How Does Jomo’s Journaling Feature Work?

In this article, you’ll find a complete tutorial on how Journaling works in Jomo: how to tag an app as Productive or Distracting, how to assign an activity, and how to add or remove activities. Please make sure to read and follow all the steps carefully.

How to tag an app as Productive or Distracting?

In 2023, Jomo introduced, for the first time in the Screen Time space, the ability to tag apps as Productive or Distracting. On top of that, you can also assign specific activities to what you do on each app.

Change an app’s categorization:

1. Open Jomo, then go to Home.
2. In the Most used section, tap on an app.
3. Tap 📱 Pick an activity and choose an activity from the list.
4. Tap 😐 Neutral and select whether it was Distracting or Productive.
5. Enable Always apply for this app to set this as the default.
6. Confirm by tapping ✓.

How to add or edit an activity?

To make changes:

1. Open Jomo, then go to Home ▸ … ▸ Activities.
2. Tap an activity to edit or delete it.
3. Tap + Add to create a new one.

Updated on: 15/06/2026