Five Minute Journal AlternativesJournaling Apps like Five Minute Journal

Five Minute Journal is described as 'The Five Minute Journal is the simplest thing you can to start your day happier. Based on proven positive psychology research, it focuses your attention on the good in your life and helps you set purposeful action in just 5 minutes a day!' and is a Journaling app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Five Minute Journal for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Web-based and Windows apps. The best Five Minute Journal alternative is Day One, which is free. Other great apps like Five Minute Journal are Journey, Journalistic, Daylio and Diaro.

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  1. Day One icon
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    Day One is a simple way to journal application for the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android

    221 Day One alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
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  2. Journey icon
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    Digital journaling solution offering privacy controls, secure cross-device sync, multimedia support, timeline view, calendar and Throwback features, Google Drive backup, customizable entries, import/export options, weather, and location tags for organized memories.

    206 Journey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Wear
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  3. Journalistic icon
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    Journalistic is a micro journaling app with a focus on a clean and minimalistic writing experience. It uses the established bullet journal format, making it approachable for beginners and highly efficient for experienced diarists.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Daylio icon
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    Pick your mood and add activities you have been doing during the day. You can also add notes and keep an old school diary.

    217 Daylio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  5. Diaro icon
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    Diaro is designed to record your activities, daily events, appointments, experiences, thoughts, secrets and ideas throughout the day and sync data across all your devices. It is the easiest and most secure way to keep a diary.

    187 Diaro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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  6. Everlog icon
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    Everlog is a lightweight and elegant journal and diary app that helps you reflect on your life. Everlog was created with the simple premise of being fast and uncluttered, so it's just you and your thoughts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. Keeping a journal has been scientifically proven to reduce stress, improve your mood and increase your overall levels of happiness, amongst a host of other benefits. And this is especially true when you handwrite your entries due to the increase in reflective thinking, making...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPad
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  8. Pepys icon
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    Pepys is a journaling application that utilises markdown for writing and storing the journal entries.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Unlock the secrets of your mind — simply by writing in your private journal. Every entry comes with a detailed analysis of you, your thoughts, and those who matter most. Imagine what you can discover about yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Linux Mobile
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Tempo icon
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    Tempo is a diary, mood tracker and Kanban board. Its main goals are to help you:

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. An online, hand-drawn, look-like-a-book diary & journal app with a passcode lock. Let you create diary entries with beautiful illustrations, photos, YouTube videos, cute stickers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. Drips Diary icon
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    Have you given up the habit of writing a diary because of the cumbersome process? Then here you can regain the fun of recording.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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