Turn daily chaos into calm. Explore the best features, tips, and tricks for using the Apple Journal app to document your life and stay organized.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Matthew Guay More than almost any other category, journaling software is about ...

Contrary to what people are saying on Facebook and TikTok, Apple doesn’t want to share your journal entries with strangers. After Apple rolled out its most recent iOS software update in late February, ...

There’s something uniquely personal about journaling—it’s a space where your thoughts, memories, and moments come together, free from judgment or distraction. But let’s be honest: finding the time, ...

The Journal app was automatically included with iOS 17.2, but iOS 18 adds new capabilities, including the ability to record your state of mind, an insights view to track writing streaks, an improved ...

iPadOS 26 is a major update for productivity, but it also introduces several new iPad apps for users, my favorite of which is Apple’s Journal app. Apple’s Journal app comes to iPad in iPadOS 26 One of ...

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An app made for Apple iPhone users to "capture life's moments" has instead grabbed attention for all the wrong reasons. Rumors continue to swirl on social media the tech company's Journal app poses ...

Attention Apple users, writers, and the mindfulness curious: Time to update your phone again. With the new launch of iOS 17.2 —which includes updates to Apple Music, Memojis, Apple TV, and even a new ...

Anurag's interest in technology was sparked around 15 years ago when he first tried a Nokia smartphone, one of those Windows-powered devices. Having only used feature phones up until then, he was ...

Journal lets you build a scrapbook or a diary on your iPhone. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac A diary can be a great and invaluable record of your life, but who has time for that? Well, now you do ...