Apple's Journaling Suggestions is one of the most thoughtful features in iOS — it quietly watches for meaningful moments in your day and surfaces them as prompts when you open your journal. Photos you took, songs you played, workouts you finished, places you visited.
But not every journal app supports it. Here's a look at the ones that do, and what makes each worth considering.
What to Look for Beyond Journaling Suggestions
Journaling Suggestions gets you started — it solves the blank page problem. But once you've imported a suggestion, what happens next depends entirely on the app. The questions worth asking:
- How much can you actually record? Text only, or photos, voice, mood, music too?
- Does it look good? You'll want to look back at these entries someday.
- How private is it? Where does your data live?
- What's the price? One-time purchase or subscription?
Apps That Support Journaling Suggestions
Picnic Moment
Best for: Apple ecosystem users who want rich, beautiful entries
Picnic Moment is built specifically for people who live in the Apple ecosystem. It supports Journaling Suggestions alongside a wide range of content types in a single entry: photos, Live Photos, music from Apple Music, handwriting, voice memos, mood, weather, location, steps, and fitness data.
The standout feature is its template system — multiple handcrafted layouts that turn your entries into something worth looking back on, not just a wall of text.
Day One
Best for: Power users who want a mature, feature-rich journal
Day One is the most established journal app on iOS, with a large feature set including multiple journals, tags, end-to-end encryption, and a long track record. It integrated Journaling Suggestions shortly after the API launched.
If you want a proven app with years of polish and don't mind a subscription, Day One is a solid choice.
How to Enable Journaling Suggestions
If you haven't set this up yet, here's the quick version:
Settings → Privacy & Security → Journaling Suggestions
Toggle on the categories you want — workouts, photos, music, locations, contacts, podcasts, state of mind. Everything is processed on-device.
Then open your journal app and look for the Suggestions button when creating a new entry.
For a full walkthrough, see: How to Use Apple's Journaling Suggestions with Third-Party Apps
Which Should You Choose?
If you're looking for a journal that feels native to iPhone and lets you capture more than just words — music, Live Photos, sketches, mood — Picnic Moment is worth trying.
If you want a mature, battle-tested app with a large community and don't mind paying annually, Day One is the safe bet.
Both support Journaling Suggestions. The difference is what you do with the entry after the suggestion is imported.