Several years ago I downloaded the Day one journal app and used it for a little while but like all journals I ever kept I stopped using after awhile simply because I wasn't disciplined enough.
Over the years the Day One App got multiple updates and like all apps it when to the free model with paid subscription upgrades. I decided I wanted to try again to keep a journal because my kids are growing fast and I want a place I can keep memories of events and everyday little tidbits to remember.
Day One creates beautiful shareable cards you can post on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and more. Export to PDF, HTML, JSON Book printing Print high quality books and flip. Find a writing tool. If your journal happens to be found on the computer in the form of a blog, then there is no problem whatsoever as most blogs are automatically written in WordPress or some other blogging site. But if you prefer to go old-fashioned and write it in a notebook or in a journal. The popular, award-winning journaling app is now available on Android! Our daily journal app will keep track of every chunk of your memory in a convenient and secure way and it's versatile too. It can be your calendar journal, memory journal, travel journal and it's great for both men and women. 💡 Simple Memory Calendar From once-in-a-lifetime events to everyday moments, Day One's.
After using the free version for a few weeks I signed up last week for the one week free trial so I could add more than one photo at a time, upload videos but mostly because I wanted to upload voice recordings.
Writing a journal is a good way to get your thoughts down but recording a conversation with your children is priceless because when they grow up you'll forget how they sounded when life was simple for them. And so I've been steadily recording things like them reading a book from school or telling me about their day and what they want off Santa.
Today I received a reminder from apple that my free tiral is almost up and so I have decided to continue my membership monthly for a few reasons but mainly because I don't know if keeping a journal is something I will continue to do daily that I currently do and re-subscribing is easy to do if I ever choose to cancel. Day One works on IPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Android.
The price
The price for a year subscription is £32.99 and whilst some may think that's high, for a life time of memories it's less than a cup of coffee every month. There are apps that choose a subscription model just because they want to keep making money but this app has had several updates that the developers rightly deserve to be paid for.
Features
LIFE-ENRICHING BENEFITS: Reap the rewards of your consistency:
• On This Day flashbacks and Nearby entries
• On-the-spot memory enhancement
• Book printing
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PRESERVE EVERY MOMENT
There's no limit to the memories you can save in Day One:
• Unlimited photo storage (Premium only)
• Unlimited journals (Premium only)
• Unlimited audio recordings, with dictation and transcription
• Social media with Day One's Activity Feed and IFTTT integration
SECURE YOUR MEMORIES
Day One Sync provides peace of mind:
• End-to-End Encryption
• Sync across all your devices (Premium only)
• Passcode and Touch ID lock
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QUICKLY CAPTURE
Multiple ways to capture a moment
• Share extension from Photos, Safari, and more
• Siri Shortcuts make voice commands to trigger audio or photo capture
• Dictate, record audio or check-in from Apple Watch • Activity Feed provides a historical view of your location and photo history to make it easy to catch up on your past week
APPLE WATChl: Always listening and tracking
• Dictate an entry voice to text
• Check-in at to insert a placeholder entry that includes the name of the current place
• Record audio for up to 6 hours per recording
• Watch app works independently from the iPhone
FOCUSED WRITING EXPERIENCE: Day One's clean, distraction-free interface makes it easy to write down what's important:
• Powerful rich text formatting with Markdown
• Templates
• Cross-platform support (mobile, desktop, and watch)
• Draw with Apple Pencil or your finger to illustrate an idea or moment, or write your entry by hand.
RECALL EVERY DETAIL
Metadata automatically records the finer points of life:
• Location & historical visits
• Time and date
• Temperature, weather, moon phase, altitude
• Activity—motion and step count
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ORGANIZE YOUR ENTRIES
Finding any memory is fast and easy:
• Powerful search
• Multiple journals (Premium only)
•Tags
• Favorite entries
Coda 2 7 5 full. • Browse by calendar, timeline, maps, or photos
SHARE YOUR MEMORIES: Our export options make it easy for you share your journals:
• Export to PDF, HTML, JSON
• Print your journals with Day One Book
This app is worth trying for anyone who wants to store memories and events or just somewhere they can express themselves safely and securely.
As I was growing up, I was always interested in keeping a journal to document my life. I tried several times to get into journaling. I still have those journals where I wrote somewhere between five and fifteen entries before either forgetting or losing interest. Never had I been able to journal consistently despite how much I wanted to or how many pretty new notebooks I got.
Then, in 2013, I discovered Day One, and that changed my journaling game.
Day One is an iOS and Mac journaling application. It syncs beautifully across all your devices and lets you add multiple journals, photos and tags to your entries, and create reminders for you to write. You can log your location, the current weather data, your step count, and even the music you're listening to.
I'm all for the look and feel of a physical journal, but the convenience of being able to journal on-the-go with my phone and instantly add photos to document my day is unbeatable.
Let's get into the meat of this post: how I use Day One.
First off I have five different journals within Day One. As you can guess, Daily Musings is where I write my daily journal entries. I have missed a few days here and there, but for the most part, I have been writing daily since the fall of 2013. Writing in Day One has become part of my routine and my day feels incomplete without doing it.
Some of these daily entries are only a couple of short sentences, but sometimes, but when I have more to say, I'll write a few paragraphs.
I'll write about what I've been up to that day, and about what's on my mind. If any major event happens, I'll include that. During the spring of senior year, I would write an entry as each of my college decisions came out and tagged so I could see them all together. I also had tags for entries with my track times, SAT scores (I'm such a nerd, I know), and snow days and delays from school. I even had a phase where I tagged what I wore to school on my daily entry so I could check that I wasn't wearing the same top twice within a couple of weeks (I'm a little embarrassed about this, but I have to admit Day One served the purpose).
My next journal is Reflections. This is mostly made up of monthly reflections that I write at the end of each month. These personal reflections are pretty casual. I normally write about 300 words about the highs and lows about the last month and what I wish I would have done better. Some months I'm more insightful than others, but in some I end up just highlighting the things that have happened.
I also have a few school year reflections from high school and am writing semester reflections for college. In these, I'll reflect on the goals I set before the school year or semester began, what I did best, and what I've learned for next time.
Writing reflections helps put my life into perspective and make me seriously think about what kind of direction I'm going in, so I'm really glad I started doing them.
I've only just started the last three journals recently. Reviews is for my thoughts in books, movies, and anything else I feel I want to write about. In Goals, I really just have some new years' resolutions. In Notes, I currently just have blog post ideas, but I started the journal with the intent that it would be the place where I would could just jot things down there rather than opening up a Word Document or using stickies.
Most of the time I journal on my MacBook, but I also often journal on my iPad. I usually only journal on my iPhone when I'm traveling or super busy. I prefer to write my reflections on my MacBook since they're longer and the physical keyboard makes it easier to type.
One of my absolute favorite things about Day One is looking back on old entries. Using its 'On this Day' feature, I can quickly find all my entries that I've written on that day throughout the years. It is so cool to see what I was up to one, two, and three years ago.
Day One makes journaling more accessible and fun to use. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to start journaling, but has a tough time doing it consistently. I would also recommend it to someone who already keeps a physical journal, but would appreciate the extra features of Day One like adding photos and your location. Additionally, you would never have the fear of losing your journal with Day One syncing your entries to your account!
Do you like to journal? Do you already use or would like to use an app like Day One? Let me know in the comments below!
Best,
Angie
