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Best diary and journal apps in 2026
For a full diary, Day One is free forever with unlimited entries, and Premium adds unlimited photos, video and audio. To keep a diary without writing a line, Daylio logs your mood and activities in a couple of taps. On iPhone, Apple’s Journal suggests moments to write about and syncs through iCloud. Journey gives rich formatting and media, with a subscription for its cloud features. Details below.
How we picked: a diary app has to make writing easy enough that you keep doing it. We checked each app’s own store description for what is free, what needs a subscription and what it does to help you write.
A diary you write in
Day One saves text, photos, audio and video, adds the time, date and weather to each entry automatically, and is free forever with unlimited entries; unlimited media comes with Premium. Apple’s Journal suggests moments from your photos, places and activities so you never start from a blank page, and lets you keep several journals. Journey has a rich editor with styles, lists, tables and checklists.
A diary without writing
Daylio is a micro-diary: you pick your mood and what you did, no typing needed, and it shows how your habits and mood connect over time. For poems, see poetry writing apps. If you write before or after sessions with a therapist, see the therapy notes apps for iPhone.
| App | Best for | Platforms | Price | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day OneApp StoreGoogle Play | a full diary with media | iOS, Android | free, unlimited entries; Premium membership | written journal |
| DaylioApp StoreGoogle Play | a mood diary without typing | iOS, Android | free to download | micro-diary |
| JournalApp Store | writing suggestions on iPhone | iOS | free | written journal |
| JourneyApp StoreGoogle Play | rich entries with formatting | iOS, Android | free to download; Journey.Cloud subscription | written journal |
| Local JournalCensuusApp StoreGoogle Play | a private diary kept only on your phone, with voice entries | iOS, Android | free to download | written and voice journal |
Preguntas frecuentes
Is there a free diary app with no entry limit?
Yes, Day One is free forever with unlimited entries; Premium adds unlimited photos, video and audio.
Can I keep a diary without writing?
Daylio lets you log mood and activities in a couple of taps, no typing.