Day One Alternatives

Day One is described as 'Simple way to journal application for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android' and is a popular Journaling app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Day One for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Android, iPad, Web-based and Mac apps. The best Day One alternative is Journey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Day One are Lunatask, memoria — private journal, Pile and Reset.

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  1. Written Down icon
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    Your journal everywhere you go. For iPhone & iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Monoline icon
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    Monoline is a line-a-day journaling app, that allows you to easily keep your journal by writing one line a day and optionally adding a picture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Daily Journal is a secure, customizable diary app to write freely, track moods, relax with breathing, and get daily quotes—your private, calming space for reflection and emotional growth.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
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    A Cross-platform Diary App.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. mindlogz icon
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    You don't need hours of free time to create a daily writing habit. Build a daily writing habit with timely writing prompts, engaging challenges, and simple writing tools. Your writing is always private and always encrypted. Write a little or write a lot.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Vinaya icon
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    Vinaya Journal is a cross-platform journaling desktop app that integrates local AI via Ollama and a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipeline using ChromaDB. It is designed for offline-first, privacy-conscious AI journaling so that your thoughts stay on your device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
     
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    An easy to use and secure web and mobile-based story sharing app, Lugelo lets you write your own story online using highly interactive timelines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. OhDiary icon
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    OhDiary helps you write your life log. It's quite easy, really. You will receive an email every day at a specific time and you reply back to that mail with whatever happened in your day.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Solid Diary icon
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    End your day with a moment of calm reflection. Solid Diary is more than just a journal app - it could be your sanctuary. Dive deep into your thoughts, and with the unique AI analysis, reveal deeper insights into yourself and the complex world around us.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Remembary is the personal diary app for iOS that enhances your journal writing and reading in innovative and unique ways. It captures your online social media presence, collects photos, calendar events, and GPS information from inside your device - and organizes it all by day...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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