KeywatchApp Store keyword research
Journal app keywords
What people search for in the US App Store around “journal”, how popular each search is, and how hard it is to rank for. Measured on 24 October 2026.
Popularity ~65 of 100, difficulty 88.
Real demand (~26) with the lowest difficulty here (30).
Difficulty 88: the top 10 are big, well-rated apps.
Across the 12 searches on this page.
The searches
| Search | Popularity | Difficulty | Results | #1 right now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| journal | ~65 | 88Hard | 250 | Journal335.4K ratings |
| journaling free | ~59 | 53Medium | 250 | Journal335.4K ratings |
| journaling for mental health | ~58 | 67Medium | 250 | Journal335.4K ratings |
| journal diary | ~34 | 74Hard | 250 | Journal335.4K ratings |
| journal prompts | ~55 | 61Medium | 250 | Prompted Journal - Shadow Work6.9K ratings |
| journal club app name | ~28 | 37Easy | 250 | Journal Club: Medicine166 ratings |
| journal intime | ~23 | 44Medium | 250 | Daily Journal: Diary with Lock5.6K ratings |
| the journal jc app name | ~26 | 18Easy | 250 | The Journal JC12 ratings |
| journal it | ~26 | 30Easy | 250 | LiveIt Journal, Planner, Notes245 ratings |
| journal for mental health | ~22 | 66Medium | 250 | My Diary - Journal with Lock28.3K ratings |
| journal with password app name | ~23 | 56Medium | 249 | Diary With Password27.2K ratings |
| journal with prompts | ~20 | 58Medium | 250 | Prompted Journal - Shadow Work6.9K ratings |
United States App Store, iPhone, 24 October 2026. Ranks move daily; these are a snapshot.
Apps that rank across these searches
The apps that appear in the top 3 most often for the searches above, led by Day One: Daily Journal & Diary. These are the listings to study: their names, subtitles and screenshots are what the App Store is rewarding for journal.
- Day One: Daily Journal & DiaryBloom Built Inc · top 3 for 5 of 12 searches · 118.7K ratings
- JournalApple Inc. · top 3 for 4 of 12 searches · 335.4K ratings
- My Diary - Journal with LockBetterApp Tech Co., Limited · top 3 for 4 of 12 searches · 28.3K ratings
- Diary With Password帆 杨 · top 3 for 3 of 12 searches · 27.2K ratings
- Prompted Journal - Shadow WorkOATMEAL APPS PTE. LTD. · top 3 for 2 of 12 searches · 6.9K ratings
How to read this
- Popularity
- An estimate from 5 to 100. Apple shows its own score only inside Apple Search Ads, so Keywatch estimates it from autocomplete: the fewer letters it takes before Apple suggests a search, the more people type it.
- Difficulty
- 0 to 100, from the size and ratings of the 10 apps ranking on top. Under 40 is easy, over 70 is hard.
- Results
- How many apps the App Store returns for the search (Apple lists up to about 250).
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