Reviews of Journal

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Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 315,216)

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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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User Reviews

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All time rating average: 4.80

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7% (18)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-30	VI*****	I use the same template every morning. It would be very helpful to have an easy button to copy the previous day’s template, including color highlighting and text formatting, check boxes, into a new entry. Adding this basic feature would make the app much more convenient for daily journaling.
I use the same template every morning. It would be very helpful to have an easy button to copy the previous day’s template, including color highlighting and text formatting, check boxes, into a new entry. Adding this basic feature would make the app much more convenient for daily journaling.
2026-08-30	须尽*****	整体来说挺好用的，不足的地方在于，有时候不知怎么的，退出去没保存，再打开什么也没有了。。。
整体来说挺好用的，不足的地方在于，有时候不知怎么的，退出去没保存，再打开什么也没有了。。。
2026-08-30	Ya*****	It’s amazing
It’s amazing
2026-08-30	Ch*****	👍🏾
👍🏾
2026-08-30	An*****	I want to make my journal use more productive - use AI to analyse the voice journals and written journals and then generate summaries, actions and chronologies. Couldn’t do this in-app. Couldn’t do bulk exporting whilst maintaining journal grouping names to non-Apple drives. Couldn’t even figure out a simple way with the help of GPT. “Select All” and export doesn’t work, No share all option and the list goes on. Perhaps GPT and I are missing something, but am moving on to an alternative journal.
I want to make my journal use more productive - use AI to analyse the voice journals and written journals and then generate summaries, actions and chronologies. Couldn’t do this in-app. Couldn’t do bulk exporting whilst maintaining journal grouping names to non-Apple drives. Couldn’t even figure out a simple way with the help of GPT. “Select All” and export doesn’t work, No share all option and the list goes on. Perhaps GPT and I are missing something, but am moving on to an alternative journal.
2026-08-29	Dr*****	Got hooked on this during a trip with the iPhone and iPad then came home and found there is no Journal app for Mac OS, so disappointing.
Got hooked on this during a trip with the iPhone and iPad then came home and found there is no Journal app for Mac OS, so disappointing.
2026-08-29	Ba*****	Great for getting your feelings out
Great for getting your feelings out
2026-08-29	Al*****	I love how I love to write notes on stuff and I would like to know that I am grateful for god and pastor Kurt’s parents and also his dad I am glad his dad is with you always and thanks for being a part of my story god I love you Jesus and you mean a lot to me
I love how I love to write notes on stuff and I would like to know that I am grateful for god and pastor Kurt’s parents and also his dad I am glad his dad is with you always and thanks for being a part of my story god I love you Jesus and you mean a lot to me
2026-08-29	GR*****	Thanks apple for providing an outlet 😉
Thanks apple for providing an outlet 😉
2026-08-29	Wo*****	I love it I can write down my thoughts in this app
I love it I can write down my thoughts in this app