Ember vs Simple Journal

Ember is a diary for the things you wouldn't say out loud yet. The day you almost quit. The walk that fixed you. The sentence your mother said in 2007 that you still think about. It's not a notebook for productivity or a journal for habits. It's a place to write the way you'd write to yourself at three in the morning, when nobody is watching and the sentences don't have to be good. The page is plain on purpose. Fraunces or Lora for the writing, set at a size that doesn't make you squint. A title field that doesn't ask much. A small line for the weather, the mood, the song that was playing. Voice memos when typing feels like too much. Photos when a photo says it faster. A drawing layer for the days a doodle is the whole entry. Each morning, one prompt, if you want one. Ignore it if you don't. Everything you write stays on this iPhone, encrypted with AES-GCM the moment you tap save. There is no Ember server. No account to make. No analytics looking over your shoulder. We couldn't read your entries if we tried — we built it that way on purpose. Ember is free to download with everything unlocked. One small banner supports development — remove it anytime with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, no auto-renewal, no popups asking you to upgrade in eighteen months. Export to Markdown or PDF whenever you like, and take what you wrote with you. The diary is yours; we're just the room it sits in. Write something today. Even one line.

Simple Journal is a quiet, comfortable journaling app you can keep up without effort. Open it whenever you feel like writing, and jot down just a few lines. That small habit, repeated day after day, becomes a record worth keeping. No titles. No templates. No save button. We stripped away everything unnecessary, so you can simply focus on writing. And Simple Journal has no ads — at all. Unlike many other apps, it wasn't built to generate ad revenue. Your entries stay yours, undisturbed by anyone else. Key Features ・No title needed, autosave — start writing the moment you open the app ・One page per day, with free editing and additions anytime ・Browse past entries instantly from the calendar view ・Find any entry in seconds with keyword search ・No ads, no social features, no AI ・Available in 日本語・English・한국어 Premium Features ・Dark mode ・Premium font selection ・Export your journal ・Import your journal ・Face ID / passcode lock Just one minute a day. Let's quietly record your everyday life.