Open source alternatives to Day One

2 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Day One does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Day One does

  1. Private journal entriescore
  2. Sync across devicescore
  3. Photos and media in entries
  4. Location and weather tags
  5. Encryption
  6. Reminders and prompts
  7. Search and on-this-day

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
memexLocal-first journal app for iOS and Android that organizes notes with AI agents Same job, different way67%839+10
199
 4 months ago100% Install like an app GPL-3.0
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Sync across devices; Location and weather tags; Encryption; Reminders and prompts; Search and on-this-day.See the evidence
  • Private journal entriescoreYesopen-source, local-first AI journal for iOS and Android
  • Sync across devicescorePartlySupports iCloud Drive, Device storage (custom folder) and App storage
  • Photos and media in entriesYescapture life in fragments (text, photos, voice)
  • Location and weather tagsPartlyrecord contacts and locations with map preview
  • EncryptionPartlyApp lock with biometric authentication
  • Reminders and promptsPartlycapture text, photos, voice notes, reminders, and daily fragments
  • Search and on-this-dayPartlyorganize those records into timeline cards, searchable memories
Daily_YouFlutter journal app for private diary entries and mood tracking Replaces it56%1.4k+9
375
 3 days ago84% Install like an app GPL-3.0
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Sync across devices. Not shown: Location and weather tags; Encryption; Search and on-this-day.See the evidence
  • Private journal entriescoreYesJournal your thoughts, reflections, or routines.
  • Sync across devicescorePartlyChoose where your data lives, including external storage.
  • Photos and media in entriesYesAdd pictures to enrich your memories.
  • Location and weather tagsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • EncryptionNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Reminders and promptsYesRandom daily nudges to keep you consistent.
  • Search and on-this-dayNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.

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