Day One
Your journal for life. The #1 journaling app.
Day One is a journaling app for recording daily moments, reflections and memories in text, photos, video, audio and drawings. It supports multiple journals, rich text and markdown formatting, prompts, templates, reminders, streaks, On This Day memories, tags, search filters, calendar and map views, and printed books. Entries can include automatic context such as time, date, weather and step count, and can be created from email, browser extensions, Apple Photos, Safari and Shortcuts.
The app runs on iPhone, Android, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and the web, with sync across devices, shared journals, end-to-end encryption, passcode and biometric protection, secure cloud backup, and export to PDF, CSV or JSON. Integrations include IFTTT, Zapier, Strava, Spotify, YouTube, Fitbit and Facebook. Gold adds AI features such as Daily Chat, reflective summaries, Go Deeper Prompts, title suggestions and image generation, with daily usage limits.
Day One offers a free Basic plan with unlimited text entries and journals, one photo per entry, prompts, search and encryption, limited to one device. Silver and Gold are paid annual plans with a free trial, adding unlimited devices, more media, integrations and, for Gold, AI tools.
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