Apple Journal

Apple Journal is ranked #16 of 37 in journaling software on The Geeks Club, made by Apple Journal (Cupertino, California, United States). It runs on iOS, macOS. There is a free plan.

Apple Journal plans and pricing

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Free Free Free app · iPhone, iPad · certain features available only in select languages and regions apps.apple.com · 3 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes

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Apple Journal

End-to-end encryption: Yes
Export formats: multiple
Purpose: Journal helps people reflect on everyday moments and special events through journaling.
Rich entries: Entries can include text, photos, videos, audio recordings, places, drawings, and a logged state of mind.
Personalized suggestions: On-device intelligence groups moments such as outings, photos, workouts, and media to suggest entry ideas.
Prompts and reminders: The app offers reflection prompts and lets users schedule journaling notifications.
Organization and search: Users can create multiple journals, search and sort entries, browse a calendar, and view entries by location in Places.
Writing tools: The app supports text formatting, inline attachments, drawings, and audio recording with transcription; Apple says audio transcription is available in English except Singapore and India locales.
Wellbeing integration: Users can log their state of mind in Journal and save it to Health, and writing time can be saved as Mindful Minutes.
App integrations: Users can add content from apps such as News, Music, and Safari to a journal entry.
Developer API: Apple provides a Journaling Suggestions API for third-party journaling apps to offer personalized suggestions.
Privacy controls: Suggestions are processed on device, and users choose which suggested moments to share with journaling apps.
Entry security: With a device passcode, Journal entries are encrypted, and with default two-factor authentication and a passcode, entries stored in iCloud are end-to-end encrypted.
Sync and backup limit: Entries sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through iCloud when enabled, but Apple says Journal entries are not included in iCloud backups.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Journaling Software in 2026#16 of 37
Best Journal Apps in 2026#12 of 34
Best AI Journal Apps in 2026#12 of 27

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Sources

apple.com/newsroom/2023/12/apple-launches-journal· checked 20 Sept 2026
apps.apple.com/us/app/journal/id6447391597· checked 3 Oct 2026
support.apple.com/guide/iphone/add-formatting-photos-and-· checked 3 Oct 2026
apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/journaling-sugges· checked 3 Oct 2026
support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/journal/dev90dd74024/mac· checked 3 Oct 2026