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 wherever you are, whenever you want.
“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
WHY DAY ONE?
Day One is the original digital journal app. A decade of updates and feature additions make it the most private, trusted, and easiest-to-use journaling app in the world.
SIMPLE TO USE, EASY TO LOVE
• Beautiful, award-winning design
• Unlimited text entries
• 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, TouchID, or FaceID
• Export options (pdf, plain text, etc.) ensure your entries always stay yours
FORM A HABIT & STAY CONSISTENT
• Streaks and calendar view help keep your momentum going
• Programmable reminders through text message or phone 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
• Integrates with the Health app to track mindfulness minutes
MORE THAN WORDS
• Unlimited photos and video*
• Auto-importer for your Instagram posts*
• Handwritten entries or drawings*
• Voice recording and transcription*
JOURNAL FROM WHEREVER, WHENEVER
• Cross-platform apps available on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac
• The ability to text or 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
• Print capabilities turn your digital journal into a premium physical book
TYPE LESS, PRESERVE MORE
• Time, date, weather, moon phase, and more are automatically added to every entry
• IFTTT applets allow importing data from Spotify, YouTube, Strava, Fitbit, Facebook, Twitter, and more
• Siri Shortcuts provides a powerful way to automate more of your journaling
• Share sheet allows you to add content from other apps, like Apple Photos and Safari
*Day One is FREE to use forever with unlimited entries. Additional features, including unlimited photos, videos, and audio recordings are available with a Day One Premium membership.
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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/
Keeping the original’s streamlined interface, this version adds a wealth of new features. Enrich your journal entries with photos, location info, even fitness activity. And see your world at a glance with the beautiful photo view.
Great Features with Room for Growth
Thekidleen
One Day is a great and well-designed app that provides a smooth and beautiful way to document daily moments. Its user-friendly interface makes it an excellent choice for those who enjoy journaling. However, the app could be even better with the addition of a mood tracking feature, allowing users to monitor their mood changes over time. It would also be great to have more customization options for writing, such as color choices and other personalization features. Overall, it’s a very good app that could benefit from a few enhancements to make it more comprehensive.
Developer Response
Thank you for the kind review. We do have Apple's mood tracking feature enabled. In Apple's Health app, check that you have Logs for your State of Mind. Then in the Day One app, create a new entry and tap the Suggestions button in the start sheet at the bottom. Your State of Mind entries should appear as a journaling suggestion. For the other suggestions, would you please share them here? https://forums.dayoneapp.com/forums/forum/feature-requests/
Important suggestion
Nicorobinsan
I would help if u add more space to let the rest of the journal appears without tapping on itAlso it would be sooooo cool if u add an option like replying to an another journal The last suggestion which i need is to make the medias bigger under the title instead of making it smaller at the sideLike allowing the whole photo to appear without tapping on itThank u
Where is my money!
A80M 8
I bought this app on ios and mac before, with full of features, but now they removed it and asking me to pay again as a subscription monthly or yearly to get those features back!!! Paying again for features that I already paid for is not acceptable. This is not upgrade, this is stealing.
Developer Response
We are sorry for any trouble. We are not removing any features for which you previously paid. Please contact our support team and we will work with you on this issue. Thanks. http://dayoneapp.com/contact/
- New Journal Drawer — Journal list now uses paged navigation, not a slide-up modal
- Text and highlight color options — now available in Labs for Day One Gold subscribers
- Improved search results (especially in some Asian languages)
- Stability and performance improvements
Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases
Version 2026.11.1
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:
Health & Fitness
Purchases
Location
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, 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
Information
Provider
Bloom Built Inc
Size
Up to 334.2 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 6.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.
