Pay $6 a Month to Sync Your Thoughts
"Pay $6 a Month to Sync Your Thoughts — Because Your Diary Isn’t Precious Enough to Own"
Oh, look! Hobonichi finally joined the 21st century… with the business model of a late-night infomercial. Cute icons? Check. Soul? Missing in action. Turns out their big digital upgrade is just a subscription trap wrapped in kawaii paper. Want to access your journal on more than one device? Sure! Just hand over $5.99 a month — because apparently, peace of mind now comes with a recurring charge. Hard pass. I’d rather pay for therapy (and I might after using this).
And the daily quotes? Still as welcome as a pop quiz at a funeral. Just like their notebooks, but now with 100% more paywall. Back to Card Diary I go — the app that respects my wallet *and* my sanity. One payment. No drama. Revolutionary, I know.
Oh, look! Hobonichi finally joined the 21st century… with the business model of a late-night infomercial. Cute icons? Check. Soul? Missing in action. Turns out their big digital upgrade is just a subscription trap wrapped in kawaii paper. Want to access your journal on more than one device? Sure! Just hand over $5.99 a month — because apparently, peace of mind now comes with a recurring charge. Hard pass. I’d rather pay for therapy (and I might after using this).
And the daily quotes? Still as welcome as a pop quiz at a funeral. Just like their notebooks, but now with 100% more paywall. Back to Card Diary I go — the app that respects my wallet *and* my sanity. One payment. No drama. Revolutionary, I know.
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Annoying
Incredibly long, childish, annoying intro just to start using the app. Deleted.
Not available on multiple devices
It’s a good app but it really bothers me that it doesn’t take up the whole screen on my iPad mini and it’s almost a deal breaker that it doesn’t sync across devices… that’s going to make it more difficult to keep up with it. Other problems are that scribble is not very responsive on it. It would also be good to be able to add handwritten notes/sketches.
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Great app!!
This app is so cute and easy to use with my planner, especially if I need to write a lot about my day and run out of room. I also like that I can put photos in digitally to take a visual look back through my days instead of having to print out a photo each day and paste it into the planner itself. Very useful! I would definitely recommend this app, even if you don’t have the physical planner to go along with it! <3
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It has a certain Hobonichi Charm
I was skeptical of a tie-in app and initial reviews were meh but it’s smart in its limitations. Rather than have many settings it delivers a particular style and that makes it feel fun and enjoyable
