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Topic: Journal apps

Thinking about journaling on your iPhone? These guides compare the kinds of journal and habit apps, explain what to look for, and show how to keep a phone journal private. We make one of these apps, Yumemira, so we say so whenever it comes up, and we stick to features you can check yourself. A paper notebook works too. The goal is to help you pick the tool you will actually open on a tired Tuesday night, not the one with the longest feature list.

How-tos

  1. AppsBack up your journalPaper pages, your whole iPhone and your journal’s own file, plus a 2-minute check that the copy really works.7 min read
  2. AppsJournal widget for iPhoneAdd a widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen in a few taps, keep a running step there, and hide the words.7 min read

Comparisons

  1. AppsApple Journal or a goal journalWhat Apple’s free journal does well, where people drift away, and when a small-steps goal journal fits better.7 min read
  2. AppsBest journal app for iPhone?Four kinds of journal app, six checks for fit, and our own app’s limits.7 min read
  3. AppsFree journal appsHow journal apps are priced, what a fair free tier keeps free, a three-entry test and one app’s Free and Pro split.7 min read
  4. AppsPrivate journal appSix plain checks for any journal app, from accounts to Lock Screen previews, plus the free iPhone lock.7 min read
  5. AppsIn a row or in total?Days in a row or days in total? How each count works, what one skip does, and which one suits you.7 min read
  6. AppsGoal setting app checklistA 9-point checklist for any goal app, with our own answers, including the two where we say no.7 min read

More guides

  1. AppsJournaling Suggestions on iPhoneWhat the iPhone feature reads, who sees a suggestion, and where to switch each part off.7 min read

Write your line in Yumemira

Yumemira, the small-steps goal journal for iPhone. One line is a whole entry. Add a face for how it felt, and your journal stays on your iPhone.

Download on the App Store

Free to start. For iPhone with iOS 18 or later.

See the journal