Hermes Journal vs Gamu Journal

Need an extremely private journal? Meet Hermes, a fully encrypted journalling app made for privacy. You can create multiple journals and optionally lock them with a password. Each journal entry can have it's own password as well. There's no limit to how many journals and entries you can create. Everything is saved locally but you can export a journal as encrypted txt file.

A private journal for thoughts, moods, memories, photos, and voice notes — built to keep your writing on your device. Gamu Journal is an offline-first encrypted diary for daily writing, reflection, mood tracking, and personal memories. No account. No cloud sync. No ads. No subscriptions. Your journal entries stay local, protected by device storage and optional app security. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Write freely without sending your journal to a server. - Offline-first journal storage - No account required - No cloud-synced journal database - Private by default with Local Encryption for app data - Optional PIN and Password protection - Biometrics support when available - Duress PIN optional setup to quickly wipe local journal data MOOD TRACKING & INSIGHTS Track how you feel and understand emotional patterns over time. Log moods with your entries, review charts, and build self-awareness through consistent reflection. DAILY WRITING PROMPTS Start writing even when you do not know what to say. Daily prompts help you reflect, remember, and build a steady journaling habit. PROMPT JOURNEY Start guided journeys with a select set of prompts that unlocks every day. QUICK ENTRIES, ON THIS DAY MEMORIES AND GENTLE RESTART. Add entries quickly by skipping formatting, review entries from the past year with "On This Day", quickly start an entry with "Gentle Restart" when you missed a day. PHOTOS, VOICE NOTES & FILES Add more than text. Attach photos, voice notes, stickers, and files to preserve memories with context. ORGANIZED, SEARCHABLE WRITING Keep entries organized with folders, tags, templates, and local search. Find old thoughts, moments, and memories without sending your data online. BACKUPS YOU CONTROL Create encrypted .gamu backups and store them where you choose. Gamu Journal does not run a journal-content server and cannot read or recover your private entries. MULTI-LANGUAGE V3 supports seven distinct languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese. More language support to be released... NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. NO ADS. NO CLOUD SYNC. Gamu Journal is made for people who want a calm, private place to write without accounts, feeds, ads, or recurring subscription fees. Download Gamu Journal and start writing privately.