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title: "Daylio: search popularity worldwide"
description: "Daylio is a mood and journaling app. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/daylio"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Daylio: search popularity worldwide

Daylio is a mood and journaling app. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Daylio
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among mental health apps**: 2.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mental health apps | 7 | 2.2% | 12.1K |
| Journaling apps | 3 | 3.8% | 12.1K |

- [Mental health apps](/demand/global-en/categories/mental-health-apps)
- [Journaling apps](/demand/global-en/categories/journaling-apps)

## Top mental health apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Daylio appeared in all five answers. Daylio is the second most recommended of the eight.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Headspace | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Daylio | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Calm | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| MindShift CBT | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Wysa | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Insight Timer | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Talkspace | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| BetterHelp | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about mental health apps

- Asked ChatGPT "Which mental health app should I use?": 1. MindShift CBT, 2. Headspace, 3. Daylio, 4. Talkspace
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best mental health apps?": 1. MindShift CBT, 2. Headspace, 3. Calm, 4. Daylio, 5. Wysa, 6. Talkspace, 7. Insight Timer
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best mental health app for daily support?": 1. Headspace, 2. Wysa, 3. Daylio, 4. Calm
- Searched Google, AI Overview "mental health apps": 1. Calm, 2. Headspace, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Daylio
- Searched Google, AI Overview "mood tracking app": 1. Daylio, 2. Calm

Not named in any answer: BetterHelp.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for Daylio changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Daylio worldwide fell from 14.8K to 12.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Daylio’s share of searches among mental health apps worldwide peaked at 3.7% in August 2026 and was lowest at 2.1% in March 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Daylio’s share of searches among journaling apps worldwide decreased from 7.9% to 3.8%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Daylio’s share of searches among journaling apps worldwide peaked at 7.9% in October 2025 and was lowest at 2.8% in May 2026.

## How did search popularity change for mental health apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Calm overtook Talkspace and Insight Timer to rank 2nd among mental health apps worldwide, with 13.2% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Insight Timer gained share of searches among mental health apps worldwide, from 8.2% to 13.2%.
- In September 2026, BetterHelp lost share of searches among mental health apps worldwide, from 61.2% to 53.6%.
- In September 2026, Daylio lost share of searches among mental health apps worldwide, from 3.7% to 2.2%.
- In September 2026, Talkspace lost share of searches among mental health apps worldwide, from 12.3% to 10.8%.
- Wysa’s share of searches among mental health apps worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.4% to 3.2% in September 2026.

## How did search popularity change for journaling apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Day One gained share of searches among journaling apps worldwide, from 70.9% to 79.2%.
- In September 2026, Daylio lost share of searches among journaling apps worldwide, from 7.5% to 3.8%.
- In September 2026, Penzu lost share of searches among journaling apps worldwide, from 13.7% to 10.4%.
- In September 2026, Reflectly lost share of searches among journaling apps worldwide, from 2.7% to 2.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Journey worldwide fell 54.5% over 12 measured months, from 110 to 50 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apple Journal worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 4.4K in September 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Mental health apps | 14.8K | 2.2% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | Mental health apps | 12.1K | 2.1% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | Mental health apps | 14.8K | 3% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | Mental health apps | 18.1K | 2.9% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | Mental health apps | 12.1K | 2.2% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | Mental health apps | 12.1K | 2.1% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | Mental health apps | 12.1K | 2.2% | 7 |
| May 2026 | Mental health apps | 12.1K | 2.2% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | Mental health apps | 18.1K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Mental health apps | 12.1K | 2.6% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | Mental health apps | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Mental health apps | 12.1K | 2.2% | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | Journaling apps | 14.8K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Journaling apps | 12.1K | 5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Journaling apps | 14.8K | 6.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Journaling apps | 18.1K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Journaling apps | 12.1K | 6.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Journaling apps | 12.1K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Journaling apps | 12.1K | 5.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Journaling apps | 12.1K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Journaling apps | 18.1K | 7.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Journaling apps | 12.1K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Journaling apps | 18.1K | 7.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Journaling apps | 12.1K | 3.8% | 3 |

## How are Daylio’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Daylio’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “daylio”

## Which mental health apps compete with Daylio?

- [BetterHelp](/demand/global-en/brands/betterhelp)
- [Calm](/demand/global-en/brands/calm)
- [Insight Timer](/demand/global-en/brands/insight-timer): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/daylio-vs-insight-timer
- [Talkspace](/demand/global-en/brands/talkspace): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/daylio-vs-talkspace
- [Headspace](/demand/global-en/brands/headspace): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/daylio-vs-headspace
- [Wysa](/demand/global-en/brands/wysa): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/daylio-vs-wysa
- [MindShift CBT](/demand/global-en/brands/mindshift-cbt): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/daylio-vs-mindshift-cbt

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

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