Day One4.15.3

This could be a great app, but it is missing an essential (to me) feature that was in the original DayOne app but which was removed by the developers. v1 allowed for setting a "Repeating Reminder" ranging from a selectable period from every 15 minutes to once a week. This feature was incredibly handy. The current v3 of the app, has a reminder feature, but there is no way to have it reapeat. Not only that, but the ability to customize a reminder in v3 is crippled by the inablity to duplicate it, so that each custom reminder has to be setup manually. If you want to see the Repeatable Reminder feature back (and the ability to duplicate a Reminder) please write to the developer using the Contact Support item in the Help menu.

Awesome, simply.

I just found out by accident that Dyrii, a Day One competitor, became an abandonware due to "unforeseen circumstances." It makes me wonder who is next. I have abandoned this type of app altogether a while ago and never looked back. My diary workflow is simple and has no app dependency. Day One's business model might or might not be good enough to sustain for the foreseeable future. But, if someone asked me whether I would trust Day One enough to use it, my answer would be a big red "NO." The app keeps your data inside a proprietary database that is transmitted through a proprietary sync server that an indie developer runs. They have had some major security issues in which your data got mixed up with other people's data. I have used Day One for a while, and I ditched it after experiencing numerous sync issues in which embedded images would disappear, and some entries refused to sync. I can do all the things Day One does with a combination of generic tools that are also easily swappable. Swiss Army Knife style tools like this will never be as good as a collection of single-purpose tools, each doing one thing exceptionally well. Besides, not everything needs to be automated and recorded. I find a manual workflow helps me to be more aware of each day as I reflect on it. If everything is automated, you will likely overlook and forget.

NOTES about Day One: There is a PREMIUM version for a subscription price of $2.92/mth, billed annually, IOW $35.04 yearly. The comparison chart is here: https://dayoneapp.com/pricing/ - What you add with Premium is: • Unlimited journals (vs just one) • Unlimited secure cloud backup • Sync across all your devices (vs just one) • Unlimited photos (vs 1 per entry) • Unlimited videos • Unlimited audio recordings • Unlimited voice-to-text transcription • Unlimited drawings • Instagram Importer • Auto importing using IFTTT • Send email to your journal • PDF Embed • Scan documents to PDF (using the in=app camera) • Dark mode • 25% book printing discount • Bonus journal colors • End-to-end encryption for privacy <- ONLY with Premium! - - The fact that it has a companion iOS app is excellent. I'd point you to MacJournal 7, a free alternative. Except the MacJournal developer is not going to update the already buggy iOS version. That puts Day One into the lead as the best option.

This could be a great app, but it is missing an essential (to me) feature that was in the original DayOne app but which was removed by the developers. v1 allowed for setting a "Repeating Reminder" ranging from a selectable period from every 15 minutes to once a week. This feature was incredibly handy. The current v3 of the app, has a reminder feature, but there is no way to have it reapeat. Not only that, but the ability to customize a reminder in v3 is crippled by the inablity to duplicate it, so that each custom reminder has to be setup manually. If you want to see the Repeatable Reminder feature back (and the ability to duplicate a Reminder) please write to the developer using the Contact Support item in the Help menu.

I like Day One, however it crashes upon launch and repeated emails to the developer go unanswered. Is this abondonware now?