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Diarly

97%

369 ratings

andrew610

Dec 3, 2025

App version: 3.3.13

really enjoying this app.

Dave Zovak

Oct 27, 2025

App version: 3.3.10

This is a great journaling app. I’m not sure why it hasn’t gotten as much attention as DayOne, but I think it’s just as good and it’s part of SetApp!

Response from Developer

Nov 18, 2025

Thanks so much for the kind words! We’re doing everything we can to become the number-one journaling app, and it’s great to hear feedback like yours along the way.

Sveinung Sundfør Sivertsen

Mar 8, 2025

App version: 3.2.6

Very well-designed app that makes keeping a journal that much easier.

Response from Developer

May 19, 2025

Thank you! 😊

User

Dec 10, 2024

App version: 3.2.1

This is my favourite app for keeping a journal. Or more if you like. Templates, Calendar, Timeline, Multiple Entries per day or just one with or without timestamps, mood barometer, themes to set up your personalised writing space — everything is there. But the best thing is the support. One email is all it takes to get competent help within a short time.

Response from Developer

Dec 20, 2024

Thank you! Glad we could help.

Francisco H.

Nov 8, 2024

App version: 3.2.0

Been using it to keep track of my day to day activities from work, including things I’ve done, pending, and details of tasks I had to pause to help me get back to them later. It’s great. One things that would be awesome is to be able to use AI to summarize the past X days. This could be helpful to prepare for meetings, or just to have an idea of what was left behind and overall progress. I understand that there is a matter of privacy in this regard, as AI would have to basically receive the contents of your entries, but it could be solved with a tag to mark sensitive info. E.g., Discussed %Private subjects% with John yesterday.

Response from Developer

Dec 20, 2024

Hi Francisco, Thank you for your suggestion! We will definitely consider it in future updates. If you'd like to participate in designing and testing, feel free to contact us via email—the contact option is available in the app!

Alex

Sep 28, 2024

App version: 3.1.6

Great alternative to DayOne. What I love most about his app is the beautiful UI and themes!

Response from Developer

Nov 8, 2024

Thank you - we try to make it minimal yet powerful under the hood :)

Joe Duncan

Aug 25, 2024

App version: 3.1.2

Does the job. Looks good. Works on all devices.

John

Nov 18, 2025

App version: 3.3.13

I’ve tried a number of the other (obvious) journally apps, and not quite gorton with them. (too much effort or not tailorable) I now use Diarly regularly and slowly am creating a template to do just what I want. the fact it exposes a URL to enable searches means I can find what I want

Response from Developer

Nov 19, 2025

Thanks so much! Great to hear you’ve settled into a steady journaling habit. We’ll keep pushing the app forward — and if anything comes to mind, we would love to hear your suggestions.

Yash Kadam

Aug 12, 2025

App version: 3.3.7

Excellent journaling app with amazing developer support I’ve been using Diarly for a while now, and it’s easily one of the best journaling apps out there. The interface is clean, fast, and distraction-free, making it a pleasure to write in every day. What really stood out to me was the developer’s responsiveness. I made a request for a theme I really wanted, and they added it surprisingly quickly. That level of attention and care for user feedback is rare, and it makes me feel confident supporting this app long term. If you want a well-designed, privacy-focused journaling app backed by a developer who actually listens to their users, Diarly is a fantastic choice

Response from Developer

Nov 18, 2025

Thank you so much for the wonderful review! I’m glad you’re enjoying the app, and I really appreciate your support and feedback. It means a lot.

Wes Parker

Feb 16, 2025

App version: 3.2.4

Have replaced Day One with Diarly, works great on MacOS and IOS. Looks to me the development is more active with Diarly with new features every month or two. Migration from Day One was a cinch with several thousand entries and photos trransferred without errors.

Response from Developer

May 19, 2025

Thank you!

Teddy Burtonburger

Dec 9, 2024

App version: 3.2.1

I love it

Response from Developer

Dec 20, 2024

Thank you!

Jerry

Nov 7, 2024

App version: 3.1.8

OK, I have never tried Day One, or anything else, but I won’t try them, because this is just perfect. Hats off to the developers.

Response from Developer

Nov 8, 2024

Thank you for your kind words! 🥹

Dee

Sep 24, 2024

App version: 3.1.6

So so good.

Response from Developer

Nov 8, 2024

Thank you!

Chelsea

Aug 25, 2024

App version: 3.1.2

It’s great for journaling and keeping your thoughts in a space. I still like a pen and paper better, but if I have to do it online, I choose this one.

Stefan Fischer

Nov 9, 2025

App version: 3.3.11

Diarly lacks automatic entry creation from photo metadata. Unlike Day One, you can't bulk-import photos and have dated entries created automatically. You must create entries first, then add photos manually—frustrating for travel documentation. Good for traditional journaling, but not photo-driven workflows.

Response from Developer

Nov 18, 2025

Thanks for the feedback. We hear you, and we’ll be working toward making the app much better for photo-driven workflows in the future.

Anonymous

Aug 7, 2025

App version: 3.3.8

Using every day now.

Response from Developer

Nov 18, 2025

Thank you for the review! 😊

Adrien

Jan 11, 2025

App version: 3.2.4

Super application, bonne UI/UX. Possibilité de sécuriser l’application avec un mot de passe.

Response from Developer

May 19, 2025

Merci beaucoup !

Donald Gates

Nov 14, 2024

App version: 3.2.0

It is impressive so far. Looking for a new journal (used to use MacJournal) , and the Mac “journal” was cool but very limtied. Diarly so far is interesting but onlly a couple days in

Response from Developer

Dec 20, 2024

Thank you for the review!

Diego Rodriguez

Oct 9, 2024

App version: 3.1.6

Excelente!!!

Response from Developer

Nov 8, 2024

Thank you!

lesley.andrew

Sep 18, 2024

App version: 3.1.5

写的内容一旦跳转,就消失了

Response from Developer

Aug 7, 2025

感谢您的反馈!这个问题已经在最近的更新中修复了。欢迎您再次尝试使用,如果一切顺利,烦请考虑更新您的评分,我们将非常感激 😊