Day One

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R9] 3/5 · US Nice while it lasted: I really enjoyed this app. Then they more than doubled the price. I just renewed in January and now they suddenly added AI features and increased the price starting in April. Just canceled my subscription. I know you can get a lower tier without AI, but it is still a 50% increase. Finding something else. And for the record, I’m not anti AI. I tried the AI features and was not
2. [R135] 3/5 · GB Price increase?: The last time I subscribed to this service, several moons ago, it was £32.99 a year. Now it’s £49.99. When did that happen?
3. [R182] 3/5 · CA way too expensive for what it offers: $50 PER YEAR? Subscription models are bad enough, but to pay 50 whole dollars every year for a diary app is insane.
4. [R237] 3/5 · CA Premium is overpriced!: The app does what it’s supposed to do. It’s a basic aesthetic. Nothing extraordinary but it’s $46USD a year just to get it to sync between devices and a few other little features. That’s a bit overpriced for what it is. It would be nice to at least have a monthly rate. Because of this I’ll probably find another option.
5. [R4] 2/5 · US i used to love this app so much.: after the ios glass update this app has been a laggy unusable mess, i have periods of time where i can’t even the open the app without it crashing, or not being able to open at all. i miss when this app was simple to use and able to sync across multiple devices for free.
6. [R20] 3/5 · US Paywalling Features That used to be Included: I’ve been using DayOne for 12 years. If you want to change your pricing structure, add new features, new subscription tiers, fine. Go ahead. But this latest change removes features, in an attempt to get me to pay them more money. Before the update, I could create entries with up to 10 photos, now, after selecting three photos, it insists I pay. Overal
7. [R36] 1/5 · US They took away features that I paid for: I’ve been a paying user of Day One for years and have hundreds of entries in this app. I already thought the subscription was expensive, but I accepted it because I used features like Go Deeper Prompts, Entry Summaries, and Title Suggestions regularly. I paid for a full year in November, and now those same features have been removed from my plan and placed
8. [R40] 4/5 · US Gold?: I have been a subscribed to Day One for many years. I’ve been experimenting with the AI features for the last year. And now this gold level seems that it will take away those features that I’ve been using?? unless I pay for a higher subscription??
9. [R69] 2/5 · US Free version, practically unusable: I used to use an older version of this app and it was great, which is why I wanted to start using it again. However, it’s impossible to use the free version because it prompts to buy the paid version literally every 15 to 20 seconds. This makes it nearly impossible to write a journal entry because of the constant disruptions. I’m sure the paid version is amazi
10. [R190] 3/5 · CA Great app, company should update App Store pricing: I’ve been a user since the beginning, and really love the app for many reasons, including that they had a monthly subscription available. However, once automattic took over, the monthly subscription was removed from the app, even though it shows in the App Store. It would be great if, at the yearly price, users would also get a subscription to Wo
11. [R86] 3/5 · US It’s ok: I’ve been using this journal for a couple of years and overall it’s ok. It gets the job done. But as I evaluate the cost per year, I’m taking a second look at other options. There are 3 features that I would love to see: highlights in other colors and not that dreadful gold, text in different colors and the ability to archive of journals. As I’m searching for other journals I found this
12. [R1] 5/5 · US Outstanding app!: I really enjoy using this specific app because it's easy to use, no adds, just pure journaling. I like to write out my feelings, emotions, thoughts, and there is no limit to how much you can write. It really helped with my anxiety. Journaling helps with expressing yourself a lot. That's another great reason to get this app too. And it is free! 😇
13. [R2] 5/5 · US Best Daily Journaling Tool: Have been using Day One for a number of years and it has been a very useful tool in capturing my thoughts and events in my life. It has enough features to make it most useful without overwhelming you to the point of paralysis. The ability to set up multiple journals to capture different threads in your life is quite helpful and the tagging system is helpful in identif
14. [R11] 5/5 · US Good but got slow: I’ve been using the paid version of this app daily for a year. It’s gotten slow recently. Typing is slow. I’ll continue to use it because it works and has all my journals and notes, but just be aware it eventually gets slow. I like being able to search through and tag my journals / notes, and that I can add images and videos. Those were the most important features when I was l
15. [R13] 5/5 · US I use it for everything: I love this app. Helps me stay organized and I love that I can have separate categories and create checklists. I’ve been using it for 3-4 years now and don’t plan on stopping
16. [R84] 5/5 · US Best Journal App: I organize my thoughts and life in this app. I can’t recommend it more. You can create as many journals as you want, title them, tag them, add photos and videos. It’s been a way to use a gratitude journal, a thoughts/feeeling, Halle ing journal as well as notes for various family member’s, healthcare notes, work notes, on and on. I love using tags bc I can look up the date of som
17. [R3] 5/5 · US 12 years of satisfaction: Day One has been a constant companion for over 12 years. It is an easy way to document life, observe trends, save photo memories and process this human experience. It just keeps improving.
18. [R17] 5/5 · US Best journal app ever!!!!!!!!!!!!: I have struggled to keep a journal for many years. I’ve tried different things and nothing stuck. After I started using this app I can proudly say I’ve been writing in my journal every day for over 10 years now. I love everything about this app and the methods that it uses to help remind me to keep writing every day. The fact that you can add videos now and more
19. [R42] 5/5 · US Consistent / Reliable: I’ve used this app to journal since I was 13 years old. I’m 25 now and have been using it every day for all these years with zero issues the entire time. That’s pretty impressive. Great app.
20. [R48] 5/5 · US Been using Day One for 10 Year: Might be my favorite app of all.
21. [R65] 5/5 · US Has everything I want: This is by far the best, most versatile journal app I’ve found. I especially love the ability it gives you to created PDFs and other savable files to keep should I ever decide to end my subscription.
22. [R76] 5/5 · US The one I was looking for: I was looking for a journal app that could give me the flexibility and access of electronic journaling and the comfort of knowing that I can back up, save, and print a separate file. Day One does everything I need it to and more. I’ve used it for about two years now and I genuinely recommend it to people all the time. I’m an editor, so I love the formatting features tha
23. [R63] 5/5 · US Practical Journaling: Where do I start? Day one has literally changed my life since I first made an entry in the app. It’s become an important keepsake to me over the 2 years that I’ve used it for a myriad of reasons. The most important of those reasons being the layout of the app. I love the way the app lays out your previous entries from year to year so that you can visually see how often you’
24. [R82] 5/5 · US Journaling app I keep coming back to: I’ve been a hardcore journaler in paper notebooks for over ten years but found myself going more digital. I’ve been in transit more, had less time to pick up the pen since becoming a parent, and overall enjoy including media with posts to capture the vibe of my writing. I found day one to be the app I keep coming back to for three reasons: 1. “On this Day” i
25. [R90] 4/5 · US One of THEE BEST Journaling apps ever!: One of THEE BEST Journaling apps that I have ever used. It fits all my needs and has actually help me create a real journaling habit. One of my favorite features is the calendar feature, I love that you have a view of all the things you’ve done in a day, it’s quite motivating 🤩
26. [R5] 1/5 · US Latest update completely fried it: I’ve used Day One for years. Over the last few weeks, the typing became very laggy, almost to the point of not being usable. Then, today, it attempted to update, but is stuck halfway downloaded. I am unable to either delete the app or cancel the download, so I have no access to it at all. I’m disappointed, as this has been my favorite app. Please fix it quickly!
27. [R32] 1/5 · US Introducing AI features while ignoring stuttering/slowdown/insane overheating: Been using this app for five years and have loved it, but the update they claimed fixed the issues that have been plaguing the app for the last few weeks did nothing for me. I was happy to see another update come through, sure that this would actually fix the problem. But this update just adds a new paid tier full of AI
28. [R38] 1/5 · US Killing my phone: I just updated the app, but continue to experience the same problem… as soon as I open any journal to write in it, my phone begins to heat up tremendously and the app itself is clearly struggling. I can’t type more than two characters before it locks up, and it takes a minute before it can calm down. So disappointing, I used to use this daily but now it zaps my battery, makes my
29. [R6] 3/5 · US Liked this app for a long time… do not like AI addition.: I’ve been using Day One for years. It’s a great app. Useful features, elegantly designed, pleasant to use. 5 stars! No complaints until now. New optional Gold tier now includes “Chat” feature which uses AI. I’m sure the Day One devs have considered this decision to add AI carefully, but I disagree with their decision. There is importa
30. [R7] 1/5 · US Going from five stars to one star: Day One is using AI to upsell sloppy features that are just plain risky to use. AI in my journals? Hell no. You lost my trust and respect by automatically turning on AI features.
31. [R64] 3/5 · US Decent app with a grievance or two.: paying to post more than one photo is annoying tbh I have had this app for a while now and came back after some time. I get video being a extra charge as it was not applicable previously such as in 2017. That is how long I had had this app. To see the picture feature capped at one and no longer multiple in my opinion is ridiculous and a grab for money. That wa
32. [R8] 1/5 · US Why is there AI??: Extremely disappointed with Day One and Automattic for the integration of AI into the app. I loved this app for years, but shoehorning in the AI features with a price hike was a dealbreaker. No longer subscribed, and moving to text edit.