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RIP Journaling Apps

Image: Apple
Image: Apple

All you really need to keep a digital journal is a basic text editor to jot down your thoughts, but for those looking for everything from a daily diary to a scrapbook, there are already plenty of excellent journaling apps available in the iOS App Store, like Day One or even Diarium if you want cross-platform support. But with iOS 17, Apple is introducing its own native app called Journal, which will have access to everything your iPhone knows about you and use it to make suggestions on what to write about. Will it be as robust as third-party journalling apps when it launches? Probably not, but over time Apple will expand its functionality and make it hard to justify paying for an alternative.