Clearful review
A capable journal app with strong privacy, media, search, and AI review features.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Clearful is a digital journaling app for recording thoughts, feelings, memories, and ideas across web, macOS, iOS, and Android. Its distraction-free writing canvas supports text entries, photos, videos, guided prompts, journal templates, rich-text formatting, reminders, and historical entry rediscovery. Privacy controls include biometric authentication and entry locks, while exports are available in text, PDF, and markdown-style formats. It suits people who want a focused personal journal with media support and AI-enhanced reviews rather than a general-purpose productivity workspace.
The free Basic plan includes unlimited entries, support for two devices, limited journal templates, and limited reviews. Clearful Pro costs $9.99 per month and adds unlimited secure cloud storage, rich-text formatting, unlimited photos, unlimited devices, and entry search alongside unlimited entries. Annual pricing lists Basic at $180 per year and Business at $280 per year. The paid tier is a significant commitment for a personal journal, particularly when the free plan already covers unlimited entries.
Clearful’s main strength is the combination of writing tools, rediscovery, privacy locks, exports, reminders, and AI-enhanced reviews in one focused app. Its cross-platform coverage also supports journaling across mobile, desktop, and web. The trade-off is a narrower ecosystem: the product is designed around journaling rather than integrations with other services. Choose Clearful if distraction-free writing, media attachments, search, and AI-supported reflection matter more than a lower-cost paid tier or connected workflows. Choose another app if integrations are central to your journaling routine or if $9.99 per month is beyond your budget.
Clearful pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Works across web, macOS, iOS, and Android
- Supports media, rich text, search, exports, and rediscovery
- Includes biometric authentication, entry locks, and AI-enhanced reviews
- Where it doesn't
- Clearful Pro costs $9.99 per month
- Its feature set centers on journaling rather than integrations
- The free Basic plan limits devices, templates, and reviews
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