TheLog: Journal & Diary

You've already paid for your words once.

Most journaling apps figured out something: your memories make you loyal. So they charge you every month to read them. Stop paying, and you lose access to your own writing.

TheLog is the opposite of that.

Pay once. Write forever. Every entry is a plain Markdown file that lives on your phone — not on someone's server, not behind a paywall. The app doesn't own your words. You do. Open them in any text editor, sync them to Obsidian, back them up anywhere. If TheLog disappeared tomorrow, your journal would still be yours.

No subscription. Ever.

— WHAT YOU GET —

• One-time purchase. No monthly fees, no tiers, no upsells.
• Plain Markdown files, stored on your device - when self-hosted
• Obsidian-compatible — your entries slot straight into a vault - when self-hosted
• Rich writing: formatting, tags, templates, wiki-style links
• Photos, media, and location on your entries
• Calendar and map views of your memories
• Mood tracking and insights
• Optional AES-256 encryption and Face ID lock
• iCloud sync across your devices
• Full-text search and tags
• Import from Day One, Journey, and more — in one tap
• Export to PDF or plain text, anytime

— WHY ONE-TIME —

I built TheLog for myself, after ten years of entries across three apps — and one morning I couldn't see half my own writing without upgrading. Memories I wrote on my phone, behind a paywall. That felt wrong. So I made a journal that can't do that to you.

Your journal shouldn't have a cancellation button. TheLog doesn't.

— PRIVATE BY DESIGN —

Your entries stay on your device and in your own iCloud account. No third-party servers. No tracking. Turn on AES-256 encryption and Face ID if you want an extra lock. Your words are yours, and only yours.

Pay once. Own it. That's it.