About
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; paid plans add sync across all devices and more photos or videos per entry, with Silver at $49.99 a year and Gold at $74.99 a year adding AI-guided reflection tools.
Alternatives
- Diarly
Pick Diarly if you want a native Mac journal for less: it is free forever, with Premium at $29.99 a year after a one-week trial, and it runs on macOS 13 or later.
- Journey
Pick Journey if you journal on Windows, Linux or Android as well as Mac: it has apps for all of them, with membership at $4.17 a month billed yearly or a lifetime purchase.
At a Glance
- Requires
- macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Price
- Free Basic plan; Silver $49.99 a year; Gold $74.99 a year; free one-month trial of a paid plan inside the app
- Also On
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android, Windows and the web
- Get It From
- Mac App Store
Curator's Note
“A decade of daily entries in, it still feels like the safest place to keep a life.”
Theo, Mac Dept.
