# Opal: Journal & Private Diary — user reviews > 8 indexed App Store user reviews of Opal by Darby Tarlow, rated 5.00/5 from 28 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/opal-journal-and-private-diary/id6745115075/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/opal-journal-and-private-diary/id6745115075.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 22 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Most critical reviews (8 lowest-rated) ### 5/5 — I finally found the one! *2026-05-13* I’ve tried so many journal apps and Murmur is amazing. The prompts are inspiring and keep me engaged with writing. The guides are thorough and help me dive deeper. The insights are great and I love the visualization tool and the burn it page. I look forward to working through more of the guides. **Developer response:** Aw thank you so much for taking the time to review us! It means the world. Your feedback makes this all so worthwhile, and we have so much more to come! Including more in-depth guides, better memory, and affirmations. Thank you for being on this journey with us. Warmly, Darby ### 5/5 — The Best App for Personal Growth *2026-05-03* I definitely would recommend this app to anyone looking to write all their thoughts down. I personally find the functions in the app to not only be helpful but also motivating. To be able to have an app that’s easy to navigate and to also push you to share your inner thoughts with yourself is hard to find. I find that if you download this app it will literally make your life better instantly because you are no longer just having a journal you are having a personalized Biopic for yourself. Highly recommend to anyone. One of the best apps on the iOS Store. **Developer response:** Gosh, thank you so much for being part of this. Your support means everything!! Warmly, Darby ### 5/5 — Amazing UX and Design *2026-03-01* Man, this has such flavor! The 3 eyed kitty is adorable. Love everything about this. Thank you. 🙏 **Developer response:** Aw thank you so much for your support!!! Much much more flavor and journaling goodness to come! Warmly, Darby ### 5/5 — Beautiful journaling app *2026-02-08* Love the aesthetic **Developer response:** Your support means the world! Warmly, Darby ### 5/5 — Just beautifully made *2026-01-26* Love every single aspect of This app would love to be able to have a calendar and date my own entries. But I love the app overall. **Developer response:** Hi there! Wow this fills my cup and I'm so happy you're getting good use out of Opal! I love this suggestion! So if you tap the moon on the home screen, you can get a calendar of the days journaled (your moons that you've collected). I'll add a way to edit the date, and view the entries from the calendar. Thank you so much for the feedback! If you had any more thoughts or suggestions around the calendar feature (or anything else), I'd love to hear them! The discord community is great place to connect and share (find it in home - profile icon - under "Grow with Us"), or you can always reach me via email! Happy journaling! ;D Warmly, Darby ### 5/5 — Beautifully designed app *2025-10-13* My favorite journaling app! Lots of nifty features but also simple to use. And it just looks really nice ofc **Developer response:** Hello Stanley, May all your days of writing be plentiful, sweet, and fruitful! You are a star. Warmly, Darby ### 5/5 — Murmur is a beautiful and well designed app! *2025-10-10* Murmur has such a unique set style, it is an app like no other. Murmur is all about helping you examine your life and grow. It’s also completely free! I would highly recommend if you are interested in going on a journey of self growth. **Developer response:** Hello there, Thank you so much for your thoughtful review and kind words. It means the world!! Happy journaling! Warmly, Darby ### 5/5 — Amazing App for Therapy *2025-10-10* I have been using this for awhile now. Over time if you choose to use the AI part of the app it makes therapeutic suggestions that are simply amazing and for me life changing. I got life changing useful suggestions and insights from an app! All while having 100% privacy, important to me. Once I set up my journal and got in the habit of entering, my journal started to life coach me. I highly recommend this app. Murmur is amazing! **Developer response:** Hello there, Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review for Opal! As an indie developer, it sincerely means the world. Your words validate why we set out upon this quest! Much more to come, and thank you for your ongoing support! Warmly, Darby --- *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 2026-08-01.*