Scam. Do not buy. App upgrade not activated 12 hours (and counting) after purchase
Huge let down. I’ve never felt compelled to write a review about an app. This one is SO bad, I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t warn others.
I spent a few days deciding which journaling app to buy. Settled on this. Liked the grid template vs. long narrative templates.
Purchased at 9:30am and now it’s 9:30pm. Still not active so I’m unable to sync and use on my desktop. Subscription shows active in App Store. Tried all the solutions offered in the troubleshooting FAQs and nothing works. Submitted multiple messages to “support” with screenshots and no response. Terrible.
I spent a few days deciding which journaling app to buy. Settled on this. Liked the grid template vs. long narrative templates.
Purchased at 9:30am and now it’s 9:30pm. Still not active so I’m unable to sync and use on my desktop. Subscription shows active in App Store. Tried all the solutions offered in the troubleshooting FAQs and nothing works. Submitted multiple messages to “support” with screenshots and no response. Terrible.
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Response from developer
Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We apologize for the delay in activating the app upgrade. We have fixed the bug causing this problem. We appreciate your feedback and are committed to providing a positive user experience. If you need any further assistance, please let us know.
Excellent, different approach to journaling
I was looking for a journaling app which would allow me to keep track of my process as a PhD student - things like my motivation and what affected it, key lessons for the day, general notes, key tasks accomplished, etc.
The grid style is perfect for this - it allows me to customise how many grids, the prompts in each grid, and quickly see an overview for the day.
It syncs perfectly with the MacOS version as well.
Really helpful.
The grid style is perfect for this - it allows me to customise how many grids, the prompts in each grid, and quickly see an overview for the day.
It syncs perfectly with the MacOS version as well.
Really helpful.
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Excellent, flexible journal
I have explored a few journal apps (many of which are excellent), but the key point of difference witih Grid Diary is this grid concept. It allows you to customise the grid format, including prompts, to help in focusing on documenting key items.
For me, I am wanting to use it as a journal through my PhD studies - to help keep me motivated, understand what affects my motivation, just down important notes and lessons, as well as key tasks completed. As a result this grid format is perfect for me.
It syncs perfectly with the app on my iPhone and iPad which makes life easy.
For me, I am wanting to use it as a journal through my PhD studies - to help keep me motivated, understand what affects my motivation, just down important notes and lessons, as well as key tasks completed. As a result this grid format is perfect for me.
It syncs perfectly with the app on my iPhone and iPad which makes life easy.
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Absolutely fantastic
This app is extraordinary. The rationale behind it is great and I’m honestly surprised that such little people have found it/ use it. This app is a game changer and I’m grateful to the sheer hard work and determination of the 3 clever and creative developers of it! Will definitely be recommending this to others.
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Wonderful app and devs are very good with communication
I previously used their grid diary classic app before changing over to this one. This app is a good way to record your thoughts and feelings and make it a simple habit to keep up in your daily life. I had contacted them about a crash error from the recent update and they were very prompt to give m a solution. They have since then released an update addressing bugs. I recommend this app if you like to keep a grid- style diary that you can custom to your needs. The subscription is also a reasonable one as the customisations and ease of use make this a worthwhile one to stick to.
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Great
I just started to journal due to starting therapy. I needed a way to track my feelings and thoughts. I’m a big fan of the grid and the sections. I customized the grid to have four categories: what happened today, how am I feeling, what am I grateful for, things to consider/discuss w therapist. The tag system is great. I use the tags to say if I had a good day or bad day. I really love the quotes and hope that more continue to be added. It would be nice if this synced with google calendar to track what events happened that day. Also, I would LOVE if this synced with a PC/web version. Other those couple suggestions, this has been a great app. Hope it keeps getting better and better
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Could be simpler…
Too much clutter on screen really on the main page. Also would love Apple Pencil support!
NO WINDOWS OPTION. Seriously!!?!!
They have an option for MAC and not Windows. I don’t want to type with my fingers on my phone. I want this on my LAPTOP. Please offer this for Windows it’s not fair. This is ridiculous no one wants to text their prompts daily.
Does not support the "hide my email" feature
First red flag is that it mentions in the description that end-to-end encryption means that your data is private. That's not true at all. Your data is not encrypted in the developers data base. It can be read by the developer, processed or handed over to anyone else. It can also be accessed by any hacker that is able to get access to their database. It only protects from one type of attack called "man in the middle" attack, so does anyone website you visit nowadays, but that's not the cause of data leaks anymore.
But then when I tried to give it a go anyway and tried to sign up with my apple id, I saw that was not given an option to use hide my email feature either. I find this very dodgy for an app of this sort.
Frankly I'm disappointed they got an editors award for this app from Apple. Clearly no engineer was part of that decision.
I'd stay well away from this app.
But then when I tried to give it a go anyway and tried to sign up with my apple id, I saw that was not given an option to use hide my email feature either. I find this very dodgy for an app of this sort.
Frankly I'm disappointed they got an editors award for this app from Apple. Clearly no engineer was part of that decision.
I'd stay well away from this app.
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Incredible app on every level, and on all devices
I've been using Grid Diary for a few years now. It is 100% worth the subscription. It's extremely customizable and user friendly up to the point it just feels so satisfying to use, but why I'm leaving this review is because of the quality of development of this app/service.
Robust synchronisation across all devices, careful database management NASA would be proud of, and consistent quality updates.
Grid Diary sets the bar. I have complete confidence my years of data is safe with them.
Robust synchronisation across all devices, careful database management NASA would be proud of, and consistent quality updates.
Grid Diary sets the bar. I have complete confidence my years of data is safe with them.
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