# May Diary - Gratitude Journal — user reviews > 111 indexed App Store user reviews of May Diary by 明超 谢, rated 4.59/5 from 400 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/may-diary-gratitude-journal/id658236285/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/may-diary-gratitude-journal/id658236285.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 319 · 4★ 40 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of May Diary? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🎨 Cute and customizable interface - 📷 Ability to add photos - 🔒 Secure with lock feature - 🗓️ Organized calendar view - 🌤️ Weather and mood tracking **Cons** - 🔒 Locking feature requires paid upgrade - 🔑 Need to create account to access entries - 💰 Many features locked behind paywall - 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs - 🌐 Some UI elements in foreign language **Commonly reported bugs** - Losing data after phone updates - Inability to access diary after account changes - Spacing issues between words and apostrophes **Most requested features** - Ability to type diary entries instead of just moments - More free customization options for themes and fonts - Sync photos without paid subscription - Password reset functionality ## Newest reviews (19 of 111) ### 4/5 — Aaa *2023-09-06* Good for me Thanks ### 4/5 — Find this app pretty decent and do recommend.. just one issue *2022-10-09* Have had this app for many years. I did think I lost everything when I switched my phone and could not download, but they did find my account and reinstalled it on my new phone for me almost a year and a half later. So thank you You ( as I could not remember my password after so many years of using this app ) My only issue now is I would like to be able to change my password just as a “update”, but Like a ding bat I forgot my old one and they do not have a way to automatically update your password I assume I need to send a email through the app and as for help again It is …my bad I get it, just it would be nice to be able to update your own password ### 4/5 — Good so far *2022-04-11* Only first day, looks ok so far, hopefully no purchases needed! ### 4/5 — Just downloaded *2021-10-02, version 5.6.0* Seems like a good app thus far. Just started using and for now looks to be very user friendly. Not sure how many features are free and how many I’ll find that I have to pay for. But so far I like. ### 5/5 — Diary *2021-09-11* This is by far the easiest diary to use love the calendar option ### 5/5 — Very cute *2021-08-04* Great App so far. Very cute and I love the calendar feature. Great for photo journaling. ### 5/5 — To get free stuff *2021-06-24* I’m just here to get free lock ### 5/5 — Easy to use app *2021-06-14, version 5.6.0* Nice app, easy to use and I like that you can personalize your diary and events. Add a quick moment or write a diary entry, add a photo to commemorate your day. I just started using the app and love it so far. ### 5/5 — Happy *2021-05-31* I like that you can choose a different backgrounds different style of writing you can add pictures and it’s easy to use and it’s very pretty too thank you so much ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2021-04-26, version 5.6.0* I absolutely love this app, I love being able to write moments throughout the day and at the end of the day I love being able to write my diary entry it is amazing I don’t know what I’d do without it and it’s not expensive it’s affordable honestly I wish I didn’t charge but it is what it is ### 5/5 — Thank You *2021-03-17* I love this app, it will be used daily for me to practice gratitude and help my life and that of my family, to become nothing short of wonderful! ### 5/5 — Yes *2021-01-18* This app is still kinda new to me but it’s pretty damn good ### 5/5 — Have since 2017 *2020-12-25, version 5.6.0* Wrote all my feelings and things that have happened in my life. I can go back to them easily and read them again. Very secretive and secure. ### 5/5 — Love it *2020-09-21, version 5.6.0* Love this app. I’ve been using it for years to keep writing/ thoughts . I love that it syncs to the cloud so I don’t have to worry about losing everything if something happened to my phone. It would be nice if there were more font options or if you could upload your own photos for the letter background but overall it is great. ### 5/5 — Amazingly stylish diary app *2020-09-05* This is an amazingly very creative diary app. Highly recommend to all the artsy-stylish human beings out there who loves to take memories through their favorite phones ,easily to put reminders and moments in every calendar and sync it with pictures, themes and paper letters on your own style ! Love how you can also put a lock and your own caption in the app 😍😍 I just hope you also put more emojis and symbols so it will be more more fun for all the users! Keep it up May Diary! ### 5/5 — Nice *2020-08-12* Nice interface & backgrounds ### 5/5 — Fantastic App *2020-06-20* Love this app. Works smoothly and is simple to use. I use it daily and it has a lock to secure whatever you write! Awesome ### 5/5 — Great *2020-06-19* Great app , has helped a lot ### 5/5 — May diary!!! *2020-06-18, version 5.6.0* This app is so amazing it has Face ID and no one will know you can also put pictures in there and you can also write stuff on the calendar!!!!i would recommend you to get this app.. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 奇差无比 *2018-02-11* 一直想找一款能一直用的日记。4年前找到这个，后来竟然要花12纽币买vip才能储存数据，为了保存这几年的东西不得不花钱。购买vip时候竟然收了我2次钱，而且买了永久vip还按月扣我银行卡钱。不要脸至极，真是气！ ### 1/5 — USED to be a GREAT app! *2018-01-16, version 5.0.7* January 2018: I had been using this app since 2014 and it used to be my favorite diary app until recently. Now I cannot login or even create a new account! Thankfully, I had backed up my entries from 2014 to the end of 2016 to my Dropbox account. I’m so glad I did especially since during that time I had entries from the days right before my father passed away and reading back over them I was able to remember and relive some precious memories. I’m very disappointed in the lack of Customer Service. Previous review in 2017: I like using this app and had even upgraded to the VIP version so I could export my entries as PDF files. However, I wish they would give the option to be able to add multiple "tags" and my entries. I've inquired about this feature in my past but so far they've haven't changed it in any of the app updates. Besides that, the app is great. ### 1/5 — The worse journal ever!!! *2017-11-26, version 5.0.6* It would be so nice to be able to read the damned thing!!! English!!! An option for English at least would be nice. And it keeps jumping off... Going back to home screen. It won't go to the font I put it on and stay. And I even got the upgrade that apparently has not come through either. So if you cannot fix then make sure you put my money back. I don't want it if you cannot fix! ### 1/5 — Don’t buy it *2017-11-01, version 5.0.3* I purchased the app and VIP account a year ago. Recently they made a huge update and suddenly I’m no longer a VIP anymore. I tried to restore the VIP account, but it told me to purchase the app first. So I did that, and paid 8 dollars another time, and I still can’t restore the account. It left me no choice but to delete the app and reinstall it. And now all my pictures are gone. There’s an option to sync all the pictures, but you need to pay an extra monthly fee. I am so angry right now. This updated version is forcing you to purchase all those functions that were used to be available for VIP account. Gonna delete the app and ask for a refund. DON’T BUY IT. ### 1/5 — Unusable with bluetooth keyboard *2017-05-30, version 3.9.1* The developers anchored the tag UI bar with the on-screen keyboard. When I activate my bluetooth keyboard, the on-screen keyboard slides down and away, taking the app's tag UI bar with it. Having to power off my keyboard to add photos, audio, tag people, add weather and emotions is very inconvenient to me as it breaks up the flow of thoughts and act of journaling. I'll be back if they figure out a way to fix this! ### 2/5 — Cute diary but be careful *2017-11-06, version 5.0.3* Diary was great until I could no longer access it and was forced I to enter my email and create an account to access my entries. Curious about the sudden need to do this (knowing not all apps are safe and that some can access your personal info and/or info you put into the app), I tried repeatedly to contact customer support to view their privacy practices to find out what they do with user's personal info but I've never heard back. It worries me because when I contacted them about accessing my diary they were quick to respond and tell me to enter my email address and create and account, however, when I tried to reach them regarding privacy practices, suddenly customer support had disappeared off the face of the earth. It just seems shady to me...beware users. ### 2/5 — Used to be good *2014-12-22* May Diary used to be good. You could do a fair bit on it. It's nice to personalise it. However I've lost my data when my phone updated, I was very upset that. Couldn't retrieve it off iCloud even after I've purchased it. Also since the latest upset the app crashes I can't use it at all now! Fix your bugs! ### 3/5 — P2W but as a diary *2023-03-02* Offers you the basics, but if you want extras you have to pay. It’s a very decent app. If you want a basic diary app, I’d say go for it. It does everything it says it will. just be careful bc they try to coerce you into giving a 5 star review to unlock certain perks like being able to lock the diary. That’s the only part I’m not a fan of. The rest is cool tho. ### 3/5 — Was so great *2019-12-18* I used to love the app, it’s beautiful and easy to use. But lately all the dates for the anniversaries got erased. I’ve lost a lot of information there! Hope it can be restored, as otherwise the app really captures my personality and mood, whether I want to write a long, detailed description of my day, or just a quick idea on the go. Please help! ### 3/5 — Jury is still out *2018-02-04, version 5.0.7* I upgraded to the VIP package and so far I am less than happy. You can’t sync photos unless you pay a monthly charge. I changed the theme and the notepaper, thinking it would update what I had already written. It didn’t. This is possibly user error so I will be working with it more today. But my thought is I’m out $7.99 for something that isn’t a lot better than the free version. Save your money😒 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — very cute! *2024-10-30* Good app, icons are rlly cute and it's very easy to use, only improvement would be being able to type in the diary entries instead of js the moments x ### 5/5 — App *2023-05-29* Really great app would recommend ### 5/5 — great app!! *2023-03-31* really cute, great aesthetics and easy to use!! ### 5/5 — Crash *2023-03-13* I have enjoyed this app for a long time, but now it is crashing. Server seems to be down. Cannot sync or upgrade to VIP. I’d pay to upgrade if it lets me download my entries. UPDATE: I sent an email about the problem and they replied quickly. Just needed some server maintenance. All features now work well for me. ### 5/5 — I really like this app! *2022-07-01, version 5.6.0* I love it. I've used it for years and it's perfect. I have downloaded so many diary apps and this one is the best. I also enjoy reading pat entires from years ago. Time to buy the premium since all my photos have been lost. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2022-03-04* I think this is the best app it will help keeping my precious adventures safe ### 5/5 — Fun!!! *2021-11-28, version 5.6.0* This app is fun it has allowed me to journal on the go and all I need to bring is my phone. It is very useful and very organized. It helps me a lot. ### 5/5 — Great diary *2021-10-31* This is the best diary I have found so far that offers a lot of free features. ### 5/5 — 10 *2021-10-06* This app is absolutely amazing! ### 5/5 — 評語 *2021-09-19* 非常好使用～背景也美美的，輕鬆簡單！也快來試用看看吧！ --- *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 2026-06-10.*