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StoryPad
StoryPad · Phnom Penh, Cambodia · founded 2021
What it is
StoryPad is a journal app for collecting notes, thoughts, emotions, workouts, and travel entries on a continuous timeline. Entries can span pages and use list, grid, or page layouts, with rich text, checklists, voice recordings, and images. Mood history and a calendar view help track feelings, while tags, bookmarks, pins, and search by title, tag, year, or content help organize and find stories. Personalization includes light and dark modes, more than 20 theme colors, and more than 1,300 Google Fonts. Stories can be exported locally as StoryPad JSON, Markdown, or plain text; Markdown exports are compatible with Obsidian. The app works offline without an account and stores stories on the device, with backup and sync through a private Google Drive folder. The maker says it cannot access entries and images stored locally or backed up there. StoryPad is open source under GNU GPL v3.0 and runs on Android, iOS, and macOS. Its free plan includes core journaling features with no ads. StoryPad Pro is listed at $9.99 per month, described as a one-time purchase for lifetime access and future updates. The privacy policy says anonymous usage analytics and crash reports are collected through Firebase, with no opt-out currently offered.
For and against
For
- Works offline without an account
- Exports stories as JSON, Markdown, or plain text
- Entries support checklists, voice recordings, and images
- Offers mood history and a calendar view
- Free plan includes core journaling features with no ads
Against
- Collects analytics and crash reports without an opt-out
- Available platforms are Android, iOS, and macOS
The verdict
StoryPad combines flexible journal entries, mood tracking, and local export with offline use. Note the analytics policy and confirm the listed lifetime-access pricing description before choosing StoryPad Pro.
Who it suits
StoryPad may suit people who want an offline journal with local storage, mood tracking, and export options. Its maker describes it for people who value simplicity, minimalism, and control over personal data.
Plans and prices
Free
Core journaling features · no ads
Read 3 Oct 2026 · storypad.me
StoryPad Pro
Unlocks Pro features
Read 3 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
On the record
- Analytics
- The privacy policy says StoryPad collects anonymous usage analytics and crash reports through Firebase and currently offers no opt-out for those reports.storypad.me · read 3 Oct 2026
- Export
- Stories can be exported locally as StoryPad JSON, Markdown, or plain text.storypad.me · read 3 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- JSON,Markdown,plain text,CSVstorypad.me · read 20 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The app can back up and sync through a private Google Drive folder, and exports Markdown compatible with Obsidian.storypad.me · read 3 Oct 2026
- Media support
- photos_video_audiostorypad.me · read 20 Sep 2026
- Mood tracking
- The app supports mood history and a calendar view for tracking feelings over time.play.google.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- StoryPad can be used offline without an account, with stories stored locally on the device.storypad.me · read 3 Oct 2026
- Open source
- StoryPad's public repository states that the app is licensed under GNU GPL v3.0.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Users can tag, bookmark, pin, and search stories by title, tag, year, or content.play.google.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Personalization
- StoryPad offers light and dark modes, more than 20 theme colors, and more than 1,300 Google Fonts.storypad.me · read 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says journal entries and images are stored locally or backed up directly to Google Drive, and the maker says it cannot access that data.storypad.me · read 3 Oct 2026
- Prompt features
- basicstorypad.me · read 20 Sep 2026
- Search scope
- full_textstorypad.me · read 20 Sep 2026
- Security
- The app listing says users can lock the app with a PIN, Face ID, or fingerprint and recover access with a security question.play.google.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites users to report issues, request features, or contribute, and lists [email protected] as its support contact.play.google.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- What it does
- StoryPad is a journal app for capturing notes, thoughts, emotions, workouts, and travels on a continuous timeline.storypad.me · read 3 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker describes StoryPad as an open-source journal for people who value simplicity, minimalism, and control over personal data.github.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Writing and entries
- Entries can contain multiple pages and use list, grid, or page layouts, with rich text, checklists, voice recordings, and images.storypad.me · read 3 Oct 2026
