The gratitude journal where every thank-you grows a leaf
One minute in the evening, and your mind shifts from worries to what went well. The prompt is ready, and your leaves grow into a forest.
Free · No sign-up · Your entries stay on your phone
Why people keep a gratitude journal
Less overthinking at bedtime
Instead of replaying worries, recall what was good today.
See the good on grey days
When you look for good things every day, you start noticing them more.
Get through a hard stretch
When there’s little light around, your own entries remind you it’s there.
Fall asleep more calmly
A minute of gratitude is a quiet end to the day.
How it works
Who did something good for you today?
A leaf grew on Mom’s tree
- 1
The prompt is ready
About people, little things, yourself or nature, or your own question. Not feeling it? Tap “another one”.
- 2
A leaf grows
Its colour is your emotion: warmth, joy, calm, hope, pride, love or lightness.
- 3
Your forest grows
A tree for every person or topic. Every 10 leaves a tree blossoms, and each time it’s different.
Why you’ll want to come back
The tale of the Firefly
After each entry, a new short episode. A great forest once glowed here, and together you bring it back.
Animals come to visit
The more days with entries, the more creatures settle in your forest. Each one leaves something behind.
Your forest never wilts
Missed a week? Nothing wilted, nothing reset. The tree simply waits for its next leaf.
More than gratitude
Your forest unlocks 18 positive-psychology exercises. Who brings them, and when, is a surprise.
- Calm down
- Notice the good
- Untangle thoughts
- Move forward
On hard days, your good moments are close
On a rough evening, “When it’s hard” shows your own warm entries, photos included. And “Memory” reminds you what was good a year ago.
What are you grateful to your mom for?
Grow a tree for a person: your mom, a friend, your child. Send them a leaf from their tree as a card.
Meditations made for your evening
Pick how you feel, a topic and 3, 7 or 12 minutes, and a meditation is put together just for you. Four voices, sounds of rain, forest or a campfire. Your first one is free.
What’s yours stays yours
- No sign-up, no account
- Lock with a PIN or Face ID
- Export your entries to PDF or text
- Your entries are never sent to AI
What gratitude does
Write down the good, and over time it gets warmer inside. Each point on the chart is backed by research.
Based on gratitude research: Seligman et al., 2005, Emmons & McCullough, 2003
What people say about gratitude practice
Helps me to remember there are still plenty of positive things going on in my life even when all I am used to thinking about is the negative.
Forces you to think of good things that happened in your day even on days when you feel there was nothing.
I can think of all beautiful things that has happened to me today, no matter how small, and be joyful even during stressful times.
It has helped me through a horrible betrayal.
After 3 minutes I’m already happier :)
Excerpts from App Store reviews of gratitude journals.
Questions
Is ZenUp free?
Yes. Writing and rereading, reminders, the animals’ exercises and export are free, with no limit on entries. Pro unlocks personal meditations, more trees, fairy-tale tree shapes and more photos per entry.
How long does it take?
A minute. Answer one ready prompt and the leaf is already on the tree. You can write more, but you don’t have to.
What if I skip a few days?
Nothing bad happens. There are no streaks to lose and the forest never wilts. You can add an entry for a past day too.
Where are my entries stored?
On your phone. No sign-up needed, and you can export your entries to PDF or text.
Which languages does the app support?
English and Ukrainian.
Plant your first tree tonight
One minute, and the first leaf is already on the branch.