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24 alternatives to Daily Capsule

An anonymous journal for the thoughts you don't say out loud

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Offload Journal▲65

   Clear your head by journaling to daily questions

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Day One▲133

   A simple journal for iPhone, iPad and OSX.

   2013 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   60 Seconds Everyday▲347

   The fastest way of daily journaling

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   tinythoughts▲181

   Because keeping a journal is hard

   2018 · tinythoughts.me · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Capsule▲1

   Free personal journal and mood tracker. One thought a day.

   May 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   tinythoughts for Mobile▲123

   Minimalist sentence-a-day journaling app with daily prompts

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Daily Journal▲105

   Journaling app where you can publish your thoughts online

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Day One 2.0▲266

   Ground-up rewrite of the best journal for Mac and iPhone

   2016 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Five Minute Journal App▲202

   The simplest, most effective way to be happier every day

   2015 · intelligentchange.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Once▲179

    Keep a journal like a real life book.

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Still▲207

    A private space to think, write, and slow down

    Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Daily Mini-Journal▲77

    Take 5 minutes to plan out your day

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Daily Journal▲144

    The smartest Notion page to track all your daily events.

    2022 · iamdave.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    JournalBop▲62

    Capture your daily musings with a quick phone call

    2022 · journalbop.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    DailyMe▲66

    Life is a journey, make note of it.

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    One Diary▲80

    Capture your thoughts in a concise one-line diary entry

    2023 · onediary.life · its alternatives →

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    Ichinichi – One note per day, E2E encrypted, local-first▲136

    Look, every journaling app out there wants you to organize things into folders and tags and templates. I just wanted to write something down every day. So I built this. One note per day. That's the whole deal. - Can't edit yesterday. What's done is done. Keeps you from fussing over old entries instead of writing today's. - Year view with dots showing which days you actually wrote. It's a streak chart. Works better than it should. - No signup required. Opens right up, stores everything locally in your browser. Optional cloud sync if you want it - E2E encrypted with AES-GCM, zero-knowledge,…

    Mar 2026 · its alternatives →

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    Journal.▲139

    A social journal with daily prompts

    2024 · journal.fm · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Day Log▲97

    All in one journal with goals & habits tracker

    2023 · daylog.crxapplications.com · its alternatives →

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    The Daily Mini-Journal 2.0▲80

    Take 5 minutes to plan out your day.

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Daily Journal▲61

    Write beautiful memories

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Daygram - Time Stamp Journal▲131

    Minimal journal/e-ink style simple diary with password

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Some words for me▲125

    Simple journaling via email and SMS 📝

    2019 · somewordsfor.me · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Thoughts▲60

    Pen down your daily thoughts in your own personal journal

    2021 · th-oughts.web.app · its alternatives →

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