7 Journal Apps That’ll Hold More Than Just Your Deepest, Darkest Secrets

Although it was originally designed as a professional platform to keep work teams organised, the Notion app has transformed into something much more. Users across the globe now use Notion in a wide variety of ways, both in a professional and a personal capacity. You can use Notion as a simple journal or notebook while simultaneously using it to keep track of your goals, to-do lists, big and small plans, and more.

The Day One journal app offers users seemingly endless ways to express themselves beyond what a blank, physical journal can do. In addition to typing out journal entires and adding photos, users can also record audio, add drawings and doodles, categorize entries, add locations, format text, and so much more.

Alongside the usual journal app features, the Journey app offers users myriad ways to prioritise self-care habits beyond just journaling. The app offers guided journal coaching for anyone who's new to the activity, as well as the ability to see throwbacks to past entries and track fitness habits and mood markers.

If the idea of journaling daily sounds great but your schedule doesn't allow for a long, drawn-out writing session, Moodnotes streamlines the process while still allowing you to track your thought patterns and feelings. Simply record your mood daily, detail your feelings as heavily or as simply as you'd like, and watch as a calendar of journaling progress comes together.

A digital spinoff of the popular physical Five Minute Journal, the Five Minute Journal app builds on the successful features of its tangible counterpart. Users are offered short, easy prompts to fill in daily that allow you to practice mindfulness in five-minute chunks of time.

Yet another app that makes filling in a journal entry less daunting, Daylio allows users to keep track of their daily mood, activities, and more with icons, tags, and emoji. You can customise your Daylio theme and entries, track habits, and even look back at your overall journal trends with statistics based on your entries.