Best Journaling Software in 2026
Updated
37 journaling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
37ranked
1free plans on this page
€1.50/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
Journaling Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 1 of the 12 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 Daylio
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 27 Gratitude
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 28 DailyBean
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 29 Grid Diary
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 30 Maat Journal
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 31 Moodflow
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 32 WriteDiary
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 33 Journal - From Me
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 34 jrnlFree plan
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 35 monkkeePaid from €1.50/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 36 750 Words
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 37 JournalOS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 12 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | End-to-end encryption | Media support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Daylio | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | No | photos_video_audio |
| 27 | Gratitude | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 28 | DailyBean | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | photos |
| 29 | Grid Diary | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | No | — |
| 30 | Maat Journal | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 31 | Moodflow | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | photos |
| 32 | WriteDiary | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 33 | Journal - From Me | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 34 | jrnl | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 35 | monkkee | 5.9 | No | €1.50/mo | No | — | Yes | photos |
| 36 | 750 Words | 5.6 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 37 | JournalOS | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |