# App Review - Day One > App Essentials for Writing **Published by:** [Exoteric](https://paragraph.com/@exoteric/) **Published on:** 2025-04-05 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@exoteric/app-review-day-one ## Content Day One is the focus of today's app spotlight. It isn't the best for long form writing, or any kind of publishing, but it makes an excellent private journal. With Daily Prompts, the ability to post images, videos, and audio, Day One is an incredibly robust application. Personally, I use it for a pic-a-day and shorter journaling exercises. I write across dozens of genres, so I have a lot of apps for writing. This is where my private thoughts go. Day One is available for free, but if you can afford the $35/yearly, it's worth it too. I’ve been using it for 5 years now. I’ve paid for the premium for 2 of those years. Premium is certainly the way to go, but it’s not necessarily the best choice for everyone. The way I post my entries in it doesn’t really require the premium features. In the past I’ve paid just to support the dev team, because they are great, and constantly updating.Jack LhasaBe where your feet are. Published to Exoteric.live on April 04, 2025 Archived on Paragraph.com shortly after. ## Publication Information - [Exoteric](https://paragraph.com/@exoteric/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@exoteric/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@exoteric): Subscribe to updates - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jacklhasa): Follow on Twitter ## Optional - [Collect as NFT](https://paragraph.com/@exoteric/app-review-day-one): Support the author by collecting this post - [View Collectors](https://paragraph.com/@exoteric/app-review-day-one/collectors): See who has collected this post