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Five Minute Journal
What Five Minute Journal is
Five Minute Journal is a guided journaling app for iOS and Android that uses morning and evening prompts to build a gratitude practice. Its maker describes the framework as science-backed and the routine as a five-minute way to boost gratitude and reduce stress. Entries can be browsed in timeline or calendar views, with a full-day review available. Daily reminders, quotes, and weekly challenges support regular use. Journal entries can be protected with a passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID. Through Apple Health and HealthKit, the app tracks mindful minutes. Users can back up and export entries and media to PDF, HTML, Dropbox, and other destinations. Premium features add photos and videos, custom questions, notes, mood tracking, memory reminders, a photo timeline, and a home-screen widget. The maker describes the app as free to download, with a free plan; the App Store listing also shows in-app purchases. A listed monthly subscription is $4.99 a month, while another monthly plan is $9.99 a month. Annual subscriptions are offered without listed prices.
Who it suits
It suits people who want a short, guided gratitude-journaling routine on iOS or Android.
What it does well
- Guided morning and evening prompts
- Available on iOS and Android
- Supports photo and video entries
- Exports to PDF and HTML
- Offers passcode and biometric protection
What to know first
- Premium features require subscriptions
- App Store shows in-app purchases
- Health integration uses Apple Health
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Subscription | Premium features | $4.99 a month |
| 1 month Journaling Premium | Premium features | $9.99 a month |
| Annual Subscr (existing users) | Premium journaling features for existing users | On request |
| Annual Subscription | Premium features | $19.99 a year |
| Annual Journaling Premium | Premium features | $39.99 a year |
As intelligentchange.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Five Minute Journal combines structured prompts, reminders, media entries, exports, and privacy controls in a mobile journal. The free plan supports starting without a subscription, while premium tools use paid plans.
Facts from Five Minute Journal's own pages
- Daily practice
- The app is described as helping users boost gratitude and reduce stress in five minutes. · intelligentchange.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Export
- Users can back up and export journal entries and media to PDF, HTML, Dropbox, and other destinations. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- PDF,HTML · intelligentchange.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Free download
- The maker describes the app as 100% free to download; the App Store listing also shows in-app purchases. · intelligentchange.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · intelligentchange.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Dover, Delaware, United States · intelligentchange.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Health integration
- The app integrates with Apple Health through HealthKit to track mindful minutes. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Journal navigation
- Users can browse prior entries in a timeline or calendar view and review a full day. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Maker history
- Intelligent Change says it launched the Five Minute Journal in 2013. · intelligentchange.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Media support
- photos_video · intelligentchange.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Platforms
- The maker links downloads for iOS and Android; the App Store listing describes iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch support. · intelligentchange.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Premium features
- Premium includes photos and videos, custom questions, notes, a mood tracker, memory reminders, a photo timeline, and a home-screen widget. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy feature
- Journal entries can be protected with a passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Prompt features
- guided · intelligentchange.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Prompt flow
- The app includes guided morning and evening entries and prompts. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The app uses guided prompts and a science-backed framework to help users build a gratitude journaling habit. · intelligentchange.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Reminders and inspiration
- The app offers daily reminders, daily quotes, and weekly challenges. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs customers to its Help Center for support. · intelligentchange.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Trial terms
- The App Store description says optional monthly or yearly subscriptions include free trials, but does not specify trial duration there. · apps.apple.com, 8 Oct 2026
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