Journey - Diary, Journal Reviews

by Jkbrwn

I am trying to export my journal entries and can't without paying. This means all your private, personal entries belong to them. Not to you. This is a complete failure. Imagine journaling private personal stuff to find out that it's owned by them and not you and if you ever want to export your data you have to pay them for it. You created the content, and you gotta pay to have your content. Criminal.

by Tati167

I bought Journey in 2019. I paid for the lifetime license. Not 5.95 either. I paid for a real, desktop app. In part, to support the developers. Now, a few years later, I got a new laptop and want to transfer the license. Do you think they will let me do it? NO. So I sort of enjoyed Journey . It wasn't the greatest thing ever, but it did the job. But people *get new laptops.* How is that a stumbling block? For a literal month, they've given me the runaround on something that should be basic. And then finally just stopped answering my emails. This is why people only use free apps. Because you WON'T get what you paid for. At least not with this company. If you're using a free version, have at it. But if they want something other than 99 cents from you, you will live to regret every single cent. The punchline: Use if you like, but DO NOT BUY.

by Bherring24

In the few days since I signed up with this app, I've tried to save 6 posts. 2 have failed on the save, losing all of what was written. Journey is extremely unreliable. After the first time the developer replied to me that they were implementing a fix, which did not work at all. But rest assured if you do contact customer support, they will be extremely condescending, and since they don't offer any trial period, you're just out of your entire year worth of paying for a service that simply does not work. Avoid Journey, there are plenty of other decent journaling services that won't leave you more frustrated and stressed than when you started.

by Park-row

I switched to this app a while ago for the journal app, and have been happy with it. However, with each recent updates, they are making this platform more unuseable. Web app is a half baked idea no better than the previous website version (now inaccessible on work computer, doesn't sort, etc.), and Journey on Mac... I loaded it three times, had to force quit three times - not going to try again. The one and only app that crashed on me so far after I got my new macbook. The iOS apps work half way decent if you don't mind the typing experience on iphone/ipad.

by RainbowW-

I mean, as an app, it is what it is. The big issue I have with it is that it corrupts text when I do things like select, copy, or perform other operations (like adding a color or highlight). Simply selecting text shouldn't introduce corruption into the middle of the line. I've never seen this behavior in a program devoted to words before, and I'd thought that text processing was pretty straight-forward at this point, considering that I've been using word processors on computers since the early 1980s. Oh well. Guess that was a subscription fee I'll be walking away from.

by MkEscano

I don't recall updating Journey, but when I opened it to plan out my day tomorrow, it came up as an updated version and had logged me out. Once I signed back in, I realized I lost the ability to do basic font edits. I tried to restore my purchase, but it kept glitching. It no longer recognizes my one-time premium purchase (limited to one device). I tried finding their email, but that's not available on their website. Avoid Journey.

by 🦖🦕🐋

This bug has been long time and approached the support team multiple times about this. IT'S NOT FIXED. Korean gets broken, no matter how many times I uninstall it and re-install it. I loved this app as it was great for writing all over different devices since it supports ipad, iphone, mac, even the web so I paid for the membership for years but now I'm looking for another platform/app to write journal in diffent languages.

by K@|t

Using this on my phone works okay. On the computer is a totally other story and it was made worse with the last app update. Now it's VERY buggy and fails at saving often which is extremly dissapointing, especially when I've spent a long time writing.. I lose EVERYTHING.

The desktop app is especially problematic. They recently updated it so that the throwback entries are displayed like stories which was really unnecessary and actually insanely annoying. Now, if you want to read the full post, you have to click into the story display because that only shows a preview of the post. I guess they think all of their users are posting pictures and using this instead of Instagram?? Please, instead of trying to make new features, focus on fixing what you have. Make it work better. Make the editing capabilities more sophisticated and work better. Make it all better!!!!! There are so many better journal apps and I feel as though I'm tethered to this one because I started it years ago and I'm very sad about it. Please fix Journey, please!!!!

by Andrew218371263512

Journey used to be better, but holy moly it's fully of bugs and issues now. It's so slow to do anything - taking seconds to become responsive after a page change. There's no helpful keyboard shortcuts - if you're trying to backdate an entry, expect a mobile-only UI that requires you scroll multiple times in order to select the correct date. Even when in calendar view, viewing a specific date, there's no way to quickly add an entry for that date - any time you click " " you have to manually change the date.

The ultimate irony is that the popup asking you to rate them 5 stars actually freezes and is completely unresponsive, preventing you from using Journey properly.

This is the least user-friendly app I've ever used, which is surprising because the mobile app is quite nice.

by User00089

I've been a long time user and miss how Journey was when I first started. This last update has broken simple things that should just work. I can't copy text out of my entries. Spell check rarely works, and usually after having to tell it to check now from the right click menu. Sometimes clicking after a word selects the word instead of inserting the cursor no matter where you click after it.

by Gregsabens

Version 4 of this app for the Mac on Monterey is virtually unusable. The editor section is difficult in that the cursor disappears and jumps to new locations on its own (not due to typical track pad issues). The copy and paste is, actually, terrible. Pasting text duplicates it in the new location for some reason. Also, after selecting text by highlighting it, it will suddenly remove the selection and you have to do it again or, even weirder, will change - all by itself - what text is selected from what you initially choose.

It's sad because this is a wonderful app on the other devices, but when I'm typing a lot and if I were to do this every day, a full size keyboard on my Mac is perfect (rather than the tiny keyboard on an iPhone screen or the iPad screen).

I would like to continue using this, but since my primary use in on the Mac and it is really messed up there, I may find something else and just consider my purchase a loss.

Update: The developer responded to me by email and noted this, "Hi, the bug is caused by Mac Catalyst technology." I appreciate that the developer reached out to me. I hope they are able to work with Apple on this and resolve the issues.

by Klejuanc26

Could be a little more aesthetically pleasing. But it gets the job done which is most important. I absolutely love the synchronization across devices. I've seen many apps that sync across phone and ipad, but having the availability to sync across Macbooks is really helpful and convenient.

When I have a thought to process, but I'm on my Macbook, I don't have to put it down to pick up another device. Great job.

by Urperfectverse

I really love Journey. I appreciate that I can audio message, because I use the feature on imessage so often that it's second nature to me. My only complaint is that I cannot record for longer than 10 minutes, leave Journey and continue recording, or upload more than one attachment depending on what is uploaded.

by Jrmalin

The maps are not great at finding locations.

by DocTW

Easy to use. Nice feature for formatting. I am an avid journel keeper and have used other apps for journal writing. I switched to this app at the beginning of this year and so far I really like it.

by Trail 23

I have used this app for 6 months and so far I love it. Simple, uncluttered, reliable. I can get my thoughts down and it's easy to search prior entries. Highly recommended.

by Angelatravels11

Been sing Journey for 3 years now. Great for tracking your travel and the places you've been as well as alonger jounral and reflection.

by Nastia.Bigun

I've had this app for many years and love it. Can't imagine any other self-therapy anymore :) One of my favorite functionalities is probably the ease of transferring from one device to another. I have changed a few laptops in the last 5 years and i never lost any of my entries.

by Thepunisherkor

I have tried multiple platforms in the past but I love this app the best since they have life time membership option and they have an app for all platform or web version. I also enjoy being able to record and attach video as a journal entry too. Highly recommend this app for e-journaling!

by Vio Mejía

Since I was a teen I always struggled to keep a diary, I find it very hard to keep the discipline to record my thoughts, experiences and lessons learned. Until a few years ago I found this incredible app that has helped me to record my ideas, photos, videos of the significant events I live every day.

by Doug & The Borzoi

Medium is too small. Gigantic is still a bit to small, and extra small is quit literally invisable. I have a retina display, and perhaps they don't account for that. Who knows. But Journey is useless for me.

by Neotaruntius

Journey inundates you with adverts to buy their subscription or lifetime license (that has limited features). Using Journey feels like entering a world of advertisements. All new features are focused towards their coaching programs and lifetime members can basically expect no improvements for what they'll be getting. The universal mac app is so barebones, you don't feel like returning to Journey . At this point, I'm looking at alternatives and thinking that perhaps a subscription with Day One may actually be worth it. There are some other options out there for one time payment, lifetime ownershipo models too, and I would strongly suggest looking their. Lastly, do not fall for their "Award Winning" description. The current Mac app has not won any notable awards.

by Remo Evans

You really need to port this to the more secure Apple ecosystem. The Mac app is seriously under developed. I hope this is not a harbimnger of what other Universal apps will look/act like.

by CannaVenger

A lot can be said for a journal app that is secured with my biometrics, tracks things such as temperature and tags, and has a review panel to look back on the past in a way that feels welcoming to reflect on your life. I like being able to attach my moods to entries and being shown trends on how tags have made me feel.

I am rating 4 stars for the fact of as much as I like about Journey , there are some features I would desperately like to see added in future updates. Another reviewer mentioned wanting the option to have separate notebooks, and they liked the pay once plan for the premium features, which is an amazing thing compared to other journal apps that charge per month. I agree with this reviewer in these features.

Another feature I would like to see is an option to use a ruled style paper with Apple Pencil support on the iPad. Sometimes I would rather have my journal be written in handwriting. It feels more personal to me writing with my own handwriting and reflecting on how my hand might have been shaky, or if I was writing quickly or paying attention to my words. I think the UI in Journey is great, and even though other apps out there would give me this feature, I still prefer this app and it’s existing features, even without the feature I would love to see brought into my this app.

by 3galbyob

Journey will work for you to record daily activities, but you have to use tags to separate and sort entries. I would prefer a method of creating notebooks or separate journals instead of using tags, maybe it’s available but I haven’t found it yet. I purchased the upgrade to be able to sync my entries because I use my phone and iPad to make journal entries. I also went with Journey for one major reason...no monthly fees...I hate the subscription plans, and regardless of how highly they are rated I refuse to be held hostage to a company on a monthly basis. So thank you this app. I’m giving it 4 stars because I cannot pick a default location. Journey uses a location close to my location, but not my actual location. I can manually pick my correct location but it requires setting each time I make an entry. I would like to pick a default location (this case my home address, not cell tower) for the journal entry. If I spend the time to pick a location, I should have the option to make this my default location.

Tags vs notebooks
I prefer notebooks to tags as a way of separating journal entries.
Example: I write a personal journal, work journal and project journals. I would prefer each in its own notebook rather than included in one journal that requires me to separate and export information based on tags.

by Vike99

The biggest thing Journey has over all the other journals I have tried is its ability to easily export everything (including multimedia) to pdf or doc format. There are several journal apps out there that have a few better features - but your data is basically stuck in these apps or can only export in text/pdf without the multimedia. this app appears to be the best wrt being future-proof, plus being able to export nicely to MS Word makes it a breeze to print your diary as a book if desired.

Otherwise - easily syncs with my mac mini, iphone and ipad. Can add several media to each entry. Subscription not needed. Can creat an entry from email. Can view entries by calendar, map or of course by day.

Couple of features I would like to see. One can only tag a daily entry - not specific phrases within entries. Would be nice to tag specific phrases as tasks then use the excellent search engine to pull up any tasks. Though I currently Write “Task” and then search. Does not support multiple journals though their help page says they are working on this. Themes are basic - can only change color. Although you can add I think up to 10 photos per entry, the entry will only show one photo and does not allow you to embed the photos within your text. So each entry shows one picture with an icon to tap to see the other pictures followed by your text below. Would be nice to arrange photos and add text near each photo.

by TheresaMm2

I have been using this Journal for alittle awhile now, and I LOVE it!!! You can add pictures which I really like.. I’m still learning it .. I would recommend this Journal if you’re looking for something secure and that backs up all your entries, so if you get a new phone, or uninstall for any reason, you just reinstall sign in and all of your entries will still be there...I just upgraded to the paid version it’s very much worth the 1 time payment...having to pay every year just doesn’t make sense to me, what If You can’t pay you lose all your entries?!! that you took so much time to write down, Nope I’ll stay with this Journal!!
Thank you for this Awesome Journal

update: (Jan 18,2019) not sure why but it’s starting to clitch lately I’ll open it to journal and the writing will be super large, so I have to restart my phone a couple of times to get it working properly again. just closing and reopening Journey doesn’t help.. and I’m constantly getting a pop up asking me to do premium.I am already a premium subscriber.. not sure what’s going on but i’m not too happy about it.

by Bimmer93

I found that journaling is a great therapy for mindset growth and peace. When I was introduced to Journey, I didn’t know what to think. I’m not a person that likes to write her thoughts on technology whatsoever, but I decided to give it a try. As a result, this has met my expectation. I’m not really a person to decorate her journal. All I need is to write and go, then dwell on those writing thoughts later. Journey does more than just get you to write and go. My favorite aspect of Journey is the coaching section. These coaches have developed free journaling prompt themes that helps you write out your thoughts. They have questions and affirmations, which I thought were great. There’s more to Journey, as I said, then just writing out your thoughts. Journey has been my go to when I’m out and about. All I do is open Journey and start writing. I can even take pictures! Plus, I was skeptical of whether my thoughts were secure or not, but they’re protect by Google drive, which I believe is enough for me to continue writing. I still will use my paper and pen journal, but Journey is a great optional use when I don’t have my usuals with me. I truly recommend the use.

by Strawhatsheik

I really love Journey. I hesitated to pay $12 for the lifetime premium but I went ahead and did it and I didn’t get all the features I had hoped for like being able to export into a book but I got quite a few features for $12 and I’m very happy with it. I specially like the way I can just talk into a microphone and it will record my journal because often I’m up and about walking or driving when I have thoughts and I want to be able to put them down without you no texting and endangering my life. I really like the way that you can tag your journals so if I have thoughts for an animation project or thoughts for walking I mean like I tend to have a meditation journal I just tag them that way and I can find them again later. There are one or two things you could do to tweak it like the microphone will stop recording if I don’t keep my finger on the screen moving because when my home screen comes up the microphone kicks out, or you could let me set my text color to always be paying instead of having to select every time I journal, but overall I am very impressed with Journey and I actually paid for it which says a lot to me because normally apps aren’t worth paying for but this was I can highly recommend it. I am not a skilled or experienced journal-er and Journey had already helped me immensely keep my thoughts and memories safe and I’m already on my way to becoming a daily journal or thanks to Journey. Thank you everybody! Highly recommend!

by Cybergrail

Journey works great and syncs across all platforms so no matter where I am, I can add to, or read my Journal. Very nice.

by Not Your Typical Fan

I love the aesthetic of Journey and font choice! It's super easy on th eyes and to use. I love most that I can use it on my phone or PC. I paid for it because it's worth it.

by Hank211

When I'm having a free moment I usually think of deep thoughts and prayers what can I do with these thoughts though because they are so intrusive that I sometimes feel like they are conversations with people from all over the globe and I'm just really glad that I have found the perfect place to express them and make sure they are safe and secure and I know I can refer back to them to recall the good times and even the bad times have value because you have to know what it is that had you all messed up in order to cut that stuff out and get moving.

I don't use many of the features but I'm aware that they are there and I will cut it short but before I do I would like to say that I have profound feelings of joy that I associate with the connectedness I experience with Jouney app and I also want to give a special shot out to Cassie and her team because they really give a personal touch to their users and you can be sure that your privacy is of the utmost concern when using their products.

Can't recommend Journey enough I really feel like it's made me a better person.

by SR Eristi

I regularly start new journals (paper and online) but seldom stick with them for long. I am happy with this app because it was so easy to develop a journaling habit and I've been using it consistently for several months. It feels convenient to use; when I think of something to write, I don't lose track of what I was going to say while navigating Journey . Also, I can capture my thoughts with a variety of methods; audio, video, photos, and typing. Whatever suits my thoughts for the day.
this app can be used and synced on several different devices. I upgraded for my windows based laptop (one time payment and done forever, yay!) but I did not upgrade on my iPhone. Each type of device needs its own upgrade to access full features and to turn off prompts to buy premium. I don't mind this business model, it is easy to close the prompts quickly with a tap as you enter Journey , and much better than the annoying flashing banner ads and noisy pop-ups that some other apps use.
Highly recommended.

by V Noiyce

As an avid journaler it was important to me to find an app that would still allow me to feel like my process was an organic one. I’m not old-fashioned in many ways, but when it comes to the art or the craft of some thing, I take great pride in what I do.

But when I wanted to transition my journaling from killing trees to taking up digital space, I found it difficult to find an app that would still allow me to express myself with color, images, and all of the intricate idiosyncrasies and flair that I add to my physical journals… But Journeys was the one. Now I can’t even imagine going back to paper.

Journey is beyond convenient. I upgraded to the premium version ( a one time payment which was extremely reasonably priced ) and now my phone’s app and the desktop app automatically sync up and all of my entries are stored in the cloud. The tags feature is incredible and lets me locate past entries with ease. There is a super fun “throwback “notification feature built in that Journey will send you every so often to encourage you to read your past entries. For example, “you have a throwback entry from one year ago today.”

I am being serious when I say that I have never reviewed an app before, it’s not something I’ve ever felt compelled to do because I’ve not cared about an app enough to do so, but I really do love Journey and would not want to live my life without it now that I know it.

by Arclone

There are quite a few journaling apps out there… Many of them are quite nice however this app is one of the few if not the only that sells you a functional product out right. I am eaten alive by subscriptions today. I subscribe to office 365… At least five video streaming services… QuickBooks… Adobe cloud… Apple cloud storage… Apple Music streaming… everyone thinks they can get a little piece of your money. I am moving away from anything that requires subscriptions. Thankfully this app had the foresight to see this getting out of hand. Unfortunately since operating systems are regularly updated and the only profitable app developers can afford to keep their products compatible it is likely we will see useful applications come and go. It is no longer about building an amazing application, it is also about building a standard that allows data and ideas to migrate. The fact that I was able to extract all of my data from one journaling application and import it into this and that I can export it from this and then to something else in the future if need be says a great deal about the development of these kinds of standards. Anyhow this is a great app I use it very often. While it doesn’t particularly stand out from other comparable products, the business model is superior and this app has my loyalty as long as they put customers first. Death to subscriptions!