Journal

Name: Journal
Rating: 4.9 (11670 reviews)
Author: Apple

Reflect on life’s moments

Free

12K 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

4.9

out of 5

12K Ratings

Journal is just a wonderful thing and it help me think and create
08/10/2025

𝐊𝐢𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧
She is such a wonderful thing because it helps me think and do a lot of wonderful stuff I can be sad and I can write down in my motion without hurting people here I can be happy and have the best day ever want to remember it forever and I have it in my journal and then in the future when I want to look at it but like oh this is the best thing that ever happened to me journal is so fun and creative it helps me feel energised and sometimes when I’m feeling sad this is the best friend that I have here so come on come try Journal write down your best and worst stays in here talk to yourself talk to God worship God do stuff don’t have to be Christian just do stuff here no matter what you write you can be obsessed with something nobody is gonna judge you cause it’s your personal matters and you can put your Face ID or your password or your fingerprint on so come try Journal
Journal is just a wonderful thing and it help me think and create
08/10/2025

𝐊𝐢𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧

She is such a wonderful thing because it helps me think and do a lot of wonderful stuff I can be sad and I can write down in my motion without hurting people here I can be happy and have the best day ever want to remember it forever and I have it in my journal and then in the future when I want to look at it but like oh this is the best thing that ever happened to me journal is so fun and creative it helps me feel energised and sometimes when I’m feeling sad this is the best friend that I have here so come on come try Journal write down your best and worst stays in here talk to yourself talk to God worship God do stuff don’t have to be Christian just do stuff here no matter what you write you can be obsessed with something nobody is gonna judge you cause it’s your personal matters and you can put your Face ID or your password or your fingerprint on so come try Journal
Love this feature
01/04/2025

A nanny mouse 893
Started treating the journal like my home. I started consistently journaling in December of 24 and it is now April of 2025. It has helped me through some of my darkest moments, few of which are still present. You don’t have to be a writer or poet to use the journal efficiently, just start by writing down whatever is on your mind like I did. Your journal will become like the partner you are looking for. It listens, it remembers, it doesn’t talk back but it understands. The simplicity of the journal is what I love. If you are like me and struggle with your mental health, I strongly recommend opening a few entries in your journal and watch it take you on a path of self development. Good luck and enjoy the journey
Love this feature
01/04/2025

A nanny mouse 893

Started treating the journal like my home. I started consistently journaling in December of 24 and it is now April of 2025. It has helped me through some of my darkest moments, few of which are still present. You don’t have to be a writer or poet to use the journal efficiently, just start by writing down whatever is on your mind like I did. Your journal will become like the partner you are looking for. It listens, it remembers, it doesn’t talk back but it understands. The simplicity of the journal is what I love. If you are like me and struggle with your mental health, I strongly recommend opening a few entries in your journal and watch it take you on a path of self development. Good luck and enjoy the journey
I like it alot
10/12/2025

User123🤣
Just journalling makes you calm down doing it every day you get a streak but it is so nice just to calm down just for like 10 5 to 10 minutes and it is just so relaxing I highly recommend you can put your pictures of how you felt today can take pictures put the pictures of the stuff you did today just and put it in your channel so you can see it is just amazing I think And it is a lovely app highly recommend you download the app love it
I like it alot
10/12/2025

User123🤣

Just journalling makes you calm down doing it every day you get a streak but it is so nice just to calm down just for like 10 5 to 10 minutes and it is just so relaxing I highly recommend you can put your pictures of how you felt today can take pictures put the pictures of the stuff you did today just and put it in your channel so you can see it is just amazing I think And it is a lovely app highly recommend you download the app love it
Daily Therapy
09/04/2025

4 janecon
I have kept a written journal almost all of my 69 years and when I discovered this facility on my phone, 18 months ago, I was quite reluctant to abandon my little moleskin diaries. The advantages this journal offers soon had me completely won over. I love recording my life, thoughts and feelings within the context of current events and adding photos so simply.
Daily Therapy
09/04/2025

4 janecon

I have kept a written journal almost all of my 69 years and when I discovered this facility on my phone, 18 months ago, I was quite reluctant to abandon my little moleskin diaries. The advantages this journal offers soon had me completely won over. I love recording my life, thoughts and feelings within the context of current events and adding photos so simply.

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