Journalistic AlternativesJournaling Apps & Private Diaries like Journalistic

Journalistic is described as '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' and is a Journaling app in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Journalistic for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best Journalistic alternative is Pile, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Journalistic are Memos, still: voice journaling, Day One and Journey.

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  1. Pile icon
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    Privacy-focused desktop journaling app designed for Mac and Windows, featuring local data storage, burst-entry journaling, entry highlighting, editing, dark mode, and AI reflections using an OpenAI GPT-4 key, all in a minimalist, distraction-free interface.

    10 Pile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Pile is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Journalistic.

    • Pile is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Journalistic.

    • Pile is Freemium and Open SourceJournalistic is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Memos icon
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    A privacy-first, lightweight note-taking service. Easily capture and share your great thoughts.

    72 Memos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
     
    • Memos is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Journalistic.

    • Memos is Free and Open SourceJournalistic is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Memos is Privacy focused and CustomizableJournalistic is not according to our users
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
    • still: voice journaling is the most popular iPhone alternative to Journalistic.

    • still: voice journaling is Freemium and ProprietaryJournalistic is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Day One icon
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    Day One is a simple way to journal application for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android

    158 Day One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
     
    • Day One is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Journalistic.

    • Day One is Freemium and ProprietaryJournalistic is also Freemium and Proprietary
  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.

    151 Journey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    • Journey is Freemium and Open SourceJournalistic is Freemium and Proprietary
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Remember every detail and moment of your life with advanced AI voice journaling. Advanced voice transcription to create journal entries and then voice questions to your journal to get intelligent responses based on your data.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
    • Chronicle: AI Voice Journal is the most popular commercial alternative to Journalistic.

    • Chronicle: AI Voice Journal is Paid and ProprietaryJournalistic is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Journal icon
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    Capture memories with private, on-device journaling suggestions from your activities, including photos and workouts, customizable data sources, secure entry locking, encrypted iCloud syncing, developer API access, and habit-building notifications to encourage reflection.

    93 Journal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  9. Can Journals icon
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    Can Journal is an electronic journaling app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. Everlog icon
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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

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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