact

Screenshots

Daily Journal Log, Private4 screens
Lognote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Journal Log, Private at 4.9 against Lognote's 4.6. Daily Journal Log, Private also leads on ratings volume (461 vs 54). Lognote's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Journal Log, Private sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Lognote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Journal Log, Private holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Journal Log, Private has 461 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Daily Journal Log, Private's written reviews are positive against 94% of Lognote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daily Journal Log, Private versus Lognote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Journal Log, PrivateLognote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (461 ratings) — better4.6 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings461 — better54
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB127 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCustom ArtsAlexander Stolte

Customer experience

Daily Journal Log, Private

All ratings461 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%

Lognote

All ratings52 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%

Bugs and requests

Daily Journal Log, Private

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Last entry notification cannot be disabled despite user attempts
  • App stopped working on October 12, 2025 (resolved by October 13)
  • Text entry problems (reported and fixed)
  • Scrolling freezes and sticks on some devices
  • Key presses not registering immediately
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  • App requires force close and reopen to function properly

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to attach files and photos to entries
  • Home screen widget for quick access
  • End time tracking with timeline visualization
  • AI-powered prompts for entry suggestions
  • Customizable text formatting (colors, sizes, fonts)
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  • Capitalized text as default option
  • Date range selection in trends view
  • Comparison of trends across different time periods
  • Sync with other apps like Moleskine's Timepage
  • Filter out common words (articles, prepositions) from trends

Lognote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Journal Log, Private

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$23.991 Year
3 purchases

Lognote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lognote Pro Lifetime$200.00

Questions

Is Daily Journal Log, Private free?
Daily Journal Log, Private is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lognote free?
Lognote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Journal Log, Private or Lognote?
Daily Journal Log, Private is rated higher. Daily Journal Log, Private averages 4.9 out of 5 from 461 ratings, while Lognote averages 4.6 from 54 ratings.
Do Daily Journal Log, Private or Lognote have ads?
Neither Daily Journal Log, Private nor Lognote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Journal Log, Private or Lognote?
Daily Journal Log, Private ships an update weekly, and Lognote weekly. Most recently, Daily Journal Log, Private was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lognote on November 3, 2026.

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