# Cherish - diary with 7 formats — Journaling, not just a diary

> A cozy diary app with 7 formats, soothing music, and a home screen widget. (iPhone/iPad app by Gaeun Lee.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cherish-diary-with-7-formats/id1639908764 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Gaeun Lee](https://appshunter.io/developer/1639909066)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 29 App Store ratings · 35 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 398 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean
- Released: 2022-08-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cherish-diary-with-7-formats/id1639908764/reviews.md

## What is Cherish?

Cherish: A Special Journaling App for Your Thoughts & Feelings

Cherish is a cozy diary app that helps you capture your emotions and thoughts each day.

Not sure how to start journaling? Try Cherish’s unique journaling formats and begin your journey with ease!

# Key Features

- 7 unique journaling formats to explore
- A warm and soothing design for a comforting experience
- Background music to enhance your journaling moments
- Turn your journal into a book and treasure your memories
- Quick and easy widget for effortless journaling
- Build a consistent journaling habit and discover yourself

# 7 Ways to Journal Your Day

Organize your thoughts, emotions, and experiences and create a diary that’s uniquely yours!

- Explore Your Emotions: How did you feel today? Were you happy, tired, excited, or anxious? Writing down your emotions can help you understand yourself better. Just choosing your feelings can bring a sense of relief!
- 3-Minute Thought Dump: If you want to build a writing habit, try writing freely for just three minutes a day. Over time, these small notes will grow into a treasure trove of your thoughts.
- Collect Meaningful Words: Write down quotes from books, movie lines, or words from conversations that touched your heart. Over time, these little snippets will tell your own beautiful story.
- Write a Letter: Some emotions are hard to express out loud. Write a letter to yourself, someone you love, or even to your future self. It’s a safe and comforting way to organize your thoughts.
- Self-Interview: Feeling lost? Ask yourself meaningful questions and reflect on your values. Writing down your worries and answering your own questions can reveal unexpected solutions.
- Question Journal: Need inspiration? Answer daily prompts about life, love, and relationships to reflect on yourself and your journey.
- Free-Form Diary: No rules—just write whatever comes to mind! Whether it’s a gratitude journal, travel diary, habit tracker, or photo journal, the choice is yours.

# Journaling with Soothing Music

Enjoy 8 calming background music tracks while writing. With gentle music, your journaling time will become a peaceful and immersive experience. Take a deep breath, play your favorite tune, and reflect on your day.

# Quick & Easy Widget Feature

- Write your diary right from your home screen with the widget.
- Access emotion journaling, question journaling, gratitude journaling, and more instantly.
- Easily track your recent journal entries at a glance.
- Keep up your journaling habit effortlessly!

# Special Journaling Events

Celebrate your birthday, New Year, and other special occasions with unique journaling prompts!

- Find Your Core Values: Choose from 145+ words to define what truly matters to you.
- Letter to Your Future Self: Write a message to yourself a year from now—what are your dreams and worries today? Your future self will thank you!

# Additional Features

- Free backup & lock features for privacy
- Custom reminders to build a daily journaling habit
- Dark mode & light mode options
- Supports multiple languages (English, Korean; upcoming: Spanish, Japanese)
- 7 beautiful fonts to personalize your diary

# A Journaling Habit That Strengthens You

Writing down your thoughts isn’t just about keeping memories—it’s about understanding yourself, organizing your emotions, and growing as a person.

- Journaling helps you understand your feelings.
- Writing clears your mind and eases emotional burdens.
- Reflections help you set goals and track your progress.
- Your diary becomes a personal storybook filled with precious memories.

Cherish is more than just a diary—it’s a space for you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and daily life in a meaningful way. Even a single line a day can make a difference.

Take a moment for yourself, start journaling today.

## Key features

- 7 unique journaling formats
- Soothing background music
- Home screen widget for quick access
- Free backup and lock features
- Customizable reminders
- Turn journals into books

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annual Plan | $14.99 | per year |
| Monthly Plan | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cherish 응원하기 | $0.49 | one-time |
| Cherish 응원하기 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Cherish 응원하기 | $5.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 35)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cherish-diary-with-7-formats/id1639908764/reviews.md

### 5/5 — ㅈㅂ 이거 써줘요

*2026-05-15*

아직 별로 사용하지 않았음에도 불구하고 장점들이 정말 너무 많아요! 평소에도 글 쓰기를 좋아하는데 제 내면 이야기? 비스무리한 것들을 내 일기에 저장 할 수 있다는 것부터가 너무 좋은 것 같아요. 글 쓰기를 좋아하시거나, 취미를 갖고 싶으신 분들은 제발 한 번씩 써주셨음 해요ㅠㅠㅠ 진짜 좋슴다

**Developer response:** 안녕하세요, 마이 하우스가 그리워요님 🤍

아직 많이 사용하지 않으셨는데도 이렇게 정성스러운 리뷰를 남겨주셔서 정말 감사합니다!

평소 글쓰기를 좋아하시는 분께 Cherish가 좋은 공간이 되었다니 개발자로서 정말 기쁘네요 🥹 저는 10년 정도 일기를 쓰면서 단순히 하루를 기록하는 것보다, 내 마음과 생각을 들여다보는 시간이 삶을 더 단단하게 만들어준다고 느꼈어요. 그런 경험을 많은 분들과 나누고 싶어서 Cherish를 만들게 되었답니다.

특히 '내면 이야기를 편하게 저장할 수 있어서 좋다'는 말씀에 가장 큰 보람을 느꼈어요. Cherish가 앞으로도 마음이 복잡한 날에는 잠시 쉬어갈 수 있는 공간이자, 시간이 흐른 뒤에는 나의 이야기가 차곡차곡 쌓여가는 작은 기록장이 되었으면 좋겠습니다.

그리고 주변 분들께도 추천해주고 싶다고 말씀해주셔서 정말 감사합니다. 그런 한마디 한마디가 Cherish를 오래 만들어갈 수 있는 가장 큰 힘이 됩니다. 🥹

오늘도 Cherish와 함께 안온한 시간 보내시길 바라요. 진심으로 감사합니다 🌿

### 5/5 — this is actually a life changing app

*2026-03-11*

At least for me, this app has been life changing since I have ADHD. Although the free version has some limitations, i’ve found that its features truly help me relax and enjoy myself. I used to open my phone and watch shorts whenever my mind got distracted but this app encourages me to open my phone to log my feelings and thoughts every day
아 글고 개발자가 혹시 한국인이신가요? 마지막으로 앱 만들어주셔서 정말 감사드립니다!!ㅜㅜ저한테 이렇게 딱 맞는 기록앱은 처음이예용

**Developer response:** Hello, this is River, the developer of Cherish 🤍
Reading your review truly means so much to me. I’m really happy to hear that Cherish has been a helpful and comforting space for you, especially when your mind feels distracted.The fact that the app helped you shift from scrolling to actually expressing your thoughts and feelings — that’s exactly the kind of change I hoped Cherish could bring 🥹
한국 대학생이에요 !! 캐나다에 계신 한국 분이신가 보네요 ㅎㅎ 타지에서 따뜻한 마음이 필요할 때 Cherish에서 생각과 마음을 정리하는 시간 가지시길 바라요 ! 좋아해주셔서 감사드리며, 지인들에게도 추천해주심 큰 힘이 될 것 같아요. 그럼 오늘도 안온한 하루 되세요 감사합니다 :)

### 5/5 — 제일상에부분중하나가 되었습니다

*2026-02-11*

사용할때부터 감정을 묻거나 생각을 묻거나 하는 부분들이 맘에 들었는데 무엇보다 광고도 없고 생일,연말 등등 이벤트들도 많고 일주일 2개에 무료이니 너무 잘 사용하고 있습니다 개수가 적더라도 보면서 제 일대기 같더라구요 사건 있을때마다 적다보니 유미의 세포들마냥 제 이야기도 만들어지고 나중엔 더 성숙한 생각으로 똑같은 일을 다르게 받아들이는거 보고 성장했다는 생각도 들고 글쓰는 습관이 생긴것 자체로 너무 맘에 듭니다 제가 생일때 썼던 글이 필요해져서 문의드렸는데 바로 찾아주셔서 너무 감사했고 오래오래 또 쓰고 싶습니다 이런앱이 많아지면 좋겠네요

**Developer response:** 녕하세요, 아가사박사님 🤍

이렇게 정성스럽고 긴 리뷰를 남겨주셔서 정말 감사합니다. 읽으면서 하나하나의 문장에 마음이 담겨 있어서, 개발자로서 정말 큰 힘이 되었어요 🥹 말씀해주신 것처럼, Cherish는 단순히 기록을 넘어서 시간이 쌓이며 ‘나의 이야기’가 만들어지는 경험을 드리고 싶었어요. 그 과정에서 스스로의 변화를 느끼셨다는 부분이 특히 인상 깊고, 그 여정에 Cherish가 함께할 수 있었다는 게 정말 감사한 마음입니다. 또 생일 기록을 찾으실 때 도움을 드릴 수 있어서 다행이에요. 급하게 연락 오셔서 소중한 일이겠거니 했어요, 전하고 싶은 마음이 잘 전달되셨길 바랄 뿐입니다 ㅎㅎ 오래오래 함께하고 싶다는 말씀, 그 마음에 부끄럽지 않게 계속 더 좋은 공간으로 만들어가겠습니다 🌿
오늘도 Cherish와 함께 안온한 시간 보내시길 바라요. 진심으로 감사합니다 🤍

### 5/5 — 일기앱 뭐쓸지 모르겠다하시는 분들 주목

*2026-01-12*

이거 꼭 쓰세요...... 저도 다른 일기앱 많이 다운받아봤었거든요? 근데 결국 돌고돌아 여기로 오게됩니다. 정말. 다들 일기 쓸 때 어떻게 써내려가야할지 고민 많이 하잖아요! 근데 이 앱은 그럴 필요가 없습니다.. 글 소재거리를 던져주거든요 그것도 아주 다양해서 골라적는 재미가 있어요! 하루를 되돌아보고 싶을때, 잠깐의 쉼이 필요할때 여기서 머물다가기 좋을 듯합니다 :D

**Developer response:** 안녕하세요, Calmhin님 🤍
이렇게 따뜻한 리뷰를 남겨주셔서 정말 감사합니다! 말씀해주신 것처럼 일기 쓸 때 소재나 시작점이 항상 고민되지만, TT 그치만 또 적다보면 하고 싶은 말들이 많은 본인을 견하고 놀라기도 하죠 ㅋㅋ !! 그런 저의 10년간의 일기 경험을 기반으로, 첫 이야기의 물꼬를 틀 수 있게 7가지의 테마를 담아 앱을 만들었어요 ! 제가 전하고 싶은 메시지에 공감하시면서 Cherish를 즐겨주신다니 개발자로서 정말 큰 보람을 느낍니다. 앞으로도 편안하게 머물 수 있는 공간이 되도록 계속 노력하겠습니다 🌿

### 5/5 — 이 앱은 중단되거나 종료되면 안됩니다.

*2026-01-04*

일기를 지속 가능하고 쉽게 만들어주는 좋은 앱입니다. 처음 일기를 쓰시는 분이나 자기 이야기를 적는데 익숙하지 않은 분들에게는 좋은 질문을 던져주는게 참 중요하다고 생각해요. 이 앱에서 좋은 질문과 장치들이 글쓰기 부담스런 마음 문을 열게 만들어주고, 편하게 자기 이야기를 써내려갈 수 있도록 도와줍니다. 계속 이 앱에 제 이야기를 쌓아가고 싶은데, 혹여나 서비스가 종료될까 두렵네요. 앞으로 계속계속 성장해나갈 수 있었으면 좋겠습니다! 감사합니다.

**Developer response:** 안녕하세요, JacobJaesungWoo님 🤍
이렇게 마음이 담긴 리뷰를 남겨주셔서 정말 감사합니다. 제가 10년 정도 일기를 적으면서 공부했던 심리학과 얻게된 노하우들을 앱 내에 녹여내기 위해 노력해서 만든 앱, Cherish가 일기를 지속 가능하고 편하게 쓸 수 있도록, 그리고 처음 쓰시는 분이나 자기 이야기에 익숙하지 않은 분들에게도 도움이 되었다니 너무 기쁘네요. 그리고 서비스 종료는 걱정하지 않으셔도 돼요! ㅎㅎ Cherish를 계속 운영하고, 더 나은 공간으로 성장시킬 수 있도록 꾸준히 노력하겠습니다. 소중한 마음 남겨주셔서 다시 한 번 진심으로 감사드립니다. 오늘도 Cherish와 함께 안온한 시간 보내시길 바라요 🌿

### 5/5 — This is so cute!

*2025-12-27*

This app is so fun to journal in from all the different questions to the 3 min writing prompt, I love the dark mode and the music it makes journaling in the evening feel relaxing. I personally love this app.

**Developer response:** Hello Stardew_Luv! Thank you so much for your lovely review :) I’m so happy to hear that you enjoy journaling with Cherish And Thank you for noticing all the little details I put so much effort into. Wishing you many warm and comforting moments with Cherish ✨🌿

### 4/5 — Very good

*2025-12-27*

I love it

**Developer response:** Hello life is rwal Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m so happy to hear that you love Cherish. Wishing you many warm and comforting moments with Cherish 🌿

### 5/5 — Very lovely app but…

*2025-12-22*

doesn’t work with Chinese writing. iOS keyboard writes wired in the writing page and can’t show the right characters when I use pinyin, but English shows normally. Other English diary apps work normally on this issue. Feeling sad about this because it really appeal to me, and I also hope it supports  Chinese input so that I can recommend it to some Chinese friends…Contact us also doesn’t work…

**Developer response:** Hello, I’m River, the developer of Cherish 🙂
I understand that it’s inconvenient for you to write in your preferred language — I’m really sorry for the trouble 🥺. To solve this issue, we first need to check whether it’s caused by the keyboard or the font. If you could record a short screen showing the problem and send it to @ou._.rivery (Instagram) or cherish2you22@gmail.com
, it would be a huge help in fixing it.

Thank you so much for letting me know about this — I truly appreciate it. While Cherish was first released in Korean, I’m excited that people from other countries want to use it too, which is why we added translations. I understand it may still have some gaps, and I really appreciate your patience.

Wishing you many warm and comforting moments with Cherish 🌿

### 4/5 — Very lovely app but…

*2025-12-21*

doesn’t work with Chinese writing. iOS keyboard writes wired in the writing page and can’t show the right characters when I use pinyin, but English shows normally. Other English diary apps work normally on this issue. Feeling sad about this because it really appeal to me, and I also hope it supports  Chinese in system so that I can recommend it to some Chinese friends…Contact us also doesn’t work…

### 4/5 — Good

*2025-12-20*

It’s a really good app and i think it’s quite cute and useful!☺️ but i wish the widget was free because that was a reason I wanted to get the app.

**Developer response:** Hello JJKJRGNJVYDFFHTYAUHG! 💛
Thank you so much for your kind words — I’m really happy to hear that you find Cherish cute and useful ☺️ I’ll take some time to think about the free widget you suggested. Thank you so much for sharing such a great idea ! Wishing you many warm and comforting moments with Cherish ✨🌿

## Frequently asked questions about Cherish

### What are the 7 journaling formats in Cherish?

Cherish offers 7 unique formats including 'Explore Your Emotions', '3-Minute Thought Dump', 'Collect Meaningful Words', 'Write a Letter', 'Self-Interview', 'Question Journal', and 'Free-Form Diary'.

### Does Cherish have ads?

No, Cherish is ad-free, providing an uninterrupted journaling experience.

### What devices can I use Cherish on?

Cherish is available for iPhone and iPad devices.

### How much does Cherish cost?

Cherish is free to download and use, with optional subscription plans for additional features. The Monthly Plan is $1.99/month and the Annual Plan is $14.99/year, which includes a 7-day free trial.

### Can I back up my journal entries in Cherish?

Yes, Cherish offers free backup features to ensure your memories are safe and can be restored.

### How often is Cherish updated?

The latest version, 1.4.17, was released on December 14, 2025, indicating regular updates to improve the app and add new features.

### What is the age rating for Cherish?

Cherish has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Can I cancel my Cherish subscription?

Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time through your device's app store settings. The annual plan also offers a 7-day free trial.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.18 — 2026-07-14

Feel free to let me know for any new comments in-app inquiries ;)

[Enhance]
- Improved the design of the Rest Space Place.
- Improved the Timeline screen for a better experience.
- Fixed hidden bugs to improve overall usability.

### 1.4.17 — 2025-12-14

Feel free to let me know for any new comments in-app inquiries ;)

[Enhance]
The “Discover My Values” event has begun.
We hope you spend a warm year-end with your loved ones, and wish you a happy 2026!

### 1.4.16 — 2025-11-05

Feel free to let me know for any new comments in-app inquiries ;)

[Enhance]
- We added a lovely Japanese font

### 1.4.15 — 2025-10-11

Feel free to let me know for any new comments in-app inquiries ;)

[Enhance]
- We’ve prepared a Find Your Values event for the end of the year.
- Fixed bugs reported by users.

### 1.4.14 — 2025-10-07

Feel free to let me know for any new comments in-app inquiries ;)

[Enhance]
- Fixed an issue that occurred on older iPhones running iOS 16

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