Apple’s App of the Year with over 15 million downloads and 200,000 5-star ratings globally, Day One has reinvented journaling letting you record your life as you live it. Securely save audio, video, photos, notes, and more in the world’s most trusted digital journal.
“Day One creates something so rare it feels almost sacred: A completely private digital space.” – New York Times
“Day One makes keeping a journal delightfully easy.” – Wired
“This superb journaling app remains pleasant to behold, easy to use, and a tough act for any rival to follow.” – Macworld
WHY DAY ONE?
Day One is the original journal app and a decade of updates and feature additions make it the most private, trusted, and easiest-to-use journaling platform in the world.
SIMPLE TO USE, EASY TO LOVE
• Beautiful, award-winning design
• Unlimited text entries
• Unlimited photos and videos*
• Powerful rich text formatting with markdown
• Different journals for every aspect of your life*
PRIVATE AND SECURE
• Automatic backups keep your journal entries safe
• End-to-end encryption, which is a fancy way of saying your entries are 100% private
• Journal entries stay secure with passcode or TouchID
• Export options (pdf, plain text, JSON, etc.) ensure your entries always stay yours
FORM A HABIT & STAY CONSISTENT
• Programmable reminder notifications
• Unique, daily journal prompts help eliminate writer’s cramp
• Customizable templates save time and add organization to entries
• Today view provides a summary of where you’ve been and what you’ve done
JOURNAL FROM WHEREVER, WHENEVER
• Cross-platform apps available on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac
• The ability to email entries straight to your journal
BUILT FOR REMINISCING
• On This Day feature allows you to revisit past memories
• Tags, favorites, and search filters make it easy to find what you’re looking for
• Map view quickly shows all the places you’ve journaled from
*Day One is FREE to use forever with unlimited entries. Additional features, including unlimited photos, videos, and sync are available with a Day One Premium membership. Start a free trial today.
Privacy Policy: https://dayoneapp.com/privacy-policy/
Terms of Use: https://dayoneapp.com/terms-of-use/
For technical assistance or other inquiries: https://dayoneapp.com/contact/
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Syncing Issues
ski forever
Bought it for the ability to sync between desktop and iPhone. Since the changes to cloud storage nohting but headaches, duplicate entries and other problems. Will be looking at other products to switch to.
DO NOT BUY!
Kate the Tatter
I’ve been using this app for years but over the last yeat - ever since they went to v2.0 - I’ve had nothing but problems. I run it on a new MacBook Pro, an iPhone 6 and an iPad 4. Entries take forever to sync when I write them on the iPad, but I put it down to the old hardware. But lately, I’ve entered text in the desktop version, clicked DONE and watched my text disappear. Sometimes it comes back, but lately it hasn’t. And it seems to be getting worse - the disappearing text trick happened yesterday and then again today! I’ve contacted the Support team more than once and gotten absolutely nowhere. I shall be migrating all my data (5 years worth!) to another app.
Data Loss & Rip Off Cost
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You’ll lose entries with their syncing; support will say it’s an Apple issue. There’s no history of edits, so your data is simply gone.You also can’t sync without paying a massive monthly charge. The monthly charge is 2x more than a their one time app charge used to be. Don’t rent your journal! Both the monthly and annual fee is way too expensive.
A Finely Crafted App
Allen53
It is a joy to have as powerful a journaling app as this to facilitate my desire to record my life and my family members lives. Features I especially enjoy: multiple journals, syncing between multiple devices, exportability, printability, IFTTT integrations, backup and restore functions, general appearance and much more. Thank you for a wonderful app. BTW, customer service is excellent and prompt, very impressed.
- Introducing Apple Journal Import — Bring your existing Apple Journal entries into Day One.
- Day One Today links (dayoneapp.com/today) now open the app on Mac.
- Fixed Daily Chat sending messages while still typing in Japanese, Chinese, or Korean.
- Stability and performance improvements.
Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases
Version 2026.10
The developer, Bloom Built Inc, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Purchases
Location
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
