Journal

Google LLC

About this app

Say hello to Journal
1. Write about your day, spark creativity, and more to support your wellbeing
2. Add photos, places, and activities to journal entries
3. Get personalized writing inspiration and track how you're feeling

Ratings and reviews

I was excited about the app, and it influenced my Pixel purchase, but I wish the entries all flowed together like a physical journal, where I could scroll to continuously read my entries. Having to click each day to open it would be like having to remove a piece of tape covering each journal entry in a physical journal. I should also be able to indicate more than one mood in a day. And this should also be available on desktop to make typing long entries easier. Lots of potential.

I need a web version. I turn off my phone at night and then might get things done on a laptop including journaling. Put it towards our Google data and sell more Google One memberships! I do like that each entry is only a title in the list, so over time, I can see the big picture of the whole year and time period. Journaling in a Google Doc, it's hard to see the big picture. And literally adding pictures to certain events (TG, etc.) is fun.

They've made some really weird design choices with this. I get the simplicity but some of the functions are just not intuitive. For example, when writing a journal entry, you're not given the option to add a topic until after it's created. Plus they give you a search bar but topics don't seem to be considered. Again, not intuitive. I'll stick to using keep, more functionality and no robot telling how to reflect.

What’s new

Bug Fixes