DailyBean - simplest journal 4+

i really cannot recommend this app enough. i love journaling but sometimes it’s hard to find time to sit down and physically write. my favorite things: 1. The data!!! You can view what icons (logs of what you did that day, how long you slept, social interactions, weather, etc) correlate the most with each mood, which offers great retrospection of what causes you to feel more down/uplifted. 2. The picture feature! This is one of my favorite parts as it adds such a good visual reminder of the day. 3. Intuitive, customizable design. You can add whatever you want to log, organize it any way you want, with no hassle. 4. The premium is soo cheap and lets you add up to three photos, more blocks, and see more of your data. However, premium is not necessary to use the app and it is still enjoyable without! I used this app for free for months and enjoyed so much that i shelled out the $17 for a year subscription. So worth! If you love journaling but need a low energy alternative, or want to get into journaling I seriouslyyy recommend DailyBean.

The only downside I can think of is that there are not a ton of icons so I find myself using the same ones for different things. Would love to see more icons in the future!

i absolutely love this app, I downloaded it because the beans were just so dang cute i decided if i didn’t like the features i would’ve only wasted a few days before deleting the app. but turns out it’s actually super useful and interesting so it keeps my attention!! im terrible at making habits, which is actually one of the reasons i wanted a mood tracker, so i was afraid id get bored of this app and stop using it. it’s been a month now and i love that it lets me see my stats comparing what emotions I felt with what activities i did, i love the mood chart, i love the icons for each selection. it’s just so great!!
that being said i do kind of wish there were more icon options. i also think a way to show a connect between emotions and hobbies/relationships/etc (ex. accomplished -> exercise) would be really useful, it should be optional to use but available! even without those features the app is great and when the free trial ended i got through exactly 3 days before buying the subscription, but it was actually crazy cheap at $20 for the whole year. i spend more than that on food delivery so i figured it was worth it

The past years for me have been the most difficult ones I’ve ever faced. Without getting too personal, I can say isolation, pressure, and anxiety are a couple of things that have stood in my way. They created impacts and events that I’d never see or reflect upon. If it weren’t for Daily Bean, mentally-impacting moments would never be reflected on. This app allows me to check my moods every day to see how much progress I’ve made monthly; I can often at times see that my days aren’t always as bad as I point them out to be. I mark bad habits that I enact and good moments that I want to remember. I can review previous decisions, their impact, and can choose to repeat or ignore them for the better. One of the best things is that you can create your own event markers to place on any day, so I can say that I biked Monday and Wednesday using a custom icon with a bicycle on it. You’ll also never get tired of the app’s look, for there’s always new themes to use. Daily Bean has helped me to keep my emotions, self-esteem, and actions in check and will continue to do so in the future; please don’t hesitate to download and try it out.