# Five Minute Journal

> Guided gratitude journal with short morning and evening prompts

The Five Minute Journal app is the digital version of Intelligent Change's paper gratitude journal, for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android. It walks you through a short set of prompts each morning and evening, then shows past entries on a timeline and calendar. Daily quotes, weekly challenges, reminders and streaks support the habit. The basic version is free; a Premium subscription adds photos and video, custom questions, a notes section and a mood tracker.

- **Category:** Journaling Apps
- **Made by:** Intelligent Change
- **Website:** https://www.intelligentchange.com/pages/five-minute-journal-app
- **Runs on:** iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Five Minute Journal has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99 to $9.99 per month (US App Store in-app purchase list).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free basic version: guided morning and evening entries, timeline and calendar, reminders, daily quotes, weekly challenges, streaks, passcode lock and backup or export.
- **Free trial:** Subscriptions come with free trials; the US App Store lists an annual plan with a 3-day trial.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Guided morning and evening entries, timeline and calendar views, reminders, quotes, challenges, streaks, passcode lock and export. |
| Premium (monthly) | $4.99 to $9.99 per month | Adds photos and video, custom questions, notes, mood tracker and On this Day. The US App Store lists $9.99 for Journaling Premium and $4.99 monthly items. |
| Premium (yearly) | $19.99 to $39.99 per year | The same Premium features billed yearly. The US App Store lists $39.99 for Annual Journaling Premium, plus $24.99 and $19.99 annual items. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/5-minute-journal-daily-diary/id1062945251 on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Five Minute Journal before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 67% less with the annual plan** (Annual discount): The US App Store lists Journaling Premium at $9.99 for one month and $39.99 for a year, about 67% less than twelve monthly payments. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/5-minute-journal-daily-diary/id1062945251
- **Lifetime plan as an alternative to subscribing** (Lifetime license): Intelligent Change's help center says Premium is sold under monthly, yearly and lifetime plans. The lifetime price is not published on its site. Source: https://app.commslayer.com/hc/intelligent-change/articles/1790108629-do-you-have-a-five-minute-journal-app

## Key features

- **Guided morning and evening entries:** A guided flow takes you through gratitude prompts at the start and end of the day, in a format modeled on the paper Five Minute Journal.
- **Timeline and calendar:** Past entries appear as short daily excerpts on a timeline, and tapping a date in the calendar view opens that day's full entry.
- **Quotes, challenges and streaks:** The app delivers a daily quote and a weekly challenge, sends optional daily reminders and tracks your journaling streak.
- **Lock and export:** Entries can be protected with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID, and backed up or exported to PDF, HTML or Dropbox for a chosen date range.
- **Photos, video and notes (Premium):** Premium lets you attach a daily photo or video to any prompt, browse a photo timeline and write freely in a notes section.
- **Custom questions and mood tracker (Premium):** Premium adds your own custom questions, a mood check-in with insights, On this Day look-back reminders and a home screen widget.

## Good for

- People who want a short guided gratitude routine each morning and evening
- Users of the paper Five Minute Journal who want the same format on a phone
- Beginners who prefer answering set prompts to free writing

## Worth knowing

- Listed for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android; no web or desktop version is offered.
- Photos and video, custom questions, the notes section, the mood tracker and the widget need Premium.
- The vendor's site shows no prices; the US App Store lists several monthly and annual price points, some marked for existing users.
- The App Store listing covers four languages: English, French, German and Spanish.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 17,578 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1062945251

## Works with

Apple Health, Dropbox

**Tags:** Daily notes, Mood tracking, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Stoic](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stoic): Guided journal with morning and evening reflections and mood tracking. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/five-minute-journal-vs-stoic)
- [Gratitude](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gratitude): Gratitude journal with affirmations and vision boards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/five-minute-journal-vs-gratitude)
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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/5-minute-journal-daily-diary/id1062945251
- https://www.intelligentchange.com/pages/five-minute-journal-app
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intelligentchange.fiveminutejournal&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://app.commslayer.com/hc/intelligent-change/articles/1790108629-do-you-have-a-five-minute-journal-app

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/five-minute-journal
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