DayOne is a simple app and is very easy to use. It is easy to create a journal entry and write within that journal entry. Anyone can use the DayOne app because it is just that convenient. It is easy to start writing, add attachments, and view your previous journal entries. Something else that is very important when it comes to journaling is accountability. DayOne definitely keeps you accountable. You can set up notifications to remind you to journal. It will show your streak and how often you write in your journal. Something else useful is the fact that within a journal entry, you can see the date and time it was written, the location, what activity you were doing at the time, what tags you have assigned to it, how long it took you to write it, the weather, the creation device, the length and stats, what music you were listening to, and even the phase of the moon! When it comes to organization, DayOne has no trouble. You can create separate journals for different kinds of entries (I will list some journal examples below). Finally, you can see journal entries that you have written ‘on this day’ in the past!
DayOne has so much more to offer including a passcode to lock the app, customizable colors and app icon, syncing across devices, texting to your journal, exporting, and book printing. With premium, you can use your journal across unlimited devices, have unlimited journals, add videos to your entry, use audio recording with optional voice transcription to text, drawing, text message reminders, email to entry, bonus journal colors and app icons, and so much more!
Entry Ideas:
Daily Gratitude: Each day write one thing that you are grateful for. This can just be one sentence or longer if you would like. I try to do this almost every day just to remind myself of God’s blessings to me.
Weekly Review: At the end of each week (or during the week), write about 3-5 of the biggest things that happened to you this week.
Daily Prompt: Another great thing about DayOne is the daily prompt. Each day, DayOne will give you a prompt which you can answer in a journal entry. The cool thing about these prompts is that they are pretty open-ended, so your entry can be short or much longer!
Daily Summary: Write a few sentences or even just bullet point about what you accomplished today and what you experienced.
I would highly recommend checking out Day One if you haven’t already! It is easily one of my favorite apps!