Everlog Journal

Love how lean the app feels on both Mac & iOS. Importing from Day One was a breeze. Enjoying the 'comment' feature where you can expand on posts in a thread format. Keep it going Everlog 🙌

Michael MJVMon, Apr 29, 2024

United States

I've been using Everlog since last June (bought lifetime later) and it's my favorite journal app I've used so far, and I was really grateful that it had the one-time purchase option, which is increasingly rare these days. I like the big banner-style image previews in the timeline (as opposed to small square icons which seem to be the standard), and I also enjoy the ability to thread journal entries, which I haven't seen anywhere else. Having said that, I still keep eyeing up Day One, for the following reasons: Lack of export options - My journal is image-heavy. I use a handwritten note app (Notability) to make notes with some drawings, and paste a screenshot into Everlog. Currently the only export options are in text or markdown, no json or pdf options, so it doesn't help with my images. As much as I enjoy scrolling through all the entries I've accumulated, I feel apprehensive about putting in more content when I don't know when or if I'll be able to back up a PDF copy to my hard drive. Lack of views - many diary apps have a few ways to flip back through entries -- a calendar view with picture icons, a map view, or a photo gallery view. Day One has a lovely "wall" view in the desktop app -- if you click on a month, all the entries for that month will appear together in a cardlike format, which is really great for getting a broad overview of the entries for that month at a glance, not to mention very enjoyable and fulfilling to look at. Having only a timeline to scroll through feels fairly limited after a certain amount of entries, and takes a lot of scrolling if you want to review your entries for the span of a month or more. Right now I'm a little worried about the developer's priorities. I know he's a solo dev, so I don't expect new features to be pumped out at pace, but I don't see how integrations with Apple Vision Pro should come before something like pdf exports. And gallery views would benefit Vision Pro users too -- I haven't used one yet, but I don't imagine myself heavily reading or writing in my journal with one, I'd more likely be going through the pictures. One more nitpick: It feels a bit strange that the images in the main entry appear smaller than in the timeline? That's two clicks to see the full picture instead of one. Having them either embeddable inline, or as a carousel in a banner/cover (like in Diaro) would really help with this :) Anyway I really want to see this app succeed and I wish the developer all the best. It's still a lovely app with a lot of care put in, with features and design quirks that distinguish it from the big name apps. I /want/ to settle on it. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for now🤞

birdy9324Wed, Apr 17, 2024

United States

I've been using Everlog since last June (bought lifetime later) and it's my favorite journal app I've used so far, and I was really grateful that it had the one-time purchase option, which is increasingly rare these days. I like the big banner-style image previews in the timeline (as opposed to small square icons which seem to be the standard), and I also enjoy the ability to thread journal entries, which I haven't seen anywhere else. Having said that, I still keep eyeing up Day One, for the following reasons: Lack of export options - My journal is image-heavy. I use a handwritten note app (Notability) to make notes with some drawings, and paste a screenshot into Everlog. Currently the only export options are in text or markdown, no json or pdf options, so it doesn't help with my images. As much as I enjoy scrolling through all the entries I've accumulated, I feel apprehensive about putting in more content when I don't know when or if I'll be able to back up a PDF copy to my hard drive. Lack of views - many diary apps have a few ways to flip back through entries -- a calendar view with picture icons, a map view, or a photo gallery view. Day One has a lovely "wall" view in the desktop app -- if you click on a month, all the entries for that month will appear together in a cardlike format, which is really great for getting a broad overview of the entries for that month at a glance, not to mention very enjoyable and fulfilling to look at. Having only a timeline to scroll through feels fairly limited after a certain amount of entries, and takes a lot of scrolling if you want to review your entries for the span of a month or more. Right now I'm a little worried about the developer's priorities. I know he's a solo dev, so I don't expect new features to be pumped out at pace, but I don't see how integrations with Apple Vision Pro should come before something like pdf exports. And gallery views would benefit Vision Pro users too -- I haven't used one yet, but I don't imagine myself heavily reading or writing in my journal with one, I'd more likely be going through the pictures. One more nitpick: It feels a bit strange that the images in the main entry appear smaller than in the timeline? That's two clicks to see the full picture instead of one. Having them either embeddable inline, or as a carousel in a banner/cover (like in Diaro) would really help with this :) Anyway I really want to see this app succeed and I wish the developer all the best. It's still a lovely app with a lot of care put in, with features and design quirks that distinguish it from the big name apps. I /want/ to settle on it. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for now🤞

birdy9324Mon, Apr 15, 2024

United States

I love this app. I use it every day. It has also the option to passcode lock it for privacy.

Michelle CollinsSat, Apr 6, 2024

United States

I love the simplicity and the UI look of this app. I bought the lifetime subscription, but maybe consider putting an extra tip option.

Alex jjjjjWed, Mar 27, 2024

United States

I fell in love with the elegant design and user friendly features. Every feature is easy and yet encourage you to write more. I am amazed with its customer support, focused on privacy. It offers a clean interface, passcode protection, and iCloud syncing. ⭐️🌟✨💫🌟

NeerajKumarDabgotraFri, Mar 15, 2024

United States

I like to take notes during the day as reminders or just jot down ideas. This app makes it so easy to do just that. And the fact that I can use it on my phone, iPad, laptop and desktop makes it even better. Dont have to be tied down to one place. Other apps have some of the same features, but this one makes you want to write.

Jo's Basement StudioSun, Feb 4, 2024

United States