Simple Journal
Magille Ltd
4.7 ★
1K ratings
100,000+
downloads
Free
+ in-app
In this note-taking app, users can create, edit, and organize journal entries with multimedia support. Includes export options, encryption, theme customization, and search functions.
AppRecs review analysis
AppRecs rating 4.7. Trustworthiness 76 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 24 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
★★★★☆
4.7
AppRecs Rating
Ratings breakdown
5 star
84%
4 star
10%
3 star
3%
2 star
0%
1 star
3%
What to know
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Low review manipulation risk
24% review manipulation risk
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Credible reviews
76% trustworthiness score from analyzed reviews
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High user satisfaction
84% of sampled ratings are 5 stars
About Simple Journal
Write when you feel like you need to.
How to
🌼 Edit an entry? Long-tap the entry
🌼 Delete an entry? In the editor, swipe down for menu (delete through menu)
🌼 Change the font? See settings
🌼 Lock the app? See settings and enable 'lock automatically'
🌼 Get to settings? In the main screen, swipe down for the menu bar, tap the three dots, then tap settings.
🌼 Backups? Export through settings for free, or sync to Drive with Pro (encrypted)
🌼 Print notes? With Pro, a printable and searchable html file will be included in all manually exported zips. Open and print it through a browser on a computer.
🌼 Transfer notes to a new device? Either export through settings for free, or use sync to transfer your notes
Free features
✅ Continuous autosave so you don't lose your stuff
✅ Clean UI and a distraction free editor with very few gimmicks
✅ Light and dark color themes (switch easily through the main menu)
✅ Categorize in multiple journals
✅ Add as many images as you like, inline in text
✅ Search through your past notes
✅ Location tags (enable in settings)
✅ Change font family and size in settings
✅ Basic formatting: bold, italic, underline, highlight, strike-through
✅ Auto-indent with spaces
✅ Lock automatically (with configurable timeouts)
✅ Unlock using fingerprint, password, or device credential
✅ Scrambled mode/lock (allows adding entries without unlocking)
✅ Keyboard shortcuts (for bluetooth keyboards and Chromebooks)
✅ Export/import for manual backups (a zip file, which contains both data and image files separately from each other)
Pro features
✅ Encrypted sync to your Google Drive 🔐 Great for backups, but also syncs across your Android and Chromebook devices.
✅ Printable and searchable html file in manual exports 🖨️
✅ Export one journal at a time (in addition to all at once)
✅ Encrypted manual exports (AES-256)
✅ Home screen shortcuts (edit entry / use entry as template)
✅ Pin entries to top of list
✅ Customize color themes
✅ Control font size with volume keys
✅ Remember cursor position in editor
✅ Reverse sort
✅ Sort by modification time
✅ Show character and word counters per entry
How to
🌼 Edit an entry? Long-tap the entry
🌼 Delete an entry? In the editor, swipe down for menu (delete through menu)
🌼 Change the font? See settings
🌼 Lock the app? See settings and enable 'lock automatically'
🌼 Get to settings? In the main screen, swipe down for the menu bar, tap the three dots, then tap settings.
🌼 Backups? Export through settings for free, or sync to Drive with Pro (encrypted)
🌼 Print notes? With Pro, a printable and searchable html file will be included in all manually exported zips. Open and print it through a browser on a computer.
🌼 Transfer notes to a new device? Either export through settings for free, or use sync to transfer your notes
Free features
✅ Continuous autosave so you don't lose your stuff
✅ Clean UI and a distraction free editor with very few gimmicks
✅ Light and dark color themes (switch easily through the main menu)
✅ Categorize in multiple journals
✅ Add as many images as you like, inline in text
✅ Search through your past notes
✅ Location tags (enable in settings)
✅ Change font family and size in settings
✅ Basic formatting: bold, italic, underline, highlight, strike-through
✅ Auto-indent with spaces
✅ Lock automatically (with configurable timeouts)
✅ Unlock using fingerprint, password, or device credential
✅ Scrambled mode/lock (allows adding entries without unlocking)
✅ Keyboard shortcuts (for bluetooth keyboards and Chromebooks)
✅ Export/import for manual backups (a zip file, which contains both data and image files separately from each other)
Pro features
✅ Encrypted sync to your Google Drive 🔐 Great for backups, but also syncs across your Android and Chromebook devices.
✅ Printable and searchable html file in manual exports 🖨️
✅ Export one journal at a time (in addition to all at once)
✅ Encrypted manual exports (AES-256)
✅ Home screen shortcuts (edit entry / use entry as template)
✅ Pin entries to top of list
✅ Customize color themes
✅ Control font size with volume keys
✅ Remember cursor position in editor
✅ Reverse sort
✅ Sort by modification time
✅ Show character and word counters per entry
