TimePeace is a private alternative to Day One that keeps your whole life — days, people, meals, travel and gentle habits — in one diary that writes itself from the small things you log. It is a free app, costs nothing today, and reads or sells none of what you write.
Day One is a beautiful place to write, and on Apple devices it’s hard to beat. If you want more than a writing journal — your people, meals, trips and habits kept on the same page and synced across your devices — here’s how the two line up.
Honest and fair: every app here does something well, and the table is a starting point, not a scoreboard — no star ratings. Prices and platforms were checked in June 2026 and can change.
Day One is the most polished journal on Apple devices — beautiful design, rich photos, automatic detail, and end-to-end encryption. If you live in the Apple world and want a dedicated, photo-rich place to write, it’s superb. TimePeace is built for something broader: the whole of your life — the walk, the dinner, the friend, the trip — kept in one private diary that writes itself.
Yes, if you want more than a writing journal. Day One is a polished place to write on Apple devices; TimePeace keeps your whole life — people, meals, travel, habits and your written days — threaded into one private diary. It is a free app, costs nothing today, and reads or sells none of what you write.
Yes. Export your journal from Day One as a .zip or .json file, then in TimePeace open Settings, then Privacy and data, and tap Bring your diary from another app. It adds your entries without replacing anything, and whatever you keep in TimePeace you can download in full, any time, so you’re never locked in.
No account to begin: TimePeace opens on your own device and you can write straight away. You make an account only when you want your diary synced and sealed across devices. It’s free today, with no ads and nothing sold.
Yes. Every entry is written on your own device first and kept in your own private account, shown to no one — and nothing is sold.
Day One keeps a beautiful written journal. TimePeace keeps the day around it too — the walk, the dinner, the friend, the trip — threaded into one private diary that writes itself, free, from the App Store.