# Journaling apps privacy ratings

Diary and journaling apps. Journals hold some of the most personal writing people keep.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DailyTxT](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/dailytxt/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Self-hosted, encrypted diary web app run with Docker, with Markdown entries, tags, encrypted file uploads and multiple users. |
| [jrnl](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/jrnl/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Command-line journal that stores entries in plain text files, with tags, search, optional AES encryption and editor integration. |
| [Lifeograph](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/lifeograph/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Offline journal and note-taking application with built-in encryption, WYSIWYG editing, tags and tools that turn entries into tables and charts. |
| [Journiv](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/journiv/) | C (65/100) | Unknown | Self-hosted journal web app with mood tracking, writing prompts, media uploads, search and writing statistics, run with Docker. Released as beta software. |
| [Apple Journal](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/apple-journal/) | F (35/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Apple's built-in journaling app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with multimedia entries, multiple journals and on-device writing suggestions. Journal data syncs through iCloud with end-to-end encryption. |
| [Day One](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/day-one/) | F (20/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Closed-source journaling app from Automattic for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and the web, with photos, audio, templates, cloud sync and end-to-end encrypted journals. |
| [Diarium](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/diarium/) | F (20/100) | Unknown | Closed-source journal app for Windows, Android, iOS and macOS that stores entries locally and can sync them through the user's own cloud storage, such as OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud or WebDAV. |
| [Journey](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/journey/) | F (20/100) | Singapore | Closed-source journal and diary app for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and the web, with photos, location tagging, cloud sync and optional end-to-end encryption. |
| [Daylio](https://privacyratings.com/journaling/daylio/) | F (10/100) | Slovakia | Closed-source mood tracker and micro-diary for Android and iOS where entries are made by picking moods and activities, with statistics and optional backups to Google Drive or iCloud. Entries are stored on the device. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/journaling/