Journal Alternatives

Journal is described as 'Reflect and write with personalized, on-device journaling suggestions, secure entry locking, end-to-end encrypted iCloud syncing, and scheduled reminders' and is a Journaling app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Journal for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Web-based apps. The best Journal alternative is Lunatask, which is free. Other great apps like Journal are Memos, Day One, still: voice journaling and Dot - Living History.

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  1. Visual organizer for notes, bookmarks, and images using flexible boards and drag-and-drop features, offering activity maps, offline privacy, project sorting, and seamless iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac for private, secure curation and planning.

    92 Bleep Visual Bookmarking alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
     
  2. The Five Minute Journal is an app that utilizes principles of positive psychology to enhance happiness through a guided gratitude journaling format, requiring only five minutes of your day.

    50 5 Minute Journal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. 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
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. Gather.do icon
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    Gather is an everyday digital notebook for Mac, iPad, and iPhone that brings capturing, writing, and thinking into one place. It’s a crafted, native, local-first app designed to collect your thoughts, notes, and inspiration with minimal friction.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mac
    • iPad
    • iPhone
     
  5. Journalify icon
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    Journalify is a modern, intuitive platform that enables users to transform their life through journaling. It provides a space where you can focus on writing, free from worries about privacy and accessibility.

    174 Journalify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Can Journals icon
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    Can Journal is an electronic journaling app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Diaro icon
     32 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  8. 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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
     
  9. Gather.work icon
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    Gather is the best place for you and your team to capture the things you care about. It doesn't matter if it's data from your favorite tools, answers from your teammates, or changes in documents—we can track it all in your Journal and make it easily accessible to you and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Stampnote icon
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    Create timestamped notes that are easy to read and organize. Build chronologies and timelines for legal cases, pilot logbooks, driving logs, track of what you did at work, track billable hours, or keep a journal.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Refra icon
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    Refra is a free self-development app that guides your journaling and reflection. It helps uncover goals, gratitudes, and hidden beliefs, then reframes them into empowering questions. You can also turn notes into short audio sessions or meditations to rewire your mindset.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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