Gratitude First
Gratitude Habit That Sticks
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
The gratitude journal designed to make the practice stick. Begin your day with gratitude and end your day with proof that good things are already unfolding.
Most gratitude apps are easy to ignore. Gratitude First locks the other apps on your phone until you finish your gratitude practice.
Gratitude First is different because it does not let gratitude become optional.
During the times you choose, Gratitude First locks the other apps on your phone. Before you can go back to scrolling, messaging, watching videos, or checking social media, you have to complete your gratitude practice first.
That is the whole idea behind Gratitude First.
You do not have to remember to open a gratitude journal. You do not have to depend on motivation or discipline. The app makes space for the practice by putting gratitude before everything else on your phone.
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Gratitude First helps you practise gratitude at the moments when it can shape your day most.
- Start your morning with gratitude
Write what you are grateful for and why it matters before you enter the noise of the day.
- Capture gratitude whenever it appears
Add an on-demand entry whenever something feels meaningful, beautiful, comforting, supportive, or unexpectedly good.
- Close your evening with a three-step reflection
Write what you are grateful for, reflect on why it matters, and finish by recording what happened today that is proof things are already working out for you.
This final step helps you recap the day with more awareness. It invites you to notice what went right, how you handled what happened, where you were supported, and what may already be unfolding in your favour.
Over time, this practice trains your attention to look for evidence of support, possibility, growth, and goodness in your everyday life.
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Designed to deepen with you
Gratitude First adapts the practice based on your mood, your experience, and how long you have been showing up.
Prompts gradually explore gratitude for:
• The people and things around you
• Yourself and the ways you are growing
• Meaningful moments you may have overlooked
• The experiences that shaped who you are
• The good that is already present in your life
Every reflection includes both what you are grateful for and why, helping you move from simply recording gratitude to actually experiencing it.
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Inside Gratitude First
• Morning and evening gratitude practices
• App blocking that helps the habit happen
• On-demand gratitude entries throughout the day
• Evening proof that things are already working out
• Thoughtful prompts that deepen over time
• A ten-point mood check-in
• A private gratitude journal
• Streaks and practice history
• Catch-up sessions when you miss your usual window
• iCloud sync and restoration
• Flexible morning and evening schedules
• Emergency unlock when you genuinely need it
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More than a journal
What you repeatedly notice begins to shape how you see your life.
Gratitude First is designed to help you become someone who naturally looks for what is meaningful, supportive, beautiful, and already working - not because you are ignoring what is difficult, but because you are no longer overlooking what is good.
Your gratitude practice should not be another habit you intend to maintain someday.
Put it first.
Terms of Use: https://gratitudefirst.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://gratitudefirst.app/privacy
Gratitude First 2.0 is our biggest update yet - a deeper practice, rebuilt from months of daily use.
ALL-NEW PROMPT LIBRARY
Every prompt was rewritten or hand-picked. Questions now adapt to your mood, the time of day, and how far you are into your practice - and no prompt repeats until it feels fresh again.
GO DEEPER WITH "WHY"
Every entry now has two gentle steps: what you're grateful for, and why it matters. The why is where the magic happens.
EVENING PROOF
Each evening, capture one small sign that life is working out - a stranger's smile, birds outside, a good coffee. Small things count.
GRATITUDE ANYTIME
A new card on your home screen lets you add a moment of gratitude whenever it strikes - no lock required. Extra entries count toward your streak.
FINER MOOD CHECK-IN
The mood scale now has 10 stops - and it's always okay to skip it.
SYNC WITH iCLOUD
Your journal now syncs to your private iCloud, so a new phone or a reinstall brings everything back.
ALSO IN THIS UPDATE
・ Catch up on a missed morning or evening session
・ Larger, more readable journal text with full Dynamic Type support
・ Notifications no longer duplicate, and reach you even in Focus when your apps lock
・ Many fixes to lock windows, streaks, and settings
Subscriptions
The developer, Mei Ling Lu, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Mei Ling Lu
- Size
- 15.6 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Gratitude First-Monthly $4.99
- Gratitude First-Monthly (Free Week) $4.99
- Gratitude First-Annual $33.00
- Gratitude First-Annual (Free Week) $33.00
- Gratitude First Monthly $4.99
- Gratitude First Annual $33.00
- Copyright
- © 2026 Gratitude First