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24 alternatives to Once
Keep a journal like a real life book.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Once launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Day One 2.0▲266Ground-up rewrite of the best journal for Mac and iPhone
2016 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →
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One Diary▲80Capture your thoughts in a concise one-line diary entry
2023 · onediary.life · its alternatives →
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A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas
2017 · jot.webflow.io · 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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Simple. Creative. Customizable.
2023 · try.theseasonsapp.com · its alternatives →
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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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momentory▲69Mindful journaling app for busy people with busy minds
2022 · okayest.studio · its alternatives →
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A beautiful place to write your thoughts & share your story
2019 · theopendiaries.com · its alternatives →
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A simple convenient journal app to use every day
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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JournalBook▲91A truly private, offline-first, personal journal
2019 · journalbook.co.uk · its alternatives →
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