# Journal

> Reflect on life’s moments

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6447391597](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6447391597)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6447391597`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Apple
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (323,845 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-12
- **First published:** 2023-10-26
- **Size:** 3.98 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/journal/id6447391597)
- **Website:** [http://www.apple.com/apps](http://www.apple.com/apps)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww)

## Description

Journal is a Chrome extension designed to help you reflect on daily moments by capturing details through photos, videos, audio, locations, and written notes. It offers intelligent journaling suggestions and prompts to get you writing without staring at a blank page, and you can organize entries into multiple journals to reflect different aspects of your life. Track streaks and insights to build a consistent journaling habit, and enjoy a thoughtful experience that supports your memories wherever you are.

Your entries can include attachments, text formatting, and transcription of voice notes. The extension supports content from other apps and keeps your privacy with device-level protections, while securely syncing data across devices. Note that some features may vary by language and region. With a focus on calm reflection and memory preservation, Journal helps you look back on moments with ease and intention.

## Rankings

- #1,312 — Overall
- #9 — appreciate

## Review summary

Users broadly praise Journal for its ease of use, privacy, and cross‑device flexibility, with strong value placed on organizing thoughts and supporting mental well‑being. The app is seen as a private, minimalist space to dump and review daily entries across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Common requests include adding weather/fitness data integration, improving Mac feature parity and import capabilities, and a rare bug that has caused text loss during editing. Overall, positives outshine the drawbacks, with clear opportunities for feature enrichment.

### Pros

- Easy to use with a minimalist, distraction-free UI
- Strong privacy and security (lock and Face ID)
- Cross-device availability (iPhone, iPad, Mac) for writing and reviewing entries
- Great for capturing, editing, organizing, and reviewing daily thoughts
- Supports focusing on thoughts, reducing stress and aiding mental well-being

### Cons

- Desire for weather/fitness/health data integration to be built into journal entries (requested by multiple reviewers)
- Requests for better Mac app feature parity and the ability to import history from other journaling apps
- Occasional data-loss bug reported during editing that clears portions of text

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6447391597)