5 Minute Journal・Self-care

Name: 5 Minute Journal・Self-care
Rating: 4.526515 (11025 reviews)
Author: Intelligent Change LLC

By: Intelligent Change LLC App

Guided gratitude journaling app, mood tracking, and daily stress relief.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

414,644 ▲ 307

Data as of 2026-08-02

Rating:

4.53 ▼ 0.03

(11,025)

Version:

4.1.21

Last updated: 2026-07-15

Features & Capabilities

The 5 Minute Journal・Self-care Chrome extension offers a guided gratitude journaling experience inspired by positive psychology, designed to improve your happiness and mental health in just five minutes daily. It includes easy-to-use features such as morning and evening prompts, mood tracking, positive affirmations, and daily inspirational quotes to foster mindfulness and motivation.

With privacy-focused tools like passcode and Touch ID protection, reminders to sustain your journaling habit, and the ability to review past entries, the extension supports personalized self-care routines. Premium features add capabilities such as attaching photos and videos, custom journaling prompts, notes sections, and a memory timeline, making it ideal for anyone pursuing stress relief and personal growth through mindful journaling.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Writing

By:

Intelligent Change LLC

Downloads:

414,644 307

Rating:

4.53

(11,025) 0.03

Version:

4.1.21 Last updated: 2026-07-15

Version code:

104994121

Creation date:

2017-04-06

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES High risk
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk

Size:

101.61MB

Email:

he*****@intelligentchange.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-02

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 108,578 ▼ 30

Other rankings

#17 in minute keyword 11 ▼ 8

Other platforms

5 Minute Journal・Daily Diary (v4.3.19)

4.80

(17,480)

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Developed by:

Intelligent Change LLC

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intelligentchange.fiveminutejournal

Email:

he*****@intelligentchange.com

Website:

http://www.intelligentchange.com

User Reviews

Users largely praise the app for its simplicity, easy prompts, and positive impact on journaling and gratitude, with many reporting long-term use and habit formation. However, recurring issues undermine value: a refused/export functionality and misleading export claims, slow or unresponsive support, and multiple complaints about monetization (premiums, monthly charges, banners) that disrupt the experience. Additional UX friction includes forced prompts and challenges at inconvenient times and limited offline functionality. Overall, the app is helpful and well-designed for daily reflection, but significant reliability and monetization concerns limit its appeal for many users.

Pros

Easy to use and has a simple, user-friendly interface.
Prompts are helpful and support forming a journaling habit.
Positive impact on mood, gratitude, and overall outlook.
Long-term habit-building with years of daily use; good companion to a physical journal.
Pleasant design and feel; enjoyable to use.

Cons

Export feature is not available and claims about exporting are misleading, with slow or unresponsive support.
Monetization concerns: premium pricing, monthly charges, and intrusive prompts/banners.
Forced prompts and challenges (e.g., writing at a set time) with limited ability to opt out.
Offline writing is limited or non-functional.

Recent reviews

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Wa*****, 2026-07-31

Not flexible enough for me - I already have a nightly gratitude habit, but you can't move gratitude from the default morning to the evening in this app. I emailed support asking if there was a way but they never replied. I uninstalled after using it twice.