Journal

Name: Journal
Rating: 4.8 (1152 reviews)
Author: Apple

Reflect on life’s moments

Free

1.2k Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Apple
Language

EN
English

Take a moment to reflect on your day. Capture and write about the details of everyday moments and special events using photos, videos, audio recordings, places, your state of mind and more. Journaling suggestions make it easy to remember your daily experiences — so you can add them to your journal and never have to start with a blank page. Organise your entries by creating multiple journals for different aspects of your life, keep track of your journaling goals with insights and streaks, and sync your journal between iPhone, iPad and Mac using iCloud. Get started writing with journaling suggestions • Choose from suggested moments to start your journal entry with intelligently grouped outings, photos, workouts, media and more. • Get a writing prompt to guide your insights. • Find inspiration with reflection prompts to focus on gratitude, kindness, purpose and more. • Journaling suggestions are created using on-device intelligence based on how you use your iPhone. Choose what information you want to enable for suggestions. • Suggestions created on your iPhone sync securely to iPad. Preserve powerful memories in rich detail • Illustrate your entries with the photos, videos and places that tell your story. Customise the layout by placing attachments seamlessly within the text you write. • Get creative and express yourself with lettering, sketches and doodles using your finger, or Apple Pencil on iPad. And you can make your journal even more personal with entries in your own handwriting. • Record your voice directly into your journal and have it transcribed automatically, or record your surroundings to add context to your entry. • Express yourself with text formatting options, including lists, quotes and various text styles. • Add a widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen that shows your current streak at a glance or presents writing prompts that change throughout the day so you can reflect on what’s going on in the moment. • Start a new entry and add content from other apps like News, Music or Safari. • Keep your entries organised by creating multiple journals for different aspects of your life, and add a custom name and icon for each. Enjoy past moments • Browse, search and sort your journal to look back and reflect on key moments in your life. • Easily find past entries using the calendar. • See entries written at a specific location or find entries you made nearby in the new Places view. • View each entry and its attachments in a beautiful full-screen view. • Print or export your entries. Build a good habit • View your journaling streaks, the days you journaled and other fun stats in the new Insights view. • Set a schedule or receive notifications at convenient times based on how you use the app. You’ll get reminders when it’s time to write, or when new journaling suggestions are ready, so you can keep a consistent journaling practice Journal for wellbeing • Log your state of mind in Journal and save it to the Health app. • Automatically save your writing time as Mindful Minutes in Health. Keep your journal private and secure • Protect your journal with your device passcode, Touch ID or Face ID, so no one but you can access it. • Store your entries safely in iCloud so they’re automatically backed up. Certain features are available only in selected languages and regions.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

1.2k Ratings

My thoughts finally have a home 🧠📝
11/12/2025

MBurhanuddinMMB
This journal app has genuinely helped me build the habit of writing every day. Instead of random notes everywhere, I finally have one clean place to keep my thoughts, feelings, and memories.I really like that I can:•Quickly jot down entries whenever something happens•Look back on previous days and see how much I’ve grown•Add little details like moods, tags, or photos to remember the moment better•Keep everything private and organized without any extra effortThe interface feels calm and distraction-free, which makes it easier to actually write and reflect. It’s become part of my nightly routine, and I’ve noticed it really helps clear my mind before sleeping.Would love to see even more prompts or reflection ideas in the future, but overall this is one of the best journaling apps I’ve used. Perfect if you want to get into journaling or restart the habit. 🌙✨
My thoughts finally have a home 🧠📝
11/12/2025

MBurhanuddinMMB

This journal app has genuinely helped me build the habit of writing every day. Instead of random notes everywhere, I finally have one clean place to keep my thoughts, feelings, and memories.I really like that I can:•Quickly jot down entries whenever something happens•Look back on previous days and see how much I’ve grown•Add little details like moods, tags, or photos to remember the moment better•Keep everything private and organized without any extra effortThe interface feels calm and distraction-free, which makes it easier to actually write and reflect. It’s become part of my nightly routine, and I’ve noticed it really helps clear my mind before sleeping.Would love to see even more prompts or reflection ideas in the future, but overall this is one of the best journaling apps I’ve used. Perfect if you want to get into journaling or restart the habit. 🌙✨
Awesome writing experience with mobile devices
8 Mar

Samindacw
A wonderful mobile writing experience that lets you express your thoughts and experiences anytime, anywhere.
Awesome writing experience with mobile devices
8 Mar

Samindacw

A wonderful mobile writing experience that lets you express your thoughts and experiences anytime, anywhere.
Lovely Addition to my iPhone
11/11/2025

pererahasala
Being a person who enjoys writing and maintaining a journal, this product of Apple is a welcome. This app helps me to do my writing on the fly by adding photos videos as well as locations.I only wish I could add images in between the text rather than getting all the media cluttered on top, apart from that it is a lovely app, I am enjoying it to the maxim.
Lovely Addition to my iPhone
11/11/2025

pererahasala

Being a person who enjoys writing and maintaining a journal, this product of Apple is a welcome. This app helps me to do my writing on the fly by adding photos videos as well as locations.I only wish I could add images in between the text rather than getting all the media cluttered on top, apart from that it is a lovely app, I am enjoying it to the maxim.
We need a Mac app.
28/05/2024

Kemin Perera
All wonderful. Appreciate if you guys can develop a Mac app as well.Guys, the only reason I’m using Day One write now is because they have a Mac app.I understand your policy of “keeping everything local” it’s not easy to develop something sync all the location data from phone etc. but if you can consider at least text extension to be available on Mac it will be wonderful.
We need a Mac app.
28/05/2024

Kemin Perera

All wonderful. Appreciate if you guys can develop a Mac app as well.Guys, the only reason I’m using Day One write now is because they have a Mac app.I understand your policy of “keeping everything local” it’s not easy to develop something sync all the location data from phone etc. but if you can consider at least text extension to be available on Mac it will be wonderful.

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Supported Features
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- Voice Control
- Larger Text
- Dark Interface
- Differentiate Without Colour Alone
- Sufficient Contrast
- Reduced Motion

Information

Provider: Apple Services Pte. Ltd.
Category: Health & Fitness
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.2 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.2 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.2 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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