Day One AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Private Diaries

The best Private Diary alternative to Day One is Journey. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Journalistic or Journal. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Day One and many of them are Private Diaries so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Private Diary alternatives to Day One are memoria — private journal, Today Has Been, Evo and Daylio.

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Day One alternatives page was last updated Sep 24, 2024
  1. Journey icon
     38 likes

    A diary that keeps your private memories forever. Trusted by millions of users, Journey is your perfect journal companion that keeps your private memories for a lifetime.

    126 Journey alternatives
    Journey journal on Android

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear

    Journey Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Location Mapping
    3.  Sync with Google Drive
    4.  Protected by Password
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  Notebook
    7.  Different areas grid
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    Journey VS Day One

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    Comments about Journey as an Alternative to Day One
     
    Guest

    It doesn’t offer options as nearly as DayOne. It doesn’t even back up locally without a Cloud account. I hate Google, I ditched all its services after years so it doesn’t work for me. Of course, others will find it useful.

    Negative commentNov 7, 2021
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    • Most users think Journey is a great Day One alternative.

    • Journey is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Day One.

    • Journey is the most popular commercial alternative to Day One.

    • Journey is Paid and ProprietaryDay One is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. memoria — private journal icon
     11 likes

    Frustrated with endless subscriptions and the unpredictability of closed-source apps? Longing for a diary that is as private as it is stylish? memoria offers a minimalist, modern design where your data remains with you — no analytics, no tracking, and fully self-hostable.

    50 memoria — private journal alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Distraction-free
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No Coding Required
    8.  Ad-free
    memoria — private journal iconDay One Icon

    memoria — private journal VS Day One

    Is this a good alternative to Day One?
     
    • memoria — private journal is the most popular Open Source alternative to Day One.

    • memoria — private journal is Paid and Open SourceDay One is Freemium and Proprietary
    • memoria — private journal is Privacy focused and LightweightDay One is not according to our users
  3. Today Has Been icon
     4 likes

    Engage in daily life reflection via convenient WhatsApp prompts, creating a unique online journal. Enjoy automatic organization, seamless access, and privacy. Receive gentle nudges at 8pm to encourage reflection and reminisce with past journal entries.

    16 Today Has Been alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • WhatsApp

    Today Has Been Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Reminders
    3.  Periodic Reminders
    4.  Whatsapp integration
    Today Has Been iconDay One Icon

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  4. Journalistic icon
     11 likes

    Journalistic is a micro journaling app with a focus on a clean and minimalistic writing experience. It uses the established bullet journal format, making it approachable for beginners and highly efficient for experienced diarists.

    13 Journalistic alternatives
    Journalistic desktop app with expanded navigation drawer in Light mode, shown in a windowed state

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  WYSIWYG Support
    Journalistic iconDay One Icon

    Journalistic VS Day One

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    • Journalistic is the most popular SaaS alternative to Day One.

    • Journalistic is Freemium and ProprietaryDay One is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Journalistic is LightweightDay One is not according to our users
  5. Evo icon
     4 likes

    The last productivity app you'll ever need, combining events, reminders, mood tracker, notes & diary, habits, a focus timer, and more.

    72 Evo alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Top Evo Features

    1.  Pomodoro Timer
    2.  Hierarchical Structure
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Mood Tracking
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Reminders
    10.  iOS widget
    11.  Widgets
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  6. Journal icon
     3 likes

    A New Way to Appreciate Life’s Moments with Journal.

    69 Journal alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone

    Journal Features

    1.  Goal Tracking
    2.  Calendar View
    3.  iOS widget
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Built-in search engine
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  7. Daylio icon
     33 likes

    Pick your mood and add activities you have been doing during the day. You can also add notes and keep an old school diary.

    132 Daylio alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Top Daylio Features

    1.  Mood Tracking
    2.  Automatic Backup
    3.  Sync with Google Drive
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Reminders
    7.  Goal Tracking
    8.  Distraction-free
    9.  Export to PDF
    10.  History graphs
    11.  Export to CSV
    12.  Sync with iCloud
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  8. Pixy Mood Tracker icon
     6 likes

    Pixy is a minimalistic approach to track your mood within one pixel a day.

    33 Pixy Mood Tracker alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Mood Tracking
    3.  Calendar View
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Life Logging & Quantified Self
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.68.0) is from December 24, 2022.

    Pixy Mood Tracker iconDay One Icon

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  9. Jrnl icon
     16 likes

    jrnl is a simple journal application for your command line. Journals are stored as human readable plain text files. Optionally, your journal can be encrypted using the 256-bit AES.

    52 Jrnl alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Portable
    4.  Encrypted Notes
    5.  Sync with Dropbox
    6.  Logging
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    Jrnl VS Day One

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    Comments about Jrnl as an Alternative to Day One
     
    robcollins

    Jrnl is available across platforms. Jrnl journals can be encrypted. So if you don't need to store pictures, save social media posts, see your entries as inconsistently rendered Markdown, or be tracked with inaccurate mapping, you don't need Day One. Unencrypted Day One journals are partly compatible with Jrnl.

    Positive commentJul 27, 2024
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    • Jrnl is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Day One.

    • Jrnl is Free and Open SourceDay One is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Jrnl is LightweightDay One is not according to our users
  10. Daily You icon
     4 likes

    Daily You is an app made to store memories of the passing days. Log every day and look back on past memories. All logs and photos are stored locally (the app has no internet access) and can be set to custom storage locations. Daily You is inspired by ptrLx's OneShot.

    38 Daily You alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Calendar View
    2.  Mood Tracking
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    Daily You iconDay One Icon

    Daily You VS Day One

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