Overview

Rating:
4.60 +10
(468)
Version:
3.0.2
Last updated: 2026-08-20
Ranking
#75,259 563
Overall

Features & Capabilities

One Year Daily Journal is a private, ad-free diary that grows into a garden of 365 hand-drawn plants. Write a memory each day (with an optional image) and watch your garden evolve over the year. The experience is light, visual, and easy to keep up with.

  • Private by default and stored on your device or iCloud; no accounts, no feeds, no tracking.
  • 365 hand-drawn plants (no AI) that grow as you write; revisit any day and watch the garden blossom.
  • Widgets for home and lock screen; garden view or simple progress dots; works across devices.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Wind Down Studio, LLC
Rating:
4.60
(468)
10 new ratings
Version:
3.0.2 Last updated: 2026-08-20
Version code:
891618359
Creation date:
2025-01-15
Compatible devices:
Size:
65.85MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-09-21
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Wind Down Studio, LLC
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/one-year-daily-journal/id6740510762
Website:
https://oneyear.garden

User Reviews

Reviewers praise the app’s clean, minimal design and its daily journaling concept, especially the home-screen widget. The strongest positives are the widget and the simple UX that motivates writing. Common downsides center on pricing: subscription paywalls for widgets and frequent price changes, with some feeling lifetime pricing too high. Other recurring issues include lack of dark mode/customization, occasional widget reliability/purchase restoration problems, and requests for features like editing past entries or memory digests.
Pros
  • Home-screen widget is a standout feature that motivates daily journaling.
  • Simple, clean, minimal design that’s visually appealing.
  • Effective at encouraging regular writing and reflection.
  • One-time lifetime access pricing provides good perceived value.
Cons
  • Widget and core features are locked behind a subscription/paywall.
  • Pricing feels unstable with frequent changes and is perceived as too high.
  • Lack of dark mode and limited color customization.
  • Widget reliability issues and problems with restoring purchases.
  • Requests for features like editing past entries and automatic memory digests.
Recent reviews
Never has journaling felt so easy for me!!! I used to be an avid journaler but most apps are so complicated and give such a small scope into your entries that I would lose track of everything. The user interface is so easy to navigate and I’m obsessed with the tiny garden that appears as you journal daily. I have a mood disorder and now it’s easier than ever to get a glimpse at how I have been doing, and to catch patterns. I wish there were more customization options, like options to change the color of the font or the background of the app, or the color of the flowers, but I love this app. I recommend it to all of my friends and show them my little garden all the time <3
by so*****, 2026-09-01

one year is the most intuitive and aesthetically-pleasing digital diary. i love how fun and easy it is to save a memory. my fave part is that every diary entry = a flower in your garden — such a cute incentive to build a habit of writing daily :)
by se*****, 2026-08-19
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