# Banana Note — A shared journal for friends

> A shared journal for friends (iPhone/iPad app by realnumber.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banana-note/id6760901655 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [realnumber](https://appshunter.io/developer/1099841734)
- Category: Lifestyle, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 36 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-03-21
- Data updated: 2026-06-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banana-note/id6760901655/reviews.md

## What is Banana Note?

Features:
• Shared daily entries — one entry per day, written together
• Photo attachments with drag-to-reorder
• Mark special dates with custom labels
• Real-time sync — see updates as they happen
• Activity feed showing recent entries and milestones
• PIN lock for private journals
• Nicknames for each journal
• Sign in with Apple or Google


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.0 — 2026-05-30

- The offline banner no longer flashes briefly when switching back to the app
- Improved image security

### 1.2.0 — 2026-05-20

- Pinch to zoom — Zoom in on photos with pinch and double-tap gestures
- See all photos — Tap "See all" to view every photo in a grid when an entry has multiple photos
- Add multiple photos at once — Choose several photos from your library in one go

### 1.1.0 — 2026-04-24

- Offline support: browse previously viewed entries, todos, and calendar marks without internet
- Improved image quality: photos no longer show white line artifacts after cropping
- Reduced bandwidth usage: smarter image compression and on-device caching
- Photos in entry view now scroll with text instead of staying fixed at the top

### 1.0.5 — 2026-04-09

- Fixed white line appearing at bottom of cropped photos
- Fixed red dot (unread indicator) not clearing across devices — now syncs from backend on every screen focus
- Fixed deleted entry still visible after deleting from editor — now returns directly to calendar
- Fixed stale entry data when opening editor (fetches fresh from database)
- Enforced single edit lock per user — prevents holding locks on multiple entries
- Extended edit lock expiry from 2 minutes to 1 hour
- Entries now marked as read when swiping between dates
- PIN lockout state resets properly on successful unlock
- Stale edit locks from previous sessions are released on app start

### 1.0.4 — 2026-03-24

- New logo & splash screen — Fresh banana logo throughout the app
- Free-form photo cropping — Crop photos to any aspect ratio before attaching
- Join journal guidance — Instructions shown when joining hidden or PIN-locked journals
- Editor scrolling fixed — Long entries now scroll smoothly in the editor
- Activity feed cleanup — Repeated edits no longer create duplicate activity entries
- Higher quality photos — Attached images are now saved at higher resolution
- Version info in settings — App version displayed in Settings
- PIN lockout timer now resets after entering the correct code

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