OwnJournal
Private journal in your cloud
Free · In‑App Purchases
OwnJournal is a privacy-first journal app built on one idea: your data belongs to you. We don't store your journal on our servers — you choose where it lives.
WHAT'S FREE
• Write and edit entries with photos
• Mood tracking with a 5-level emoji picker (great, good, okay, poor, terrible)
• Tag activities — exercise, social, work, meditation and more
• Mood calendar heatmap and statistics (distribution, trends, streaks)
• Save and sync to your own cloud — iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox or Nextcloud
• Optional end-to-end encryption
• Use across iPhone, iPad and Mac/PC
• Available in 21 languages
• Open source (AGPL-3.0)
• No ads
YOUR CLOUD, YOUR CONTROL
Your journal lives in your cloud account — iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox or Nextcloud. It is never stored on OwnJournal's servers, giving you full control over your data, seamless sync across all your devices and no lock-in to a single service.
END-TO-END ENCRYPTION (OPTIONAL)
With E2E encryption turned on, entries are encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM. Only you hold the keys — neither we nor your cloud provider can read your journal. Zero-knowledge by design.
MOOD & ACTIVITY INSIGHTS
Track how you feel and what you did. Tag activities, see a month-at-a-glance heatmap colored by your daily mood, view distribution, trends, best/worst days and streaks, and filter your timeline by mood, activity or tag to spot patterns. Perfect as a minimalist mood tracker or a full journal — use as much or as little as you want.
OWNJOURNAL PLUS
OwnJournal Plus is an auto-renewing yearly subscription that unlocks optional premium features: AI mood and theme analysis, AI title and tag suggestions, Activity Insights showing which activities correlate with better or worse moods, long-term mood and trend analysis, and PDF/Word export.
Subscription details:
• Title: OwnJournal Plus
• Length: 1 year, auto-renewing
• Price: USD 19.99 per year (the App Store shows the price in your local currency at checkout)
• 14-day free trial available for eligible new subscribers
• Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase
• Renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
• Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings
AI only runs when you explicitly use it. Plus is optional — the core journal works fully without it.
MINIMAL DATA COLLECTION
We collect only what's needed: email for sign-in, your display name if your sign-in provider supplies it, and anonymous diagnostics to improve stability.
OPEN SOURCE
OwnJournal is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. Inspect the code, verify our privacy claims, see exactly how your data is handled. No black boxes.
Your thoughts and records stay yours.
Privacy Policy: https://ownjournal.app/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://ownjournal.app/terms
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Small improvements and fixes to keep your journal running smoothly.
The developer, Recsty AB, 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
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Recsty AB
- Size
- 41.5 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- OwnJournal Plus $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Recsty AB