Day One

A journal app: a private diary for words, photos, audio and video, with end-to-end encryption.

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Quick facts

Free version
Doesn't sell your data
Account optional
Delete your account in the app

From Day One's own pages, checked Nov 13, 2026. See the sources

What is Day One?

Day One is a private journal for your life, in words, photos, video, audio, drawings and even scanned documents 📖 Keep separate journals, write with rich text and templates, and let daily prompts, reminders and streaks keep you going. Each entry can save the date, location and weather for you, and On This Day, a calendar and a map help you look back ✨ Lock it with a passcode or Face ID; new entries are end-to-end encrypted. The free Basic plan has unlimited entries, and paid Silver and Gold plans add more media, sync across devices and AI reflection tools. Day One is run by Automattic Inc.

Screenshots

Screenshots from the App Store.

Who Day One is for

Anyone who wants to keep a private, long-term journal of their life in words, photos and other media.

Journaling apps

What Day One does

Unlimited entries and multiple journals
Add photos, video, audio, drawings and scanned documents
Daily prompts, templates, reminders and streaks
Date, location and weather saved with each entry
On This Day memories, calendar and map views
End-to-end encryption and passcode or Face ID lock
Turn your entries into printed journal books

Day One pricing

Prices change and differ by country. Each line shows where and when we read it.

Free version

There is a free version.

“Day One is FREE to use forever with unlimited entries.”

Source: apps.apple.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

Paid plan

$49.99/year

Silver plan; the Gold plan is listed at $74.99 per year.

“Silver Everything you need for consistent, daily journaling $49.99 per year”

Source: dayoneapp.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

Day One privacy: what the company says about your data

Taken from Day One's own published pages, with the exact passage each line rests on. This is a summary of what the company states, not an audit of what it does.

Selling personal data

Says it does not sell personal data.

“We do not “sell” or “share” your personal data as those terms are defined under the privacy laws of the relevant US states.”

Source: dayoneapp.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

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Account

Creating an account is optional.

An account is described as needed for services such as sync and backups.

“If you register and open an “Account” with us in order to use services like Sync and Backups, you provide us basic account information including your email address and a password.”

Source: dayoneapp.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

Deleting your data

You can delete your data or account from inside the app.

The policy says closed accounts' entries are permanently deleted after a 5-day recovery window.

“You can review, change, and/or delete certain of your personal information by logging into the Site or the App and accessing your account.”

Source: dayoneapp.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

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Devices

Apple Watch

Has an Apple Watch app.

“Cross-platform apps available on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac”

Source: apps.apple.com · checked Nov 13, 2026

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Day One: common questions

There is a free version. The paid plan is listed at $49.99/year (Silver plan; the Gold plan is listed at $74.99 per year). Source: apps.apple.com, checked Nov 13, 2026.

Day One says it does not sell personal data. Source: dayoneapp.com, checked Nov 13, 2026.

Creating an account is optional. Source: dayoneapp.com, checked Nov 13, 2026.

You can delete your data or account from inside the app. Source: dayoneapp.com, checked Nov 13, 2026.

Day One is available on iOS and Android. It also has an Apple Watch app.