Journelly
Journelly is #2 in Lifestyle Paid in United Arab Emirates and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 24 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperXenodium Ltd.
CategoryLifestyle
Price59.99 AED
Released
Rating★ 5.0 (3)
Version1.4
Age rating17+
First seen by us
23 Oct 2026
23 Oct 2026Installs (est.)5k+ worldwide
Rating
5.0 ★
3 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#2
Lifestyle PaidMeasured
Journelly on the App Store
App details
App ID
6470714669
Publisher
Xenodium, Ltd.
On the store since
May 2025
1 year on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.6+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
1 content note below
Languages
11
DA NL FI FR DE IT JA NB ZH ES SV
Size
14 MB
Also listed in
Productivity
Content notesUnrestricted Web Access
Journelly downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. iPhone downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Journelly's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | LifestylePaid | #2 |
| Japan | LifestylePaid | #36 |
| United Arab Emirates | All AppsPaid | #75 |
Apps near Journelly on the chart
Lifestyle Paid, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
5.0 ★
3 ratings
Measured
Ratings
3
Measured
About Journelly
Take notes and journal privately — Offline by default. No account needed.
Journelly gives you a familiar feed for quick notes, ideas, recipes, checklists, music, links, journal entries... Everything's offline, for your eyes only.
Why you’ll love Journelly:
- Feels like posting to a private feed — simple and fast
- Local-first privacy: everything is offline by default
- No accounts, logins, tracking, or ads — just open and write
- Add images, links, checklists, tags, location, and weather
- Search, organize, and find your moments with hashtags
- Markdown and Org markup support: future-proof, no vendor lock-in
- Restore earlier versions anytime from 14-day text snapshots
- Optional iCloud sync across devices
Journelly is frictionless, future-proof, and private. Try it for quick notes or journaling — no clutter, no compromises.
Journelly gives you a familiar feed for quick notes, ideas, recipes, checklists, music, links, journal entries... Everything's offline, for your eyes only.
Why you’ll love Journelly:
- Feels like posting to a private feed — simple and fast
- Local-first privacy: everything is offline by default
- No accounts, logins, tracking, or ads — just open and write
- Add images, links, checklists, tags, location, and weather
- Search, organize, and find your moments with hashtags
- Markdown and Org markup support: future-proof, no vendor lock-in
- Restore earlier versions anytime from 14-day text snapshots
- Optional iCloud sync across devices
Journelly is frictionless, future-proof, and private. Try it for quick notes or journaling — no clutter, no compromises.
Latest updates
1.4
## Version 1.4 ##
- Internal improvements.
## Version 1.3 ##
- Markdown Support – Write and format entries using Markdown (most requested feature!).
- Simplified Chinese – Now available in 简体中文.
- Discoverable Mode – New option in "Menu > View".
- Makes all features more explicit and easier to find.
- Perfect for those preferring buttons over gesture-based navigation.
- Extended Org Mode – New rendering for quotes and code blocks.
- Home Screen Widget – Quick access to 3 key actions from your home screen.
- Improved List View
- Maximized screen space.
- Bottom-aligned controls (easier one-handed use).
- Improved Windows Compatibility – Archive filenames avoiding ":" characters.
## Version 1.2 ##
[Accessibility Improvements]
- Improved VoiceOver navigation and general experience.
- "Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size" is now supported while editing.
## v1.1 ##
[New features]
- Journelly is now available in 10 languages:
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Norwegian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Easily add hashtags using the new picker (most requested feature).
- Hashtags are now highlighted in the editor.
- Automatically capture selected text in Safari.
- Paste images directly from the clipboard.
- Tap on email addresses to compose a new message.
- New context menu options:
- Set location as Home.
- Open location in Maps.
- Copy text.
- iPad keyboard shortcuts
- ⌘-N Create a new Entry
- ⌘-S Save the current Entry
- ↑/↓ Select entry in list
- ↵ Edit selected entry
- Uses the full date format based on your locale.
[Fixes]
- Prevented the Esc key from discarding unsaved changes.
- Resolved incorrect link icon colors in Light Mode.
- The About screen is now available on fresh installs.
- Fixed issue where the navigation bar became inaccessible when viewing markup.
- Locations are now only clickable when valid coordinates are available.
## v1.0 ##
- Post like no one is watching, because no one is!
- Create new entries effortlessly.
- Introduces Org markdup support.
- Sync with iCloud.
- Automatically record time and date.
- Optionally records your location and weather.
- Link previews.
- YouTube preview and playback support.
- Swipe gestures for editing, sharing, and deleting.
- Rich editing features: links, images, checkboxes, and lists.
- Organize entries using hashtags.
- Quickly search and find your entries.
- Share content to and from Journelly.
- Edit entry text.
- View raw markup.
- Choose from storage options: in-app, iCloud Drive, or other destinations.
- Export backup archives.
- Set your home location.
- View entry location on Maps.
- Tap top/bottom of the screen to scroll to the first or last entry.
- Pull to refresh.
- Automatic snapshotting for added safety (up to 14 days saved).
- Shortcuts support via journelly://new or journelly://new?body=hello.
