High confidence · 98 reviews analyzed · Based on 98 reviews. Signal may be noisy.

Mixed

Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate long-term journaling habits supported by consistent daily check-in rituals and photo attachments, but report aggressive ai feature integration and subscription price hikes erode long-term user trust.

Rating: 4.8

Reviews: 98

Confidence: high

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.8/ 5
(116.2K)
Current version
4.8/ 5
0.0 vs overall
(116.2K)
Main signal post-update: long-term journaling habits supported by consistent daily check-in rituals and photo attachments.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • Long-term journaling habits supported by consistent daily check-in rituals and photo attachments
    • Users report maintaining multi-year streaks through simple daily photo and text entries
    • The ability to look back on past entries via the calendar view drives consistent engagement
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Aggressive AI feature integration and subscription price hikes erode long-term user trust
    • Users express concern over privacy and the forced presence of AI tools in the compose view
    • The significant increase in annual subscription costs is driving churn among decade-long users
Request

Most requested

  • Voice-to-text and microphone integration to reduce friction during quick daily entry creation
    • Users request a dedicated microphone feature to dictate entries and search journals by voice
    • Adding voice input is cited as a way to maintain consistency when typing is not feasible

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