Five Minute Journal reviews
Five Minute Journal's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17,578 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
The rating
4.8
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars87%
- 4 stars7%
- 3 stars2%
- 2 stars<1%
- 1 star3%
17,578 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
We have not yet read enough reviews of Five Minute Journal to say what people praise and criticise. The links below go to where the reviews are.
Check for yourself
- App Store listingEvery rating and review, at the source
- G2Reviews from people who use it at work
- RedditThreads where people discuss it
- Hacker NewsDiscussions among developers
These open each site’s own pages. Nothing on this page is copied from G2 or Reddit.
What Five Minute Journal's own pages show
Suits
- 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
Limits worth knowing
- Listed for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android in English, French, German and Spanish; 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 privacy policy says journal entries are stored on the vendor's servers, and that AI features send your messages to Anthropic's Claude once you consent in the app.
Read from the vendor’s pages, not from reviews. The tool page lists them.
Common questions
How is Five Minute Journal rated?
Five Minute Journal's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17,578 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA.
Are these ToolGPA's own reviews of Five Minute Journal?
No. This page reports what other people say. Any rating shown is the store's, and any praise or complaint listed is a theme from public reviews and discussions, summarised in our words with a link to where it was said. Where ToolGPA has reviewed Five Minute Journal itself, that review and its grades are on Five Minute Journal's main page.
Where can I read more reviews of Five Minute Journal?
This page links to Five Minute Journal's App Store listing where it has one, and to searches for it on G2, Reddit and Hacker News, so you can read what people wrote in full.