# My Restaurant Journal — user reviews > 11 indexed App Store user reviews of My Restaurant Journal by Benjamin JUHN, rated 3.44/5 from 16 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-restaurant-journal/id1357161255/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-restaurant-journal/id1357161255.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Does it do anything? *2022-03-06, version 2.2* I cannot even add a restaurant. No user friendliness. It is just a mirror of Google maps, with no other functions for me. Prove me wrong and I’ll change my review. ### 1/5 — Really bad *2019-08-25, version 1.3* Absolutely no flexibility; can’t add photos not sure what this “try, repeat and avoid ; just a very weird app. There is a need for an app to log your dining experiences that you can search the mat by location at photos at comments etc. etc. etc. **Developer response:** I'm sorry to hear that you did not like my free app. I taught myself to code and wrote this app as a hobby. I plan to add photos and different filtering in future versions. ### 3/5 — Add category feature please *2019-07-18, version 1.2* This would be good if i could add a category Italian, fish fry, Etc **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! I plan to address this in a future version. ### 3/5 — Almost *2019-02-23, version 1.2* Almost what I was looking for. I might be missing it but when writing a note there is no “return” to go to next line. I’d like to be able to mention each dish separately. And when I tried to find support, there doesn’t seem to be a link. **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! I have updated the app to address your concern regarding " 'return' to go to next line." I plan to add a "support" link in a future version. ### 3/5 — Ok for keeping a list. Needs more features *2018-11-06, version 1.1* It’s great that it has a link to Yelp so you can add restaurants easily. However, you can’t filter by cuisine or location-only by “Try”, “Repeat” and “Avoid”. If you have a long list its tedious to sort through. **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! I plan to add different filters in a future version. ### 4/5 — Good app, almost great app *2020-04-27, version 1.3* I usually don’t leave reviews, but there’s nowhere else I could find to give feedback, so here I am. This is a really easy to use app, great to track restaurants I’ve been to and add notes quickly. I like that I can add places I want to try without having to put in an entry. The link to yelp is also super helpful. That said, there are two functions that are missing that I would’ve expected of any food tracking app. 1. The ability to add pictures in the entries (as well as starting a new line within an entry). 2. The ability to put a 0-5 stars personal rating for each entry that averages for the restaurant (in addition to the yelp ratings, and instead of just repeat and avoid for a place that I’ve tried). 3. Bonus function that would also be helpful- the ability to add tags to restaurants to make search easier. Hopefully the developer sees this, this app is really useful and it would make things that much better if those things (and a feedback button?) were implemented! Thanks! **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! I have updated the app to allow new lines within entries. I plan to add pictures to entries and enhance filtering in future versions. I'm still on the fence regarding a 0-5 star personal rating system, but thank you for the suggestion. I might end up adding that to a future version, too, but no concrete plans yet. Also, I plan to add a feedback link to a future version. Thanks for your suggestions! ### 4/5 — Almost perfect! *2020-01-13, version 1.3* I LOVE this app. I love that it’s linked to Yelp and I can easily put in notes for why I should try a place or what I got that I should go again. I’ve become my friend’s go to person for recommendations. PLeASE add a feature that makes it so I can see a list of the places I pinned in a specific region. For example, if I want to see what I’ve pinned in NYC, I have to individually click on each pin on the map- it’s tedious, would be so much better if the list showed just the pins on the region of the map I’m looking at. **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! I have updated the app to include the feature you requested. ### 4/5 — Great idea, could use some updating. *2018-09-11, version 1.1* Very user friendly, but a bit elementary in design. This app could be competitive and widely used by foodies if the graphic presentation was more professional. **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! If you have any suggestions for how I can improve the graphic presentation, I'd be grateful for your input. ### 5/5 — Very user-friendly and helpful! *2019-09-24, version 1.3* I love that it stores the date, location by map, which meal, and any notes you want to add. Great for food journaling! **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! ### 5/5 — Simple and lightweight *2018-08-23, version 1.1* Keeps things basic and easy to use. Exactly what I was looking for when I just wanted to pull together a list of my favorite spots and jot quick notes. Would love if they added an export or share function. **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! I have added a share function. ## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2018-06-10, version 1.1* Nice add-on to yelp! **Developer response:** Thanks for your support! --- *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.*