Is there a good app for keep a personal journal?
Fully Served: 5 apps already serve this, and 3 data points mined from real user reviews show where they fall short. Good apps already cover what people want. You'd need a strong wedge.
Data refreshed June 15, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to keep a personal journal, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| more journaling suggestions | missing-feature | 1 | اتمنى ان يتم زياد الاقتراحات للتدوين اكثر |
| add a diary/journal feature | missing-feature | 1 | Bổ sung thêm nhật ký nữa thì trên cả tuyệt vời |
| no journaling feature | missing-feature | 1 | This app doesn't allow for journaling |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal | 4.8 | 283,744 | Free |
| Day One: Daily Journal & Diary | 4.8 | 116,845 | Free |
| Bullet Journal Companion | 4.5 | 1,972 | $4.99 |
| Trading Journal: Vault | 0.0 | 0 | $3.99 |
| GPS Travel Journal | 4.7 | 36 | $1.99 |
Should you build it?
Good apps already cover what people want. You'd need a strong wedge. Opportunity here scores 11 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
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