App on 2 lists
Day One
Bloom Built Inc · Free · Health & Fitness · 4.8 (118,426 ratings)
What it does
Write it down with photos and audio, in a journal only you can open. From 5 apps for chronic overthinkers.
Day One takes one entry before the light goes off — text, photos, audio — in an app whose whole design is that nobody else reads it. From 5 apps for the last half hour of the day.
Alternatives to Day One
The closest alternatives to Day One are How We Feel, Framework, Tiny Decisions, stoic., Bend, Meditation Pal, Breathwrk and Endel — 8 apps from the 2 lists Day One appears on, each answering the same moment a different way.
How We FeelName what you're feeling, then spot the patterns as they show up.
FrameworkPick a thinking model like Eisenhower or a premortem; AI fills it in.
Tiny DecisionsSpin a wheel for the decisions that don't deserve an hour.
stoic.Morning and evening prompts to get the loop out of your head.
BendBend is short stretching routines you can follow on the floor by the bed — hundreds of them, written for every age and level rather than for athletes.
Meditation PalMeditation Pal lets you bring the audio you already trust, press play and set the timer. Pay once. No account, no subscription, and the session stays on the phone.
BreathwrkBreathwrk is breathing patterns you follow on screen — it counts the in, the hold and the out so you don't have to keep track.
EndelEndel generates soundscapes on the fly from things like time, location and heart rate, rather than serving them off a playlist. Nothing to choose.
Price and ratings
| App | Price | App Store rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day One | Free | 4.8 (118,426) | Health & Fitness |
| How We Feel | Free | 4.9 (29,914) | Health & Fitness |
| Framework | Free | 5.0 (6) | Business |
| Tiny Decisions | Free | 4.7 (89,648) | Entertainment |
| stoic. | Free | 4.8 (35,872) | Health & Fitness |
| Bend | Free | 4.8 (174,100) | Health & Fitness |
| Meditation Pal | Free | 5.0 (7) | Productivity |
| Breathwrk | Free | 4.8 (18,033) | Health & Fitness |
| Endel | Free | 4.6 (33,874) | Health & Fitness |
Day One and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-06.
Day One is free to download from the iOS App Store and holds 4.8 out of 5 from 118,426 ratings, checked on 2026-10-06. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source. It is listed there as “Day One: Daily Journal & Diary”.
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