5 of the Best Journaling Apps to Record Your Thoughts and Experiences

As ​​we look to the year ahead, you might be interested in creating new habits and setting goals. Journaling is a popular practice that helps you reflect on your life, while keeping track of your goals. If you're looking to get started with journaling and prefer keeping a digital journal rather than a physical journal, there are plenty of journaling apps available for iPhone and Android to choose from.

Whether you want to store specific memories from your daily life or reflect on your day in a few sentences before bed, there are plenty of apps designed to help you keep track of your thoughts and experiences. We've compiled a list of some of the best to help you choose the right one for you.

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Day One is a personal journaling app that looks a bit like a free-form digital journal. The app offers daily prompts to keep you on top of your goals and includes customizable templates that help you save time when journaling. Each entry automatically tracks time, date, weather, moon phase and more. Day One allows you to import content from other apps, such as Photos and Safari.

Part of the app is designed to help users reminisce about the past. For example, there's an "On This Day" feature that lets you revisit past memories. What makes the app unique is the ability to add tags to entries, which can make it easier to find specific entries from the past. Day One also has a map view that shows you all the places you've been journaling from.

The app is great for people who want an open journal, as opposed to a structured format. Day One is free, but also offers a $3 monthly subscription that unlocks premium features. The app is available on iOS and Android.

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The 5 Minute Journal app offers a guided gratitude journal format. Every morning and evening, you receive specific prompts to reflect on your day and your goals. The purpose of the app is to encourage you to reflect on your life in just five minutes, twice a day. In the morning you might be asked to write about what you are grateful for, and in the evening you might be asked to write about good things that happened that day.

You can set daily notifications to track your journaling habit. There is also an option to...