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Lifestyle journal: top App Store apps & competitive landscape
Lifestyle · 50 apps analyzed (19 from App Store charts, 31 from search). Updated 2026-08-08.
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Established demand
Large apps and incumbents that prove users already spend time or money here.
| App | Developer | Rating | Reviews | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gratitude Plus – Journal | Redwheel Apps | 4.9★ | 17,511 | #72 |
Indie AI opportunities
Smaller wedges where AI, better capture, or a narrower workflow could give a small team a shot.
| App | Developer | Rating | Reviews | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Daily Diary - Mood Journal | Hieu Tran Thanh | 4.7★ | 10,728 | — |
| Daylio Journal - Mood Tracker | Relaxio s.r.o. | 4.8★ | 60,972 | #9250 |
| My Diary - Journal with Lock | BetterApp Tech Co., Limited | 4.7★ | 27,913 | #12646 |
| Planner & Journal - Zinnia | Pixite Inc. | 4.6★ | 55,263 | #11195 |
| Waffle: Shared Journal | Poppy AI, Inc. | 4.6★ | 9,148 | — |
| My Life Journal: Video Diary | ELEVATED CAPITAL INC. | 4.6★ | 422 | — |
| Journey - Diary, Journal | Two App Studio Pte. Ltd. | 4.6★ | 5,052 | — |
| Chronicle - A Personal Journal / Writing Diary | Steven Romej | 4.5★ | 879 | — |
Niche comps and long-tail projects
More specific apps to inspect for positioning, keywords, pricing, and feature scope.
| App | Developer | Rating | Reviews | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dots: A Lifestyle Journal | Stephen Craton | — | — | — |
| WayzAway Lifestyle Journal | Emmanuel Faboya | — | — | — |
| Olympus AI - Lifestyle Journal | Olympus AI LLC | 4.9★ | 41 | — |
| DailyBean - simplest journal | BlueSignum Corp. | 4.8★ | 70,149 | #12273 |
| Journal - Diary & Planner | 受杰 柯 | 4.6★ | 1,769 | — |
| Prompted Journal - Shadow Work | OATMEAL APPS PTE. LTD. | 4.8★ | 6,905 | — |
| Birdy: Photo + Video Journal | A Color Story LLC | 4.9★ | 8,151 | — |
| Bujo - Bullet Journal&Planner | Nanning Chaojia Technology Co., Ltd. | 4.6★ | 1,082 | — |
| Elephant Journal | Waylon H. Lewis Enterprises LLC | 4.9★ | 14,175 | — |
| Daily Journal: Everlog | Wessley Roche | 4.6★ | 305 | — |
| Card Diary - Journal, Diary | Dreamkit Co., Ltd. | 4.7★ | 1,324 | — |
| Momento: Private Journal Diary | d3i Ltd | 4.1★ | 879 | — |
More leads to inspect
Additional matching apps from Apple Search or the chart snapshot.
| App | Developer | Rating | Reviews | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glimpse - Voice Journal | Get a Glimpse, LLC | 4.8★ | 358 | — |
| My Wonderful Days Journal | haha Interactive | 4.8★ | 7,259 | — |
| Diary with Lock: Diary Journal | Simple Health Limited | 4.9★ | 890 | — |
| Shadow Work Journal Therapy | Vizmystech LLC | 4.8★ | 135 | #14258 |
| Diary - Journal with password | Aurel Criste | 4.5★ | 1,655 | — |
| Grid Diary - Journal, Planner | Xiamen Sumi Network Technology Co., Ltd. | 4.6★ | 963 | — |
| Zero - A Pure Design Journal And Note | 素琼 曹 | 4.5★ | 32 | — |
| Diarly: Diary, Private Journal | Krzysztof Nowak | 4.7★ | 1,432 | — |
| Reflectly - Journal & AI Diary | Kodeon, Inc. | 4.6★ | 81,704 | #9503 |
| Clearful - Journal & Diary | Clearful Journal Inc. | 4.7★ | 3,083 | — |
Related topics
Search first selects the strongest keyword matches using relevance, revenue, demand, and observed rank signals; the table defaults to observed App Store rank.