Journal apps had it coming.

[Beligerent]

I agree.

However it needs to be available on iPad and Mac on Day 1, and ideally a way to import entries from elsewhere would be good. I have over 2000 entries in Day One.

Yeah the import idea is really whats going to seperate this apart from the others. If i cant move my thousands of entries from Day One its a deal breaker.

 

[max2]

I used to be a fan of Day One circa 2015, until they released a new version and ultimately a subscription. I moved to Notability, awesome neat little app - especially on iPad, great for note taking and the audio record / playback highlighting was great as a student.

Later on then I'd use it on Mac personally and it was phenomenal there as well, until an update that pretty much made it the iOS version emulated. It was laggy, had to load all my notes each time... quite unresponsive and for years now the spell correct doesn't work on Mac. I've emailed the support, no response or no updates to fix the bugs either. I eventually paid the subscription on this for... themes? Not great anyway.

I use it because it's the best of a bad bunch.

Yesterday at WWDC was music to my ears. Built-in. No subscription. Machine learning based ideas on topics to write about etc.

Usually I feel a little bad for the third parties, but for these apps that have long since tried to milk us with subscriptions and lack of stability updates and to be honest, lack of innovative features too.

Anybody else feel the same?

Yes.

We still have Pro Day One though just a more limited version.

Still it is all about principal of them going from one time paid to subscription.

 

[jmann]

I look forward to getting back into journaling. I used Day One for a long time but stopped before the panini and all the subscription nonsense. It will be nice to be able to do so from my Mac or other devices. All of the new features look nice as well.

 

[Apple_Robert]

For me, it is too early to say yes or no about the upcoming Journal app. I don't see it taking the place of DayOne for most people. From what little we know, it doesn't sound like Apple's intent is as full-fledged as DayOne.

 

[janeauburn]

Usually I feel a little bad for the third parties, but for these apps that have long since tried to milk us with subscriptions and lack of stability updates and to be honest, lack of innovative features too.

Anybody else feel the same?

You don't think Apple is giving us the Journal app for free for no reason, do you? The app is another way to lock you into Apple's ecosystem. Most apps that Apple offers for free on the iPhone comes with the cost of making it difficult to move off of the iOS platform, i.e., the iPhone.

Just look at what the Journal app doesn't do: Export your entries. So you want to keep a journal on the iPhone but later export everything to a Word document? Good luck. Ain't gonna happen.

The more you use Apple's free apps, the more of a prisoner to its system you are. Welcome to jail. Now bend over.

 

[StellarVixen]

I hope this is a lesson for others. Don’t be greedy or don’t expand your business too much because you forgot that your only product is just a damn journal app and that you probably shouldn’t have 100+ employees

 

[gwhizkids]

You don't think Apple is giving us the Journal app for free for no reason, do you? The app is another way to lock you into Apple's ecosystem. Most apps that Apple offers for free on the iPhone comes with the cost of making it difficult to move off of the iOS platform, i.e., the iPhone.

Just look at what the Journal app doesn't do: Export your entries. So you want to keep a journal on the iPhone but later export everything to a Word document? Good luck. Ain't gonna happen.

The more you use Apple's free apps, the more of a prisoner to its system you are. Welcome to jail. Now bend over.

Or you can, you know, simply use different apps. No one’s holding a gun to anyone’s head here.

 

[Apple_Robert]

You don't think Apple is giving us the Journal app for free for no reason, do you? The app is another way to lock you into Apple's ecosystem. Most apps that Apple offers for free on the iPhone comes with the cost of making it difficult to move off of the iOS platform, i.e., the iPhone.

Just look at what the Journal app doesn't do: Export your entries. So you want to keep a journal on the iPhone but later export everything to a Word document? Good luck. Ain't gonna happen.

The more you use Apple's free apps, the more of a prisoner to its system you are. Welcome to jail. Now bend over.

I think we will see more features and ability added to the Journal app moving forward. I also think that Apple kept it simple with the initial release to get people who have never kept a journal interested in doing so. Having limited features to begin with means the person can focus on writing and not get confused or worried about settings to enable (or not).

I truly believe will see the Journal app on iPad and Mac next year.

 

[gwhizkids]

I think we will see more features and ability added to the Journal app moving forward. I also think that Apple kept it simple with the initial release to get people who have never keep a journal interested in doing so. Having limited features to begin with means the person can focus on writing and that get confused or worried about settings to enable (or not).

I truly believe will see the Journal app on iPad and Mac next year.

Exactly this

 

[janeauburn]

Having limited features to begin with means the person can focus on writing and not get confused or worried about settings to enable (or not).

I disagree. Export is not an advanced feature. It's the first thing I look for when considering whether to spend my time journaling on a phone, for I know that ultimately I will want to export the entries to a tool or format of my choice. If I don't have that, I won't waste time on Apple's Journal app to begin with.