What is Honestly used for?

Honestly is an iPhone and iPad morning journal with a mood check-in, a few lines of writing and an affirmation, with optional app blocking until you finish. It is a good fit for replacing morning scrolling with journaling and tracking mood patterns on a calendar.

Is Honestly open source?

No. Honestly is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include FSNotes, Journiv and Moe Memos.

What are some alternatives to Honestly?

Honestly competes with Day One, Journey and Daylio.

Honestly: features, pricing and alternatives

About Honestly

Honestly turns the first minutes of the day into a short ritual: log how you feel, jot down a few candid lines and read an affirmation. A mood calendar and a streak are included, and these core features are free to use.

Premium adds app blocking through Screen Time so feeds stay locked until the ritual is done, a daily journal prompt matched to your mood, five affirmations each morning, searchable history, iCloud sync and backup, affirmation reminders, extra page themes, stickers and room for more photos on each page.

It is published by Ashwin Anbazhagan, supports 13 languages and is aimed at people who lose time scrolling after waking up and want a calmer start to the day. It is filed under Health & Fitness, free to download with in-app purchases.

Key features

Morning mood check-in
Short journaling with a daily affirmation
Mood calendar and streak
App blocking until the ritual is done
Mood-matched daily prompts
iCloud sync and backup

Good fit for

Replacing morning scrolling with journaling
Tracking mood patterns on a calendar

Tags: journaling; mood-tracker; affirmations; ios; morning-routine; screen-time

Honestly: questions and answers

What is Honestly used for?: Honestly is an iPhone and iPad morning journal with a mood check-in, a few lines of writing and an affirmation, with optional app blocking until you finish. It is a good fit for replacing morning scrolling with journaling and tracking mood patterns on a calendar.
Is Honestly free?: Yes. Honestly has a free plan.
Is Honestly open source?: No. Honestly is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include FSNotes, Journiv and Moe Memos.
What are some alternatives to Honestly?: Honestly competes with Day One, Journey and Daylio.