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A 1 Second Everyday alternative for one goal.
1 Second Everyday makes a film of your year from one-second moments. Jourvelope records up to 30 seconds a day toward one goal, then puts Day 1 next to today.
Pick 1 Second Everyday for the highlight reel. Pick Jourvelope if you want to say something in each entry and see how a specific goal changed you.
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Jourvelope vs. 1 Second Everyday.
1 Second Everyday details come from its US App Store listing and 1se.co, read on 7 November 2026. Its Google Play listing couldn't be read automatically, so Android prices may differ.
| 1 Second Everyday | Jourvelope | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | A film of your year | Progress toward one goal |
| Clip length | One second; up to 10 seconds on Pro | Up to 30 seconds, free |
| Organised by | Projects (unlimited on Pro) | Journeys, one per goal (3 free, unlimited on Pro) |
| Looking back | A montage of your clips | Day 1 beside today, a timeline, and a recap film on Pro |
| Paid (US) | $9.99/mo or $49.99/yr | $4.99/mo or $49.99 once |
| Backup | Unlimited backup on Pro or $4.49 | No cloud; export on Pro |
| Account | Privacy label lists email and user ID as linked to you | No account |
| Platforms | Android and iOS | Android only |
US pricing. Google Play shows the price in your own currency before you buy, and handles every purchase, refund and cancellation.
When to pick 1 Second Everyday
It's the better choice for a highlight reel.
1 Second Everyday grew out of Cesar Kuriyama's TED talk about filming one second of every day, and it still does that one thing well. If you want a watchable film of a year, a trip or a pregnancy, a second a day is the right unit. It also runs on iPhone, which Jourvelope doesn't, and its Pro plan adds music and collaboration with friends.
The trade-off is that a second is a moment, not an entry. There's no room to say what happened or how it felt, and a montage of a year isn't built to show how one specific skill or goal moved.
When to pick Jourvelope
It's built for documenting a goal.
Each goal gets its own journey: learning guitar, a 10K, recovering from an injury. You record up to 30 seconds a day, enough to say what you did and show where you are. The app then puts your first recording beside your latest, so the change your memory can't report is on screen.
Recordings stay in the app on your phone, there's no account, and the free plan has no limit on recordings. What stays on your phone, exactly.
The honest weaknesses: no iPhone app, no cloud copy (uninstalling removes recordings unless you exported them), and it's newer and much smaller than 1 Second Everyday.
More options, including Day One, Journey and the open-source Video Diary: the best video diary apps for Android, compared. New to it? Start with how to start a video journal.
FAQ
Questions about switching.
Is Jourvelope a good alternative to 1 Second Everyday?
It depends on what you want at the end. For a montage of your year built from one-second moments, 1 Second Everyday does that better. For a record of progress toward one goal, where you can say something in each entry and put Day 1 next to today, Jourvelope is built for that.
How much does 1 Second Everyday cost?
The core app is free. Its US App Store listing, read on 7 November 2026, prices 1SE Pro at $9.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with separate purchases for unlimited backup ($4.49) and watermark removal ($4.99). Google Play may show different prices.
How long can a clip be?
1 Second Everyday is built around one-second clips, and its listing says Pro allows snippets of up to 10 seconds. Jourvelope recordings can be up to 30 seconds on the free plan.
Is 1 Second Everyday on Android?
Yes. 1se.co links to both an Android and an iOS app. Jourvelope is Android-only, with no iPhone version yet.
Is there a free alternative to 1 Second Everyday?
Jourvelope is free with unlimited recordings and up to 3 active journeys. The open-source Video Diary on F-Droid is free and works offline. Both are compared with others in our guide to video diary apps.
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