Birdy: Photo + Video Journal

Name: Birdy: Photo + Video Journal
Rating: 4.9 (8126 reviews)
Author: A Color Story LLC

Private Gratitude Journaling

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

8.1K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

A Color Story LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

258.5
MB

Capture the feeling with Birdy (formerly Pink Papaya), an ad-free photo and video journal for your private, personal thoughts. Save a memorable moment and caption without broadcasting it to the world. Journaling has numerous clinically-backed benefits, and it has been shown to improve both mental health and physical health. Join founder Sarah Nicole Landry of The Birds Papaya in creating your own daily habit to reflect, practice gratitude, and foster personal growth. • Guided Prompts: Receive prompts, select photos and videos, and flow • Choose Topics: Begin a journal for gratitude, reflections, goals, venting, or multiple topics • Thought Starters: Jog your memory and help you start writing • Daily Affirmations: Gently encourage you toward self-love and self-acceptance • Scroll What Matters: A better-for-you alternative to social media, no ads or unhealthy comparison • Complete Editing Suite: Add filters, overlays, customizable presets, text and more. No AI or body and face altering tools The app has dozens of features FREE to use with no watermark! For even more features, sign up for Birdy+, which includes unlimited access to create multiple journals and unlock every editing feature. ____________________________ MEMBERSHIP PRICING, TERMS, & CONDITIONS Birdy+ Yearly The Birdy+ Yearly membership is 29.99 USD per year. Pricing in other countries may vary, and charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country you live in. The Birdy+ Yearly membership starts with a free 3-day trial period. Once the trial is over, you'll be charged $29.99 USD per year. Your Birdy+ Yearly membership will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Settings > iTunes Account & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your membership and turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription during free trial. Birdy+ Monthly The Birdy+ Monthly membership is $4.99 USD per month. Pricing in other countries may vary, and charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country you live in. The Birdy+ Monthly membership automatically starts upon subscription and you'll be charged $4.99 USD per month. Your Birdy+ Monthly membership will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Settings > iTunes Account & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your membership and turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Read our full Terms of Use here: https://acolorstory.com/terms-conditions/ Read our full Privacy Policy here: https://acolorstory.com/privacy/

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

8.1K Ratings

Loving this app!
01/06/2021

Hilz2126
I’m not great at the photo editing and have always wanted to try presets but never felt like it was worth the cost when I didn’t know how to use them (like if I need an extra app or if it just loads to my phone). I’m still learning the features but so far the PinkPapaya app is very user friendly and the presets available in the free version are awesome. I love that I can just use the standard preset or make it my own! I feel like the changes are more subtle than when I try to use filters on Instagram and this is something that I absolutely love! Sometimes I want to make little tweaks to my images and now I can! The other thing I love is that the free version has 30 presets (+2 if you follow them on Instagram and sign up for the news letter- no brained there!). 100% recommend this app, especially for people like me that want to play around with their images and don’t know where to start. I’m going to play around with the free version and then likely upgrade to subscription when I get the hang of things! Thanks Sarah/Pink Papaya Team for such a great app!
Loving this app!
01/06/2021

Hilz2126

I’m not great at the photo editing and have always wanted to try presets but never felt like it was worth the cost when I didn’t know how to use them (like if I need an extra app or if it just loads to my phone). I’m still learning the features but so far the PinkPapaya app is very user friendly and the presets available in the free version are awesome. I love that I can just use the standard preset or make it my own! I feel like the changes are more subtle than when I try to use filters on Instagram and this is something that I absolutely love! Sometimes I want to make little tweaks to my images and now I can! The other thing I love is that the free version has 30 presets (+2 if you follow them on Instagram and sign up for the news letter- no brained there!). 100% recommend this app, especially for people like me that want to play around with their images and don’t know where to start. I’m going to play around with the free version and then likely upgrade to subscription when I get the hang of things! Thanks Sarah/Pink Papaya Team for such a great app!
This is better than any other editing app, HANDS DOWN
02/04/2021

hanaustin
I could tell you why it’s better than each popular app, but just trust me, it’s better. It has the best presets I’ve seen for free, and also other elements you can layer on top like grain, dust, sparkle, and text. I seriously can’t believe it’s free.VSCO has more presets but I honestly can never find one I actually love. Even with the paid version. And Lightroom you have to create the presets yourself, which is great for some people but for most it’s not. And then I’ve tried a bunch of other apps and again, not as good.I’m thinking about purchasing the paid plan for this app just because it’s not that expensive and I’d love to help support Sarah for creating such an amazing app. But trust me, the free version is amazing.
This is better than any other editing app, HANDS DOWN
02/04/2021

hanaustin

I could tell you why it’s better than each popular app, but just trust me, it’s better. It has the best presets I’ve seen for free, and also other elements you can layer on top like grain, dust, sparkle, and text. I seriously can’t believe it’s free.VSCO has more presets but I honestly can never find one I actually love. Even with the paid version. And Lightroom you have to create the presets yourself, which is great for some people but for most it’s not. And then I’ve tried a bunch of other apps and again, not as good.I’m thinking about purchasing the paid plan for this app just because it’s not that expensive and I’d love to help support Sarah for creating such an amazing app. But trust me, the free version is amazing.
I love it - but some suggestions to enhance to user experience
09/20/2024

taylormf94
I love this app. I love the editing capability. I love the presets. I love PINK! If I was I was sat down and asked how to elevate this platform I’d give a couple of suggestions: allowing edits to the texts or layers after you have hit a check mark - it’s really frustrating to start all over when something doesn’t look right. Not reverting back to original photo when you move things around the photo - it’s hard to center things or know the colors fit or something is out of place when you are kind of blindly moving things around it would be nice to just keep things dragable and within our sight. Final critique and not even a big one is helping identify where the center of a picture is - kind of like instagram stories have they allow you to see if you placed something here it’s dead center vs here is more of a header.

Developer Response
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled you’re enjoying Pink Papaya and truly appreciate the detailed suggestions. Notes like yours are incredibly helpful, and we’ll be sharing them with our team as we continue to improve the app.
I love it - but some suggestions to enhance to user experience
09/20/2024

taylormf94

I love this app. I love the editing capability. I love the presets. I love PINK! If I was I was sat down and asked how to elevate this platform I’d give a couple of suggestions: allowing edits to the texts or layers after you have hit a check mark - it’s really frustrating to start all over when something doesn’t look right. Not reverting back to original photo when you move things around the photo - it’s hard to center things or know the colors fit or something is out of place when you are kind of blindly moving things around it would be nice to just keep things dragable and within our sight. Final critique and not even a big one is helping identify where the center of a picture is - kind of like instagram stories have they allow you to see if you placed something here it’s dead center vs here is more of a header.
Developer Response 08/22/2025
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled you’re enjoying Pink Papaya and truly appreciate the detailed suggestions. Notes like yours are incredibly helpful, and we’ll be sharing them with our team as we continue to improve the app.
User friendly, high quality
01/06/2021

kellyfromny
THIS. APP. IS. AMAZING. So, I’m not usually a reviewer of things, but this deserves some praise. I’ve tried photo editing app after photo editing app, and they are either super advanced or they offer just a few filters and you have to pay for anything more. While this does have the option to pay to unlock everything, the basic has way more features than I anticipated -from filters to overlays to manually adjusting the s curve, saturation, temp and so on. You can even create your own presets which I’ve already done. It’s definitely great for those just starting out and those who aren’t new to editing. 10/10 recommend
User friendly, high quality
01/06/2021

kellyfromny

THIS. APP. IS. AMAZING. So, I’m not usually a reviewer of things, but this deserves some praise. I’ve tried photo editing app after photo editing app, and they are either super advanced or they offer just a few filters and you have to pay for anything more. While this does have the option to pay to unlock everything, the basic has way more features than I anticipated -from filters to overlays to manually adjusting the s curve, saturation, temp and so on. You can even create your own presets which I’ve already done. It’s definitely great for those just starting out and those who aren’t new to editing. 10/10 recommend

Pink Papaya is now Birdy, your private photo + video journal! • Create a journal tailored to you, anything from gratitude to goals to a little venting • Receive daily journal prompts and affirmations • Build a scroll that matters, free from ads, scrutiny, and doom scrolling • All the features and editing tools from Pink Papaya This is only the beginning! We can't wait for you to try it! - xo Sarah + Team

Version 2.0.2

Feb 5

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