Fact · Dictation software
Apple says Journal stores your entries in iCloud, where they are backed up automatically.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Store your entries safely in iCloud so they’re automatically backed up.”
Journal on the App Store, Apple, Apple App Store, 2026, Product description, section on keeping the journal private.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence appears under the heading about keeping the journal private, next to the passcode and Face ID lock. A lock controls who can open an entry on your device. The iCloud sentence describes where a copy of the entry is kept.
- What it does not show
- A lock on the device does not change the fact that a copy of each entry is stored in iCloud. The listing does not describe who can read that copy, so read Apple's iCloud privacy documents before you write private entries.