The Five Minute Journal uses proven principles of positive psychology to make you happier in 5 minutes a day with the guided gratitude journaling format
“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 for the iPhone makes this process easy enough to do on the go.” — Lifehacker
BENEFITS OF PRACTICING GRATITUDE
Cultivating gratitude can positively impact all areas of your life—from personal growth and emotional intelligence to meaningful relationships and enhanced productivity. A lot of thought leaders practice gratitude (including Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Tim Ferris, and many others), as studies have found it improves health, has lasting positive effects on the brain, and is a key to mental wellbeing.
Practicing gratitude with the Five Minute Journal app brings you a more positive outlook on life and ability to notice wonderful things and capture the life-changing experiences. The key is consistency. With its thoughtful features and a structure to help you focus on what’s good, you will find The Five Minute Journal app to be a great way to start and end your day.
WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAYING
“Not only do I love the simplicity in the design, but the fact that it takes only a minute to update the entries means this is something I’ll actually use. This app really gets you thinking about the positive things right before you start your day.”
FIVE MINUTE JOURNAL APP 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 is easy with a guided flow for both your morning and evening entries.
– Easy Journal Entry Navigation: Quickly cycle through previous entries by scrolling your timeline or by tapping on a specific date in calendar view.
– Guided Journaling Flow & Prompts: A new guided process to help you get the most from your gratitude journal experience.
– Reminders: Set daily notifications to keep up with a rewarding journaling habit.
– Timeline View: Access previous journal entries and view short daily excerpts. Tapping an entry leads to a full day review.
– Daily Quotes & Weekly Challenges: Receive daily inspiring quotes and weekly challenges, and share them across social media.
– Passcode Protection: Keep all your journal entries private with secure passcode, Face ID or Touch ID protection.
– Dark Mode: Use your journal in either light or dark mode, which is especially great for late night journaling.
– Compatible With Any Device or platform: Use it on iPhone app, iPad app and Apple Watch companion app.
– Track your mindful minutes in the Apple Health app with our HealthKit integration
– Streaks: Track your personal progress and get insights on positive changes in your life.
– Backup/Export: Easily backup your entries and export your treasured memories and media to PDF, HTML, Dropbox, and more. You can select a date range or export all.
PREMIUM FEATURES
Five Minute Journal App offers an optional monthly or yearly subscriptions with free trials or lifetime license.
Here's what you get when you unlock the Premium:
– Photos and Video: Capture and view your magical moments with a daily photo or video. Attach media to any of your daily prompts.
– Personalized Practice: Create your own custom questions, tailored to your mood and goals.
– Space for Notes: Clear your thoughts and write freely in the new notes section.
– Mood tracker: Check in with yourself, express how you feel, and gain insights into how your emotions influence your days.
– Look Back Reminders: Get reminded of your memories with the “On this Day” feature.
– Timeline Photo View: See a photographic timeline view of all your daily photos.
– Widget: Add a thoughtful Five Minute Journal widget to your home screen.
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In-Apps
Annual Subscription
₪149.90
Monthly Subscription
₪15.90
Annual Journaling Premium
₪119.90
1 month Journaling Premium
₪31.90
Monthly Subs (existing users)
₪15.90
Annual Subscr (existing users)
₪79.90
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5 Minute Journal FAQ
Is 5 Minute Journal free?
Yes, 5 Minute Journal is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.
Is 5 Minute Journal legit?
🤔 The 5 Minute Journal app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
Thanks for the vote
How much does 5 Minute Journal cost?
5 Minute Journal has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is 68.90 ₪.
Although this app seems to fit what I want, it’s waaay too limited on the free version + the trial is so short (3 days) and the subscription is pretty expensive.
I mean paying for a Home Screen widget with an quote? That’s a bit much..
Maya
I bought this app and it’s with a lot of bugs inside! One day just stoped working, deleted my data and no one calls me back. Really disappointed!
Fantastic
Just write in t everyday and your gratitude to to your life will grow. You will find your self at peace , complaining much less and appreciating everything in your life. After 2months , My wife , came up to me one simply stating:" you are calmer and much happier and far less judgmental". That was an amazing feedback. I was doing it on the journal for a year and just now switched for the app.
Great idea, phenomenal simplistic execution
Makes it easy to commit to changing your life one day at a time
Starts my day
I use this app every morning; however, today I didn’t use it, due to the day starting with chaos. Now at the end of the day, I am very aware that using this app in the morning centers me for the rest of the day.
Worth It
I am really tight with spending money. The thought of spending $40 on a journal seemed insane. But I love it. Worth every single penny. I love the fact that I can easily reflect on how I felt over a period of time, and add photos and many different types of thoughts. I love that it focuses on what to be grateful for. I never rate things. But I had to rate this one.
Can’t Sign In
I used to be a loyal user of the Five Minute Journal app, but I stopped using it a while ago because I encountered a major issue: I couldn’t log in with my existing account and kept getting stuck in a sign-in loop. I recently tried to sign in again, hoping the issue had been fixed, but it’s still the same. My account seems to have been lost during their system update, and there’s no way to recover it. It’s incredibly frustrating and disappointing. Until this problem is resolved, I can’t recommend this app to anyone.
Not a Journal
This is not a journal, it like opening up quiz every time. I want to record my thoughts not what I am being told to. What is the point of this app?
Best app ever
The 5 min journal app has been an essential tool in my daily routine, particularly during my recent job search, which hasn't been the easiest period of my life. The feature I like the most is the daily affirmation, which has had a significant positive impact on my self esteem. The motivational sentence provides a daily dose of inspiration, reminding me of my strengths and capabilities. They have helped me maintain a positive mindset, even during times where I got rejections or simply no replies. They have also encouraged me to stay focused on my goals and take action towards achieving them. It sounds silly that simple sentences would lift you up, but it actually works, and they serve as a powerful reminder that I have what it takes to succeed, boosting my confidence and determination to pursue my search, to keep applying for jobs and networking. I can feel I'm getting one step closer each day and 5 min app has been supporting my journey. I've been using it for a while and haven't seen a repeated affirmation yet. This is all to say thanks for creating such an amazing app. I'll certainly continue using it even after finding a job, and its also great to feel you accomplished something at the end of the day with the daily learnings. The name of the app is true and it takes max 5 minutes each day to get all those benefits. I've learned selff-care with this app so I recommended to all my friends who are going through some stress or anxiety times. Don't be afraid of chasing support whenever you can even if its through the simplest things.
So irritated
I have used this app for 6 years. I love it when it works. But more and more often over the years I spend time entering my text only to have it disappear. I have sent complaints about this happening and it still keeps occurring. I am so frustrated and obviously they can’t seem to fix the problem.