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Best Gratitude Journaling Apps for iPhone (2026)

9 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Journaling.

Gratitude: Self-Care Journal is the top-ranked of 9 gratitude journaling apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.9/5 from 44,971 ratings.

  1. 1
    Gratitude: Self-Care JournalS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 44,971 ratings · score 96
  2. 2
    Gratitude Plus - JournalS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 20,300 ratings · score 95
  3. 3
    5 Minute Journal・Daily DiaryS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 17,601 ratings · score 94
  4. 4
    365 Gratitude Journal & DiaryS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4,539 ratings · score 91
  5. 5
    Orca - Gratitude JournalA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4,106 ratings · score 89

What belongs in this list

Write down things they are grateful for each day to build a habit of gratitude.

Not here: a general diary alone; mood tracking alone; a prayer journal alone; gratitude quotes alone; a journal template pack alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
GratitudeGratitude Plus5 Minute365 Gratitud…
A
OrcaGratefulGraceNotes
B
Bible App
C
None at C yet
D
Christian
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Gratitude: Self-Care JournalS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 44,971 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  2. 2
    Gratitude Plus - JournalS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 20,300 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  3. 3
    5 Minute Journal・Daily DiaryS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 17,601 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  4. 4
    365 Gratitude Journal & DiaryS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4,539 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  5. 5
    Orca - Gratitude JournalA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4,106 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  6. 6
    Grateful: A Gratitude JournalA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,044 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  7. 7
    GraceNotes - Gratitude JournalA
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 9,834 ratings · score 82 · excellent
  8. 8
    Bible App - Scripture & VersesB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,354 ratings · score 77 · good
  9. 9
    Christian Journal -Bible& MoreD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 742 ratings · score 58 · weak

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Questions people ask

What is the best gratitude journaling app for iPhone?
Gratitude: Self-Care Journal, S tier, ranked #1 of 9, rated 4.9 by 44,971 people.
Which gratitude journaling apps are free?
9 of 9 are free to download: Gratitude: Self-Care Journal (S), Gratitude Plus - Journal (S), 5 Minute Journal・Daily Diary (S), 365 Gratitude Journal & Diary (S) and more. 6 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which gratitude journaling app has the best App Store rating?
Gratitude: Self-Care Journal at 4.9 from 44,971 ratings.
How many gratitude journaling apps reach S or A tier?
7 of 9. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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