App Store Award–winning journaling app Day One goes beyond basic “Dear Diary” entries to include photos, audio, sketches, and other digital ephemera.

What we love: Using everything from photos to our step count as inspiration. In addition to your personal journal, create a separate one for professional goals, or invite friends to contribute to a shared vacation journal. You can even use Apple Pencil (or your finger) to sketch out your feelings.

Quick tip: Want the ease of a digital journal with the old-school feel of a paper one? Export your journal as a beautifully bound book.

Meet the creator: Paul Mayne, founder of Bloom Built, created Day One for his own use. “I had this idea for a life-tracking application, but it was too complicated,” he says. “Finally I realized I should just start with something simple.”