# Dayli — Everyday Photo Journal — user reviews

> 111 indexed App Store user reviews of Dayli by Adam Swinden, rated 4.60/5 from 67 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dayli-everyday-photo-journal/id717858939/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dayli-everyday-photo-journal/id717858939.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 52 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3

## What do users think of Dayli?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🎬 Effective time-lapse video creation
- 📸 Helpful alignment guides for consistent photos
- ⏰ Reliable daily reminder functionality
- 🔄 Easy photo import capability
- ⚡ Fast and responsive performance
- 📱 Works well across iOS devices
- 💾 Optional camera roll backup feature
- 🎨 Clean, polished design
- 🎯 Does one thing exceptionally well

**Cons**

- 🐛 Data loss after app updates
- 🐛 Data loss after phone restoration
- ⚠️ Reminders stopped working in recent updates
- 🔄 No iCloud sync/backup system
- 📅 Lacks specific date/timestamp display
- 🖼️ Cannot edit/adjust imported photos
- 🔄 No photo rotation or scaling options
- 📸 RAW photo format not supported
- ⏱️ Limited frame rate options for videos
- 🔔 Intrusive rating request notifications
- 📝 No ability to add notes/captions to photos
- 🔒 Reminders persist after project deletion
- 📱 Orientation lock issues
- 💡 No in-app photo editing features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Update deleted year of stored photos
- Reminders stopped functioning after update
- RAW photo import rejection
- Guide misalignment on iPhone 12 mini
- Partial photo display on iPad
- VoiceOver accessibility issues
- Video creation failure for some users
- Inability to delete reminders after project deletion
- Orientation detection issues with rotated subjects

**Most requested features**

- iCloud synchronization and backup
- Ability to add notes or text captions to photos
- Photo editing and adjustment tools (crop, rotate, scale)
- In-app photo filters and brightness adjustments
- Self-timer function for camera
- Camera zoom capability
- Ability to reorder albums on main page
- Photo morphing between frames
- Variable photo display duration in videos
- Higher frame rate options (6 fps, 10 fps)
- Weekly/monthly photo interval options
- Circular guidelines in addition to lines
- Ability to adjust photo position after capture
- Share videos with friends/public viewing
- Photo date stamps visible in app
- Volume button to trigger photo capture
- Notification badges on app icon
- Landscape/portrait orientation flexibility
- EXIF metadata preservation
- iPad version
- Ability to change photo date/order
- Cover photo selection for albums

## Newest reviews (17 of 111)

### 4/5 — Good and Fun, Missing One Thing

*2023-05-11*

Really like this.  Simple to use and the guides make it easy to take uniform photos.   The only thing missing is the ability to add notes attached to the picture.   Strange since one would think that whenever you are taking pictures over a reasonable time period (which is exactly the purpose of the app) one would think that you would want to look back at the photos and add comments or at least tags to jog one’s memory about the time taken.

### 4/5 — need new features

*2022-07-08*

Will this app be updated? I want more new features, please.

### 4/5 — RAW photos?

*2021-11-01*

This is a great app that I use to make videos of my kids. BUT I have the iPhone 12 Pro Max which has the ability to take RAW photos and the app cannot handle it for some reason? I have tried to add RAW photos and the app keeps rejecting them.
  I have updated my app to the latest version hoping that would fix it and nothing. Is there some reason why RAW photos are not able to be added? Otherwise this is a great app.

### 5/5 — 子供の成長日記に

*2020-07-05*

かれこれ6年ほど二人の息子の写真を撮っています。
動画形式でまとめて見ることもできますし、最高です！

写真撮らせてもらえなくなるまで続けます。

### 4/5 — Simple and pretty effective

*2020-01-06*

Update:
PLEASE can we reorder the different albums we have on the main page. This is really annoying, every day I have to scroll and scroll to the first album I ever made, my most used one. Grrr. 
As below, please can we adjust the position in the photo slightly after taking it - to make it line up better with the guideline (this is easier than trying to get a half decent pic  that's also lined up with the camera being held in mid-air)

Otherwise, all good, thanks. 

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Simple and works fairly well. But some things could improve:

• please can we adjust the position in the photo slightly after taking it - to make it line up better with the guideline (this is easier than trying to get a half decent pic  that's also lined up with the camera being held in mid-air)
• could link accounts to that of friends - to play each other's videos where the setting is 'public'
• guidelines could also be circles otherwise you need two lines to make a point
• why are the guidelines fixed to landscape/portrait, can’t they just swivel as you twist the phone (and not if landscape view is locked)?

Good points:
• great to be able to import old pics, I have a history of these that I can import and make another video - thank you :-)
• simple
• reminders to the minute not 5 mins
• can take more than one pic on a day
• can have more than 1 stream
• can set up instant export so you don't have to think about doing it manually.

**Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your review. That’s some really useful feedback which we’ll definitely use to help us plan new features.
If you’d like to reorder your albums you can do this by tapping and holding on the album you’d like to move until it lifts out and then drag it to a new position.
Hope that helps.

### 5/5 — AWSOME

*2019-12-21*

Thanks for this amazing idea & making genuis app

### 4/5 — Interesting app

*2019-02-07*

Great for traveling to document each day or each site visited. I’d like to see a way to add a narrative to each picture taken

### 4/5 — Notification problems but otherwise great app

*2019-01-24*

I love this app! However, there’s a problem when you delete a time lapse that has a reminder set: you can’t delete the reminder or modify it once you’ve deleted the time lapse in the the app.

### 5/5 — So far so good

*2018-01-14*

Haven’t had any problems and so far seems like a good app that does what it says it’s gonna do

### 5/5 — iphoneX 화면지원 요청

*2017-11-27*

iphoneX 화면지원 요청합니다.앱이야 뭐 최고죠!

### 5/5 — I love this app!

*2017-08-14, version 2.0*

This is a fantastic app! I have been using it every day for over three years, and it has been very reliable! You can make a Time-Lapse of all of your pictures, or just export to photos and enjoy years of photo comparisons. 5 stars!

### 5/5 — Neat App

*2017-08-13, version 2.0*

Very simple and intuitive. Works as advertised.

### 4/5 — Great

*2017-07-20, version 2.0*

Great improvements in the new version, and so much faster and cleaner. Overall I greatly love it.

I do wish for more options for the amount of time each individual photo is shown in the video. I use Dayli as a memory keeper, and would love to be able to have each photo on the screen for more than one second. Yes, it would make for a longer video, but that's not a bad thing!

### 5/5 — Like

*2017-07-12, version 2.0*

Like

### 5/5 — Lightning fast rewrite and a welcome update

*2017-07-09, version 2.0*

Never written a review before. Use this app more than most, usually get about 15 pics per month. Video build speed is MUCH faster and the interface feels nice and snappy. You can FINALLY choose to take front camera pics WITHOUT FLASH. So excited. 

Thanks!

### 5/5 — Love this

*2017-07-08*

So glad you've updated the app!! Been using it for years. Easy to use, great snaps and 0 trouble. Only improvement is if you could start making me look younger please :-)

### 5/5 — great update, love the app

*2017-07-08, version 2.0*

been using dayli for several years and love the big update - icloud sync is some great peace of mind, also like the new app landing, passcode option and other improvements

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Don’t update

*2021-04-14*

Did the latest update
Deleted a year of my kids pics

Did not know about option to save to photos

Lost it all

The update broke it

Nope

### 1/5 — Reminders stopped working :(

*2021-01-31*

Great app except the reminders stopped working with the last update. Wish I could roll back to an older, better, version.

### 1/5 — Way better than competition

*2017-07-14, version 2.0*

I originally rated this app 5 stars cause, well it's the best in its class. But apparently that 5 star rating (complete with a long  explanation of why this app is so majestic) wasn't good enough for this app. It won't stop asking me to rate it. So after dismissing it for the last time yesterday, when it popped up again I decided there's only one way to get it to stop, and for me to possibly be heard by those who run it. 1 star rating. So, there you have. 1 teency tiny star.

### 1/5 — Absolute rubbish

*2016-05-08, version 1.3.1*

List few years of photos after iCloud backup didn't restore Dayli. All other apps data was successfully restored. Steer away.

### 1/5 — Poo poo

*2016-03-20, version 1.3.1*

Restored my phone... Lost 100's of photos. What a huge waste of time.

### 1/5 — Really?

*2015-03-14, version 1.3.1*

If this was truly "easy to use" then I wouldn't be so frustrated right now!!! It sounds like a wonderful app.

### 1/5 — Massive Failure

*2014-10-10, version 1.3*

Versions prior to 1.3 worked well on the iPad. Now this version is completely unusable. Only displays partial photo on main screen does not maximize to fullscreen.no longer accessible with voiceover.

### 2/5 — Ohellno

*2015-12-06, version 1.3.1*

I lost all my old daylis f uuuuuuuuuuuu dayli what a waste!!!!

### 3/5 — perfect except for date capabilities

*2014-07-22*

This app is extrememly satisfying - with options for multiple categories, options for reminders and the ability to choose three speeds for the exported video. I also love the ability to import photos as well. 

However, the lack of specific date capabilities both within the app and when exported (the photos have the date of the picture when exported rather than when taken), is extremely frustrating when trying to identify the time period in which photos were taken on the computer or when organizing. If possible, please add the dates to the individual photos, perhaps shown at the top of the photo when clicked, and allow date writing capabilities. I'm looking for this to be my replacement to the now abandoned "Everyday" app.

### 3/5 — Video

*2014-05-24, version 1.2.3*

Can't make a video.  Someone with less pics can make a video.  I will change my rating when this is addressed.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — I’m loving it!!

*2025-07-17*

The one app I’ve always been looking for I can go outside. Take me a picture good to go. I don’t even think I have to worry about location on this. Maybe I do but I’m just talking because I just love to thank you creators.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2025-04-01, version 2.5.2*

I know it’s been 3 years since an update but still the best app around.

Would love the ability to zoom into photos taken on the app instead of having to save them to my phone first .

### 5/5 — Dayli

*2025-02-07*

Have been using this for years. no bugs, good interface, thank you for creating the app. nothing short of 5 stars.

### 5/5 — This app is worth the effort

*2024-01-14*

Thanks to whoever wrote this very cool app. I’m guessing now, but it was probably waay ahead of its time. No one is willing to put in the effort required to actually see the changes to our face as we age. Now we can go on TikTok and it will “age” us in mere seconds. Only… it’s not real. It’s fake. But this app, Dayli, gives it to you straight. So, if you want a really cool app, one that shows you your face, or your kids faces, and I mean the Real Deal, then this is the app for you. It’s fun. It’s worth it. Screw TikTok.

### 5/5 — Great

*2023-08-19, version 2.5.2*

It’s the best app that I use for long time, l hope to give it some updates like a date stamp,Thank you

### 5/5 — It just works

*2021-01-10*

Beautifully done. Useful features. Easy to use. Easy to export. Thank you developers!

### 5/5 — Fun

*2020-12-03*

Doesn’t feel buggy and I don’t have enough photos for a video but I can’t wait till I do 😊

### 5/5 — Love this app

*2020-11-27, version 2.4.1.*

Great app

### 5/5 — Now working with iOS 14 and iPhone mini

*2020-11-21*

Update: developer was prompt with an update to address the below issues. Thanks!

Original review: I had been using this app for a month with my iPhone XS, but after upgrading to an iPhone 12 mini none of the guides line up correctly.

**Developer response:** Hi, thanks for your reviews.

Version 2.4 has just been released that adds support for the new iPhones and iOS 14. Once you’ve updated you should see that the guides are now aligned correctly again.

### 5/5 — The simplest and the best

*2020-10-06*

Quite a solid app I’d say

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