Diarly: Diary, Private Journal

I love the app. Very straightforward and simple. Lots of gorgeous dark and light themes. I love the new mood entries and its stats. I just wish icloud sync is a little faster. Sometimes it takes so long just to sync a picture

Loving the app so far. Its easy to use and keep track of your entries.

This is one of the most underrated app there is. Found it via setapp though I don’t use setapp. Main reason I moved from Day One after using Day One since the Classic version : 1. Diarly has the search feature I want - search terms to be highlighted within each entries on iOS and iPadOS. I constantly search for information on my phone and it’s super annoying that Day One in iOS does not show highlighted search results within each entry. I have to read through long entries to find my medical records or some other events. 2. Sync is fast and via iCloud. I can attach images, PDFs, videos, audios. 3. Tags are colored! Multiple journals! 4. Plenty of themes to choose from. Can be customised. Wish I can use more than 1 customised theme at one time though. 5. Search bar is super useful - I often search using keyboard #tags /journal @todo will return what I want. 6. Very responsive developer - I emailed him for some issues and he responded real quick. 7. IMPORTANT - exporting to markdown with all the attachments in a journal, everything can be copied to an Obsidian vault which will be rendered perfectly - all attachments and even links. Yes Diarly has forward linking. No backlink but forward linking to entries will be exported into Obsidian as well. I export weekly entries as backup. Super happy with this. 8. Import from Day One - works perfectly. Everything imported with images, PDFs etc. (take note though Diarly will merge all entries on that same date into one single entry. It doesn’t support multiple entires per day in the same journal) bummer if you like to make ‘atomic’ journal entries. 9. Latest feature - tag colors and editor is really useful. Quick open feature! Life saver so I don’t have to search notes all the time. SOME WISHLIST 1. If only we can search by date or date range!! Would be the perfect app then. 2. Hope to support multiple entries per date per journal. 3. Improved navigation with keyboard - back and forward especially after using links. 4. Hope to have individual locked entries. Like bear. 5. Editing of PDF and images - possible to be saved within Diarly itself instead of save to Files. So I can literally use Diarly for my Everything Notebook.

I love the simplicity, and straight to the point approach. I am not into FB-IG-thingy who love to take selfie, or daily picture for the whole world to see. For me, diary or journal is about what you have in mind, and you want to replicate the same exact feeling in your writing. That’s me, and Diarly ticked all the boxes that I need. Thank You!

I had accidentally added entries in one day, but I could not delete them. Please fix it.

I love that you can customize the style. The problem with digital is that it isn’t as personal as a physical journal. The custom styles allows you to add your own character and connection to the digital journal. so many amazing features and I can’t think of any that are missing. I also love the emoji signifiers.

I needed a lockable option as I’ve been just using notes before now. This is a great app where all my entries are protected. And I’m journaling a lot more now. I love that I can use it on all of my devices so I’m always in reach of my ability to journal. Love the customization tools as well!

I have imported my entries smoothly into Diarly from another app and have tweaked my formatting. There are so many additional options I can do to my templates which will make journaling more enjoyable. I am so excited to continue my journaling on Diarly. My only complaint is that the user interface could be designed better and I’m looking forward to the future updates.

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I don’t write reviews but this app warrants one. Journaling has always been hard for me, even with professional help it feels like a nightmare. But for some reason this app does the opposite. It’s a basic app; lets you make journal entries, creat lists, has a calendar and app, even a gallery. It doesn’t harass you with adds constantly, or pop ups for subscriptions. The subscription is a nice as it adds more verity and more functions but it’s not a deal breaker. I prefer the free version as I can just write my heart out, and it’s helped me a lot in the two weeks I’ve used it. If you’re looking for a sign about trying this app, this is it. Just try it out and I promise you won’t be disappointed.