Everblue · a journal that asks you first
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Day One is a full-featured journal you write yourself, with end-to-end encryption and sync across iPhone, Mac, Android, and the web. Everblue is a smaller, iPhone-only journal where Cloudy asks you one question at a time and your answers become an entry in your own words. If you need sync or end-to-end encryption, choose Day One.
Side by side
What each app says about itself, next to each other.
| Feature | Everblue | Day One |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone only. No Android, no web app, no cross-device sync. | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android, web. |
| Free tier | 50 messages a day, 20 photos a day, write on today and yesterday. | Basic: unlimited entries and journals, 1 photo per entry, 1 device (plus web). |
| Paid price | Pro $6.99/month (yearly option too). 14-day trial, no card. 200 messages a day, unlimited photos, any past day, Pro looks. | Silver $49.99/year. Gold $74.99/year (adds AI features). |
| AI | Yes. Models reached through OpenRouter. | Yes, on Gold (Daily Chat, summaries, prompts). Third-party provider “currently OpenAI”, Automattic-hosted models, and on-device Apple Intelligence for some features. |
| Approach | Cloudy, a pixel cloud, asks one question at a time in chat. Your answers become a first-person entry in your words. Entries you write, photograph, record, or log as a mood are saved as written, with a short thought bubble from Cloudy. | A full-featured journal you write yourself, with daily prompts, templates, rich media, and optional AI tools. |
| Data & privacy | Journal stored on your phone. Messages pass through Everblue’s servers to AI providers and aren’t kept. Nothing is read in the background. No end-to-end encryption claim. | End-to-end encryption listed on every plan. Cloud backup; sync across unlimited devices on Silver and Gold. |
| Notable | One question at a time, in chat. “Make this a journal entry” turns answers into an entry in your words. Cloud type: a personality read after 12 answers, 16 types, a lens not a diagnosis. “What cloudy knows”: memory you can see, edit, delete, or pause. Ask about your past and Cloudy searches your journal. Missions, coins, and a shop (outfits, pals, themes, calendar styles). | Cross-platform sync. End-to-end encryption. Up to 30 photos or videos per entry on paid plans. Print your journal as a book; export to PDF. On This Day, map view, shared journals. |
Which one fits
Both are good at different things. Here’s how we’d choose.
What’s different
Day One gives you an editor, templates, and daily prompts. Everblue opens with a question from Cloudy and builds the entry from your answers.
Day One lists end-to-end encryption on every plan and syncs across devices on paid plans. Everblue keeps your journal on your phone, has no cross-device sync, and makes no end-to-end encryption claim.
Day One’s AI features are part of Gold ($74.99 a year) and use OpenAI, Automattic-hosted models, or on-device Apple Intelligence. Everblue’s chat with Cloudy is the core of the app, with models reached through OpenRouter.
Day One has streaks, reminders, and On This Day. Everblue has a cloud type, three daily missions, coins, and a shop for Cloudy.
Questions
For guided journaling on iPhone, yes. For a long-term archive across several devices with end-to-end encryption, Day One is the better choice.
No. Everblue is iPhone only, your journal is stored on your phone, and there is no cross-device sync or web app.
Day One Basic is free; Silver is $49.99 a year and Gold, with AI features, is $74.99 a year. Everblue is free to start, and Pro is $6.99 a month with a yearly option and a 14-day trial with no card.
Sources
Competitor details come from each app’s own website, help center, and App Store listing, checked on October 14, 2026. Prices are US prices and can change or vary by region. Where we couldn’t find something, we wrote “not stated”. Last verified October 2026.
On iPhone, free to start, with 14 days of Pro and no card at signup.
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