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title: "Day One vs Journey: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Day One or Journey? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Journaling apps set worldwide. 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."
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# Day One vs Journey: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Day One or Journey? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Journaling apps set worldwide. 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

- **Compared**: Day One and Journey
- **Competitive set**: Journaling apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Day One Share of Search**: 12.1%
- **Journey Share of Search**: 0.11%

## Which is more popular in search, Day One or Journey?

- In August 2026, Day One had more branded searches than Journey among journaling apps worldwide. Day One was estimated to have 6.6K branded searches compared to Journey’s 60, and held a 12.1% Share of Search versus Journey’s 0.11%.
- Day One was ahead of Journey in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Day One’s estimated Share of Search among journaling apps worldwide moved from 12% to 12.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Journey’s estimated Share of Search among journaling apps worldwide moved from 0.22% to 0.11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 120 to 60.

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

- In August 2026, Day One lost estimated Share of Search among journaling apps worldwide, from 13.6% to 12.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Journey worldwide fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 120 to 60 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Day One estimated searches | Day One Share of Search | Day One rank | Journey estimated searches | Journey Share of Search | Journey rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 12% | 3 | 120 | 0.22% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 10.9% | 3 | 100 | 0.16% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 14.3% | 3 | 70 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 14.8% | 3 | 120 | 0.18% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 12.8% | 3 | 100 | 0.19% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 14.6% | 3 | 80 | 0.14% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 14.3% | 3 | 80 | 0.14% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 6.6K | 12.4% | 3 | 50 | 0.09% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 11.4% | 4 | 80 | 0.14% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 13.6% | 3 | 60 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 12.1% | 3 | 60 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Day One’s and Journey’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Day One**: Measured on the search term “day one journal”.
- **Journey**: Measured on the search terms “journey digital sales room” and “journey io”, summed into one figure.

- [Day One profile](/demand/global-en/brands/day-one)
- [Journey profile](/demand/global-en/brands/journey)
- [All journaling apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/journaling-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Day One or Journey?

In August 2026, Day One had more branded searches than Journey among journaling apps worldwide. Day One was estimated to have 6.6K branded searches compared to Journey’s 60, and held a 12.1% Share of Search versus Journey’s 0.11%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Day One vs Journey: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/day-one-vs-journey

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