OwnMemo
OwnMemo
A calm, continuous record of your days.
OwnMemo replaces the rigidity of pre-printed tables and the friction of complex calendar apps with an intuitive, chronological timeline. It gives your daily activities, routines, and thoughts room to breathe.
Traditional activity diaries—often used in cognitive behavioral therapy, habit tracking, and personal recovery—force hours into cramped, rigid boxes, leaving empty hours to waste entire sheets of paper. OwnMemo is designed with a zero-stigma approach: an elegant, general-purpose timeline journal that works for work logs, personal reflections, wellness tracking, or daily planning alike.
Bought once. There is no subscription, no user account, and no advertising. Your personal thoughts and journal entries belong exclusively to you.
What it does
- Visual Connected Timeline — follow your day along a clean vertical rail with gentle pastel colors and curated SF Symbols
- Horizontal Week Calendar — navigate days and weeks smoothly with colored activity dots showing which days have entries at a glance
- Quick Logging & Detailed Entries — tap the quick-entry bar at the top or open the full editor for extensive reflections
- Rich Markdown — bold, italic, lists, and interactive checklists (
- [ ]) - Strikethrough (
~~text~~) — preserve canceled or rescheduled plans visibly without needing lengthy explanations - Underline (
<u>text</u>) — emphasize core feelings, reactions, and key insights - Sub-Items & Steps — group related moments and steps under a single parent entry without cluttering the main timeline
- Active Cycles & One-Tap Archiving — keep the active view focused on the current week or cycle. Archive the entire period with a single tap (
archivedAt), auto-locking entries with read-only protection (🔒) - Paper-Saving A4 PDF Export — export directly to A4 PDF skipping empty hours. Choose Dense Ledger (two-column layout, whole week on 1–2 pages) or spacious Journal View
- Share Sheet & AirPrint — print directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, or export to Files, Mail, or messages
- Apple CloudKit Sync — seamless, private synchronization across your Apple devices using your personal iCloud account
What it will not do
It will not track you, show ads, or harvest your data. OwnMemo contains no analytics SDKs and has no external backend servers. Everything runs on your device and inside Apple's secure sandbox.
It will not lock you into recurring monthly charges. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac ("Designed for iPad").