BrightLog

Cristian Milia

About this app

Notice the good. Learn from the rest. Name what you feel. Find help when you need it.

BrightLog is the private, ad-free wellbeing journal that helps you understand yourself one entry at a time. Capture what happened, how it felt, what you took from it — and watch the patterns emerge over weeks and months. Whether you are tracking your mood, managing anxiety, building a gratitude habit or preparing for therapy, BrightLog grows with you.

EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE
Your diary is yours alone. Nothing leaves your device unless you choose to back it up to your own private Google Drive. No accounts, no advertisers, no third-party trackers, no profiling. Your inner life is private — full stop.

LOG ANY MOMENT IN SECONDS — NOW WITH YOUR VOICE
Capture good days, hard moments and quiet stretches with intensity sliders that go beyond a simple thumbs-up or down. Tap the microphone and speak — your words land straight in the entry, perfect on the bus, on a walk, or after a long day. Add photos, voice notes or documents. Come back later for a follow-up note when your perspective changes.

NAME WHAT YOU FEEL — A GENTLE FEELINGS WHEEL
Not sure why a moment hit the way it did? The emotions wizard guides you through a calm three-step Feelings Wheel — happy, sad, fearful, angry, surprised, disgusted or "bad day" — and helps you find the precise word: proud, defeated, anxious, hopeful, grateful, overwhelmed. Skip it any time and just write.

A POT FOR GRATITUDE — NEW
A calm, separate place for moments you're grateful for. A sentence is enough; an optional photo or video is welcome. Once you have ten, BrightLog gently greets you each day with one of them. Snooze the daily greeting for a month any time.

GENTLE GOALS, REAL HABITS — NEW
Turn what matters into small daily steps. Start from eight evidence-based templates — better sleep, mindfulness, cognitive reframing and more — or create your own. Check in with one tap and keep a gentle daily streak going, with one forgiving freeze a month. Fully offline and private.

FIND ANY MEMORY INSTANTLY
Lightning-fast search across every entry. Filter by mood, sort by date, jump to any month.

INSIGHTS THAT MAKE SENSE
Sign in with Google once and BrightLog summarises your month and your year in your own language: what kept coming up, what changed, what to celebrate, and one small step to try next. Export any insight as a PDF. Now in four tabs — Story, Heatmap, Trend and Feelings Wheel — to spot patterns at a glance. Plus, prepare for your next therapy session with a 6-section summary built from any date range, ready to share with your psychologist (PDF or copy).

FIND A THERAPIST OR COUNSELLOR NEAR YOU
The Experts tab finds nearby psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists and mental-health centres in seconds — no account, no ads, no paid placements. Real listings with addresses, phone, website and opening hours. One gentle weekly nudge — turn it off forever with a tap.

YOUR DIARY ON ALL YOUR ANDROID DEVICES
Optional Google Drive backup keeps your entries — and your gratitude pot — safe across devices. Your private Drive folder, your data, your control — no monthly fee.

LOCKED IF YOU WANT IT
Protect BrightLog with fingerprint, face unlock or your device passcode.

GENTLE REMINDERS — OPT IN ONLY
A friendly notification when your monthly or yearly insight is ready, plus an optional weekly nudge.

FULLY TRANSLATED INTO 16 LANGUAGES
English (UK and US), Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Russian, Swedish, Romanian and Hindi.

GREAT FOR
- Mood tracking and emotional reflection
- Gratitude practice and noticing the good
- Therapy preparation and follow-through
- Anxiety, stress and burnout self-awareness

NO ADS. NO TRACKERS. NO SUBSCRIPTION.
BrightLog is a one-time download. No paywall, no in-app upsells, no usage limits.

Download BrightLog today and start noticing what matters most.

What’s new

What's new in 3.1.2:

• New: Daily Streak — build a gentle journaling habit. Any day you add an entry, save a gratitude moment or check off a goal keeps it going, with a flame to cheer you on and milestones to celebrate.
• Miss a day? One automatic freeze each month keeps your streak alive. Optional evening reminder — off any time.
• Plus a smoother first launch and the usual fixes.

Still private. Still offline. Backed up to your Google Drive.