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Happiness Jar is a digital gratitude practice tool that allows users to text in moments of happiness and positivity. The platform helps users rewire their brains to focus on the good in their lives by building a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My New Years hack, a virtual happiness jar that you can text launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Appreciation Jar▲60

   Gratitude journaling app for couples

   2023 · appreciation.place · its alternatives →

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   Happiness 19▲54

   Bake your own happiness

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Jar of Joy: Gratitude Journal▲4

   Daily Gratitude, Reflection & Self Love

   Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Praise Jar▲187

   Save & revisit every positive feedback

   2025 · trypraisejar.com · its alternatives →

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   GratitudeBuddy▲188

   Daily gratitude journal app for mental wellbeing

   2024 · gratitudebuddy.app · its alternatives →

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   Gratitudes Jar▲2

   A gratitude jar you shake to relive old entries

   Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Grateful Jar. A journal to collect and recall grateful moments▲5

   Since the beginning of the yearI have been playing around with Swift & SwiftUI and never finished a project so I decided to build this gratitude journal over the weekend and launch it. All your entries are kept on your phone and synced with your iCloud. Enjoy!

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Gratitude▲104

   Find joy in little things

   2022 · gratefulness.me · its alternatives →

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   Gratitude▲107

   Simple, private and colorful gratitude journal app

   2018 · gratefulness.me · its alternatives →

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    JOI 2.0▲122

    A pocket self-care assistant that makes you feel happier

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Happy▲100

    Free mental health app that does not take much of your time!

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Happyfeed 3.0▲98

    Simple journaling app with a social twist 🌀

    2020 · okorca.com · its alternatives →

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    Happyfeed Android▲69

    Daily gratitude journal w/ photos, throwbacks and more 😄

    2019 · okorca.com · its alternatives →

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    Grateful Jar▲126

    Keep & recall grateful moments

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Soothe▲180

    Anonymous app for kindness

    2024 · sootheapp.co · its alternatives →

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    Three Things Daily – Make gratitude a daily habit▲121

    Three Things Daily - Share your thoughts of gratitude and spread positive vibes

    2021 · threethingsdaily.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Perfectly Happy Vision Board & Gratitude▲72

    Visualize your dream life, live up to your full potential

    2021 · perfectlyhappy.com · its alternatives →

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    HappyMeter▲144

    A frictionless way to measure happiness and job satisfaction

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    The Happiness Bar Gratitude Journal▲15

    A beautiful digital gratitude journal, built on Notion

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    API Happiness is not a 'nice-to-have'▲38

    2014 · apitools.com · its alternatives →

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    Happyfeed▲75

    A simple gratitude journal for iOS

    2018 · okorca.com · its alternatives →

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    Wonderful▲57

    Self-esteem diary

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The Happiness Bar Gratitude Journal '22▲124

    A beautiful holistic journal, built in Notion, by you

    2022 · thenotionbar.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Always BHappy▲61

    An app that helps you to become happier through daily tasks

    2014 · its alternatives →

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