# Diarium Journal: Private Diary — user reviews > 874 indexed App Store user reviews of Diarium Journal by Timo Partl, rated 4.80/5 from 1,947 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diarium-journal-private-diary/id1436044299/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diarium-journal-private-diary/id1436044299.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,694 · 4★ 179 · 3★ 38 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 25 ## What do users think of Diarium Journal? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 📷 Ability to add photos - 🗓️ Calendar and timeline views - 🔒 Secure and private - 💰 One-time purchase, no subscription - 📱 Cross-platform sync - 🌍 Location and weather integration - 🏞️ Visually appealing - 🔍 Good search functionality - 🎨 Customizable templates and formatting **Cons** - 💰 Separate purchase required for each platform - 🔍 Limited search options - 🖌️ Lack of advanced formatting options - 🗓️ Calendar view issues - 🐛 Occasional sync and stability problems - 🚫 No ability to delete multiple entries at once **Commonly reported bugs** - Sync issues between devices - Crashes when adjusting settings - Photos not displaying correctly in some cases **Most requested features** - Ability to embed photos within entries - More font and color options - Checklist/task functionality - Multiple journal/diary support - Export to PDF or other formats - Improved search with highlighting - Focus mode for distraction-free writing ## Newest reviews (20 of 874) ### 4/5 — Excellent, but…. *2026-08-05, version 3.3.2* 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. ### 4/5 — Tout ce que je cherchais *2026-08-03* Manque un tracker d’habitude à cocher à mon goût pour le reste tout est parfait. ### 3/5 — 情報漏洩が怖い *2026-08-01* PCと連携させたかったけど　フルアクセスさせないといけないように見えた　だからスマホだけにしてる **Developer response:** 「フルアクセス」がどの権限を指すのか、このレビューだけでは分かりません。PC版との同期にiPhone全体へのアクセスは不要ですので、表示画面を diariumapp@outlook.com へ送っていただければ確認します。 ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-07-30, version 3.3.2* Perfect for my needs, attachments, seamless syncing across Apple devices. No major glitches so far (a few years) - double entries w syncs sometimes ### 5/5 — Was will man sonst… *2026-07-29* 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 **Developer response:** 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. ### 5/5 — Best I’ve found *2026-07-27, version 3.3.2* 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. ### 5/5 — Diarium *2026-07-26, version 3.3.2* Amazing app, perfect for chronicling and organizing a journey or hobby! ### 5/5 — Pro version *2026-07-26, version 3.3.2* 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. ### 5/5 — loveee *2026-07-25, version 3.3.2* 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!!! ### 5/5 — The best app I have bought *2026-07-24, version 3.3.2* 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. ### 4/5 — Criticism *2026-07-24, version 3.3.2* 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. ### 5/5 — Best diary app *2026-07-24, version 3.3.2* Found it much better than Apple’s own version ### 5/5 — Excellent Diary App *2026-07-23, version 3.3.2* 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. ### 5/5 — The Best *2026-07-23, version 3.3.2* I use it exclusively for notes, quotes, and referenced. Very flexible. ### 5/5 — Terrific!! *2026-07-23, version 3.3.2* Love this for journaling. Talk to text for easy journaling ### 4/5 — シンプルで使いやすい！ *2026-07-22* 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！ **Developer response:** 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。 ### 5/5 — 4 years of approval *2026-07-22* Perfect for tracking your days with pictures and tags 🏷️ **Developer response:** Thank you for using Diarium for four years. I’m glad pictures and tags help you keep track of your days. ### 5/5 — Finally found the best journal app *2026-07-22, version 3.3.2* 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. ### 5/5 — Great companion *2026-07-21* 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. ### 4/5 — good *2026-07-21, version 3.3.1* need folders ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No sync to computer *2026-05-19, version 3.2.9* I purchased this software on my phone and computer bc the iOS Journal can’t operate on my non Apple computer. Now it won’t sync. If that’s your plan, don’t bother. ### 1/5 — Estafa *2026-01-06, version 3.1.87* Supuestamente se podía subir fotos y archivos de manera ilimitada pero después de unas semanas esto cambió. Ahora solo me deja subir de a una entrada por día ### 1/5 — Misleading advertising as cross platform *2025-11-25, version 3.1.84* I attempted to get a refund but Apple refused, therefore I’m going to warn everyone else; this app is advertised as having cross platform capabilities with purchase. However, what they don’t make obvious is that you have to purchase an application for each platform separately. There is no web application for diary entries. Even once you purchase the iPhone app, you still have to purchase a Windows app for $30 as well as a Mac version if you want to use your Mac computer. I had no intentions of paying $40-$50 to be able to cross platform this app, now I’m out of $10 because I deleted the app since I’m not buying the other platform versions. ### 1/5 — Not helpful for archiving *2025-03-28, version 3.1.25* I purchased this app because I want to archive all of my social media posts into a journal. The paid version says it can pull from your social media, so I signed up. Unfortunately, the social media data just shows up as a long stripe of text and isn’t included if you try to export. I wish I could have tested this feature before purchasing, because it was a waste of money for me. In response to the developer’s reply: the feature that connects social media is grayed out in the trial version. You don’t offer the opportunity to test it, as you said below. Also, I looked everywhere for a way to contact you about this before posting a review, but all your contact links dump to a forum. It’s a mistake to attack people for honest reviews of your product. ### 1/5 — No reconoce versión premium *2025-03-12, version 3.1.20* Hice pago y dejó de funcionar. Le pido restablecer y dice que no hay cuenta ligada. El foro inútil. ### 1/5 — Didn’t let me do ANYTHING *2024-12-21, version 3.1.11* I thought this would be great but no. I downloaded it but guess what . I tried to put a picture of Shelly on the random page that it gives you about some first diary entry sh- but then guess what Where is my picture? Then I tried drawing it instead… but guess what. NOTHING ### 1/5 — Used to enjoy the app *2024-12-18, version 3.1.11* Two days ago I was able to sync across devices, and now I have to pay more for a premium version to sync? One great way to lose customers is to have them pay for the app and it’s features, only to later take those features away from them and ask for more money to get them back. That is absolutely atrocious customer service. I should be able to use the app that I initially paid for in the way that was promised to me before I paid for it. If I knew this was going to happen I would not have bought the app. I want my money back. Great job, guys. ### 1/5 — Impossible to delete! *2024-08-05, version 3.0.86* I want to delete all data and close the account- there is no way to do this ### 1/5 — Don’t Buy Pro if you’re trying to sync with a MacBook *2024-05-08, version 3.0.81* The whole reason I downloaded this app was so that I could have a journaling app that I could write on both my phone and my laptop. The free trial worked fine so when it asked me to upgrade to pro, I went for it. Well now it turns out I have to buy pro on both devices because the App store on MacBook and the one on iPhone are separate even though it’s the same Apple account. So buying it on one device is basically worthless and I have to spend twice the amount of money for the one feature I wanted to use. ### 1/5 — Greedy! *2023-11-24, version 3.0.17* Before I delete what looks like it could have been a brilliant diary app, I wanted to review it first. Why am I deleting when I have barely used it? Simply because I cannot afford to, nor am I prepared to, pay for the right to use my own diary! This goes way beyond greed. Things like this should be free so anyone and everyone can use and enjoy them! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing!! *2026-08-28, version 3.3.2* This is the best journal/diary app ever! I don’t need to pay and i have access to almost everything! I have tested various apps like this but this one is the best!!!! ### 5/5 — Outstanding! *2026-08-21, version 3.3.2* Best journal app! ### 5/5 — Diary *2026-08-20, version 3.3.2* Great App ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-08-15, version 3.3.2* I’ve tried several journaling apps over the years and Diarium meets my needs by far. Even better is that there’s no ongoing subscription. ### 5/5 — Love love this journal app *2026-08-14, version 3.3.2* Diarium has everything that I’m looking for in a journal app, including the On This Day. I’ve used the app for less than a week and have no issues. I love that it’s available on both iOS and Mac. This app encourages me to write a journal entry daily which has always been my goal. This price is also very reasonable. I recommend giving this journal app a try! ### 5/5 — Great so far! *2026-08-12, version 3.3.2* Just started to use Diarium, and it’s doing just what I want so I can keep track of holidays and a prayer diary. ### 5/5 — Really great! *2026-08-10, version 3.3.2* I have spent hours looking for some kind of good diary app, and I had certain things in my mind as far as what I wanted them to do. I tried out several, and none of them were very close to what I had in mind. They were too bulky, too labor intensive to use and just didn’t feel intuitive to me, and this one is pretty close to what I would’ve designed if I knew how to write software myself. ### 5/5 — Excellent diary app *2026-08-10, version 3.3.2* Reliable, ad-free and subscription-free. If only more developers made apps this way. ### 5/5 — Secure - Data protection: Number 1 *2026-08-07, version 3.3.2* 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. ### 5/5 — . *2026-08-02* Use Diarium in few years. The best diary app for me! Thanks --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*