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Day One

The definitive private journal for Apple devices.

DeveloperAutomattic PricingFree / Gold $74.99 per year CategoryWriting & Notes
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Day One has been the definitive journal for Apple platforms for over a decade, with an Apple Design Award and more than 150,000 five-star reviews to show for it. Entries combine writing with photos, video, audio and location, end-to-end encryption keeps them private, and the On This Day view resurfaces what you wrote in years past, which is where a journal quietly earns its keep.

Now part of Automattic, it spans Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android and the web, and added a Windows app in March 2025. The free plan allows unlimited entries and journals with one photo per entry; the Gold plan, at $74.99 per year, adds sync across all devices, thirty photos or videos per entry and AI-guided reflection tools.