Digital Journal Diary Reviews

I cannot backup to iCloud. Each time I try to do so, I get an error message. I am forced to enter a title, but it can only be used once. If used again, there is a notice that it is a duplicate, and it will not let me enter it. The dates of my entries are incorrect. I have to remember to change the date after adding my entry because the entry is added for the day before. I cannot uninstall and reinstall DigitalJournalDiary because I will lose my entries since I can back up my journal, so that I will lose all my data. There is no way to contact the developer to report issues. Entries for December 2021 are listed under December 2022. Entries will not list by date. January 2021, December 2022, February 2022 is how my entries are listed.

DigitalJournalDiary might have potential but I cannot honestly determine it’s potential as I encountered multiple issues. But the potential for potential is the reason I gave it the second star. One problem was trying to backup to iCloud. I received an error repeatedly. “Error saving record… Cannot create new type backUpList in production schema”. I attempted to use the voice recording or transcription option (within an entry started as a written entry the voice option did not record audio instead attempted to transcribe what I was saying). However, the apps ability to transcribe is practically non-existent. Although it asked and was granted access to send data to Apple and to access the microphone, I only ever got a single word to save into the journal entry. And it was a word I didn’t even say. A few times it recognized and correctly transcribed what I was saying only to delete that text and not reappear even after closing the recording using the check mark in the top right of the box. DigitalJournalDiary crashed when I went to add a link to a photo via the link icon at the very top right. That’s when I restarted DigitalJournalDiary and wrote this review. Additionally, I did not know it was possible to disable spell check or auto correct but DigitalJournalDiary was highly capable of both. Though I don’t always appreciate apple’s auto correct feature I apparently utilize it often and it’s presence is sorely missed in DigitalJournalDiary . iPhone 11 Pro iOS 15.3.1 App version 6.2

At first i thought i had found my favorite journaling app…it worked great for the first couple of entries and then it happened..i spent about an hour writing an entry and all of a sudden i couldn’t do anything on the page, it just froze up. So, i got out and went back in..Your guessed it all the time and effort of details on the page and the whole page was gone, everything but the title…i wanted to cry i was so upset…..
UPDATE…is was the driver in DigitalJournalDiary that was the problem.. I didn’t “save” my work, therefore i lost it. All is well now!! I am very happy with DigitalJournalDiary. 🙂

Right after I found DigitalJournalDiary, I haven’t had the time to really get into it & use it. I’ve been wanting to find an app like this for a long time & when I read the description about it, it sounded EXACTLY like what I’ve been looking for. Things have chilled out a little so I’m hoping to be able to really check it out and if it’s even half as awesome as the description sounds, they need to add more rating stars. After I use it a few days, I’ll definitely update this review no matter the outcome.

Pretty user friendly. No autocorrect which makes things more difficult for particular people like myself. Very straightforward. No real frills, which I like. I do have to say that the fact that my entries seem to be getting cut off is extremely aggravating, and it doesn’t seem like it’s a specific number of characters allowed issue. It just… stops letting me type at random. Sometimes I have to make 2 or 3 entries just to get all my thoughts out. It’s nice that it has a passcode for privacy. Overall, it’s a free app. It works. It’s private. It’s fine.

Funny, writing the title spell corrector worked. Not so in DigitalJournalDiary . I fat finger all the time. DigitalJournalDiary doesn’t correct spelling errors. Seems like a simple thing to fix.
DigitalJournalDiary barks all the time about backing up but I try it errors out. I’m sure I don’t have the setup done properly but I can’t find where to setup the backup?
Could be more intuitive, add menu items to autofill better. Seems like everything has to be done with keystrokes.
This is the first and only journal app I’ve tried. Not sure how to measure against others. It’s like the developers don’t use DigitalJournalDiary or they just don’t have the resources to fix the bugs and do enhancements.

But it has a ways to go to get to five stars and a op ed in the Times. Mostly I respect it for it’s potential; I hate, hate, hate (maybe only two hates) journaling but DigitalJournalDiary makes it kind of fun.

First, I like the idea of the moods. But most of the icons, including the “custom” set don’t really visually fit my moods. The developer(s) created their own, which is cool, but a lot of them don’t convey much to me. I’m recovering from PTSD and I’m not really sure I know what “happy” is, so mostly I describe my mood as “static” (in the sense of “stuck” and of interference) . With standard emojies that would be 😐. I’m irritated a lot and that would be 🫤,🤨, or maybe 😤. Anxious would be 🫣. The current menu of emojies, while kind of cute, don’t give me much to work with.

I like the idea of the analytics — mostly mood tracking — despite not really thinking I would use them. If I’ve been angry the last ten days, I don’t really need a graph to know that. And the mood options that can be graphed (ie. not the custom ones I’d have to use) are too few to provide gradients. The graphing seems to be based on color, which is weird, especially the color assignments to the standard moods. “Happy” is red? Maybe it’s a cultural thing? Regardless, those colors need to be assignable in a useful way.

That’s plenty to work on for the next couple releases…

Oh, PLEASE include spell check!

Thanks! (What’s the icon for “grateful”?)

I love DigitalJournalDiary it’s very convenient and I wanna keep using it but I’m having issues syncing and backing up with iCloud. I’ve got a full charge battery i’m not in low power mode, I’ve checked all of the settings background app refresh and everything but each time I try to back it up or synch it will not let me, I get an error message. I’ve only started using it for a week and want to continue using it is there anything I can do to get DigitalJournalDiary to back up on iCloud????!

DigitalJournalDiary helps me get out all my feelings and if you are an organized person like me you will love DigitalJournalDiary. I am only 10 and I feel so mature with DigitalJournalDiary no one can sneak into my diary or find my diary key cause it is online you can set a finger print or a passcode. You can also log how you feel, what you see, and what you’re doing Today, tomorrow, or even yesterday. so what I am trying to say is this is a phenomenal app!

So I just discussed it and played with it a little. I set up the settings but that’s it. It’s got a bunch of customizable settings, which I love customizable stuff. I’d normally use it for a while and if I really love it or really hate it, I’d leave a comment. I’m leaving a comment so early because after every action in DigitalJournalDiary it asks you to rate it. Kind of annoying, we’ll see if persists after I leave this comment. TLDR: I love that it’s free and customizable but I am already vexed by this small annoyance. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. Lol

I love Daily Journal so so so much! It helps me stay on task and reminds me to finish activities. I get to make new moods, custom color palates and more! This is such an amazing app, especially for a kids like me. I know that you may think that I’m to young to have an opinion, but this is a time saver and life changer. Extra credit to you guys working hard every day to improve it! Also it has no annoying in app purchases or any of that stuff. This is truly amazing! Thank you for making DigitalJournalDiary! ❤️❤️❤️

I was looking for a free journal that wouldn’t have all those ads and buy this and buy that. I stumbled across DigitalJournalDiary and I downloaded and no funny business I was able to get right down to writing my thoughts and feelings down which I needed to do so badly. They have a great layout and you can add photos etc. for a journal app this one is awesome. Everything you need for writing down your memories ideas etc. highly recommend it. I love it.

So I really love DigitalJournalDiary because I like how we can make different moods and themes and I really like how we get awards or achievements DigitalJournalDiary is amazing because I can express and explain things in my own words without anybody say it’s wrong and nobody can see what I wrote and that’s another thing that I like there's a password that you can set up and I would recommend DigitalJournalDiary to anyone who just wants a journal to write down there feelings and write down memories that you want to remember so you should definitely get DigitalJournalDiary.

Honestly I downloaded DigitalJournalDiary not expecting much but it’s been so nice!! Just letting everything out about my day and how I’m feeling. Its nice that it dosent take up my notes now and I can add emotions to each entry. Really really good! So far the only thing that I cant figure out. How to change #tags. There are some like #love #me but can you add or change them? But besides that I highly recommend this to all!

This journal truly makes me feel better because I can write how I’m feeling and pour all my emotions into this journal. It feels as a huge weight has been lifted of my Cho under a and now I can breathe. Writing things down in this journal helps me think about the ways I make decisions and helps me realize things that I didn’t just thinking about things. Writing about it feels better! And it is just the perfect app to just write reminders and in my opinion it is super aesthetic and perfect theme of colors ! Thank you to who ever created this wonderful aspheric app.😘😘

DigitalJournalDiary literally is the BEST and such a life saver! I have issues writing in a journal due to my OCD, I would always get frustrated and end up quitting! But this Daily Journal App is PERFECT! It allows me to keep up with my moods and activities for the day along with writing what is on my mind! It’s been such a lifesaver as I’m able to get down what’s on my mind at that time! I would HIGHLY suggest DigitalJournalDiary to anyone!

I love DigitalJournalDiary . I’m using it to log my Tinnitus journey. So I can go back and see what I did differently that made me have good days and bad days. The only thing I have a complaint about is the icons that show up when typing. The plus button, magnifying button and the circle arrow button are in the way when I try to see what I’m typing. I then than that I love DigitalJournalDiary .

LOVING DigitalJournalDiary just can’t get long enough videos and such! Would like it to be more than 20 seconds…I would pay for more on DigitalJournalDiary ITS THAT GOOD!!!!!!!!

I’ve had DigitalJournalDiary for about a week now and I absolutely love it. The only thing I don’t like is it’s not saved into my cloud I’m gonna call or contact them see how I can figure it out but I do absolutely love DigitalJournalDiary.

I haven't felt comfortable keeping a journal for fear of someone reading it.
I've finally found an app that keeps track of my moods..& am more confident in getting out my crazy thoughts out along with whatever I'm feeling at the time. I enjoy knowing I can keep a pin enabled to .. just so that im reassured that no one can access it

I have only been using DigitalJournalDiary for one day and i honestly don’t have a lot to say about it other than this is great. I love being able to express my feelings to something else without anyone finding out about it. journaling is really helping my mental health. thank you.