Five Minute Journal AlternativesJournaling Apps like Five Minute Journal

Five Minute Journal is described as 'The Five Minute Journal is the simplest thing you can to start your day happier. Based on proven positive psychology research, it focuses your attention on the good in your life and helps you set purposeful action in just 5 minutes a day!' and is a Journaling app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Five Minute Journal for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Web-based and Windows apps. The best Five Minute Journal alternative is Day One, which is free. Other great apps like Five Minute Journal are Journalistic, Journey, Daylio and Diaro.

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  1. Day One icon

    Day One

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    Day One is a simple way to journal application for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android

    156 Day One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
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    Day One contains the same prompts from Five Minute Journal in their templates section

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

    • Day One is the most popular free alternative to Five Minute Journal.

    • Day One is Freemium and ProprietaryFive Minute Journal is Paid and Proprietary
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    Journalistic

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Journalistic is the most popular SaaS alternative to Five Minute Journal.

    • Journalistic is Freemium and ProprietaryFive Minute Journal is Paid and Proprietary
    • Journalistic is LightweightFive Minute Journal is not according to our users
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    Journey

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    Digital journaling solution offering privacy controls, secure cross-device sync, multimedia support, timeline view, calendar and Throwback features, Google Drive backup, customizable entries, import/export options, weather, and location tags for organized memories.

    150 Journey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Wear
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    • Journey is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Five Minute Journal.

    • Journey is the most popular Open Source alternative to Five Minute Journal.

    • Journey is Freemium and Open SourceFive Minute Journal is Paid and Proprietary
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    Daylio

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

    155 Daylio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Diaro

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    Diaro is designed to record your activities, daily events, appointments, experiences, thoughts, secrets and ideas throughout the day and sync data across all your devices. It is the easiest and most secure way to keep a diary.

    154 Diaro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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    Everlog

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    Everlog is a lightweight and elegant journal and diary app that helps you reflect on your life. Everlog was created with the simple premise of being fast and uncluttered, so it's just you and your thoughts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. Think Smart Journal icon

    Think Smart Journal

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    Unlock the secrets of your mind — simply by writing in your private journal. Every entry comes with a detailed analysis of you, your thoughts, and those who matter most. Imagine what you can discover about yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Linux Mobile
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Pencil Journal

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    Keeping a journal has been scientifically proven to reduce stress, improve your mood and increase your overall levels of happiness, amongst a host of other benefits. And this is especially true when you handwrite your entries due to the increase in reflective thinking, making...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • iPad
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    • Pencil Journal is the most popular commercial alternative to Five Minute Journal.

    • Pencil Journal is Paid and ProprietaryFive Minute Journal is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Pepys

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    Pepys is a journaling application that utilises markdown for writing and storing the journal entries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Tempo

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    Tempo is a diary, mood tracker and Kanban board. Its main goals are to help you:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Hearty Journal

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    An online, hand-drawn, look-like-a-book diary & journal app with a passcode lock. Let you create diary entries with beautiful illustrations, photos, YouTube videos, cute stickers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Drips Diary

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    Have you given up the habit of writing a diary because of the cumbersome process? Then here you can regain the fun of recording.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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