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24 alternatives to Daily Journal

Your private space, locked with love

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
   Write a private diary using good old email▲515

   Journaling using only email

   2020 · diaryemail.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   I made a privacy-focused online journal▲100

   Write every day in your encrypted private journal. Track your mood to follow your level of happiness.

   2019 · gekri.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Diary▲94

   A private and secure place to keep track of your thoughts

   2024 · diary.kyle.so · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mini Diary▲144

   Simple and secure journal app

   2019 · minidiary.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dream Diary - Journal App With Lock▲5

   Organize your thoughts and keep safe with fingerprint lock

   2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   My Diary With Lock▲9

   Daily Journal, Cute Notes, Memo App

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   My Super Secret Diary: Daily Journal▲76

   personal diary, notes, mood tracker, photo album, note pad

   2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Memory▲334

   Your private daily photo journal for iPhone

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Once▲179

   Keep a journal like a real life book.

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Still▲207

    A private space to think, write, and slow down

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

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    Emit Diary▲88

    Shared & security journal

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    JournalBook – Privacy centric, offline first, personal journal app▲268

    2019 · journalbook.co.uk · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Goodnight Journal 2.0▲111

    Facebook for journaling

    2021 · goodnightjournal.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    JournalBook▲91

    A truly private, offline-first, personal journal

    2019 · journalbook.co.uk · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Working on a Zero-Knowledge Daily Journaling App▲98

    Decryption key derived from master password never leaves the browser. It's just a text editor so far, but a we have a few features planned: retrospective tooling, sentiment analysis, journaling modules, guidance and information inline, better habit formation & rewards UI.

    2023 · jumblejournal.org · its alternatives →

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    Journal.▲139

    A social journal with daily prompts

    2024 · journal.fm · its alternatives →

17. 17
    JOI▲156

    Journal your emotions to start a happy journey of self-care

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Hearty Journal▲65

    Beautiful, private and cross-platform online diary, journal

    2022 · hearty.me · its alternatives →

19. 19TO
    The only diary app with a community and features to boost mental health▲14

    Write your private online journal for free. Write private journals securely and anonymously or public journals to share and get connected with other journal writers.

    2020 · goodnightjournal.com · its alternatives →

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    Journify▲176

    Audio journaling. Encrypted, easy-to-share voice recordings.

    2020 · globalseednetwork.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Solid Diary - AI Journal▲106

    100% private AI diary

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Life Personal Diary▲24

    Secure diary app with free night mode, speech to text etc.

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Punkt▲160

    Private & secure one-sentence journaling

    2020 · punktapp.me · its alternatives →

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    Time Diary▲73

    Thinking, recording life

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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