Acorn Journals Features
Secure, Simple, and Smarter Journaling
Acorn Journals is a beautifully designed digital journal built for people who want to write without distraction, reflect more deeply, and grow over time. Whether you’re writing daily thoughts or logging dreams, Acorn offers a secure space to build a sustainable journaling habit—with or without AI.
Core Features
Everything you need to start journaling in the free plan
Acorn’s Free Plan includes powerful tools to help you write consistently and privately—at no cost, forever.
Regular Journal
A clean, elegant space to write your thoughts, goals, reflections, or anything on your mind.
Dream Journal
Capture your dreams first thing in the morning before they fade. Organized and searchable.
AI Journaling Support
Get light AI guidance as you write—whether you’re stuck on where to begin or want help articulating thoughts.
Mood Tracking
Log your mood or let our AI detect your mood based on your entry and track patterns over time.
Secure Journaling
Acorn is built with privacy in mind. Your entries are encrypted—never scanned, sold, or shared.
Save Entries & Writing Streaks
Your progress is saved and visualized to help build momentum and consistency.
One Journal Entry Per Day
A gentle limit to support mindful, intentional journaling.
Premium AI-Powered Features
Understand yourself better with smart, contextual insights
Unlock Deeper Insights with Acorn Premium
Premium Account Features
Acorn Premium is designed for journalers who want to go beyond writing—and start understanding their thoughts, patterns, and growth over time. With advanced AI features, you gain insights that help you reflect more deeply and stay meaningfully engaged with your life.
AI Tone Analysis of Journal Entries
Automatically detect the emotional tone of your writing—are your entries optimistic, anxious, neutral, or joyful? Track how your emotional landscape evolves week by week.
Recurring Topics & Themes
Acorn’s AI identifies patterns in your writing over time. See what subjects keep resurfacing—relationships, stress, creative ideas, self-doubt—and reflect on the recurring themes that shape your experience.
AI-Powered Journal Summaries
Receive automated summaries of your writing across 3 key timeframes:
7-Day Summary: Quick weekly reflection to stay aware of your recent thoughts and trends
30-Day Summary: Monthly insights to help track emotional cycles, habits, and highlights
1-Year Reflection: A powerful, AI-generated retrospective that reveals your growth, struggles, and most important themes over the past year
Start Journaling Today
Join thoughtful writers using Acorn to capture their lives, reflect with clarity, and grow with intention.
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