Apple Journal vs Journal - From Me
Apple Journal
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| Figure | Apple Journal | Journal - From Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Journal Apps | 8.4 (#6) | 8.0 (#19) |
| Spec score · Journaling Software | 8.3 (#11) | 8.2 (#16) |
| Spec score · Journaling apps | 8.3 (#13) | 7.8 (#27) |
| Export formats | multiple | multiple |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Maker | The Journal app’s developer is Apple. | Clairos describes itself as an independent software studio founded in Arkansas. |
| Platforms | Apple’s App Store listing names iPhone and iPad, and Apple Support documents Journal for Mac; entries can sync among these devices with iCloud. | The maker describes the app as available for iPhone and iPad; the App Store lists iPadOS 18.0 or later and Mac compatibility requiring macOS 15.0 or later and an Apple M1 chip or later. |
| Purpose | Journal helps people reflect on everyday moments and special events through journaling. | Journal - From Me is a local-first writing app for journaling, notes, guided reflection, and reflecting on current events. |
Plans
Journal - From Me
- Yesterday, Through You Monthly$0.99 a month
- Core JournalFree
- Journal Yearly$4.99 a year
In their own words
Apple Journal
Apple Journal is a free journaling app for recording everyday moments and special events. Entries can combine text, photos, videos, audio, places, drawings, and a logged state of mind. On-device intelligence groups outings, workouts, photos, and media into suggestions, while reflection prompts and scheduled notifications support regular writing. You can create multiple journals, search and sort entries, browse a calendar, and view entries by location. Writing tools include formatting, inline attachments, drawings, and audio recording with transcription; Apple says transcription in English excludes Singapore and India locales. State-of-mind entries can be saved to Health, and writing time can become Mindful Minutes. Suggestions are processed on device, with sharing controlled by the user. Device passcodes encrypt entries; iCloud entries receive end-to-end encryption with default two-factor authentication and a passcode. iCloud sync covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac, but Journal entries are not included in iCloud backups.
Journal - From Me
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