Day One: Daily Journal & Diary2026.21

Apple’s App of the Year with over 15 million downloads and 200,000 5-star ratings globally, Day One has reinvented journaling, letting you record your life as you live it. Securely save audio, video, photos, notes, and more wherever you are, whenever you want.

“Day One creates something so rare it feels almost sacred: A completely private digital space.” - New York Times

“Day One makes keeping a journal delightfully easy.” - Wired

WHY DAY ONE?

Day One is the original digital journal app. A decade of updates and feature additions make it the most private, trusted, and easiest-to-use journaling app in the world.

SIMPLE TO USE, EASY TO LOVE
. Beautiful, award-winning design
. Unlimited text entries
. Powerful rich text formatting with markdown
. Different journals for every aspect of your life*

PRIVATE AND SECURE
. Automatic backups keep your journal entries safe
. End-to-end encryption, which is a fancy way of saying your entries are 100% private
. Journal entries stay secure with passcode, TouchID, or FaceID
. Export options (pdf, plain text, etc.) ensure your entries always stay yours

FORM A HABIT & STAY CONSISTENT
. Streaks and calendar view help keep your momentum going
. Programmable reminders through text message or phone notifications
. Unique, daily journal prompts help eliminate writer’s cramp
. Customizable templates save time and add organization to entries
. Today view provides a summary of where you’ve been and what you’ve done
. Integrates with the Health app to track mindfulness minutes
MORE THAN WORDS
. Unlimited photos and video*
. Auto-importer for your Instagram posts*
. Handwritten entries or drawings*
. Voice recording and transcription*

JOURNAL FROM WHEREVER, WHENEVER
. Cross-platform apps available on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac
. The ability to text or email entries straight to your journal

BUILT FOR REMINISCING
. On This Day feature allows you to revisit past memories
. Tags, favorites, and search filters make it easy to find what you’re looking for
. Map view quickly shows all the places you’ve journaled from
. Print capabilities turn your digital journal into a premium physical book

TYPE LESS, PRESERVE MORE
. Time, date, weather, moon phase, and more are automatically added to every entry
. IFTTT applets allow importing data from Spotify, YouTube, Strava, Fitbit, Facebook, Twitter, and more
. Siri Shortcuts provides a powerful way to automate more of your journaling
. Share sheet allows you to add content from other apps, like Apple Photos and Safari

*Day One is FREE to use forever with unlimited entries. Additional features, including unlimited photos, videos, and audio recordings are available with a Day One Premium membership.
Start a free trial today.

Privacy Policy: https://dayoneapp.com/privacy-policy/

Terms of Use: https://dayoneapp.com/terms-of-use/

For technical assistance or other inquiries: https://dayoneapp.com/contact/

Version History - You can now unlink your Google account in Settings > Account
- Fixed several crashes, including one while typing an entry on iPad and one when rotating your device with photos open
- Apple Watch now tells you when it can’t record audio, instead of saving an empty recording. (Requires watchOS 10.)
- Fixed a Daily Chat entry going to your default journal instead of the one you chose
- Journal themes now color the banner above your entries
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.21 1d ago - You can now sign in with your Google account
- Fixed journal changes syncing over and over on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
- Fixed a crash while syncing entries
- Improved support for iOS 27
- Day One for Apple Watch now requires Apple Watch Series 4 or newer (watchOS 9 or later)
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.20 Sep 28 - Your collections now appear everywhere you pick a journal
- Fixed people you categorized on Android not appearing in your Daily Chat Bio
- Refreshed the entry editor header on iOS 26
- Improved translations
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.19 Sep 14 - Daily Chat Bio: add your work, schools, places, people, and pets once, and Daily Chat remembers
- You can now move a read-only entry to another journal
- Fixed problems rebuilding the search index
- Fixed Daily Chat using the wrong date on devices set to a non-Gregorian calendar
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.18 Aug 31 - Daily Chat: Voice mode now runs right in the chat, with your conversation appearing as you speak
- Fixed journal names reverting to an older name or becoming unreadable, for accounts with many journals
- Improved translations
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.17 Aug 19 - Search by a specific date is back, alongside the Years filter
- Search results show photo, video, and PDF previews again
- Fixed a journal created while signed out disappearing when you sign back in
- Fixed permanently deleting an entry during a journal move being able to remove it everywhere
- Fixed videos re-uploading their entry on every sync, which notified shared journal members
- Fixed the Daily Prompt showing as Answered when you hadn't answered it
- Fixed a crash when setting an entry's location to Antarctica
- Improved translations
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.16 Aug 4 - Introducing Journal Collections - group your related journals together
- Redesigned search — see results as you type, with improved filters
- Introducing Journal Themes — personalize your journals
- Fixed an issue where moving an entry could get stuck
- Fixed list editing issues in the editor
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.15 Jul 20 - Fixed a bug where adding a library photo could corrupt the same photo in an older entry
- Fixed an issue where videos could show a thumbnail but fail to play after syncing
- Fixed an issue causing the app to crash on launch for users with large photo libraries
- Fixed an issue where a journal's cover photo could disappear after restarting the app
- Fixed an issue where signing out could fail to complete
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.14 Jul 6 - The link picker now lets you link to other entries.
- Fixed several book printing, PDF, and export issues
- Hyperlinks are now preserved when pasting from the web or Google Docs
- Refreshed the iPad sidebar design
- Fixed an issue where sync could get stuck
- Stability improvements and bug fixes

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.13 Jun 22 - Daily Chat, now free to try for 7 days
- Shift + Tab now outdents lists with a hardware keyboard
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
- New Labs feature: Journal Themes to personalize your journals

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.12 Jun 8 - New Journal Drawer — Journal list now uses paged navigation, not a slide-up modal
- Text and highlight color options — now available in Labs for Day One Gold subscribers
- Improved search results (especially in some Asian languages)
- Stability and performance improvements

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.11.1 May 28 - New Journal Drawer — Journal list now uses paged navigation, not a slide-up modal
- Text and highlight color options — now available in Labs for Day One Gold subscribers
- Improved search results (especially in some Asian languages)
- Stability and performance improvements

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.11 May 25 - Introducing Apple Journal Import — Bring your existing Apple Journal entries into Day One.
- Fixed the hashtag picker appearing empty when tapped in the editor.
- Fixed Daily Chat preview text on the Today tab.
- Stability and performance improvements.

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.10.1 May 20 - Introducing Apple Journal Import — Bring your existing Apple Journal entries into Day One.
- Fixed the hashtag picker appearing empty when tapped in the editor.
- Fixed Daily Chat preview text on the Today tab.
- Stability and performance improvements.

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.10 May 11 - Fixed invisible toolbar buttons on iOS 18 in the new journal tab navigation.
- Fixed book checkout getting stuck in a "payment in progress" state.
- Fixed the "Use attachment time?" prompt not appearing when pasting a photo.
- Fixed blank media when dragging and dropping from the Photos app.
- Fixed the Today tab date picker being clipped on iPhone SE and iPad.
- Stability and performance improvements.

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.9 Apr 27 Em dash shortcut — Type -- to auto-insert an em dash (—) in the editor
Fixed streak calendar grid off-by-one day alignment
Stability and performance improvements

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.8 Apr 13 - Introducing Day One Gold — AI-powered journaling that helps you reflect deeper. Includes Daily Chat, entry summaries, smart title suggestions, and more.
- Day One Premium is now Day One Silver. Your existing features and pricing haven’t changed.
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.7.2 Apr 8 - Introducing Day One Gold — AI-powered journaling that helps you reflect deeper. Includes Daily Chat, entry summaries, smart title suggestions, and more.
- Day One Premium is now Day One Silver. Your existing features and pricing haven’t changed.
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.7.1 Mar 31 - Introducing Day One Gold — AI-powered journaling that helps you reflect deeper. Includes Daily Chat, entry summaries, smart title suggestions, and more.
- Day One Premium is now Day One Silver. Your existing features and pricing haven’t changed.
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Learn more at dayoneapp.com/releases 2026.7 Mar 30 - Fixed an issue that could cause typing to slow down for some users
- Fixed a crash that could occur during app launch
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements 2026.6.1 Mar 25 - Fixed a crash that could occur during app launch
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements 2026.6 Mar 16 - Resolved an issue that could causing missing content in PDF exports
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements 2026.5.1 Mar 10 - Various bug fixes and performance improvements 2026.5 Mar 3 - Ongoing improvements to Daily Chat
- Fixed issues where photos could be added sideways or become distorted
- Entries with tables now sync properly and can be edited. (Table content itself is still read-only)
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements 2026.4.1 Feb 20 - Ongoing improvements to Daily Chat
- Fixed issues where photos could be added sideways or become distorted
- Entries with tables now sync properly and can be edited. (Table content itself is still read-only)
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements 2026.4 Feb 17