Daylio Journal - Daily Diary 4+

I was looking for a mood tracking app where I could have multiple entries throughout the day, not just one at the end. I use this app to help track my anxiety and how I feel leading up to an anxious period as well as other moods. I love that I can go back and add entries even days later if I forgot. I also love that it’s completely customizable and I can have tons of options. I did end up upgrading to premium to unlock unlimited moods and activities because I find it really beneficial and absolutely worth the around $20 a year. I have an activities folder with ranges for my heart rate so so can track that during an anxiety attack, I have one with different physical symptoms like sweaty, dizzy, etc., and even a folder for methods and techniques I’ve already tried to calm down. I hate having to type out every little thing so being able to just go through and simply pick what applies at the moment is great. The small comment section is great as well if I want to add a small note about something that might be important but not frequent enough for its own button. This app is really fantastic for helping track moods and keeping a record of how I am feeling and when in an easy to use format that’s customizable to every person, even down to the color scheme. I started off simply looking for an app where I could have more than one daily entry but this app goes above and beyond.

I have always loved to journal and document both important and mundane days in my life. It’s easy to do with this app, even if you only have a few minutes to check in with yourself to see how you are feeling. All you do is click a few buttons to record what you’ve been doing and how you feel, the app records the time stamp and you’re done! Or if you have more time you can add text too - a little or a lot - I’ve written paragraphs at times.

As someone diagnosed bipolar over 20 years ago, using this app is a great way to track moods (I too am in to the popular “mindfulness” trend, even before it became popular): it allows me to pause throughout the day, take a few minutes to sit quietly, notice how my body feels, see what kind of feelings my thoughts bring up in me, and then record that snapshot. Then, at any time I can look at the app’s simple reports that show a variety of trends in you activities and mood over a given period of time. I may think, “wow, I’ve been down and frustrated a lot lately” and then look over the report for the month and see that I actually had a lot of really positive times too. It helps me focus on the positive and work on training my brain not to go automatically to the negative. With practice, our brains CAN be rewired that way! I’ve done it successfully with a couple different things I wanted to change.

Anyway, try the app. It’s great!

I have been using this app for at least a few years and it has been an invaluable tool with a major demonstrable effect on my overall health and wellbeing, especially as a person who is prone to chronic pain, disordered eating habits, and severe mood fluctuations due to complex chronic illnesses. Daylio has helped me pinpoint problems long before I would have ever consciously noticed- like the fact that a depression crept up on me- why? - Well, I can see here I ate sugar two days in a row and had bad sleep most days the last two weeks. I likely never would have noticed before. Daylio has been a game-changer for me when I go to the doctor too. Now I know exactly what to tell them and I know exactly what must be done. I can keep track of how well a medication is working as well as which one is giving me what kinds of side effects.

If you use this app wisely and consistently, it can make a huge impact on your life. I have made major strides in all areas of my life the last 4 years, due in no small part to Daylio holding me accountable and letting me visualize my progress. And in the time since then, they have improved the app consistently. I am extremely grateful for this app. 🙏💜

(P.s. to developers! Lots of apps now are giving you the option to change the App Icon style. This would be SO COOL on daylio in particular because there are so many options for what it could be! 🤩)