Introducing YearDiary
Your personal journal,
always with you.
Write your thoughts, revisit your past, and keep your story safe, across every device, for a lifetime.
Built for the long run.
A journal is only valuable if it grows with you. YearDiary is designed to be there every day, and every year after.
Write freely
A calm, distraction-free writing experience designed to help your thoughts flow naturally, every single day.
Look back in time
See what you wrote 1, 5 or 10 years ago today. Your past self always has something to say.
Every device, in sync
Write on your iPhone, continue on your iPad, reflect on your Mac. Always seamlessly in sync.
Private by design
Your journal stays on your device and iCloud. No servers, no third parties. Only you.
Every detail,
thoughtfully designed.
From your first entry to your thousandth, YearDiary feels beautiful every time you open it.
What did you do
this day last year?
YearDiary shows you your past entries for today, across every year you’ve been writing. One small habit. A lifetime of memories.
Stored only on
your iCloud and device.
No account required
Start writing immediately. No signup, no email, no password, unless you want one.
iCloud sync, your data
Everything syncs via your own iCloud. We never see, store or touch your entries.
Password protected
Lock your journal with Face ID, Touch ID or a custom passcode. Your words, your eyes only.
Thoughts on journaling,
memory and wellbeing.
All articles Anniversary Journaling: Reading the Same Date Every Year
Six to ten dates, written on the same day every year, then read back before you write the next one. How anniversary journaling works and how to start without waiting for January.
Read article Life eventsKeeping a Baby Journal: A Simple Day-by-Day Memory Diary
A baby journal does not need to be a scrapbook. One or two lines a day, written on the worst nights as well as the good ones, is what you will actually be glad to have later.
Read article Future selfTime Capsule Journal: Write a Message to Your Future Self
You write it today, you read it in a year. A time capsule journal turns an ordinary evening into something your future self gets to open, and the format is simpler than it sounds.
Read articleI’ve bought at least five regular diaries and two five-year diaries. I’ve started every one of them. And I’ve stopped every one of them too. Lost them, forgotten them, or convinced myself that missing a day meant I’d failed somehow.
The problem was never the habit. It was the format.
With a journal that’s always in my phone, always with me, that barrier disappears. No searching for the book. No guilt about the gap. Just a few lines, today’s weather, a small observation, something I noticed, that over time grows into something I actually want to look back on.
I’ve always loved writing by hand. There’s something about pen on paper that feels different, slower, more honest. So the feature I dreamed of most was the one that lets you photograph a handwritten page and keep it here, alongside everything else.
Jenny
Everything you might
want to know.
Is YearDiary free?
Yes, YearDiary is free to download on the App Store and works on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
What is a 5 year journal?
A 5 year journal is a diary where you write a short entry each day and can read what you wrote on the same date in earlier years. YearDiary is a digital 5 and 10 year journal: as you write, it shows your entries from 1, 5 and 10 years ago today.
Is my diary private?
Yes. Your entries stay on your device and in your personal iCloud. There is no YearDiary server, no account is required, and you can lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode.
Which devices does YearDiary work on?
YearDiary runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and your journal stays in sync across all of them through your own iCloud.
Do I have to write every day?
No. Missing a day is fine, your journal simply continues where you left off. Even a single line now and then grows into a story worth rereading.
Start your journal
today.
Available for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Your story is waiting to be written.