# My Life Journal: Video Diary — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of My Life Journal by ELEVATED CAPITAL INC., rated 4.57/5 from 421 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-life-journal-video-diary/id1294993665/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-life-journal-video-diary/id1294993665.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 329 · 4★ 45 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of My Life Journal? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💭 Excellent for personal journaling and self-reflection - 🎬 Unique year-end video compilation feature - 🔒 Strong privacy and secure sharing with close circles - 👍 User-friendly interface and easy navigation - 💬 Responsive customer support (when available) - 📱 Good for video and photo memory preservation - ❤️ Intimate sharing without public exposure **Cons** - 💰 Misleading free tier with limited functionality - 🔐 Excessive data collection (phone number requirement) - 📹 One entry per day limitation frustrating users - 🚫 No data export or backup outside the app - 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues - 📧 Unreliable email verification and password reset - ❌ Lost data with no recovery options - ⏱️ 5-minute video length restriction - 🔄 Photos appear in random order in compilations **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes during account creation - Login verification emails not being sent - Password reset links requiring old password - Data loss after account creation glitch - Saved entries disappearing or showing blank pages - Photos vanishing from app unexpectedly - Contact us feature not functioning - App crashes on iPhone 12 with latest iOS - Unable to view entries after creation **Most requested features** - Multiple entries per day capability - Longer video recording duration (beyond 5 minutes) - Data export and backup functionality - Landscape orientation support for iPad - Bulk photo/video selection and upload - Video inclusion in year-end compilations - Chronological ordering of media - Location tagging functionality - Cross-device synchronization ## Newest reviews (10 of 44) ### 2/5 — Frustrating *2024-07-10, version 1.32* Forgot my password and asked for reset. I received a link but it asks for old password. So I am locked out. I respect that this app tells you on the app store what the fees are. They are not sneaky. However… I uploaded a few videos and don’t see any benefit to keeping them in this format. Much easier to send videos directly to my friends. ### 3/5 — Remove the phone number sign up *2023-11-15, version 1.30* I can deal with giving my email but my phone number is way too much for an app that collects photos. You have to verify your number too in order to actually use the functionality of the app. I don’t get why this information is relevant? I’ve had to remove it as didn’t feel comfortable with that at all. ### 3/5 — Can’t journal. *2023-08-02, version 1.29* Will give it a 3star because it has a nice interface. I have tried several times to journal but when I save my data and try to re-open it there’s nothing that shows. All I see is blank page. Am glad I didn’t buy the pro version other wise it would all be for nothing. Still having second thoughts whether I should delete the app or not as am still trying to make it work. Hope the developers reach out and fix the issue. ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2022-07-14, version 1.25* I was looking for an easier way to video diary my life, this app doesn’t that perfectly. The only issue for me is that you can’t export the data outside the app, it would be nice to be have that ability. ### 4/5 — One day at a time *2021-01-19, version 1.22* I love that I can take a video or photo and share those memories with myself and others. The only reason I didn’t give five stars is because I wish we could upload more than one photo a day. Still love the app. ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2021-01-01, version 1.21* I really like this app and think it is very easy to use and makes life more memorable. For the new year one of the first things I went to do was go and watch my 2020 movie on the app. It was fun to watch but I really wish it incorporated videos I took throughout the year instead of just pictures. It was also kind of confusing because the pictures were in a random order. Overall the app is great, I just wish there was a way for videos and pictures to be incorporated and in the order of the year. ### 4/5 — Question *2020-11-15, version 1.21* Hi, Thanks for creating such an app :) Few qs: Would I be able to take multiple photos and videos per day without the premium option? And is there a free option to upload to the cloud? (Will all my photos in the app disappear if I delete them off my camera roll or my phone crashes?) And can I save my life videos without premium? Tsm ### 3/5 — . *2020-11-02* As soon as I want to create a new account app crashes **Developer response:** Hello and thank you for your feedback. I just tried this as if I was a new user and it seem to be working fine. Are you using the most recent version of the app? Please delete the app and reinstall and try again. Can you please email me at support@mylifejournalapp.com so I can trouble shoot this for you? Thank you. ### 3/5 — Updating *2020-10-01, version 1.21* Recently received a notification to update but not how to do it. Tried to use “contact us” but it wouldn’t let me send. ### 3/5 — Like it so far *2020-03-18, version 1.20* So far it seems pretty good! But I wish I could add multiple entries a day. I want to be able to add things throughout the day rather than have to do it all at once. Other than that, seems good! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Video Issue *2025-11-18, version 1.37* You can only upload one video a day. Once the video is uploaded you can’t download it and get it back. You have to pay for a subscription. So your videos are lost if you don’t save them somewhere else. Very disappointing. This app had so much potential. ### 1/5 — Looked promising, but no support *2023-09-07, version 1.29* I was really excited to give this a try. I tried it out before creating an account and it seemed interesting. However, when I tried to create an account a glitch happened, and I lost the photos I had taken prior to creating an account. I’ve never been able to log into the account I made to try and save those photos. I’ve emailed the developer several times with absolutely no response. It may be a great app, but I have not been able to try it and have not been able to get any support. ### 1/5 — Couldn’t even create account *2023-09-01, version 1.29* Tried multiple times to get the code sent to my phone to verify, came the next morning but by that point I couldn’t get back there because when I went to log in it said my password was wrong. Went to reset my password and it said it would send another text link but that never came. Trying another app instead. ### 1/5 — Not Good *2023-04-19, version 1.26* Premium membership doesn’t provide good features.. there’s no option of selecting multiple photos or videos.. too much work required.. not user friendly ### 1/5 — Can’t sign up *2021-01-02, version 1.21* I just downloaded it and the app keeps crashing on me. I have iPhone 12 and most update iOS and version ### 1/5 — Pleeeease help!! *2019-12-17, version 1.18* I really love the idea of this app!! The only problem is, whenever I try to log in (I do have an account) it tells me to check my email for verification. But it doesn’t send the email, so I can’t log in! I am really frustrated because I love This app. Please fix this, i am so sad :( ### 1/5 — Landscape Orientation, Please *2018-12-26, version 1.12* Downloaded this app after reading many articles on best journaling apps. It is much more pleasant typing in this app for journaling than my go to app for all lists and notes (Evernote.) I realize this app isn’t meant for the iPad, but I have a keyboard for mine and it makes typing longer entries much faster. I was searching for an app that I could write entries from my phone or iPad, and they would sync or store them so I could access from either device. Would give five stars if I could type and journal without craning my neck to the side because the screen won’t rotate in the app, and my iPad is in a laptop like case, so the screen is sideways the entire time I’m trying to double check and read my entry. Hope you can incorporate this feature. Thanks so much. Neck is still hurting, my first entry was a lengthy one. Wrote an entry, and how do I view it? It was a very long and important entry and it seems to have vanished. ### 1/5 — Nothing is free *2018-12-26, version 1.12* This app is dishonest. It plays itself off as a free app, but has absolutely no beneficial feature that can be used free. You can’t even look at your own posts without paying for the premium. Waste of my time. ### 1/5 — Très instable *2018-10-04* Impossible d'ajouter une localisation. Des photos qui disparaissent du jour au lendemain. Je ne peux pas faire confiance en l'application pour être sûr que les posts soient conservés. **Developer response:** Merci pour l'information. Je suis désolé que vous rencontrez des problèmes. Pourriez-vous s'il vous plaît envoyer un courriel à support@mycircle.blog avec plus de détails afin que nous puissions essayer de résoudre les problèmes pour vous. Je vous remercie. ### 1/5 — Phone *2018-09-29, version 1.9* Why do you need my phone number? It is private and for my use only! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super helpful *2023-08-23, version 1.29* I know this is more of a video journaling app, but I’ve been using it as therapy for 2 years now. I see a therapist, but sometimes I just feel like talking out how I feel. But sometimes I don’t have anyone to talk to or I just don’t want to unload my feelings into someone else. So instead I talk to myself in video form on here. It’s great because I can go back and watch old videos of how I felt in that time of my life and I can see how I’ve improved and changed. My one suggestions would be to make it so I can record videos for longer than 5 minutes. But other than that I love the app and it’s helped me immensely ### 5/5 — love this journal *2023-07-08, version 1.28* i check in every morning to this journal ### 5/5 — One of the best apps out there to keep your memories and pass down to your kids *2023-01-09, version 1.26* Love this app ### 5/5 — Get this app!! *2021-01-20, version 1.22* This app is absolutely amazing!! I love this app so much I am so excited to see my video in the end of the year! I was looking for a app that would not charge you and is for a year video, and I found it! Please get this app it is amazing! 🥰 ### 5/5 — Amazing customer support!! *2021-01-08, version 1.22* I had an issue with the app working for me, so I emailed the customer support and they got to me in a very timely manner and looked into my issue. They ended up finding a bug and fixing It and now everything works perfectly!! Throughout the whole process they kept emailing me updates, making sure I knew they hadn’t forgotten about me—it was fabulous, thank you so much! ### 5/5 — Life movies! *2020-08-22, version 1.21* Great app so far! I am really looking forward to seeing my first life movie at the end of this year. ### 5/5 — Privacy *2020-04-29, version 1.20* This functions much better than the others I tried, thank you for answering so quickly, I didn’t realize it was like that. This is a great app ### 5/5 — Premium option *2020-03-08, version 1.20* So far the app isn’t bad. However I have selected the premium option and I can only post one video, audio, or written journal per day? Right now, I have to select a previous day to post same day. ### 5/5 — Amazing App! *2019-01-05, version 1.13* I loved this app when it first came out but I have seen it upgraded and improved and it keeps getting better. I love that you can journal and be real and honest with those closest to you. Journaling is so important and I love that I can keep track throughout the year of my favorite events and times with friends. I highly recommend ❤️ ### 5/5 — Fun & Easy App *2018-11-19, version 1.11* This App is fun and your privacy is really protected! Invented for contact with your immediate circle - not the rest of the world—love it❤️ --- *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 2026-09-03.*