Day One
Day One is a journal desk: a Mac window of photos, a daily prompt, and a lockable diary.
OUR TAKE
Pick Day One for journalers who will stay on Basic or pay Silver $49.99/yr for more devices/photos. Basic is one device.
Good fit
Journalers who will stay on Basic or pay Silver $49.99/yr for more devices/photos.
Poor fit
Basic · Silver $49.99/yr · Gold $74.99/yr
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-26 · dayoneapp.com
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OUR TAKE
Pick Day One for journalers who will stay on Basic or pay Silver $49.99/yr for more devices/photos. Basic is one device.
Good fit
Journalers who will stay on Basic or pay Silver $49.99/yr for more devices/photos.
Poor fit
Basic · Silver $49.99/yr · Gold $74.99/yr
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-26 · dayoneapp.com
Compare:
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-26 · dayoneapp.com
Basic
1 device; 1 photo per entry
$0
Silver
US
Lowest paid
$49.99/yr
Gold
US
$74.99/yr
Trial
1 month in-app
Not published by the vendor
The product is not OSS.
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-26·dayoneapp.com
Before you pay
Good fit
Journalers who will stay on Basic or pay Silver $49.99/yr for more devices/photos.
Watch out
Basic is one device
Instead, try
Bear if Markdown notes with Pro $; Drafts if capture inbox; Pro IAP
Compare Day One with
Limits, in full
- 01
Basic is one device
- 02
Not Bear. A journal, not a tag wiki.
- 03
Site YouTube, if any, was not a single getting-started ID we embed
If Day One isn't it
Why: Markdown notes with Pro $.
Free· paid from$2.99/mo
Apple platforms onlyChecked 2026-10-23·bear.app/faq/features-and-price-of-bear-pro
vs Day One
Why: capture inbox; Pro IAP.
Free· paid from$2.99/mo
Apple platforms onlyChecked 2026-10-23·docs.getdrafts.com/draftspro
vs Day One
Why: local vault; Sync/Publish paid extras.
Free· paid from$4/user/mo yearly
The $0 tile is the local appChecked 2026-10-23·obsidian.md/pricing
vs Day OneLimits & alternatives3 limits · Bear, Drafts, Obsidian instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Basic is one device
- 02
Not Bear. A journal, not a tag wiki.
- 03
Site YouTube, if any, was not a single getting-started ID we embed
If Day One isn't it
Why: Markdown notes with Pro $.
Free· paid from$2.99/mo
Apple platforms onlyChecked 2026-10-23·bear.app/faq/features-and-price-of-bear-pro
vs Day OneWhy: capture inbox; Pro IAP.
Free· paid from$2.99/mo
Apple platforms onlyChecked 2026-10-23·docs.getdrafts.com/draftspro
vs Day OneWhy: local vault; Sync/Publish paid extras.
Free· paid from$4/user/mo yearly
The $0 tile is the local appChecked 2026-10-23·obsidian.md/pricing
vs Day One