Day One alternatives & competitors

The closest Day One alternatives in this catalog are Dear You, Reflectly and Stoic. These 4 listings are other journaling apps with the same recorded use case (Journaling). The order uses shared categories, then which price, platform and privacy-policy facts are already on file.

Source research checked 2026-10-27. Read the Day One profile. Sharing a category is not a clinical comparison.

Price, free tier and platforms

Platforms on file: Day One iOS, Android, macOS, web; Dear You iOS. A checked price for Day One is Silver: USD 49.99/year (US), checked 2026-10-27. A checked price for Dear You is Dear You Plus (Annual): USD 39.99/year (US), checked 2026-10-30.
Platforms on file: Day One iOS, Android, macOS, web; Reflectly iOS. A checked price for Day One is Silver: USD 49.99/year (US), checked 2026-10-27. A checked price for Reflectly is Reflectly Premium: USD 39.99 (US; billing period not stored), checked 2026-10-27.
Platforms on file: Day One iOS, Android, macOS, web; Stoic iOS. A checked price for Day One is Silver: USD 49.99/year (US), checked 2026-10-27. A checked price for Stoic is stoic. journal & diary premium: USD 39.99 (US; billing period not stored), checked 2026-10-27.
Day One is recorded as Journaling. Clarity is recorded as CBT journal. Platforms on file: Day One iOS, Android, macOS, web; Clarity iOS. A checked price for Day One is Silver: USD 49.99/year (US), checked 2026-10-27. A checked price for Clarity is Pro Mode: USD 69.99 (US; billing period not stored), checked 2026-10-27.

Stored price, free-access label, platforms and price-checked dates for Day One and the other journaling apps. A quote keeps its source market.
Listing	Price	Free tier	Platforms	Price checked
Day One	Silver: USD 49.99/year (US); Gold: USD 74.99/year (US)	Recorded with a free option and paid prices.	iOS, Android, macOS, web	Checked 2026-10-27 (2 quotes)
Dear You	Dear You Plus (Annual): USD 39.99/year (US); Dear You Plus (Monthly): USD 6.99/month (US)	Recorded with a free option and paid prices.	iOS	Checked 2026-10-30 (2 quotes)
Reflectly	Reflectly Premium: USD 39.99 (US; billing period not stored); Reflectly Premium: USD 47.99 (US; billing period not stored); Reflectly Premium: USD 9.99 (US; billing period not stored); Reflectly Premium: USD 59.99 (US; billing period not stored); 2 more quotes are on the profile.	Recorded with a free option and paid prices.	iOS	Checked 2026-10-27 (6 quotes)
Stoic	stoic. journal & diary premium: USD 39.99 (US; billing period not stored); stoic. journal & diary premium: USD 6.99 (US; billing period not stored); stoic journal & diary AI: USD 99.99 (US; billing period not stored); stoic. journal & diary AI: USD 12.99 (US; billing period not stored); 4 more quotes are on the profile.	Recorded with a free option and paid prices.	iOS	Checked 2026-10-27 (8 quotes)
Clarity	Pro Mode: USD 69.99 (US; billing period not stored); Pro Mode: USD 59.99 (US; billing period not stored); Clarity Pro Mode: USD 69.99 (US; billing period not stored); Pro Mode: USD 9.99 (US; billing period not stored); 1 more quotes are on the profile.	Recorded with a free option and paid prices.	iOS	Checked 2026-10-27 (5 quotes)

Day One and the closest listings

Facts already stored on each profile. Blank fields stay unconfirmed.
Listing	Status	Platforms	Price on file	Privacy	Why it is listed
Day One	Current listing	iOS, Android, macOS, web	Plans page re-read 27 October 2026: Basic $0 per year; Silver $49.99 per year; Gold $74.99 per year. No currency code was printed.	No privacy URL on file	The listing you started from
Dear You	Current listing	iOS	On 30 October 2026 the US App Store listed Dear You as Free with in-app purchases: Dear You Plus (Monthly) at USD 6.99 a month and Dear You Plus (Annual) at USD 39.99 a year. The listing and terms describe a free tier (first daily letter, two Open When letters, one future letter waiting at a time, write-back notes, search, Face ID lock, PDF export and backup). Terms updated 20 July 2026 say the annual plan includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers and that exact prices in your currency are shown by the App Store before you confirm. These are US store quotes, not a price for every country.	Privacy policy	same recorded use case (Journaling); also listed in free-support
Reflectly	Current listing	iOS	On 27 October 2026 the US App Store in-app purchase list included Reflectly Premium at $39.99, $47.99, $9.99, $59.99, $4.99 and $35.99. The full list is in the price table. A billing period is stored only when the product name states one. These are US store quotes, not a price for every country.	No privacy URL on file	same recorded use case (Journaling); also listed in free-support
Stoic	Current listing	iOS	On 27 October 2026 the US App Store in-app purchase list included stoic. journal & diary premium at $39.99, $6.99, $17.99 and $26.99; stoic journal & diary AI at $99.99 and $69.99; stoic. journal & diary AI at $12.99; Stoic Lifetime Premium at $299.00. The full list is in the price table. A billing period is stored only when the product name states one. These are US store quotes, not a price for every country.	No privacy URL on file	same recorded use case (Journaling); also listed in free-support
Clarity	Current listing	iOS	On 27 October 2026 the US App Store in-app purchase list included Pro Mode at $69.99, $59.99, $9.99 and $29.99; Clarity Pro Mode at $69.99. The full list is in the price table. A billing period is stored only when the product name states one. These are US store quotes, not a price for every country. The developer site calls the thought journal free.	No privacy URL on file	same recorded use case (CBT journal); also listed in free-support