# WAIT - 5 Year Journal — A private five-year journal

> A private five-year journal (iPhone/iPad app by Austin Harman.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wait-5-year-journal/id6782594199 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Austin Harman](https://appshunter.io/developer/839083608)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wait-5-year-journal/id6782594199/reviews.md

## What is WAIT?

One line a day. Five years on one page.

WAIT is a five-year journal. Every day you write a short entry — and from the second year on, that same page shows you what you wrote on this exact date last year, and the year before, and the year before that. Five years of the same day, stacked together. It's the quietest way to notice how much has actually changed.

Journaling apps usually ask for more than you have. WAIT asks for a few lines. That's the whole idea: small enough to keep up with, long enough to matter.

WRITE IN UNDER A MINUTE

One entry per day — no blank page, no streak guilt
Add a mood to any entry and watch the year take shape
Tag entries to find threads later
Voice entries: speak instead of type, transcribed on your device

SEE THE SAME DAY ACROSS THE YEARS

Today's date, every year at once, on one screen
On This Day reminders bring past entries back to you
A year-in-mood view that shows the shape of your year

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Your entries are encrypted — we can't read them
A PIN (with Face ID or Touch ID) unlocks the journal on your device
Passwordless sign-in: no password to leak, just a link to your email
No ads, no trackers, no selling your data. Ever.

YOURS, EVERYWHERE

Syncs across your iPhone and iPad
A Home Screen widget for today's entry
Apple Watch support for quick capture
Full-text search across everything you've written
Export your entire journal whenever you want — it's your writing

SHARED JOURNALS

Keep a co-journal with a partner, your family, or a travel group
Shared entries live alongside your private journal — separate, never merged

WAIT PREMIUM Free includes daily journaling, mood, tags, search, sync, and export.

Premium unlocks:

All five years on the page — not just the current one
Photo entries — attach an image to any day
Voice entries with on-device transcription
Premium typography themes (Handwritten, Midnight)
A longer window between sign-ins

WAIT Premium is an auto-renewable subscription billed monthly at the price shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.

Built by one person, with no ads and no trackers. Your subscription is what keeps it that way.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ahd-journal-meewj.ondigitalocean.app/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English | $1.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-14

No release notes.

## More apps by Austin Harman

- [QuitMe](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quitme/id972449104)
- [Asteroid Nuts 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/asteroid-nuts-2/id1546789716)
- [Deepfell](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deepfell/id6779709307)

All apps by Austin Harman: https://appshunter.io/developer/839083608

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