Journey is a journaling app for entries with photos, videos, audio, GIFs, and music. It supports offline access, search, and filters, and protects journal data with end-to-end encryption. Privacy controls include a passcode and device biometrics. Users can collaborate in shared journals or share selected entries through web links that open in a browser. Prompts, templates, and more than 60 guided coach programs support reflection, self-improvement, healthy living, and planning. Odyssey AI can answer questions about a user's life, patterns, moods, and progress toward goals. Integrations include Google Places, Apple Maps, Apple Health, Zapier, email, and WhatsApp. The free version is available indefinitely. Annual membership costs $4.17 per month, billed annually, and includes 10GB of cloud storage, 5,000 entries, and up to 20 media files per entry. Membership unlocks Journey across Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, web, Chrome OS, and Linux. After cancellation, access continues until the next payment is due; cancelled subscriptions are not refunded.
Who it is for
Journey suits people who want a multimedia journal with privacy controls, reflection prompts, and shared entries. It also offers tools for searching past entries and tracking moods or progress toward goals.
What is good
- Journal data has end-to-end encryption.
- Supports offline access, search, and filters.
- Entries can include photos, video, audio, GIFs, and music.
- Free version is available indefinitely.
What to know first
- Annual membership is billed annually.
- Cancelled subscriptions are not refunded.
- Membership storage is limited to 10GB.
Verdict
Journey brings multimedia journaling, guided programs, and privacy features together across many platforms. The free version can be tried indefinitely, while membership adds cloud storage and expanded capacity.
Journey plans and pricing
All plansCompared on journaling software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $4.17/mo
- Media attachments
- Yes
- Offline access
- Yes
- Privacy lock
- Yes
- End-to-end encryption
- Yes
- Export formats
- multiple
- Platform coverage
- all
- Search and filters
- Yes
