# Simple Journals — Simple Journal, write, publish

> Simple Journal, write, publish (iPhone/iPad app by Peter Shevill.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-journals/id1609238651 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Peter Shevill](https://appshunter.io/developer/467204832)
- Category: Lifestyle, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.2 · 6 MB
- Languages: English, French, Spanish
- Released: 2022-02-27
- Data updated: 2026-05-15
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-journals/id1609238651/reviews.md

## What is Simple Journals?

This App provides a simple framework for writing collections of Journals any any kind. It allows textual entries, image entries, map entries, photo album entries, overview entries and future event planning entries to added to a journal, in any combination and in any quantity.

The data may be saved locally and/or synchronised between devices from a backup in the Users iCloud account.

The App allows for publishing of a Journal to a simple HTML format and a collection image files.

This has auto-renewing Subscriptions which must be purchased to continue to use the App after an initial 30 Days of free usage.
To explain what is being paid for, If the User chooses not to purchase a subscription upon App startup after the 30 free days, then the App wishes the user goodbye and terminates.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6 Month Subscription | $0.49 | per 6 months |
| 12 Month App Subscription. | $0.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.9 — 2025-02-06

Created a TabBar front end, with Help and Subscriptions being presented more clearly.
Fix bugs is subscription handling

### 3.8 — 2025-01-10

Add menu to Subscriptions Summary Screen

### 3.7 — 2024-11-05

Set light blue as Default App Background Color, more  pleasing to eye.
The Warning text is hidden but can be show via a menu.
Improved Dark Mode presentation a bit more.

### 3.6 — 2024-10-13

Improved Dark Mode Interaction

### 3.5 — 2024-07-06

Improved Image Presentation
Fixed crash on startup when new journals added to another device.

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All apps by Peter Shevill: https://appshunter.io/developer/467204832

## Related topics

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