Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Journal Together is a free email-based journaling platform that lets friends share and read each other's journal entries. Launched in 2020, it's designed for people who want to maintain a personal journal while staying… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Journal Together, journal with your friends over email, for free launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Journal Together▲96

   Journal with your friends over email, for free

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Journal.▲139

   A social journal with daily prompts

   2024 · journal.fm · its alternatives →

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   Write a private diary using good old email▲515

   Journaling using only email

   2020 · diaryemail.com · its alternatives →

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   A friendship-centric journal▲96

   Spend time with the people you care about. Introvert-tested. Extrovert-approved. - JacobEvelyn/friends

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   2019 · journalbook.co.uk · its alternatives →

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   Journal App▲325

   A beautiful journal app for macOS

   2023 · journal.do · its alternatives →

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   Write Together▲243

   Learn to write, together, one day at a time.

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Huddle▲155

   The offline social journal app

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   journi 3.0▲134

   Easily create a journal, even together with friends

   2014 · journiapp.com · its alternatives →

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    A Sex Journal for Couples▲142

    A simple tool for extraordinary sex.

    2019 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    One Journal▲8

    Structure your thoughts. A free journaling app that syncs.

    2021 · onejournal.app · its alternatives →

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    Once▲179

    Keep a journal like a real life book.

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Minimalist offline journal app with a chat interface▲126

    ZenJournal is a minimalist private journaling app for quick logging, search, and discreet writing. Open, type, done. No prompts, titles, or reminders.

    2021 · thezenjournal.com · its alternatives →

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    Journal BuddyAI▲169

    Your AI journal assistant to make journaling impactful

    2023 · systemsumo.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Apple Journal▲259

    A new app from Apple to start journalling

    2023 · apple.com · its alternatives →

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    JournalBot▲119

    The journal you'll actually use

    2019 · journalbotapp.com · its alternatives →

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    JournalJerk – In 2017, keep a journal—or else▲43

    2016 · journaljerk.com · its alternatives →

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    Journals on Retro▲151

    A place to collect memories with a select group of friends

    2024 · retro.app · its alternatives →

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    Still▲207

    A private space to think, write, and slow down

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

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    Journify▲110

    A simple and intuitive space for all your journaling needs

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Sol Journal▲131

    A simple, open-source personal journaling platform

    2019 · soljournal.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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    Day One Shared Journals▲7

    Journal life with the people who make life worth living

    2024 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Waffle Journal▲145

    Shared journal for long-distance family

    2020 · wafflejournal.com · its alternatives →

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    Goodnight Journal 2.0▲111

    Facebook for journaling

    2021 · goodnightjournal.com · its alternatives →

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