# NightSnack: Private Journal — Write at night. Keep it yours.

> Write at night. Keep it yours. (iPhone/iPad app by Zhang Renyu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nightsnack-private-journal/id6817036731 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zhang Renyu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1066948222)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-29
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is NightSnack?

NightSnack is a journal written only for you.

No account, no followers, no likes, no audience. Every word and every photo stays on your iPhone.

WRITE QUIETLY
• Write down the moment, with photos and the city or a nearby place
• No time to type? Record a voice note and it’s transcribed on your iPhone
• Choose any system font for your journal; text size follows your iPhone
• Drafts are saved automatically
• A gentle nightly reminder, skipped on days you’ve already written

LOOK BACK
• A timeline grouped by month — jump to any month in a tap
• On This Day: see what you wrote on this date in past years
• Search by text, source or city, and filter entries with photos
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: On This Day, a random memory or your latest entry

NIGHTSNACK ALMANAC
• How many entries and words you wrote, and on which days
• What time you usually write, and how much of it was at night
• Create a beautiful almanac card, or turn a single entry into an image to share

NIGHTSNACK PLUS — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER
• Year Book: your year as a PDF book, photos included
• Footprint Map: every city you’ve written in, on a map
• More share card styles and app icons
• Writing, photos, backup and export are always free

YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS
• No data collection, no analytics, no ads
• Back up to your own iCloud in one tap, or export a file
• Lock the app with Face ID from the Home Screen
• Content is hidden automatically in the app switcher

Also imports backups from the Chinese micro-blog Fanfou, saving the old photos to your device.

NightSnack is an independent app and is not affiliated with Fanfou.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NightSnack Plus | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is NightSnack safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess NightSnack.

## Is NightSnack legit?

NightSnack: Private Journal appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NightSnack is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-11-07

NightSnack 1.4
• Voice notes: when there's no time to type, tap the mic and talk. NightSnack transcribes it on your iPhone and keeps the recording too
• Fonts: beyond the default serif, choose system fonts like Georgia or Charter, or any font on your device. Text size follows your iPhone
• iPhone Duo: unfold and hold it sideways for the timeline on the left and the full entry on the right; fold it and you're back to one column
• Each entry is dated the moment you write it and can't be changed afterwards, like a real journal
• Sharing moved to the timeline: touch and hold an entry to create a share image or share its text

### 1.3.0 — 2026-10-22

NightSnack 1.3
• A new look: a paper-like light theme and a dark theme for night reading. Choose in Settings, or follow the system
• Serif type throughout, so your journal reads like a book
• A quieter timeline: entries run the full width, and search and filters tuck behind the search button
• Redesigned reading and writing screens
• A journal overview in Settings: how long you've been writing, characters, longest streak, cities, and how much space it takes on this iPhone
• The widget and share cards get the new look too

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-11

NightSnack 1.2
• Now in English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French and Spanish
• New NightSnack Memories widget: On This Day, a random past entry, or your latest entry
• A nightly reminder to write — skipped on days you already have
• Add just your city, or pick a nearby place
• A cleaner Settings screen
• NightSnack Plus, a one-time purchase: a Year Book PDF, the Footprint Map, more share card styles and app icons. Writing, photos, backup and export stay free, always.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-30

No release notes.

## More apps by Zhang Renyu

- [Summa Subscription](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summa-subscription/id6758161051)
- [SlowSprout: Calm Houseplant](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/slowsprout-calm-houseplant/id6827224184)

All apps by Zhang Renyu: https://appshunter.io/developer/1066948222

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