The OhLife.com Alternative

OhLife Dabble me.

Replace OhLife with Dabble Me — it was built as a near-replica of OhLife that gives you the same private place to write.

Import OhLife Entries
  • Import OhLife / Day One / Ahhlife / Trailmix.life Entries
  • Daily or Weekly Email Reminders
  • Reply-to-post entries
  • Search entries
  • #ThrowbackThursday everyday in your inbox
  • Attach images to save with your entry
  • Tag your entries with hashtags
  • Plus more with Dabble Me PRO

Why OhLife fans feel at home

OhLife worked because it asked for almost nothing: an email arrived, you replied, and the entry was saved. Dabble Me keeps that loop exactly as it was. A “How was your day?” email lands in your inbox, your reply becomes that day’s private entry, and there is no app to open, install, or remember.

Every prompt email also brings back one of your own past entries under “Remember this?”, so writing today is also a chance to run into an older day. The longer you write, the more there is to rediscover. Entries stay private: there are no followers, no sharing, and no public profile.

Move your OhLife archive in three steps

  1. 1 Create your account and upgrade to PRO. Importing is a PRO feature ($4/month or $40/year). Starting free lets you look around first.
  2. 2 Paste your entries. Open Entries → Import → OhLife and paste the text from your OhLife export. Each entry starts with its date as YYYY-MM-DD, followed by a blank line and then the entry text, so every day lands on the right date.
  3. 3 Add your photos. Upload the ZIP of photos you downloaded from OhLife on the photo importer. Filenames like img_2014-10-22-0.jpg tell Dabble Me which day each photo belongs to. Large archives import best as smaller ZIP files (under 20 MB and 20 files each). 
2014-10-02

Here's my first entry!

2014-10-03

Entry text starts two line-breaks after the date.

Coming from somewhere else? Dabble Me also imports Day One JSON exports, Ahhlife, and Trailmix.life entries.

The OhLife habit How it works in Dabble Me
A daily prompt in your inbox Free accounts get a prompt every other Sunday. PRO lets you pick the days and the hour, from daily to weekly.
Reply to write Reply to the email from any email provider. The reply is saved as that day’s entry.
Looking back A past entry in every prompt email, plus calendar view, search, and #hashtags with PRO.
Photos Attach photos to an entry by email or on the web (PRO).
Owning your writing Export your entries any time, on the free plan too.

Free to start, PRO for the full journal

The free plan ($0, no time limit) includes email prompts every other Sunday, reply-by-email journaling, reading your entries online, past entries in your emails, and export. PRO ($4/month or $40/year) adds a custom email schedule, photo attachments, calendar view and search, tagging, the web editor, insights, importing, and an optional connector for ChatGPT and Claude. See the full pricing.

OhLife replacement FAQ

Can I import my OhLife entries for free?

Importing requires PRO. You can start on the free plan, write by email, and upgrade when you are ready to bring your archive over.

Will my imported entries stay private?

Yes. Imported entries go into your private journal like any other entry. Dabble Me has no public profiles or sharing.

Do I need to install an app?

No. Journaling happens by replying to an email, and it works with any email provider. The website is there for browsing, searching, and importing.

What if I want out later?

You can export your entries at any time from your settings, on both the free and PRO plans.

Get started free →