Secure - Data protection: Number 1
I strongly recommend Diarium the app for your consideration. I used another app for about four years, with very good results — until the addition of features caused a data loss, as I was typing / scribing. For me, that was what made me try Diarium. Since using this app, there has been NO data loss. There are visible reminds to manually save your entries. That’s all that I ask for: keep my carefully crafted ideas “safe”.
But in addition — editing features that make the app visually appealing, and having those features readily available (iOS mobile) (iOS tablet - 2 sizes) (MacOS) —> yes, I am a paid user for both MacOS and iOS —> paying in this way for the app is a small price to pay for secure, cross-platform access to my thoughts, my ideas in a way that makes me feel completely free to scribe.
Many thanks to the app developer… Sometimes simple and effective goes a long way.
Another bonus: friendly to on-screen virtual / Apple keyboards / physical keyboards. The devs include most typing / word entry conventions typical for iOS PadOS MacOS. This is not the case for other apps…. Ask yourself: Does my current journal app allow me to scribe the same way I would input text for non-personal writing? Diarium the app DOES - and it’s worth giving a try.
But in addition — editing features that make the app visually appealing, and having those features readily available (iOS mobile) (iOS tablet - 2 sizes) (MacOS) —> yes, I am a paid user for both MacOS and iOS —> paying in this way for the app is a small price to pay for secure, cross-platform access to my thoughts, my ideas in a way that makes me feel completely free to scribe.
Many thanks to the app developer… Sometimes simple and effective goes a long way.
Another bonus: friendly to on-screen virtual / Apple keyboards / physical keyboards. The devs include most typing / word entry conventions typical for iOS PadOS MacOS. This is not the case for other apps…. Ask yourself: Does my current journal app allow me to scribe the same way I would input text for non-personal writing? Diarium the app DOES - and it’s worth giving a try.
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Excellent, but….
I really like this app. It has pretty much everything that I have been looking for and I use it to record mundane events (as a “when did I last…?” app) and diary/journal/social events.
The one thing I don’t like - and this is purely a personal opinion - is the inability to manipulate photos within an entry. In other words, if I have, say, a journal entry for a particular day and if a lot happened that day, there may be 10 or more photos that I want to include. At present (and I don’t know whether there are plans to address this), all photos appear along the bottom of the entry. This is similar to Card Diary, where the photos are along the TOP.
As a journal, I also use Diarly. There, I can place (and manipulate) photos in and around the text of an entry. So, if I have a paragraph about a particular event, I can include a photograph relating to that event within that paragraph.
However, I like the interface of this app far more than that of Diarly. This app is cleaner and simpler to use and, at the initial level, sets out the data better.
Again, purely as a personal opinion, an ability to manipulate photos within the app would make it pretty much impossible to replace.
It is only for this personal preference that I haven’t awarded the app 5 stars, which it probably deserves.
UPDATE: Thanks to the developer for getting back to me so quickly. As I suspected, adding the ability to manipulate photos presents its own unique challenges. I do hope that this could become a feature in the future. Notwithstanding this, Diarium has become, and will remain my main app for setting out the notes, photos and data relating to my routine events and my travel and social events and I can heartily recommend it.
The one thing I don’t like - and this is purely a personal opinion - is the inability to manipulate photos within an entry. In other words, if I have, say, a journal entry for a particular day and if a lot happened that day, there may be 10 or more photos that I want to include. At present (and I don’t know whether there are plans to address this), all photos appear along the bottom of the entry. This is similar to Card Diary, where the photos are along the TOP.
As a journal, I also use Diarly. There, I can place (and manipulate) photos in and around the text of an entry. So, if I have a paragraph about a particular event, I can include a photograph relating to that event within that paragraph.
However, I like the interface of this app far more than that of Diarly. This app is cleaner and simpler to use and, at the initial level, sets out the data better.
Again, purely as a personal opinion, an ability to manipulate photos within the app would make it pretty much impossible to replace.
It is only for this personal preference that I haven’t awarded the app 5 stars, which it probably deserves.
UPDATE: Thanks to the developer for getting back to me so quickly. As I suspected, adding the ability to manipulate photos presents its own unique challenges. I do hope that this could become a feature in the future. Notwithstanding this, Diarium has become, and will remain my main app for setting out the notes, photos and data relating to my routine events and my travel and social events and I can heartily recommend it.
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Great app
Perfect for my needs, attachments, seamless syncing across Apple devices. No major glitches so far (a few years) - double entries w syncs sometimes
Was will man sonst…
Ungeheuer, flexible und leistungsfähige Software. Es ist kein irgendwie geartetes Abo nötig, einfach einmal bezahlen, und man kann es für die die entsprechende Plattform verwenden. Trotzdem klappt der Sync zwischen den einzelnen Versionen, Windows Mac und iOS einwandfrei. Das kommt mir insofern entgegen, dass ich auch keine Speicherung meiner Einträge auf irgendwelchen fremden Server haben möchte. Einfach sind über das nass und das war’s. Ich habe den Kauf nicht ein Moment bereut. Wünsche? Ja, ich würde gerne mehrere Tagebücher führen und nicht nur eins aber das wurde schon oftmals angeregt und irgendwie kann es nicht umgesetzt werden, was soll’s
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Response from developer
Freut mich, dass Diarium mit dem Einmalkauf und der Synchronisierung über den eigenen Speicher so gut zu Ihnen passt. Mehrere getrennte Tagebücher sind ein langfristiges Ziel, versprechen kann ich die Umsetzung derzeit aber nicht.
Best I’ve found
This works across devices ( iPhone and ipad mini) smoothly. It seems to have found old entries from apps I used a while back as well and incorporated them without fanfare. It’s perfect for me.
Diarium
Amazing app, perfect for chronicling and organizing a journey or hobby!
Pro version
I am enjoying this app. I have been copying my stuff from two other Diaries to this diary and happy I can do that. I bought the pro version … I think it is a very good diary app and loving it so far.
loveee
i love this app. ive had it for a couple years. i did decide to buy the subscription so i can add multiple attachments to a day and i love it. im pretty sure it was a small one time payment. for a simple and useful app like this, i was happy to pay.
i use this app to record audio diaries. it’s amazing self therapy and i love that it send notifs about what you added on that day x years ago.
i also like that you can password protect and change the colors and personalize it. i like being able to add pics and i like that it has the moon phase for the day on it too!
i highly recommend!!!
i use this app to record audio diaries. it’s amazing self therapy and i love that it send notifs about what you added on that day x years ago.
i also like that you can password protect and change the colors and personalize it. i like being able to add pics and i like that it has the moon phase for the day on it too!
i highly recommend!!!
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The best app I have bought
Years ago, I began journaling with the Day One app when you could buy the app. Then Day One moved to a subscription model which I felt was overpriced. And then I discovered this app and it had the ability to import my Day One data. This app works great. It allows me to save the database on a cloud service of my choosing. I know where my data is.
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Criticism
There is no way to search for entries that I can see. For example, a word search for “snow” or “investments”. I often need to refer to a specific event. Other than that, I like the app.
Best diary app
Found it much better than Apple’s own version
Excellent Diary App
After a few years of trying other big name diary apps, I found Diarium. This is a wonderful, fast and full featured app I actually use throughout the day. It is completely reliable, fast to sync and works perfectly on my iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPad and 16” M2 MacBook Pro. Thanks to the developers of this excellent app I rely on every day.
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The Best
I use it exclusively for notes, quotes, and referenced. Very flexible.
Terrific!!
Love this for journaling. Talk to text for easy journaling
シンプルで使いやすい！
子育ての日記を手書きにしていたのですが、なんせ書く暇がなく空白のまま…小さいうちの色々を忘れたくないので、チャッピーに相談したらこのアプリをおすすめされました！使ってみるとシンプルで使いやすい！また、写真も場所も入れられるので良さそうです！最終的に本にしたいのでエクスポートできる機能もついていてありがたいです！
Response from developer
子育ての記録にDiariumを選んでいただけてうれしいです。写真や場所と一緒に残した思い出を、いつか本にまとめる際にもエクスポート機能がお役に立てればと思います。
Finally found the best journal app
When Apple Journal started truncating handwritten entries I went searching for a better journal app and Diarium is it. It handles import from Apple Journal which most of the apps won’t. Only request is that I could do hand written entries within the app and if they could be searchable this app would be beyond fantastic.
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Great companion
Keeping all my memory and emotions together with photos. Very helpful to look back & find it, too. Now I take my memo always with this app.
good
need folders
Great way to keep a diary
Not a subscription! Great functionality, easy to use and links with my Google drive for storage
Problem SOLVED!!!
I had a different diary app on my old phone that would not transfer to my new phone!! BUT!!! This diary allows retroactive entries and I am SUPER HAPPY about this! It is a little bit of a PITA, because I have to copy & paste every entry!! Although, at least I have my diary!! I have to do this from February 3 of 2013, so it’s a LOT!!! Little side note: entry on that day of February 3, my best friend and I spent $50 each on football pool and won a $700 pot on the Super Bowl!! Such a cool entry/memory!!
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