Five Minute Journal

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The Five Minute Journal is the simplest thing you can to start your day happier. Based on proven positive psychology research, it focuses your attention on the good in your life and helps you set purposeful action in just 5 minutes a day! It’s the journal that WORKS.

“There are plenty of benefits to journaling, whether you take time to write out your full thoughts or just spend a few minutes jotting down the things you're most grateful for every day or lessons you've learned. Five Minute Journal makes this process easy enough to do on the go.” ―Lifehacker

★ FEATURES ★

• Beautiful, Intuitive Journaling Experience – The Five Minute Journal app has been designed to capture the physical Five Minute Journal experience. Getting around the app is a breeze and adding entries could not be easier.

• Timeline View – Quickly access previous journal entries and view short daily excerpts. Tapping on an entry leads to a full day review.

• Photos – Capture and view your magical moments with a daily photo.

• Timeline Photo View – See a photographic timeline view of all your daily photos.

• Daily Quotes & Weekly Challenges – Receive an inspiring quote daily and weekly challenges that can be shared across social media.

• Easy Journal Entry Navigation – Quickly cycle through previous journal entries by swiping right or by tapping on a specific date in calendar view.

• Reminders – Set daily notifications to ensure you never miss a day of your Five Minute Journal.

• Passcode Protection – Keep all your journal entries private with secure passcode protection.

• Backup/Export to PDF – Easily backup/export all your entries to PDF, Dropbox, and more. You have the ability to select a date range or all entries.

★ REVIEWS OF THE FIVE MINUTE JOURNAL ★

"The Five Minute Journal is one of the simplest ways I have found to consistently ensure improving my well-being and happiness. Both in terms of achievement and actual measurable, quantifiable results." ―Tim Ferriss, New York Times Bestselling Author

"I start and end my day with The Five Minute Journal. It really only takes 5 minutes a day. I love it!" ―Mimi Ikonn, co-founder Luxy Hair

"I do The Five Minute Journal every morning and it puts me in the right frame of mind to start the day." ―Pat Flynn, Smart Passive Income

The Five Minute Journal has been featured in Lifehacker, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Fast Company, and the Four Hour Blog.

Reviews

4.8

182 total

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4 28

3 0

2 0

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Eden Anderson

I love this! With the reminders it's so easy to take a few minutes and write about gratitude and plans in the morning and about how the day actually went in the evening. While the formatting is a bit off for some things (it cuts off the word "better" for the question "what could have made the day go better" it was easy enough to figure out what it was asking the first day I used it, and the question is the same every day. I haven't tried the export feature, but I'm excited that they have that. I think this is a great product and I'm so happy I found it!

It's pretty good and effective. The app needs few improvements to work smoothly. Highly recommended. Having a gratitude perspective is a nice approach towards life. The app could improve the following: tapping on the I'm grateful card to read/scroll is very hard as it mistakenly puts it back. It is a redundant gesture that makes re-reading difficult. There are already other ways to go back to today overview. Tapping on the card shouldn't be one of them. It's annoying

Jenni Osorio

I love this app. So glad this is finally available for android. Much easier to commit to this with the daily reminders in the morning and evenings. Will definitely recommend to all my loved ones. The only problem is that I don't get my daily quote in the morning. I usually get it in the evening everyday. Can this be fixed through settings or is this an app glitch?

Sarah Wilson

Love this app. Great to remind you to reset your mindset twice per day. This app is still more clunky then the iPhone app, the scroll function is not as smooth and some words are cut off but overall still serves the purpose.

Ryan Phillips

I love it! The only feedback I have is that it feels a little clunky in that it doesn't know what day it is. So I open it & I'm on yesterday or I have to back out & start today's entry, which may or may not take me to today. Love the reminders!

Waterdancer Weegwas

Being a natural optimist, I enjoy using this app. I would like to know a way to get back to check off the random challenges as I do them and to get back to tbe ones I miss.

User reviews

Eden Anderson May 13, 2017

May 28, 2017

Jenni Osorio May 17, 2017

Intelligent Change May 18, 2017

Thank you for your feedback Jenni! As a first step, I recommend resetting the 'Show Daily Quote on Launch' feature in your app settings. I also recommend checking your phone settings to ensure you time zone is correctly set. As a third step, I recommend uninstalling and re-installing the app.

Sarah Wilson May 17, 2017

Intelligent Change May 17, 2017

Hi Sarah, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback!

Ryan Phillips May 29, 2017

Waterdancer Weegwas May 8, 2017

Being a natural optimist, I enjoy using this app. I would like to know a way to get back to check off the random challenges as I do them and to get back to tbe ones I miss.

Intelligent Change May 8, 2017

Thank you for your feedback! At this time there is no way to recover past weekly challenges or daily quotes within the app. However you do have the option to share the challenge/daily quote within the app, so that you can access it at a later time. :)

Anastasia Craig May 27, 2017

Great. I struggled with the book form, but with app, easy to remember with morning coffee. Sometimes reminders don't work, but that is only problem. Love the ability to add pictures

Yaz Pulay May 5, 2017

Love everything! Worth the money. It's made a tremendous difference in just a week. Appreciate the email suggestions! Would be nice if the photos would have the option to rotate into portrait view, rather than automatically shifting to landscape (ie: appearing sideways unless it's Instagram cropped) & the sentences prior to the entries cut off. I understand I should remember, 3 things I'm thankful for, but by the end of the day, I sometimes forget what the category/entry ending sentence finishes out at. Being, "what I could of done to make...." I hope that makes sense? Samsung S-5 android.

Intelligent Change May 5, 2017

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback Yaz! We have noted this issue with the photos in the app to review with our development team. :)

Annette Holland May 13, 2017

Landscape mode for tablet? I prefer to write it on my tablet and not default to 140 characters or less that I am prone to on my phone. Can you make it so that we can use it in both portrait and landscape mode depending on what device we're on?

Intelligent Change May 15, 2017

Hi Annette, Thank you for your feedback regarding landscape functionality for tablet use. This is something we are exploring for future updates.Thank you for your support - happy journaling. :)

Casey Payne June 3, 2017

I've been using it a week and I already highly recommend it. I've been wanting Ronstadt a gratitude journal for YEARS. It helps keep you focused on doing things each day to make the day awesome and reflect on the awesome things that have happened.

Elisa Gouveia May 11, 2017

It wasn't easy at first but now I'm really happy to exercise gratitude. It helps me feel like I'm factually making progress in life. It gave me a new perspective.

Marie Roberts May 12, 2017

Really good app for helping you think positively each day. On android you can't always see what you're writing when the keyboard comes up and can't always move the screen up to see which is why I gave it a 4 rather than a 5.

Intelligent Change May 12, 2017

Thank you for your feedback Marie. We have noted this to review as a team for future improvements to the app.

Arild Sveen May 9, 2017

This a very good app, design- and function-wise. It has all the mental benefits of the written gratitude journal, but with the added features of daily notifications (essential for me!) and being able to attach a picture to each day. The feed also works as a nice little pick-me-up if I'm having a bad day, as it reminds me of moments and things I've been grateful for in the past. And it costs less than half the price of the physical journal. Excellent value! There is still some room for improvement, though. As other reviewers have mentioned, pictures taken in portrait are automatically rotated to landscape. It would also be nice to have the weekly challenges more visibly integrated into the day-to-day view, as I find these things easy to forget if I'm not reminded frequently. Finally, it would be great if we could modify the titles of the daily categories, like Kevin does in the 5MJ tips emails. (e.g. changing the daily affirmation to a question to keep in mind...)

Intelligent Change May 9, 2017

Hi Arild, Thank you for your feedback! We are currently investigating the issue with photos being rotated incorrectly in the app and will be in touch with any updates. :)

Cosmina Marginean May 19, 2017

Love it! Thank you for this "life changing" app. I have the journal and the app and they really made an major impact in my life! I love you guys!

London Wolfe May 9, 2017

I had the book and it was wonderful so I knew I had to get the app. I wouldn't change a thing! Thanks for the work y'all have put into this! It's much Appreciated

Intelligent Change May 9, 2017

Hi London, Thank you for your kind feedback. I am happy to confirm all data is stored on our private server. By logging in with your user ID, your previous journal entries will appear and thus will be available and updated across multiple devices. You may also save a copy using the 'Export' function, to ensure you have a back-up copy of your own.

Brittany Scott May 8, 2017

I love the 5 Minute Journal! It's the best way to start and end with the day! My whole mindset has altered in a fantastic way because of it!

Ben Dudley May 18, 2017

The app takes what is so great about the paper based version and reminds me to do it every day. It takes less than 5 minutes!

Paiam R May 14, 2017

Very simple, beautiful interface. Easy to use on a daily basis and keep track of days, worth the price. Grateful for this app and its creators

Raven Larkin May 19, 2017

This app really forces you to think positively. I've been using it for a short amount of time and I already love it!

Sabine Kucmer May 10, 2017

Dit helpt me echt om meer positieviteit te halen uit mijn dag

Richard D May 10, 2017

There is no variation, same thing every day, not even like a diary, not worth paying for !!

Intelligent Change May 10, 2017

Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear of your experience with the app. The concept of the journal is to focus on gratitude, positivity and affirmation writing each day. The repetitive nature of this helps ingrain it in your mind and as a result makes you happier and more positive. With the simple format, you’ll create a habit that sticks.

Mike Noetel May 30, 2017

Evidence based, clean design, useful features. A great tool for starting and finishing the day.

JaRey Wright May 16, 2017

I loved this app. It has honestly helped me to think more positively and be more grateful.

Joey Johnson May 28, 2017

Good alternative to physically writing and handy to have on your phone because you have it anywhere you go

JohnsonJnaut May 15, 2017

Have found this so mucj easier to keep using than the hard copy

Melinda Larriera May 8, 2017

Love it! But would love to be able to rotate/ resize photos.

Intelligent Change May 8, 2017

Thank you for your feedback Melinda! We have noted this to review.

Joyce Tan May 15, 2017

Beautiful, well designed. Makes me excited to write!

Jodi Rogers May 16, 2017

Love this! It's my favourite app. Totally worth it

Tisa Regin May 7, 2017

A great motivator to keep me focused & grateful.

Gayle Scroggs May 29, 2017

The best positive psych app ever.

Harleen Kaur Sidhu May 29, 2017

I'm happier and more productive!

May 14, 2017

A practical and accessible way to journal

Govande Ravi May 7, 2017

Very good concept and app

Mike McKenna May 13, 2017

Superb App .....

Sarah Bond May 30, 2017

Love it 😍

Kizzie Bruce May 8, 2017

Love it

Stephen Rowley June 1, 2017

Love it

Margaret Plumb April 26, 2017

This app had already made a big difference in the way I view my day: I am more thoughtful, present and thankful for the simple pleasures. My only complaint is that when uploading a daily photo from my phone camera gallery, they come in sideways or upside down unless they are a square instagram image. (And I can't see a way to adjust within this app). I hope this will be fixed in an update soon. Thanks!

Intelligent Change April 28, 2017

Thank you for your feedback Margaret! We are working on a fix for this. :)

Justin Kellman April 18, 2017

Great app, if your familiar with the physical journal, it works on the same principals. One addition, I liked that you can add photos, that represent something significant for your day. I found it good for travelling as you might not want to have your journal with you, with this app, you can take it with you everywhere. Only problem I've found was referring back to the weekly challenge. I saw it, but forgot it and had no way to see it again. Other than that very good

Intelligent Change May 3, 2017

Thank you for your feedback Justin! The weekly challenge along with all other settings can be found by tapping your profile image. :)

Ashish Gupta April 15, 2017

Happy to finally see this in app form! I've used the paper version but was never able to achieve consistency. Hopefully this changes it. 5 dollars is nothing for the value this app offers. It is structured so guides you towards thinking about stuff that matters and will your life happier, more intentional and conscious. The app itself is simple and well designed with a pretty intuitive UI. Haven't tried the pic taking functionality yet. In terms of extras, it would be great to allow bookmarking certain dates or thoughts for later reference. An app can offer date and some days offer much better insights than others.

What's New

• Daily quotes will now open when entering the app from reminder notifications (remember you can access these via the account icon in the top left too)

• An issue with the image orientation on some devices is now fixed

• You can also now select png files as your daily image

• A little passcode authentication issue some users experienced is now resolved

• Other minor bug fixes and improvements