Day One gives itself a "Premium" service

Posted by nblaz
Jul 1, 2017 at 12:18 AM

I’m a long-time lurker here on the forum; hi everyone!

I can’t say enough good things about 1Writer as a DayOne alternative on iOS; though not branded as a journaling app, it is an elegant text and markdown editor that allows you to sync text files over Dropbox. I understand that some here are disinclined to use cloud services for sensitive or personal content, so that would be a drawback for some (though for the technically inclined, you could set up a private Git server and use Working Copy in conjunction with 1Writer). There is also no companion app on macOS, though the portability of text files allows for use in your favorite text editor of choice. In general, I find this to be very pragmatic for avoiding vendor lock-in; if 1Writer were to ever migrate to subscription pricing, I could easily switch over to another text editor. It feels good to be able to trust that I will have access to my data even if my toolset has to change from time to time.

I use TextExpander snippets to create timestamped journal entries; if you’re a fan of DayOne’s journaling prompts, a comparable experience could probably be implemented in TextExpander.