# Dayheld — Talk. Reflect. Remember.

> Talk. Reflect. Remember. (iPhone/iPad app by Dheeraj Agrawal.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dayheld/id6791966566 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dheeraj Agrawal](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875215792)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 20 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-19
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dayheld/id6791966566/reviews.md

## What is Dayheld?

Talk for a few minutes. Dayheld turns your words into a journal you can revisit, reflect on, and search over time.

CAPTURE WITHOUT FRICTION
• Record with Apple-managed on-device transcription on supported iPhones and English locales, or type instead
• Start an entry with Siri, Shortcuts, the Action Button, or Record now on your daily reminder
• If transcription is unavailable, keep the local recording and type or save audio only
• Keep journaling offline
• Keep audio on this iPhone or turn it off anytime
• Check in with one tap and, if you choose, save check-ins to Apple Health as State of Mind. Dayheld writes only the check-ins you tap and never reads your Health data

iOS may use network access and device storage to install a required Apple-managed speech asset. Dayheld does not upload recordings for transcription or download a separate third-party speech model.

FIND ANY DAY AGAIN
• Search words and simple word forms, or dates like “last March” and “yesterday”
• Browse a calendar of the days you wrote
• Edit entries and scrub through saved audio
• Import from Day One (JSON) or dated text and Markdown files; imported entries are never sent to AI
• Import an audio recording, such as a Voice Memo; it is transcribed on your iPhone and keeps its original date
• Change an entry's date and time, and restore deleted entries from Recently Deleted for 30 days

ONE REFLECTION, NOT AN ENDLESS CHAT
Optional AI gives a short, specific reflection and one question. Follow-ups are intentionally limited so the focus stays on your own thinking.

A JOURNAL THAT REMEMBERS
Dayheld can organize themes and meaningful details from your entries, help you ask questions across time, and create weekly and monthly perspectives. You can see, correct, or delete what Dayheld remembers.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Journal records are encrypted on your device. Dayheld is covered in the app switcher, and you can lock it with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. Dayheld does not automatically upload or sync audio; only an export you explicitly share can carry retained audio elsewhere. If you enable iCloud sync, encrypted journal data—not audio—syncs through your private CloudKit database. After you allow AI, direct features and due scheduled insights or Life in Review may send selected readable journal-derived text through Dayheld’s Cloudflare-hosted proxy to OpenAI. Audio is never sent to AI. Provider handling and retention may apply; full details are in the Privacy Policy.

YOUR JOURNAL IS NEVER HOSTAGE
Recording, typing, reading, keyword search, import, encrypted sync, export, and Delete Everything stay free. Apple on-device transcription is also free when supported and available. Premium adds AI reflections, journal memory, Ask Your Journal, insights, gentle follow-up prompts, and Life in Review.

A 14-day free trial of Premium begins with your first successful reflection. A failed or unavailable reflection does not start it. No card is required and it does not start a paid subscription automatically. Monthly and annual subscriptions begin only when you confirm a purchase through Apple and renew unless canceled in Apple account settings.

Dayheld is a journaling and general wellness tool. It is not medical care, therapy, crisis counseling, or a medical device. If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.

No ads. No guilt-driven streaks. Export and delete anytime.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-07

Dayheld 1.0.3 adds gentler ways to check in, more control over what Dayheld keeps, and important reliability fixes.

• One-tap mood check-in on Home. You can optionally save check-ins to Apple Health as State of Mind; Dayheld never reads your Health data.
• Recently Deleted: deleted entries stay on this iPhone for 30 days, so you can restore them.
• Change an entry's date and time. Recovered recordings keep the time you recorded them.
• What Dayheld remembers: see, correct, or delete the memory notes and people Dayheld keeps for Ask and reflections.
• Import an audio recording, such as a Voice Memo. It's transcribed on your iPhone and keeps its original date.
• Reminders on the days you choose, with more than one reminder a day.
• Fresh writing prompts on Home, with a button for another.
• Ask finds related words and phrases like "last month" more reliably.
• iCloud sync and memory controls are now on the main Settings page, and More settings matches its look.
• Fixes a crash after an iCloud account change and a crash in background tasks, shows the backup notice only once, and handles payments that are waiting for approval, such as UPI Autopay.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-28

Dayheld 1.0.2 makes it faster to capture a thought, easier to find it again, and gives you more privacy controls.

• Lock Dayheld with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. Dayheld is also covered in the app switcher.
• Record in one step: say “Hey Siri, record a Dayheld entry,” use the Action Button or a Control Center shortcut, or choose Record now on your daily reminder.
• Search understands dates. Try “last March” or “yesterday,” or browse a calendar of your entries in Timeline.
• Import entries from Day One (JSON) or dated text and Markdown files. Imported entries are searchable and never sent to AI.
• Reflection threads show earlier replies, and you can reply from an entry’s detail view.
• Scrub through saved audio with a playback slider.
• Dates include the year, Settings shows when Premium renews or ends, and exports can leave out retained audio.
• More reliable iCloud sync and recovery, plus accessibility and contrast improvements.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-25

Dayheld 1.0.1 brings a more polished, consistent experience across Home, Timeline, Ask, Insights, Settings, and Premium:

• Refined typography, spacing, hierarchy, color, and navigation
• Clearer loading, error, empty, disabled, and success states
• More reliable follow-up reflections and keyboard dismissal
• Clearer iCloud recovery and Delete Everything progress

### 1.0 — 2026-08-19

No release notes.

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