Lifestyle · 109 apps
Journal & diary apps: Privacy Labels Compared
Journals collect your private thoughts, moods and often your location and photos. A lock screen inside the app is not the same as encryption of the synced entries. Checked November 2026.
- Declare tracking
- 35%
- Linked, no tracking
- 20%
- Collect nothing
- 25%
- No label details
- 8
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109 of 109 apps · sorted A–Z
| Developer | Tracking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Diary | Soliloquy Apps Limited | Linked | None | 4 |
| Birdy | Midtone LLC | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| BlogIt | henri gil | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Brain Trust Journal/Diary | Brain T LLC | Linked | None | 2 |
| Card Diary | Dreamkit Co., Ltd. | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Chat Diary Photo Journal | 娟 付 | Linked | None | 6 |
| Chronicle | Steven Romej | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Cozy Journal | Cantimplora Studio LLC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Daily Gratitude Journal | RAFAELI LLC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Daily Journal | AppManage LLC | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 6 |
| Daily Journal: One Page | Flow Technical Solutions LLC. | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Daily Life Diary | Florian Schweizer | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| DailyBean | BlueSignum Corp. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 7 |
| DailyMe Journal | Itaimi Global Inc. | Not linked | None | 2 |
| DayDew | CRIMSON LABS | Tracks you | Identifiers | 5 |
| Daylio Journal | Relaxio s.r.o. | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Diarium Journal | Timo Partl | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Diary & Journal with Lock | Coen Jia Zeng | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Diary Book | 俊柯 吴 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Diary Journal & Mood Tracker | KRISHNA TECHNOWEB | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Diary Journal With Lock | Heyou Co., Ltd. | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Diary Journal with password | Aurel Criste | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Diary Private Journal | Majestica Lab LLC | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Diary Private Note With Lock | 俊川 林 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, Other Data | 4 |
| Diary with Lock | Simple Health Limited | Linked | None | 5 |
| Diary with lock by Tuyen Bui | Tuyen Bui | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Diary with Password: Calendar | OOK GROUP SRL | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| EMMO | EMMO Corp. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Everlog | Wessley Roche | Not linked | None | 4 |
| Fresh Diary | 峰峰 李 | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Gemi | 雪芸 孙 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Goodnight Journal | Allspectives LLC | Not linked | None | 4 |
| Grid Diary | Xiamen Sumi Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Linked | None | 5 |
| Grid Diary Classic | Xiamen Sumi Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Not disclosed | — | — |
| HeartNote Diary | 俐 王 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Hearty Journal | Hearty Creative Inc. | Linked | None | 4 |
| hodgepodge | Click Clack Labs LLC | Linked | None | 5 |
| iMoodJournal | Inexika Inc. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Inkwell | Simon Shih | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Journal Diary & Planner | 受杰 柯 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Journal TalkToYou | Joaquin Arino | Linked | None | 1 |
| Journal X | Amogh Joshi | Linked | None | 5 |
| Journal X - Play Diary | 珍 吴 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Journey | Two App Studio Pte. Ltd. | Linked | None | 5 |
| Kake Journal | 天成 黄 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Leaf Journal | 朝霞 彭 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, Other Data | 4 |
| Lemon Diary-journaling app | 晓庆 韩 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Life | Hitbytes Technologies | Tracks you | Location, Contact Info, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 6 |
| Life Diary | AJ Amen | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Lifestylo | Lifestylo Oy | Linked | None | 6 |
| Light Diary | 海涛 张 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Logg | Almondspring Ltd. | Linked | None | 8 |
| Lucky journal | 志伟 柯 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Lucy Diary | Tahj Elliott | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Luna diary | Cachalot | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| MiiBook Journal | Ryunosuke Nagase | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 4 |
| MiniJournal private diary | BUILTFORGE LTD | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Mininote | Xiamen ShenZhuo Information Technology Co., Ltd. | Tracks you | Usage Data | 4 |
| Mira | Andrei Pustovoi, IE | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Moment Diary | Tomonari Sonoda | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Momently | Bert Timmermans | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Momento | d3i Ltd | Not linked | None | 3 |
| momo Diary-Cute Journal | 玉坤 林 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Moodtrack Social Diary | Matthew Windwer | Not disclosed | — | — |
| My Daily Diary | Hieu Tran Thanh | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| My Daily Diary | Alain caltieri | Not linked | None | 2 |
| My Diary | BetterApp Tech Co., Limited | Tracks you | Usage Data | 3 |
| My Diary : Diary With Lock | CRECODE IT PROFESSIONALS (Private) Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 5 |
| My Diary by CodesBunny | CodesBunny | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| My Diary: Daily Journal | Jigneshbhai Kevadiya | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| My Diary: Private Journal Lock | ALILOU Digital LTD | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 4 |
| My diary: Secret Journaling | Abida Naqeeb | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| My journal | Antoine Gaia | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| My Journal by TERESA ROSE HANNARD | TERESA ROSE HANNARD | Linked | None | 4 |
| My Journal by 志勇 吴 | 志勇 吴 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| My Life Journal | ELEVATED CAPITAL INC. | Linked | None | 3 |
| My Secret Diary | Federico Guerri | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| My Universe Diary | DAT PHAM VAN | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 5 |
| My Wonderful Days Journal | haha Interactive | Not linked | None | 4 |
| Nacre | Nicolas Serra | Not linked | None | 2 |
| PenCake | Diffathy, Inc. | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Personal Diary | Wern Jie Lim | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Personal Diary - Daily Journal | Teleprompter LLC | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Planner & Journal | Pixite Inc. | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data | 4 |
| Prilog | Sangseon Kim | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Prompted Journal | OATMEAL APPS PTE. LTD. | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Purple Diary | Luka Katsadze | Linked | None | 5 |
| Quick Journal | Charlie Deets | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Reflect AI Journal Diary | Ala Eddine Boukhili | Linked | None | 7 |
| Regale | Manavta LLC | Linked | None | 5 |
| Secret diary Locked journal | Chandan Kumar | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 5 |
| Secret Diary with lock | Nawal Amallou | Linked | None | 2 |
| Secret Diary with Lock & Notes | Ankit Seth | Tracks you | User Content, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Secret Diary With Passcode | Berce Alin | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Secure Daily Diary | Dmytro Vynokurov | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Serendipity Diary | 庆鸿 林 | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Simple Daily Diary | Dmytro Vynokurov | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Simple Diary - Daily Journal | Komorebi Inc. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 4 |
| Simple Journal | Daiki Kitaoka | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Simpler | Wayne Williams | Not disclosed | — | — |
| SkyJournal | Auroresoft LLC | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Sweet Diary | Tung Dao Thanh | Tracks you | Usage Data | 1 |
| Tend Journaling App | JOSHUA ANDREW SEPRODI | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Text Diary | FugaPiyo Inc. | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 5 |
| Timeline - Diary and Notes | Qingdao Numob Technologies Co., Ltd. | Linked | None | 1 |
| Tochi | Hae Bum Kim | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Velum Journal | Jagger Coltharp | Linked | None | 3 |
| Velvet | CUNEYT CUNEYDIOGLU | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Zero | 素琼 曹 | Not disclosed | — | — |
Most common data types
- Diagnostics58%
- Usage Data55%
- Identifiers54%
- Contact Info24%
- User Content23%
- Purchases20%
- Location20%
- Health & Fitness3%
How to read this list
Lifestyle apps cover family, home and personal organisation, and often combine location, contacts and photos in one place.
Check whether entries sync to the developer's server and whether that sync is end-to-end encrypted; export your journal regularly.
Exposure follows the label's own structure: an app that declares any tracking is shown as “Tracks you”, even if it collects little else. Open any app for every data type explained and the iPhone settings that limit it.
FAQ
How many journal & diary apps track you?
35% of the 101 with an App Store privacy label declare data used to track you. 8 more have not provided label details.
Which journal & diary apps collect no data?
Velvet, Simple Journal, My diary: Secret Journaling, Quick Journal, My journal, Card Diary and others have a “Data Not Collected” label. Filter the table above by “Collects nothing” to see them all.
What data do they collect most?
Diagnostics (58%), Usage Data (55%), Identifiers (54%).
Are these rankings or recommendations?
No. The table reproduces each developer's App Store privacy label. We do not test apps, and fewer data types is not automatically better: some features need data to work.
Who tracks you?
Every app, A–Z, with a yes or no
Data types explained
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Lock an app
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Facts on this page come from Apple App Store privacy labels, as reported by the developer. Checked November 2026. How we collect data · Report a correction