Diary ‪·‬ 4+

It asked me pretty quick what I think, I don’t normally like to rate so quickly, but this is a really great app. Honestly, this is THE BEST journal/mood/diary app I’ve downloaded. And I’ve gone through several and even wasted a couple bucks. Wish I’d have found this one first. I’ll be using it everyday or as much as I can!

What is has:
It’s simple but does everything I need it and want it too, including having a calendar, mood input, journal entry spot and a place to put pictures. It even asks you what your grateful for to help you boost your mood and remember that there are positive things even if only very small. You can even add additional questions or remove all questions if you’d like. It’s got a passcode lock with a recent upgrade which is great and works with my iPhones face unlock feature.

What could be upgraded:
I would also like to see an option to change the start day of the week on the calendar. A little decoration wouldn’t hurt, such as changing background color or something cute and quirky like that. A way to backup would be great to put the entries onto my computer, even better if I could email as a file to save on a computer.

Doesn’t seem to have ads, so 5 stars for now. Which I’ll leave as long as I don’t see an ad. If there is an ad at some point as long as there is a way to pay one time to get rid of them I’ll still leave the 5 stars. I always hate monthly fees for apps.

Hello!
Thank you so much for your amazing review! It’s really rewarding to see that users enjoy our work, thank you a lot.
We plan to add a lock to the diary in the next version, it will take a few weeks to hit the App Store since we’re working on a very innovative new app right now, so stay tuned! Cheers

I wanted this app because I didn’t feel comfortable writing my feelings on paper. With this app I though I wouldn’t have to because they were safe and secure, but the moment I opened up the app, it takes me to a subscription page. I thought I could just exit out and continue with some free version. There was no option for that. I’m only 11 years old and with things going on like school and drama, I’m gonna want somewhere we’re I can write down my private thoughts. I looked at other apps and this one seemed suitable but no. It cost money and it made me so sad because this looks like such a good app. Please make it free or some of it free. I’m not trying to be rude I promise, but things like apps that cost money for the entire thing are just annoying. I hope you consider my suggestion for making some of it free.

Hello! I’m sorry you’re disappointed.
The app is free to try. Afterwards, if you like it, I ask you to support my work. I prefer to let users know this as soon as possible and I prefer it this way instead of pushing users to purchase premium features. To give away the app totally free is not possible for me, since I’m a solo developer and revenues are needed to support my family.
I hope you’ll understand and consider trying and supporting my work. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to write a review :)

This is a great app don’t get me wrong I love it and use it like every day. But here is the thing, I am struggling to figure out how to back it up and I am super worried that I am going to break my phone and all my diary from the last year will be gone. So I have a couple of suggestions,
1. Have a feature where you can email the journal to yourself, that way if the app crashes or your phone breaks, your diary is still safe on your email.
2. Share your dairy entries with other people.
3 please fix this bug where I can’t back the diary up.
4 maybe have a new quote on the screen when you open it up, that one is getting rather annoying.
5 have a spot where you can add voice recordings.

Thanks for reading my review and have a great day!!
A big thank you to the developers, keep up the good work!!!

Hey, thanks a lot for the review! I’m really glad you like the app 😄
The app is already backed up automatically on iCloud. You only need to check that automatic backups are turned on in your iPhone settings. If you ever break or lose your phone, you can restore everything on a new one, including your diary entries.
Anyway, I’ll add an export feature soon that will allow you to export the diary manually in a few formats (including a printable one!). This way there’s no chance to lose it. This will also allow you to share your whole diary with other people.
I’ll make sure to add a way to share a single entry too, thanks for the suggestion!
Regarding the voice recordings, that’s a great idea and I’ll definitely consider it.

Again, thanks a lot for the kind words. Have a great 2020,
Alain