Day One Journal: Private Diary

Automattic, Inc

4.7

Day One is the journal app that reinvented journaling. Completely private, cross-platform, and designed to never fill up, Day One is designed to let you capture your life as you live it. Use Day One as a daily journal, personal diary, note taking app, travel log, or gratitude journal.

“Day One creates something so rare it feels almost sacred: A completely private digital space.” – New York Times

“Day One makes keeping a journal delightfully easy.” – Wired

“It’s perfect! Does what it says on the box. I was able to import my stuff from another (pricey) journal so that I didn’t lose those entries. It’s easy to add multiple entries to a day and to keep pictures. And it’s lockable, keeping private thoughts protected. I will happily use Day One for years.” – Day One user

PRESERVE EVERY MEMORY

- Unlimited text entries
- Unlimited photos*
- Different journals for every aspect of your life*
- IFTTT shortcuts allow importing data from Spotify, YouTube, Strava, Fitbit, Facebook, Twitter, and more

PRIVATE AND SECURE
- Automatic backups keep your journal entries safe
- End-to-end encryption, which is a fancy way of saying your entries are 100% private
- Journal entries stay secure with passcode or Fingerprint lock
- Export options (PDF, JSON) ensure your entries always stay yours
- Seamless sync across multiple devices

FORM A HABIT & STAY CONSISTENT
- Programmable journaling reminders
- Unique, daily journal prompts help eliminate writer’s cramp

- SIMPLE TO USE, EASY TO LOVE
- Beautiful, award-winning design
- Powerful rich text formatting
- Ability to star favorite entries to revisit quickly

DELIGHT IN THE DETAILS
- Time, date, and weather are automatically added to every entry
- On This Day feature allows you to revisit past memories
- Tags, favorites, and search filters make it easy to find what you’re looking for
- Map view quickly shows all the places you’ve journaled from

* Day One is FREE to use forever with unlimited entries. To get more out of Day One, try Premium free for 1 month.

Privacy Policy: https://dayoneapp.com/privacy-policy/
Terms of Use: https://dayoneapp.com/terms-of-use/
For technical assistance or other inquiries: https://dayoneapp.com/contact/

Publisher Country	US
Country Release Date	2017-11-17
Categories	Lifestyle
Country / Regions	US
Developer Website	Automattic, Inc
Support URL	Automattic, Inc
Content Rating	Everyone

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By Justin Dusch
2025-05-21
Version 2025.10
Device
I have lowered my original review due to an ongoing issue where the app and desktop client do not refresh properly. I have lost hours of typed content that is typed in to only go back later to find that when I opened my phone to double check it had copied over it instead Refreshes and erases what I just typed. it's happened considerably enough now that I will probably be looking for a new platform.
By Sherri Pine
2025-02-01
Version 2025.2
Pricing
Been pretty happy with the app, even with the free version. Just in the last day or so, it's not showing the weather. When I looked to check the settings, it just says, fetch. Hopefully, you guys can get it fixed, as I've definitely seen this be discussed over on Reddit as well, so, I know I'm not the only one having this new issue.
By Stephen Worden
2025-02-09
Version 2025.2
DeviceLove it
Excellent with one exception: you cannot search inside a particular note. Here's how Day One search works - it returns a list of notes that contain your search term. You cannot search INSIDE a note using the Day One app. This is a huge deficiency. To get around this, use your PC to open Day One on the web. However, this does not work from your mobile device. If you try to use a web browser to access the Day One website you are redirected to the app. Bummer.