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Celebrating a Decade: A Sanctuary for Your Mind & Soul. App of the Day Journal App. Join millions of Journey users from all walks of life to create a healthier, happier mind. A sanctuary for your mind and soul, Journey diary will help you increase your positive energy, become more grateful, and cultivate a calmer mind by building healthy thinking through journaling. We’re more than just a journal or a diary; we’re your own motivational coach and happiness trainer. Embark on a fabulous journey of self-improvement today with us today. # Capture Beautiful Memories Capture precious moments & memories with photos, videos or audio that you can look back on in the future to reminisce about the events that happened that day. # Create Stunning Journal Entries Explore a variety of journaling tools in Journey's diary editor. Change paragraph styles, stylize your text with bold, italics and strikethrough, organize your writing with bullets, tables, and checklists, and play around with text color. # Throwback to Your Happiest Moments Get notified and look back at your best memories and your journal entries from a week, a month, or even a year or two ago. # Tend To Your Emotions With Mood-Tracking Take note of your feelings while journaling and keep track of how your mood fluctuates across your journal entries. View how your mood shifts across 30 days in your stories. # Private & Secure Space Set up a passcode, Face ID & Touch ID to keep your journaling notes & diary entries private and secure. # Power Up Your Journal With Plugins Power up your journaling routine with an extensive range of journal plugins. Explore functions such as exporting to DOCX & PDF, adding images & media, and blog publishing on Journey. # Journal Coach & Templates Breeze through journaling with more than 60 curated journaling programs from topics such as self-confidence, to boundary-making and practicing mindfulness. Kick-start your reflections with templates that have thought-provoking prompts and questions. # Create Custom Templates Take charge of your journaling by creating custom templates that suit your needs. Create, duplicate, and delete custom templates at your convenience. # Healthkit You can keep track of your fitness data from Journey (such as steps count & distance) via Healthkit. (Health App is required on your device to activate this functionality) # Other Features: - Cloud sync - Passcode and fingerprint lock - Available on mobile, desktop, and web - Add weather & location data to entry - View entries in timeline, calendar, or map - Advanced search: Activity, mood, favorites - Compose entries via email - Zapier Integration # Journey.Cloud Membership Journey.Cloud membership is an auto-renewing subscription. Pricing: US$3.99/monthly or US$29.99/year. Price may vary by location. - Daily reminder and inspiration into your email inbox - Write and attach photos from email - Unlock paid features on any Mac or other desktop devices - Unlock paid features on any iPhone or iPads devices - Unlock paid features on any other phones and tablets. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://journey.cloud/policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://journey.cloud/terms/ ------ For technical assistance or other inquiries, talk to us at https://help.journey.cloud.

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Thanks for using Journey! * Media Files: Search, Smart Photo Organization. * Export entries to EPub & Docx. (Journey Cloud Sync) * Cloud print & backup your entries. (Journey Cloud Sync) * Sign in with E-mail * Self-Hosted Journey Sync Drive: Sync journal stored in your server. * Cloud Sync/Self-Hosted Sync: Upload up to 4 or 10 mixed media files. If you have any feedback regarding this update, please head to the forum at https://forum.journey.cloud or write to us at [email protected].

Ratings and Reviews

Fantastic journal app.

I love this app. It is absolutely fantastic and honestly I can't give any reason why not to use it. With that said I do think that the journey cloud is super limited. The web app is super nice but you can really only use the features if you connect to the journey cloud storage. However, the cloud storage has limited space and journal entries so the web app version is very limiting. There is a workaround the the bove issue, that is you can just download the app on any device rather than use the web app and connect it to google drive and you are able to do everything that the web app didn't let you do without the cloud storage.

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Thank you so much for the kind feedback.

Not worth it

I've had a frustrating experience with this app for a few years now. I started journeling on the free version to see if I wanted to eventually upgrade. I entered 20 or so times and decided to export my entries to make sure I have a copy. For this feature you must pay (you can basically say this for any of the functional features). After lots of research, and waiting for a person to chat with that never arrived (despite being during the so called hours of opperation), I realized I could export my entries one at a time. They intentionally make it hard so that you must upgrade, but I would not give them the privelage. I mannually exported each one and am deleting this app. This is the Spirit Airlines of journal app LOL. Want to add your location? You must pay. Export entries? You must pay. Oh, you want to use Google as your cloud? Nope. Want to move your entries from Google to their cloud? You must download your entries (one at a time mind you) to your computer THEN upload them back to their server. Shouldn't it be easy to do it in the app? Yes. Do they offer this? No. I really don't see the difference in the app and entering doc files into google drive in a folder called "journal entries." Please don't give you money to this company.

Hi, thanks for the feedback. Automatic migration will be part of our to-do features this year. The current method of migrating to another cloud services is via through export/import. Once again, thank you for your patience and hope to seek your kind understanding.

Enjoying it so far

Despite some minor glitches when I use apostrophes in words while typing on a laptop it's been great. I like the images on the calendar view. The photo location feature is kind of nice. The overall user interface is easy to navigate so I'm happy with it.

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The developer, Two App Studio Pte. Ltd. , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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• Membership (Annual) $29.99
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Journey: Diary, Journal

Your Self-Care Online Journal & Diary for Free

Join millions of Journey users and create a healthier, happier mind. A sanctuary for your mind and soul, Journey will help increase your positive energy, be more grateful and have a calmer mind by building healthy thinkings through journaling. Journey Web lets you create entries and access them anywhere. Make your journaling experience all the more effortless, smooth-sailing and universal across all platforms and devices! ## Beautiful On Any Screen Size, Any Platform Now with responsive design, Journey Web has been optimized for any screen and browser size. Enjoy a fantastic experience, even on small browsers. The interface will change from smaller to bigger screen sizes and vice versa to make for easier navigation. ## Full Screen Editor Our newest editor is fullscreen. Create, edit and view the beautiful journal entries you’ve written in its full glory! Upload multiple images, record the weather right now, pick the place of entry, add tags to categorize your memories, and format your texts such as bold, italic and more as needed. Make your journal entries uniquely you. ## Light Theme and Dark Theme Support Whether you’re a morning person or a night owl, Journey Web is here to support your needs. Choose between light theme and dark theme to either wake yourself up, or ease the strain on your eyes. Journey Web’s default theme will follow the theme of your device. ## Journey Coach Coach is a guided journaling feature that helps you explore self-care, mental wellness, and personal development topics of your choosing. We collaborated with many life coaches to provide you with articles and prompts to guide you along your way. Journal your way to a better you with the help of over 50 different Coach programs. Delve beneath the depths of yourself and discover your inner you. Try our Coach programs now! ## Automate Your Journal Journal anywhere and everywhere, the possibilities are endless! Create Zapier recipes and connect your entries to your email accounts and social media. Post your entries on Instagram, Facebook and more and have it uploaded to Journey. ## Compose Entries via Email Compose your entries via email and send it to your personalised Journey email account — the contents of your email will be saved in your Journey Cloud! ## Packed With New Features Our latest update also comes with many new customizing features to further enhance your journaling experience. - Customizable font sizes and line height - Allow changing of date and time for entries - Word count and character count - Adding of location, activities, tags, mood, weather and multiple images in entries

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Kevin Wiley Dec 18, 2023

I used to like this app and "had" been a subscriber. The app is very inconsistent across devices. Many times for no apparent reason duplicate entries will show up. When you delete one, you actually delete both and there is now way to restore a deleted entry. At this point I'm not renewing.

Chiara Tanusaputra Dec 16, 2023

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Gokhan Akdag Nov 17, 2023

As a user, I believe that certain essential features should be included in the free version to enhance the overall user experience. I have also noticed [mention any other specific concerns or issues you have encountered. I understand that every app undergoes continuous improvement, and I wanted to contribute my thoughts to help make Journey even better. Here are a few suggestions: 1) Include basic features like text entries in the calendar in the free version to provide a more comprehensive u... Show more

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• Updated March 20, 2021
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Join millions of other journey users, from all walks of life, to embark on your unique life journey towards a deeper gratitude for life, better health, and a calmer mind through journaling in journey diary. capture beautiful memories: capture moments and memories with photos, videos, or audio recordings that you can revisit in the future to relive the events of the day. create stunning journal entries: try out a range of journaling and note-taking tools in journey's diary editor. change paragraph styles, make your text bold, italic, or strikethrough, and organize your writing with bullets, tables, and checklists. you can also change the text color. end-to-end encryption^: enjoy unparalleled peace of mind with end-to-end encryption. protect your personal moments and memories, ensuring your privacy is safe when saved to the cloud. private & secure space: set up a passcode to keep your journal & diary entries private and secure. throwback to your happiest moments: get notified and look back at your best memories and your journal entries from a week, a month, or even a year or two ago. track your emotions with mood tracking: record your feelings while journaling and track how your mood changes over time. see your mood shifts over 30 days in your journal entries. shared journal^: collaborate and create cherished memories with your loved ones, family members, or even friends on an unforgettable journey together. shared web link^: easily share your favorite moments by creating web links, allowing you to effortlessly share selected entries with friends and family. chat with your journal in odyssey ai^: odyssey ai enhances your journaling with ai-powered suggestions, meaningful insights, and the ability to chat about trends, questions, and your photos. journal coach & templates: breeze through journaling with more than 60 curated journaling programs from topics such as self-confidence, boundary making, and practicing mindfulness. kick-start your reflections with templates that have thought-provoking prompts and questions. design your own journal templates: design your own custom journal templates to match your needs. conveniently create, duplicate, and delete templates whenever it suits you. export journal to pdf, epub^ & docx: explore our easy export options with journey print to pdf with over 15 themes^, or export to docx and epub^ with more than 10 cover designs^. perfect for printing, editing, and reading on any device. self-host your journal: enhance your privacy by storing your journal entries on your own server, such as docker on windows. your data, your control. ^ only available in journey cloud sync., 8/29/2024 12:58:07 pm.

Travel Diaries - Create your own traveler's diary

Creating a travel diary allows you to capture the magic of your adventures and preserve cherished memories. Explore different ways to create one in this blog article, including how Journey, an innovative online journaling platform, can help you on this remarkable travel journey.

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Traveling is an enriching experience that allows us to explore new cultures, meet new people, and create lifelong memories. While we may capture moments through photographs, it's equally important to document our travel experiences in a way that will enable us to relive them in the future. One fantastic way to do this is by creating your own travel diary online. In this blog post, I'll discuss the significance of travel diaries and how using Journey, a popular online travel journaling app, can help you create a unique and personalized travel diary.

Why Keep a Travel Diary?

A travel diary serves as a personal chronicle of your adventures, capturing not only the places you visit but also the emotions, experiences, and lessons learned along the way. Whether you are an avid traveler or embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, a travel diary serves as a treasure trove of emotions, observations, and reflections. Here are a few reasons why keeping a travel diary is beneficial:

1. Memory Preservation

Memories can fade over time, but a traveler's diary preserves the details, allowing you to relive those special moments and emotions years later. It becomes a cherished keepsake that transports you back to the sights, sounds, and experiences of your travels.

2. Self-Reflection and Personal Growth

Documenting your travel experiences in a diary encourages self-reflection. It allows you to process your thoughts and emotions, reflect on cultural differences and similarities, and gain a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you. It acts as a tool for personal growth and self-discovery.

3. Capturing the Small Details

While photographs capture the visual aspects of your travels, a traveler's diary allows you to capture the small yet significant details. From the taste of a delicious local dish to a meaningful conversation with a stranger, these details add depth and richness to your storytelling.

4. Sharing and Connecting

A travel diary is not only for personal reflection but can also be shared with loved ones, friends, and even fellow travelers. It allows you to share your experiences, recommendations, and insights, creating connections and inspiring others to embark on their own travel adventures.

Creating Your Online Travel Diary

With the advancement of technology, keeping an online travel diary has become an increasingly popular and efficient way to document travel experiences. Online journaling platforms provide an easy and accessible way to share your adventures with friends, family, and even a wider audience. Creating an online travel diary allows you to incorporate multimedia elements such as photos, videos, and interactive maps, enhancing the storytelling aspect of your journey. Here's how you can get started:

1. Choose an Online Journaling Platform

There are several online journaling platforms available, and you should select one that suits your needs. One popular choice is Journey , an intuitive app that offers a range of features specifically designed for creating travel diaries.

2. Select a Theme or Template

Many online journaling platforms provide themes and templates specifically tailored for travel diaries. These themes can add aesthetic appeal to your diary and make it visually appealing. Choose one that resonates with your style and enhances your storytelling.

3. Incorporate Multimedia Elements

Online travel diaries allow you to go beyond text and include multimedia elements like photos, videos, and even audio recordings. Adding these visual and auditory elements not only enhances your storytelling but also allows you to capture the essence of your experiences.

4. Organize and Categorize

Use tags, categories, or folders within your online diary to organize your entries by location, date, or themes. This makes it easier to navigate through your diary and find specific entries or memories.

5. Share and Engage

Online travel diaries give you the option to share your entries with a select group of people or even publish them publicly. Sharing your travel diary with others allows you to connect, inspire, and engage with fellow travelers, and it can also provide a platform for tips, recommendations, and advice.

Using Journey to Create Your Travel Diary

Journey is a versatile and user-friendly online journaling app that can be perfectly tailored to suit your travel diary needs. Here are some features that make Journey an excellent choice for creating your own travel diary:

1. Multimedia Integration

Journey allows you to effortlessly add photos, videos, and even audio recordings to your entries. This means you can visually capture the breathtaking landscapes, delicious meals, and memorable moments during your travels. You can also include audio recordings of ambient sounds, interviews with locals, or personal reflections to enhance your diary entries.

2. Geo-tagging & Mapping

One of the remarkable features of Journey is its ability to automatically detect your location and incorporate geotags into your entries. This functionality allows you to effortlessly keep track of the places you visit during your travels. By adding geotags to your entries, you can easily organize your diary by location and create a visual map of your travel route.

Not only does this make it easier for you to recall specific moments and places from your journey, but it also adds a new level of depth and context to your travel diary. With just a few clicks, you can instantly view all the entries associated with a particular location, immersing yourself in the memories and experiences of that specific place.

3. Multiple Devices & Syncing

Whether you prefer to write on your smartphone, tablet, or computer, Journey provides seamless synchronization across multiple devices. So, you can start writing on your phone and continue on your laptop without missing a beat.

4. Privacy & Security

In the digital age, privacy is a growing concern for many individuals. Thankfully, the advancements in technology also include measures to protect our personal information. Journey recognizes the value of privacy and offers various privacy settings to ensure that you have control over who can access your diary. This means that you can choose to keep your entries private and only for your eyes, or share them selectively with close friends and family. If you are comfortable with it, you can even publish your entries publicly to inspire and connect with a wider audience.

One aspect that further enhances the privacy and security of your online travel diary is the implementation of end-to-end encryption . This means that your data is encrypted on your device and can only be decrypted by the intended recipient, making it virtually impossible for anyone else to access your diary without your consent. With Journey's commitment to privacy and secure encryption, you can share your travel experiences confidently, knowing that your personal information is protected.

By offering these privacy settings and implementing end-to-end encryption, Journey empowers users to fully embrace the benefits of an online travel diary while maintaining control over their personal data. Whether you choose to keep your entries private or share them with a select few or the world, you can rest assured that your privacy is respected and your content remains secure.

5. Journaling Prompts & Templates

Journey understands that sometimes finding the words to express your travel experiences can be a challenge. To support you in capturing the essence of your journey, Journey provides a collection of travel journal prompts and templates . These prompts are thoughtfully designed to inspire reflection and offer guidance on what to write about.

Additionally, Journey offers pre-designed templates specifically tailored for travel diaries. These templates provide a structure and format for your entries, making it easier for you to organize your thoughts and create visually appealing pages. From simple layouts to more elaborate designs, these templates allow you to customize your travel diary to reflect your unique style and preferences.

Creating your own travel diary online is an excellent way to document your adventures and create a lasting memory of your travels. Journey's user-friendly interface, multimedia integration, privacy options, and sync features make it an ideal platform for crafting your travel diary. So, whether you're a seasoned traveler or embarking on your first journey, start your online travel diary with Journey and enjoy the process of reliving your adventures for years to come.

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There are many benefits to journaling, but trying to keep physical copies of your thoughts can become difficult and cumbersome. What happens if you forget your journal, or worse yet, lose it? What can you do if you don’t have a pen?

Online journaling suffers from none of these problems, and even has some benefits unique to its medium. The only concern left, then, is how to find the right place to write your thoughts online.

Hopefully, this list will help you do just that. Here are five of the best websites to keep an online journal.

The first entry on this list is Journey, a self-care journal and planner which is available across just about every platform you might think of. If you’re looking for something you can easily access, regardless of where you are, then Journey might be right for you.

Journey lets you record just about any aspect of your life. You can track photos from your day, or even make a travel journal out of locations you’ve visited.

You can also keep track of your fitness and mood levels to help recognize personal patterns over the course of days and even months.

Plus, if you’re new to journaling, Journey supports guided journaling coach programs. These programs will provide you with a variety of self-care topics in order to guide your journaling.

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Composing your journal entries is quick and easy as well, and Journey even supports the ability to compose entries via email, which you can then later send to your unique Journey email address.

If you’re worried about your journal being accessed by others, then Journey has you covered there as well. You can set up a passcode to prevent anyone else from viewing your journal and to keep your innermost thoughts private.

You can access everything Journey has to offer online via their web app, or you can download it on just about any platform you might wish.

Next on the list comes Penzu. Penzu is a clean and easy-to-use service which makes journaling quicker and easier than it’s ever been.

You need to sign up before you can use this service, but once you have, you’ll be able to set your journal up in just the way that you want it. The colors of the cover, the title, fonts, and backgrounds are all adjustable to your liking.

Once you have your journal set up, all that’s left to do is to write. There are a variety of fonts that you can use, as well as a word counter and various tools such as the ability to insert images, tags, and more. There’s even the option to load a variety of prompts if you need inspiration on what to write about.

All of the above features are available for free, but Penzu also supports a series of premium plans. If you wanted to have more than one journal or a wider variety of options for backgrounds, covers, and pads, then these premium plans are probably what you’re looking for.

There are also additional options such as custom writing reminders which you can set up so that you don’t forget to write every day or as often as you like, as well as better recovery options and journal encryption.

3. Evernote

Evernote has been around for quite some time, and though it’s designed and known as a note-taking service, it functions impressively well as a journaling service as well.

If you already use Evernote, then setting up a journal is just as easy as creating a new notebook. You can even set up a series of tags to organize your posts and arrange any notes.

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If you know nothing about Evernote, don’t fret. Evernote is a web service that can be synchronized with several devices such as online, desktop, and mobile. Within it, you can easily take notes in a number of forms.

You can organize your home page into whatever arrangement works best for you, and easily tag and include PDFs, receipts, files, photos, images, and more. Annotating what you’ve written is easy as well, and you can even include sketches or calendar dates if you need as well.

4. Dabble Me

If you’re looking for something a little more straightforward, however, then why not give Dabble Me a shot? Dabble Me is an online journaling service which emails you every day asking you how your day went.

All you have to do is reply with whatever is on your mind. You can even attach a photo to remind you of your day if you so wish.

Dabble Me also includes a previous entry every time it sends you a reminder, which you can then use as inspiration for your journal entry.

The service is relatively limited if you’re not paying, however. Dabble Me will only send email prompts every other Sunday, and you’ll have no access to more advanced features such a rich text formatting or the ability to search through past entries.

5. 750 Words

Finally, we have 750 Words. 750 Words is a relatively simple web service which follows a simple principle. Every day you write 750 words. It doesn’t matter what about, as long as you write them out in full.

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The website itself can be accessed from anywhere as long as you have access to the internet, and tracks an impressive amount of information about what you’ve written every day.

Stats such as just how many words you wrote, how quickly it took you to get there, how many breaks you took and more are all included.

If you’re looking for something introspective, then 750 Words might be able to help with that as well. The web service also analyzes your feelings, themes, and the mindset of what you’re saying to help you see what you’re thinking about as you write.

But Journaling Can Be Difficult

Hopefully, in this list, you’ve found something that you can use to finally replace that old journal and pen. If not, maybe you’ve managed to find a way in which you can supplement it.

Regardless of how you journal, being consistent with your journaling can be difficult even at the best of times.

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The 4 best journal apps in 2024

The trouble is, keeping a journal isn't easy. It takes dedication to this new habit and a willingness to open up when writing on a blank page. What have you done today? Who are you, really? Journaling apps can help you figure this out and help you establish a daily writing routine.

After testing nearly two dozen options, these are the top journaling apps to record your memories this year and in years to come. Click on any app to learn more about why I chose it, or keep reading for more context on journal apps.

The best journaling apps

What makes the best online journal app, how we evaluate and test apps.

A paper notebook and pen are fine for journaling, but apps offer more. They give you more context on what you've accomplished and where you might want to go. They also let you include photos from your phone or posts from your social media feeds to make the journaling experience more rewarding. Add in reminders and the ability to search your journal entries, and digital journaling is almost a no-brainer.

I've been testing and writing about software professionally for over a decade. I've also journaled every day for the past five years. It's an important ritual for me, personally, and it's also where a lot of the best ideas in my writing originate. In my experience, the best apps for keeping a journal have a few things in common:

Easy entry: If it takes more than a couple of clicks or taps to add a journal entry, chances are you're not going to do it.

Pleasant interface: A minimalist, uncluttered interface helps you focus on your thoughts and makes journaling a pleasant experience.

Reminders: Perhaps the biggest challenge to online journaling is remembering to do it. Automatic reminders help you keep up the habit.

Exporting: In case the app stops being developed or you want to move to a different journaling platform, you'll want to be able to export your entries in a format other programs can read, such as PDF or RTF.

Syncing: Syncing will make sure your journal's up to date no matter what device you're using.

Affordability: I eliminated some apps because of the high price. Journaling shouldn't be expensive. If you're looking for a free journal app, some of the options on this list will do the trick, just with fewer features than the premium plans.

Other features for a digital journal that might be important to you include password protection, Markdown support, the ability to add more than one photo, location and weather tags, and journaling prompts.

To update the list this year, I spent time testing every diary app I could get my hands on. For each one, I started by creating a handful of new entries, complete with images. I then spent some time exploring the settings, testing the daily reminders, and ensuring that syncing and exporting worked as described. These are the journal apps that came out on top.

The best journal apps at a glance

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Day One pros:

Beautiful and intuitive interface

Easy to use and set up

Supports Markdown formatting

Great reminders

Day One cons:

Paid version required for core features like syncing

Since its release in 2011, Day One has been one of the most highly recommended journaling apps, landing a spot as Apple's Editors Choice in the App Store numerous times.

It's not hard to see why. The app offers a wide array of features—just about everything you might want or need in a digital journal. You can create journal entries in one click on the Mac from the menu bar, use templates to make journaling easier, and automatically add metadata, such as location, weather, motion activity, currently-playing music, and step count. There are optional prompts, if you're not sure what to write about. You can also tag entries with hashtags, insert photos and videos, password-protect your journal, and format entries in Markdown. And all of this is within an elegant, unobtrusive design. There are no gaudy, cluttered toolbars in sight: everything on the screen is useful for journaling.

Perhaps Day One's best feature is the ability to customize multiple reminders. Most other journal apps only send you one reminder during the day. But with Day One, you can get prompted to write, say, when you start the day, at lunchtime, and then at the end of your workday to keep track of your activities and thoughts throughout the day.

The free app offers pretty much all of the core journaling features, but for syncing, unlimited photos, handwritten and audio entries, and multiple journals, you'll need to subscribe to the Day One Premium service.

Apple launched its own journal app (called Journal) on iPhone in the past year. It's in many ways comparable to Day One except it's completely free. The main reason I'm not including it on this list is because there's no Mac version—which means there's no way to sync entries to a computer.

Best cross-platform journal app

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Diarium pros:

Native apps for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android

Configurable reminders

Syncing with multiple cloud services

Export to multiple formats

Diarium cons: 

Can be a little confusing

Diarium offers beautiful native apps for every platform. The Windows application, in particular, is nicer than any other I could find. But there's so much more to recommend here. You can add multiple media types to your journal entries. If you'd rather speak than type, you can dictate your thoughts with accurate speech recognition. You can attach an audio file, inked drawing, or any other type of file to your entries, as well as multiple photos. Heck, you can even rate your journal entries (perhaps most useful as a way to track how happy you are each day).

Diarium works without any sign-in, or you can sync using your choice of cloud apps—OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or WebDAV. You can also export your entries to DOCX, HTML, RTF, or TXT formats—with separate files for media attachments—so you can rest assured that your data will always be accessible. 

To make journaling even easier, Diarium can automatically pull in feeds from Facebook, Untappd, Trakt, or Instagram; or fitness apps, including Google Fit, Fitbit, and Strava, among others. It can also pull in your calendar appointments and even the day's weather. Combine this with daily reminders and beautiful native apps for every platform, and you've got the best cross-platform journal app on the market.

Best journal app for templated journaling

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Grid Diary pros:

Grid of recurring questions is accessible for journaling beginners

Recurring questions are customizable 

Offers reminders

Grid Diary cons:

Not ideal for long-form journal entries

Grid Diary bills itself as "the simplest way to get started with keeping a diary." Instead of a blank slate, this diary app gives you a grid of boxes you can give custom headers to. The defaults are things like "Today's wins," "Heath and Fitness," and "Personal growth," though you can customize these to say whatever you want. 

This gives you a detailed and bird's-eye view of what's happening in your life, one day at a time. You can review entries using the built-in calendar, or you can use the Titles view to review all entries for a particular grid. There's also support for attachments, encrypted private journals, and syncing between multiple devices if you're using the paid version. Instead of wondering what you should write about each day, use Grid Diary to write down simple responses that help you reflect on your days. 

Grid Diary pricing : Free version available; paid version from $2.99/month for syncing, encryption, unlimited journals, and exporting to PDF.

Best journal app for journaling over email 

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Dabble Me pros:

Journal by responding to an email

No need to form a new habit

Dabble Me cons:

Free version doesn't offer reminders

The main problem with journal apps: you have to remember to open them. Dabble Me doesn't have this problem because it works entirely over email. The paid version ($3/month) will email you once a day, reminding you it's time to journal—respond to that email, and you've journaled. The free version doesn't give you the daily prompts, but journaling is still as easy as writing an email—you can find a custom email address to send entries to in the settings.

You also can see the complete archive of your journals on the website, which also offers search, a calendar view, and even a page for reviewing and listening to any Spotify links you've included in your entries. There's also support for exporting your entries to TXT or JSON files, so you can take your entries with you should you decide to shut down your account. 

One way to journal is to pretend that you're writing letters to a friend. Dabble Me is great for this because it lives where you're already writing emails.

Dabble Me pricing: Free version available; Pro (with reminders) starts at $3/month. 

Should you use a journaling app?

You don't necessarily need a dedicated diary app for journaling—lots of people, after all, use a simple notebook for the job. Some other categories of apps can also work perfectly well.

As always, the best tool for the job is the one that works best for you. If something helps you start a journaling habit and stick to it, use that.

This article was originally published in January 2019 by Melanie Pinola and has previously had contributions from Emily Esposito. It was most recently updated in April 2024.

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A Little Journal… These Digital Travel Diary Apps Are Worth Your Time

Last updated on July 7, 2024 by Shannon

As travel enthusiasts, we yearn to capture the essence of extraordinary travel moments and freeze them in time. We even want those mundane details preserved—what was the name of that hilarious taxi driver who shuttled you from the airport to your guesthouse?

If you’ve logged those details in a travel journal, you don’t have to remember—that’s where travel journaling apps come in, offering a digital travel scrapbook that easily documents even the craziest travel adventures.

I’ve been traveling the world for 15 years, writing, photographing, and sharing my travel stories from the first day. That means I have pretty high expectations when it comes to using digital travel diaries meant to preserve the memories of your expeditions. Here’s what you need to know about the best online travel journal apps available.

Table of Contents

What are Digital Travel Diaries?

While journaling about your travels via a paper notebook used to be called a travel log, the more modern equivalent is an online travel journaling app. That said, even diary app is just a new way to log the most important moments of your travels—and the mundane ones too.

Travel journals essential just document your experiences, capturing your memories as you travel the world. By logging your travel memories in real time via a journaling app, you ensure the smaller details are captured.

Was it a torrential downpour on the day you had booked an “any-weather” tour of the Norwegian fjords? Log that and then share how you felt at that very moment, otherwise the details fade with time.

That’s the real magic of keeping a travel log in any form, a beloved notebook, an app, or a blog. I’ve used all three over my 15+ years of travel. This travel blog was my primary travel log, but at times I’ve used these travel apps to capture moments more immediately.

And no matter my online travel journal app of choice, I always, always have a small physical journal. Even if you diligently record all of the best moments of your trip in your digital travel diary app, you should also carry a small travel journal that acts as your travel log—you use it to jot down funny off-the-cuff moments, or even just mundane details.

Perhaps you press between the pages ticket stubs, a pretty flower from your world wanders, and other small memorabilia that can’t be captured in a journaling app. It becomes a place to log currency conversions you can surreptitiously glance at when haggling at a market, or jot down lists and travel plans.

I never travel without a pocket Field Notes waterproof notebook and this Moleskine travel journal —its these two things that have allowed me to share such rich details on this blog, my personal travel log that’s been running 15 years and counting.

How to Choose an Online Travel Journal App

Travel journal apps are not one-size-fits-all. The best apps offer the exact range of features you need and at a price point you can afford—which can mean free! Many journaling apps offer a free version that may just meet your needs. Often its the more sophisticated features that require a paid upgrade.

Given that you’re probably snowed under travel planning, don’t waste your time downloading every travel diary app here. To pick the right app for your travels, consider these things before you download it:

When choosing an online travel diary app, there are several factors to consider that can help you find the one that best fits your needs. Here are some tips to help you make a decision:

• Features : Review what the journaling app actually does—what are the key features these app developers believe are the hallmarks of their app? That will tell you a lot about functionality. Standard features of most digital travel diaries include: text entry, photo and video uploading, geotagging, and weather data. Decide which features are important to you and ensure that the app provides them. Maybe you want an awesome map interface because you’re hopscotching around the world for a year ? Or you’re studying abroad you might want an app with more functionality around text and photo entries.
• Platform Compatibility : Check if the digital journaling app is available on your preferred platforms, such as iOS, Android, web-based, and desktop. If you’re bringing both a smartphone and laptop on your travels , you may wan a travel diary app that seamlessly switches between the two devices.
• Syncing and Backup : Consider whether the app offers syncing and backup options—and if those are free or paid features. You want access your travel diary across multiple devices, and you want it securely backed up to the cloud.
• Export and Sharing Options : If you plan to share your travel diary with others or would like to have a backup of your entries outside of the app, check if it offers export options, such as PDF or other file formats.
• Company Story : If the travel journaling app you’re considering using hasn’t been around for at least two-to-five years, run in the other direction. Companies, especially app makers, fold quickly. The last thing you want is an email saying you have a matter of days to download your cherished memories before they’re all deleted.

Best Travel Journaling Apps

Day One tops most of these lists because it’s actually that good—and it’s been around since 2011, so you know your travel memories are safe with this online diary app. The company has invested in a high-quality product, and updates over the years have responded to user reviews and feedback—which is enthusiastic across the board.

Its clean interface and seamless integration with iOS (both iPhones and Macs) and Android make it a joy to use. You can effortlessly capture each destination through text and photos, while popping in location data too.

Best app features : The “On This Day” functionality is neat because it doesn’t pull in the best of anything, but rather that exact moment years ago when you were on an incredible adventure out there in the world—or maybe you had logged a tasty hot chocolate at a hipster spot near that landmark you were visiting.

Either way, you’ll be transported back there in an instant and that app feature is maybe one of the strongest motivators to journal about all the big (and small) things that happen as you travel.

Cost : The free version is enough to see if you like it, but if you’re using this as your main digital travel journal then the one photo per entry restriction on free plans isn’t going to cut it. Premium is affordable though, at just under $3 per month, which buys you unlimited photos, videos, audio, drawings, and more.

If you go all in on Journey as your travel journal app, it will become your trusted companion. Rather than being a journaling app that’s great for travel, this travel-centric journaling app goes above and beyond with its extensive features.

Geotagging allows you to pinpoint the exact location of you experiences, while the inclusion of weather data and “mood” status adds depth to entries. You can import photos from your camera roll directly into journal entires, creating vivid visual narratives of your travels.

This robust app works on iOS devices and Android phones, Mac or Windows computers, and there’s even a web app! Basically, it’s an accessible and essential tool for any travel writer seeking to document their adventures with style and precision. Not only because of the features, but also because it allows multi-media exports in PDF or doc format.

It’s also a bit cheeky and has a handy guide to what Journey offers versus Day One or Daylio .

Best app features : Stand out for many will be the features that let you automatically sync and import social media content from Instagram and the like—what a time saver! And the full text editing screen is nice—you can bold, bullet, color, or link to anything you’d like right inside the text. Surprisingly, that’s not in every diary journaling app.

But one of the neater travel-focused elements are the three views for your journal—media (where you scroll by photos), map (which shows your entries pinpointed on a map of the world) and calendar (journals organized by date).

Cost : Unlike essentially all competitors, Journey offers a one time purchase license—currently $18. You can buy a membership for ~$4.20.

3. Journalfy

The Journalfy Travel Journal app is a new contender on the market with a lot of potential. It entered the market earlier this year, so the company has a short track record, but it’s beautifully designed with a lot of thoughtful touches—including an analog, old-school travel journal that you can back up using their app.

I love using a physical travel journal, so it’s a neat differentiator that you can use these either together or independently (the paper journal is as beautifully designed as the app). If you use the app without the physical journal, the free plan allows you to upload up to 10 photos per entry, which is plenty for most travelers. The free and paid plans include the same features, however, you can just add more photos and create more entries with the paid plan.

Best app features: The share function is seamless—friends and family can view entries without the app. The writing prompts are helpful, and the intuitive, ad-free layout makes it easy to record travel memories on the go. The PDF export feature is handy, though adding images to the exports would be an improvement.

Cost: The free version is probably enough for most, however, they do have a monthly option for $2/month or an annual plan for $18.65/year.

Daylio , billed as a “simple micro-diary app,” adds an interesting twist to a travel journaling routine. As a mood and activity tracker, it enables you to record daily experiences and emotions with ease—and without writing anything. It’s an interesting way to to reflect on how your travel adventures have impacted your overall well-being .

It’s not for the hardcore travel writer, but rather, Daylio captures the essence of the travel experiences in a uniquely personal way. It’s a good companion for those seeking to intertwine their emotional journey with their physical travels. And for those who want a more streamlined diary app with fewer features and just straight to the meat of what you want to do.

Best app features : This app is dead simple to use and can be updated in under a minute thanks to the tap interface. It’s certainly not going to be the only way you record you travels, but if you’re already planning to share extensively on a Facebook or Instagram page , then this ease of use may just ensure that you use it every day.

Cost : You could get pretty far with the free version, or upgrade for just $3 per month—only the premium version supports exporting to PDF.

5. Evernote

Real talk: The digital travel journal of your dreams may be something you’re already using. When it comes to versatile note-taking, Evernote reigns supreme. Its functionality goes beyond simple journaling, allowing the creation of multimedia-rich entries.

I’ve organized my entire life via Evernote—travel pans, stories, etc—and its robust features make a compelling case for this being one of the best journaling apps out there, period. Not just in travel, but in general.

As one of the best digital diary apps, you can update it seamlessly across iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows.

Best app features : Well, you could use Evernote to basically plan and execute your trip, in addition to using it as a digital journal. You can also stay ruthlessly organized.

Cost : The free version offers 60 MB monthly uploads, which is constraining for travelers looking for an online app where they could add photos and videos to Evernote itself—this would like be better if you’re embedding YouTube videos, for example, versus storing them in Evernote.

The Personal version offers a more reasonable 10 GB in monthly uploads, but costs $11/month for that perk. If you’re already paying for Evernote for other reasons then this could be an excellent online travel journal, otherwise some of the other ones are likely better priced for a traveler.

6. Travel Diaries

For those seeking a dedicated travel journaling app, Travel Diaries hits the mark. It’s really a truly solid option. As a travel writer, I’m captivated by its interactive features. You can easily create immersive travelogues, complete with photos, maps, and annotations.

It’s also a captivating way to showcase your journey to fellow travelers (and your family and friends back home, of course!). The ability to share your travel stories and explore others’ adventures on the platform adds a sense of community not available in the other digital travel journaling apps.

It’s available as software for web, iOS and Android, but will only work with an internet connection (either cell data or wifi)—which means this might not be the best journaling app for those going far off-the-beaten path .

Best app features : A broad range of fonts and styles allow you to design your travel diary according to your own taste, and your travel log can include itineraries, travel photos, and a traveling map. The layout as an actual travel journal is a fun and personal touch that makes it feel like your digital diary is just as capable of creativity as a blank page in front of you.

Cost : There is no free version of Travel Diaries—it’ll be a subscription for as long as you want access to your travel journal. The basic plan costs $1 a month and includes unlimited storage and is really all most travelers will need for a robust travel journal. If you want to export your stories to PDF, you’ll have to upgrade to $3 per month.

Diaro App is a reliable companion for millions of people, not just globetrotters. This comprehensive diary app offers an array of features that elevate a travel journaling experience. Sometimes the best travel journal is, well, just a great online diary that you happen to use to document your travels.

The ability to add text, photos, tags, and organize entries into folders keeps this app well-organized—you can effortlessly find specific memories or delve into specific themes from your trips. It has a map of entry locations, which is especially important for those using this as a travel journal diary.

Diaro’s sleek interface and user-friendly design make the process of documenting adventures a true pleasure. Available on web, iOS or Android devices (with cross-device syncing via Dropbox) Diaro is a go-to app for travelers who want to capture the essence of their trip with elegance and efficiency.

Best app features : The multilingual UI (30+languages) may be a real boon for those for whom English is not their native language, but the shining standout features is just how easy it is to create a robust diary accounting for all of the key moments on your trip.

Cost : The free version has robust functionality. Upgrading to Diario Pro costs $10 per month and offers more customizability.

8. Polarsteps

Polarsteps is a great travel journal app that offers automatic tracking of your journey, making it effortless to document and share your trips. With its GPS technology, the app traces your route in real-time, creating a visually appealing map of your adventure without requiring any manual input.

This feature sets Polarsteps apart from other travel journal apps, as it eliminates the need for constant updates and allows you to focus on enjoying your trip while the app takes care of recording your route—and uses minimal data and power to do so.

What truly makes Polarsteps unique is its ability to create a beautifully presented travel log that showcases your journey. This app is made for the travel photographers out there also wanting a digital travel log of their journey.

Along with the automatic tracking, the app allows you to add photos, captions, and personal insights to your entries. These elements are then combined to create a visually stunning travel journal that can be shared with friends, family, and fellow travelers. I think this is one of the prettier apps—the maps alone are just a step up from the others.

Best app features : The GPS tracking is easily the standout here. You’ll know the precise spot you took a photo, and can then include a quick note—an inside joke you shared with a friend while there, a tidbit about the day, and more. This kind of precise location data is invaluable in the months and years after you travel.

Cost : It’s free! Polarsteps offers you a printed travel journal of your trip, which is how it’s monetized.

9. Waffle Journal

Waffle Journal stands out from the rest as a a collaborative journaling app that allows you to document and share your travel experiences with others—probably those on your same trip. Its unique approach fosters collaboration, allowing friends, family, or fellow travelers to contribute to your journal. With the ability to add stories, photos, and memories, everyone can create a collective travel diary that captures the essence of your adventures.

The app goes beyond traditional journaling by integrating multimedia elements. You can include photos, videos, and audio recordings. It’s not a travel journal specifically, so you’re not going to have any of those map features the travel apps have integrated into the experience, but it could be a great option for those travel in a group, or a group of friends who just love to share their travel adventures with each other. Social sharing features make it easy to showcase your travel adventures on social media platforms or via email.

BONUS: RIP: Bonjournal

Bonjournal captured my attention many years ago for its visually stunning approach to travel journaling. As you penned your travel stories, this app transformed them into beautifully presented narratives—and it made you choose just one photo to represent your day. Which was really quite neat.

This travel journal app is no longer available! Even though other websites are still recommending it as a travel diary app, the gorgeous app that debuted more than a decade ago is no longer up and running. Instead, a new app with the same name launched in 2021—it’s not a viable alternative. This new Bon Journal diary app is glitchy and poorly rated—storing your cherished travel memories there is not a good idea.

Don’t forget a paper journal as well.

This Moleskin travel journal is well made and worth the space it will take up in your bag. There will be times you just want to put pen to paper—you’ll be glad you have an analog record of your travels too.

How to Safely Store Travel Photos and Videos

These travel journaling apps are a terrific way to document your journey for personal memories, and to share with others. Although some long-term travelers create a travel blog to record their trips, using a travel diary instead is a great alternative.

You get amazing functionality and the ability to share your travel stories without the hassle of running a blog—which can get pricey and generally lacks the ability to share some stories privately with family, or keep other journal entries entirely private.

One thing all of these apps have are general constraints on how you upload, store, and present your travel photos and videos. Although some of these apps offer paid subscriptions with unlimited uploads, you’re likely safer if you store your actual travel photos elsewhere, too. Here’s a quick review of other places you can store travel photos, and the perks of using them in addition to, or instead of, a travel diary app.

• Facebook pages : Rather than use your personal profile, consider setting up a Facebook page for your trip—then you can share unlimited stories, photos, and videos. And you’re creating and sharing in a place where it’s likely your family and friends are already hanging out.
• Instagram : This is a great way to share photos, but videos and stories are a little more constrained on this platform. This might be a good option in addition to a digital travel diary.
• SmugMug : If you need a place to both store and display all of your travel photos, SmugMug is a great option. I’ve had an annual plan for more than a decade and it offers unlimited storage for all of my photos from all over the world for $88 per year. And it’s totally customizable—you can create gorgeous albums on a custom domain name if you own one.
• Google Drive : If you just need a backup solution without the need to share then Google Drive is a good option (I find Google Photos a chore to use). It’s just $2 a month for 100GB of cloud storage.

Ready for some travel inspiration? These are the best travel stories of travelers to follow now, inspiring books from historic travels, and short reads, too.

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According to research, journaling is a great way to manage stress , boost your health, and increase creativity and productivity. The problem is, it takes dedication. Finding an excellent journaling app or website can help you establish a routine and fully commit to journaling. 

If you’ve been wondering how to start online journaling, we’ve got you covered. We’ve taken a look at twenty options and chosen the six best journal apps and websites that you can use to get started on your journal journey. 

Day One was first released in 2011 and has been on the Apple Editor’s Choice list multiple times. Day One is available on the Play Store, Apple Store, and Mac App Store and has a great, minimalistic UI design. 

Features : 

• Multiple templates for different journaling styles. 
• Add metadata like location and time automatically. 
• Insert photos and videos into your journal. 
• Set multiple reminders to start journaling. 
• Biometric security measures and end-to-end encryption to keep your information private. 
• Automatic backups and easy exports. 

Paid Features:

• Cloud sync. 
• Unlimited photos and journals. 
• Voice-to-text transcription. 

There aren’t many downsides. First, Day One doesn’t offer prompts, so you will have to come up with topics on your own for those who prefer that style of journaling. Another negative is that to have your entries automatically backed up to another device, you need to purchase the premium version of the app. 

Overall, Day One is one of the best journal apps out there. 

Our Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars. 

Cost : Free version available with most necessary features. Premium version at $2.92 per month. 

2. Grid Diary

Grid Diary is available on the Play Store, Apple Store, and Mac App Store. Grid Diary is a very beginner-friendly journaling app that packs plenty of great features. It provides you with a grid of prompts, including things like “What am I grateful for?” and “How can I make tomorrow better?”. The prompts are entirely customizable and can provide a nice overview of your daily life. 

Features:  

• Multiple customizable journals with many prompts and templates.
• Grid layout with easy-to-use functionality. 
• Add tags and attachments, including photos. 
• PDF export options. 
• Password lock for privacy. 
• Sync across devices. 
• Customizable reminders. 

The free version of Grid Diary comes with almost everything you could ever need in a journaling service, except for syncing across devices and a password lock. One downside is that it doesn’t provide a separate, freeform journaling section. But, it’s relatively easy to add a new custom prompt along those lines and simply use that grid as your freeform entry.

Overall, we highly recommend Grid Diary.

Our Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. 

Cost: Free version available or premium at $2.99 billed monthly or $25.99 annually. 

Penzu is another popular journaling app with over 2 million users. It’s freeform design is similar to Day One. Penzu is available on the Play Store, App Store, and as a browser-based journal. 

• Entries are kept as one file stored online. 
• Custom email reminders.
• Lock your journal for total privacy. 
• 128-bit encryption.
• Similar UI to a WordPress blog. 
• PDF export.
• Customizable reminders. 
• 256-bit military-grade encryption .

One of the significant downsides of Penzu is that if you want some of the essential features necessary for digital journaling, you will have to purchase the paid version. This includes changing the date of journal entries. Also, if you want to import journal entries from another app, you cannot pre-date the entries. 

Penzu is an excellent choice if you like to write your journal as a private blog. It has a simple, easy-to-use design and is overall a great choice. 

Our Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars. 

Cost: Free version available. Paid version from $4.99 per month or $19.99 per year. 

4. Five Minute Journal

Five Minute Journal provides prompts to make the journaling experience much easier. The app will send you reminders at the start and end of the day and then prompt you with questions like “What will I do to make today great?” and “3 amazing things that happened today were…”. The app uses positive psychology to help the user feel gratitude and a sense of purpose. 

• Prompts based on positive psychology to instill gratefulness and positive mental health. 
• With the paid version, add photos to your post and receive a daily quote. 
• PDF export options. 
• Cloud sync your journal . 
• Customize your prompts and goals.
• Mood tracking and memory features. 
• Add images and videos to your prompts. 
• Free-writing section. 

Five Minute Journal is designed as more of a mood improvement journal than as a traditional journal. The paid version includes a free-writing section, but with the unpaid version, there’s no way to simply add journal entries. 

The Five Minute Journal app is perfect for journaling beginners or those who appreciate the minimalist, positive psychology approach. However, if you want a traditional journal service, look elsewhere. 

Cost: $2.92 per month billed annually at $34.99. 

Available on the Play Store and Apple Store, Daylio is an interesting take on journaling. Unlike the other choices on this list, you cannot write in Daylio unless you want to add supplementary notes. Instead, Daylio displays prompts like how you’re feeling and what you did during the day. You simply select options from a list, and Daylio gives you an overall picture of your day. 

• PDF export. 
• Set custom goals for your journaling experience. 
• A detailed monthly mood and activity chart. 
• Calendar view of entries. 
• Remove the ads. 
• Automatic backups. 
• Unlimited, customizable goals. 
• Advanced statistics to track your mood and activities. 

For a different take on journaling, Daylio performs its job excellently and has received fantastic reviews. But, if you’re looking for a traditional journal, Daylio probably isn’t the best choice. It can be fascinating to view your mood and activities over a few days or a month, but as you cannot add text entries beyond short notes, it doesn’t offer the whole journaling experience. 

Cost: Free version available. The premium plan is $2.99 per month billed annually, or $4.49 per month billed monthly.  

6. Dabble.me

Dabble.me is an email-based journaling service. They will send you regular emails, and your reply will become the journal entry. Because of this, it’s technically available on any device that you can email from. 

• Simply reply to an email to write your journal entry. 
• Receive past journal entries at random. 
• Tagging. 
• Attach photos and embed songs from Spotify . 
• Set custom email reminders.
• Import entries from other services. 
• More text formatting options. 
• Calendar view and “Year in Review” functionality. 

With the free version, an email prompt is only sent out every second Sunday. Writing a journal entry once every fourteen days almost voids the entire point of a journal. Having to purchase the paid version to write journal entries whenever you like feels ingenuous. 

Dabble is a great, low-commitment choice for those who don’t have time to journal daily. But, the paid version is required to make Dabble worth it. For the price, it doesn’t match up with some of the features provided by other apps on this list. 

Our Rating : 3 out of 5 stars. 

Cost : Free version available. The PRO version is $3.00 per month or $30.00 per year. 

Time to Get Started! 

Journaling is an excellent pastime that can boost your mood and help you connect more with your day-to-day life. But, everyone likes to journal differently. Some people prefer a freeform writing service, while others prefer to follow prompts. We hope this list has provided an option for everyone to start journaling their preferred way! 

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Jake Harfield is an Australian freelance writer whose passion is finding out how different technologies work. He has written for several online publications, focusing on explaining what he has learned to help others with their tech problems. He’s an avid hiker and birder, and in his spare time you’ll find him in the Aussie bush listening to the birdsong. Read Jake's Full Bio

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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host a two-part online informational session for adults interested in becoming Maine 4-H volunteers from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and 25.

Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey aims to provide participants with information about the UMaine Extension 4-H youth development program through four short e-Learning modules. Attendees also can participate in an experiential educational activity, learn about the key aspects of positive youth development and be introduced to the ages and stages of youth.

The two sessions will wrap up with an outline of next steps and an introduction to a county staff contact to help with the application process if desired, according to a news release from Jennifer Lobley with the extension.

A 4-H volunteer is many things: a mentor, advisor, friend, teacher, referee, role model, pacesetter and more. 4-H volunteers have the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of children, teach them valuable skills, help them achieve a positive self-image, accomplish personal goals and earn a sense of accomplishment.

The informational sessions are free; to register visit extension.umaine.edu .

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Lobley at [email protected] or 207-255-3345.

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