baseline: a better journal Android

baseline: a better journal

Take charge of your mental health

Features & Capabilities

Understanding what you’re feeling and why is often way harder than it should be. baseline is here to help. By giving you a distraction-free, easy way to journal and track your mood, baseline gives you easy opportunities to write and reflect on what you’re feeling throughout the day. With time, you’ll start to understand yourself and your brain better.

baseline is designed not just to help you write and reflect more often, but also to help you understand more about yourself and your mood over time. You’ll get mental health surveys and reviews each week, and we have beautiful visualizations across our app that are designed to help you better see what you’re going through and when you’re struggling.

We know we’re dealing with really sensitive information here, so we’re committed to keeping your personal information 100% secure. Everything you write and upload to baseline is encrypted, so we can’t even see what you’ve written. You can also protect your data in-app against people who might have access to your device.

Start journaling and mood tracking today with baseline.

Features:
- Write about how you’re feeling whenever you want, and rate your mood with two different scales
- Upload pictures and screenshots to remember important moments
- Set reminders to keep yourself accountable to your journaling and mental health goals
- View all of your mood logs at a glance, and see how your mood changes over time
- Take mental health surveys to track things like anxiety, depression, and stress over time
- Lock your data with a passphrase to stop people who might have access to your device from reading it
- Find mental health support, including financially with the baseline Gap Fund, which can help users cover “gaps” in their finances
- 100% free, forever.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
baseline health
Downloads:
10,248 13
Rating:
4.65
(217)
2 new ratings
Version:
1.7.2 Last updated: 2026-04-07
Version code:
41
Creation date:
2022-08-08
Publisher country:
US US
Permissions:
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
  • android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS Low risk
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
  • android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM Low risk
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
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Size:
22.44MB
Email:
he*****@getbaseline.app
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-04
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Other platforms

Apple
baseline: a better journal (v1.7.2)
4.70 (110)

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Android app. Please use these information below to contact the Android app developer.
Developed by:
baseline health
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.getbaseline.baseline
Email:
he*****@getbaseline.app
Website:
https://getbaseline.app

User Reviews

Baseline is praised as free, ad-free, minimalist, and effective for mood tracking with charts, prompts, and weekly reviews. Users value reminders, multiple daily entries, and its open-source nature. Common downsides include sign-in restrictions (Google/Apple only, no email option), inability to delete/edit entries, and limited offline functionality. Overall it’s seen as a strong, privacy-conscious journaling tool with room for sign-in flexibility and edit/delete features.
Pros
  • Free and ad-free experience appreciated by users
  • Minimalist, lightweight and easy to use interface
  • Effective mood tracking with a clear scale, mood charts, and weekly reviews
  • Reminders and support for multiple daily check-ins
  • Open-source with community-driven development (transparency)
Cons
  • Sign-in required with Google/Apple; no option to sign in with email (friction for testing and accounts)
  • No option to delete or edit existing entries
  • Offline usage is limited or unreliable (some features require internet)
Recent reviews
lightweight and minimalist app for journaling. it also is open-source and runs volunteer driven fund project and like, i haven't done any research about it yet, but i like the idea very much, it's a right thing
by he*****, 2025-01-26

I installed it because it looks good. Only have the option to sign in with Google or Apple. Can't skip that to try it out or create account with email.
by Je*****, 2025-01-19
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