Highlights: Diary AlternativesJournaling Apps like Highlights: Diary

Highlights: Diary is described as 'A minimalist daily journal that asks one question each evening: what was today's good moment?' and is a Journaling app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Highlights: Diary for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Highlights: Diary alternative is Lunatask, which is free. Other great apps like Highlights: Diary are Day One, memoria — private journal, still: voice journaling and Journey.

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  1. Lunatask icon
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    Lunatask is an all-in-one encrypted to-do list, habit tracker, journaling, life-tracking and notes app. It remembers stuff for you and knows what to work on next. Choose from a variety of productivity techniques like Kanban, Must/Should/Want Method, Eisenhower Matrix, or Time...

    239 Lunatask alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  2. Day One icon
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    Day One is a simple way to journal application for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android

    221 Day One alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
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  3. 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.

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. still is a journaling app for people who want to actually understand who they are. Talk about whatever’s on your mind — still listens, AI breaks it down, and you get instant insights about your emotions and patterns, allowing you to understand yourself fully.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
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  5. Journey icon
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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.

    206 Journey alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Wear
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  6. StoryPad icon
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    StoryPad is an open source, privacy-focused, local-first journal that lets you capture your life: notes, thoughts, emotions, and memories on a single, continuous timeline. No folders. No tabs. Just your life, beautifully organized.

    69 StoryPad alternatives

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    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. Diarium icon
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    The most functional journal app for Windows lets you keep all your precious memories in one place and even reminds you to write down your experiences every day.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  8. Recollect icon
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    Welcome to Recollect AI Journal, your smart and intuitive journaling app. Keep track of your thoughts, goals, and memories with the power of AI, all while enjoying a sleek and simple user experience.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • visionOS
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  9. Glint is an iOS app that serves as a personal time capsule, enabling you to record and reflect on the highlights of your year. It allows you to attach photos, locations, and URLs to your memories, and organize them in custom categories.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. Evo icon
     7 likes

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

    151 Evo alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. Hejour icon
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    Hejour is a day-based notes app for Mac and iPhone. Every day is a page. Type @ to open a section for tomorrow or any other day — the same note lives on both pages. Unfinished todos roll forward to today. Calendar events can sit on the page.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  12. Daylio icon
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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.

    217 Daylio alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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