Option for more creativity
I really love this app, although there are several adjustments I would love to see made that would create the most lovely experience. The app provides a convenient space to jot down thoughts, along with an ability to keep it private. The only thing is I don’t see many differences between this app and the “Notes” app. Granted there are suggestions for journal prompts, that are unavailable on the “notes” app, I wish there was more room for customization. Here are some ideas:
1) Create an option for separate journals on the app. This allows for more organization as opposed to miscellaneous journal entries. For instance on my app I like to write about several subjects including my mental, physical, and relational health, and I find it overwhelming and difficult to find a specific prompt when I want to reflect. It would be nice to be able to see the actual “journal cover” along with its title. By clicking on the journal it would redirect you to another page similar to the current layout of the app. Inspiration for the seller are journals comes from the app “good notes”
2) more fonts and layout options. I would love to have the option to change font, size, and color in my journal. It allows for more opportunity for creativity
3) option to add images wherever in the journal as opposed to only on the cover.
4) and lastly the option to collaborate with contacts. A shared journalListen to supafrickin star with his review.
Only thing I would add is to add it to the iPad. Maybe I’d like to write in my journal. Or use my keyboard. I don’t see this is just an iPhone thing. It should encompass the entire eco system. The ability to record a thought on your Apple Watch, or with the new a.i. set up maybe the ability to have a full blown conversation with Siri and then it’s put into the journal. There is a lot more things that can be done to this app. I hate that apple is always late and just attempts to perfect the bare minimum. Strive for more. And just do more updates if needed. I also want to say as a shareholder. Tim and the board needs to get it together. Maybe try doing polls with shareholders On future ideas. The leaps Steve Jobs made compared to what Tim is doing is down right disgusting and disrespectful to jobs. Tim made the company extremely profitable but the lack of innovation is crazy. Seeing how Steve loved movies and children there is no reason why there isn’t a entire department dedicated to education and changing how children learn. Or the way we watch tv and movies. Why don’t we have an actual tv instead of a Roku box. Apple should’ve literally saturated and took over the market like Samsung and the fact that they didn’t is honestly insane. I’m sure jobs wouldn’t be happy. Cheering over 3 trillion dollars. Literally could’ve been a 10 trillion dollar company. Get it together.Has Potential, But Not Quite There
Hoping iOS 18 has some updates to this. I prefer Apple-developed apps for any I’m giving permissions to (photos/video, etc.). I understand the reasoning for keeping this simple but it seems like a somehow watered-down version of the Notes app.
No customization for italics/bold/underlining. No way to have multiple journals or even ways to assign categories or tags to entries (e.g., I wanted a way to maintain both a journal for personal life and one for work and there’s really no way to differentiate entries). Would like being able to tag or filter, or view in a calendar type interface. And more importantly this is only on phones (it doesn’t support iPad or Mac), which means no ecosystem connection to other Apple devices and no handwriting function (for iPad).
Overall I think this really has potential but as of today falls far short of other more established apps on the market. Granted, this one is free and basic, so may work for some but I’m not sold on it yet.