Daykept
A gentle, private journal built around how you feel.
Pick a mood first, then write as much or as little as you like. Even on busy days you leave a mark in ten seconds — and over time, your calendar becomes the story of your weeks, months and years.
Write. Understand. Remember.
Most journal apps ask you to write. Daykept asks you to feel first — then helps you see the patterns and brings the good days back.
Never face a blank page.
Every entry starts with how you feel. When you don't know what to say, a daily prompt is already waiting in the editor — or start from a template like the Daily Check-in or the 5-Minute Journal.
- Mood first50 moods in six groups, so the right one is easy to find.
- 200+ daily promptsA new question waiting in the editor each day.
- 47 templates14 free — including every template for hard emotions — plus your own templates, free forever.
- The other 33Premium · free during early accessMonthly reviews, goals, travel, creative writing and more.
- Write from your home screenA widget to start an entry and keep an eye on your streak.
- Share to DaykeptSend a photo or a line of text from any app into a new entry.
- Voice journalPremium · free during early accessFor when words come faster out loud.
See your mood patterns — without the pressure.
Every day you write lands on a mood calendar. Report shows how often you write, which days you show up, your words and your moods over weeks, months and years.
- Mood calendarYour month at a glance — tap any day to read it.
- ReportWriting heatmap, day-of-week chart, words, tags and mood distribution.
- Weekly recapA gentle look back at your week.
- A streak that forgivesGrace days, so one missed day doesn't erase your progress.
- Cycle trackingMark period days with one tap, right on the calendar.
- Mood × cycle insightsPremium · free during early accessAfter a couple of cycles, see how your mood moves with your cycle.
Your journal, looking back at you.
The days you wrote come back at the right moment. On This Day shows what you wrote on this date in past years, and Notebook Timeline turns a notebook into one journey you can scroll through.
- On This DayWhat you wrote on this date in past years, one tap away in More.
- Notebook TimelinePremium · free during early accessSee a notebook as one journey and jump to any month.
- NotebooksColor-coded spaces for Personal, Work, Travel or anything else.
- Tags & searchFull-text search with filters for year, month, tag, starred and template.
Private by design, honest about money.
No ads, ever
No ads, and we never sell your data.
No account needed to start
Open the app and write. Sync across devices is optional.
Lock it
Protect your journal with a PIN, Face ID or fingerprint.
Always yours
Export your whole journal as a Daykept backup or Markdown — even without Premium.
Coming from Day One?
Import your old journal: text, tags and formatting.
Your language
Available in 10 languages.
Free to write. Premium to look back.
Writing, moods, prompts, the calendar, Report, sync and export are free — forever. Premium adds ways to look back and keep what you wrote: Notebook Timeline, mood × cycle insights, voice journal and 33 more templates.
Right now, everything is free during early access.
What’s new
See the full changelog →Questions
No. Open Daykept and start writing. Create an account only if you want to sync between devices.
On your device. If you sign in to sync, your entries are also stored on our servers so they can reach your other devices. We never sell your data or use it for ads.
Yes. Export everything as a Daykept backup or as Markdown at any time — free, even without Premium.
Yes. Daykept imports your Day One journal, including text, tags and formatting.
Notebook Timeline, mood × cycle insights, voice journal and 33 extra templates. Writing stays free forever — including 14 templates and every template for hard emotions. During early access, Premium features are free for everyone.
There is a streak, but it forgives: grace days mean one missed day doesn't reset your progress.
Yes, on the App Store and Google Play, with a home screen widget on both.
From the blog
All Daykept posts →Daykept's template gallery: ready-made structures for every kind of writing
Browse 47 journal templates by theme — 14 free forever — save the ones that fit, and never face a blank page again.
4 min readHow to read your Daykept report — entries, streaks, and mood over time
Your streak, entries, words, days written, writing-day charts and mood distribution: what each part of the Daykept Report tells you and how to use it.
4 min readHow to start a daily journaling habit — and actually keep it
Most journaling attempts fail in week two. Here's why, and how a lighter approach makes all the difference.
Start keeping your days
Free to download. Writing is free forever. No account needed to start.