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24 alternatives to Button Journal
A Simple Self-Awareness Tracking App
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Button Journal launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Day Log▲97All in one journal with goals & habits tracker
2023 · daylog.crxapplications.com · its alternatives →
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Daily Journal▲144The smartest Notion page to track all your daily events.
2022 · iamdave.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Perspective▲103Journaling meets mood & habit tracking... in style!
2017 · blinky.co · its alternatives →
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A tiny habit to track, reflect and succeed
2024 · journalcalls.com · its alternatives →
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Easy journaling and activity tracking with focus on streaks
2022 · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone - I've been working on this automatic journal for a long time. It takes your photos, makes them look nice, and also journals the places you go just by having your phone in your pocket. Would love your feedback!
2013 · hey.co · its alternatives →
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Fast, intuitive journal & well-being tracker
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Life Tracker▲141Digital journal of your activities right in your pocket
2022 · lifetracker.pro · its alternatives →
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Heya HN, I started journaling about a year ago and recently landed in my perfect setup, a simple sentence to remember each day, combined with a flexible habit tracker. Over the holidays I turned this approach into a free expo app that I want to share. Basically, you get: - One sentence per day, enough to remember each day. - Flexible habit tracking (still working on finding the best UX here) - No backend, no tracking, all in device (just sentry for errors) - Clean, minimal interface - Export your data - Stats to track your progress I built this primarily for my own use, but I'd love to hear…
2025 · habby.day · its alternatives →
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Interactive widget on your home screen
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Mood▲97Hey HN, I've had this idea stuck in my head ever since I published Year in Pixels [1]. I've been adding a little thing here and there to this app, and now it feels nice enough to share. It's very interesting what daily tracking does to one's mind. While I already have apps to track everything else like sleep, heart rate, etc., I was still missing something to track my mood. The simple act of thinking about how you feel a couple of times a day already changes things. A moment of reflection. I opted to add Astrology, Checks (habits), and other goodies. Hope you like it as much as I do. Best,…
Jun 2026 · mood.lasagna.pizza · its alternatives →
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Lifelog▲103A journaling app for remembering your ideas, goals, etc.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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thoughtful▲74An intuitive thought tracker | Self-improvement journal
2016 · thoughtfulapp.co · its alternatives →
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