# BeginEnd - diary, photo diary

> BeginEnd is a simple and minimalist personalized photo diary app.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.finn.beginend](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.finn.beginend)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.finn.beginend`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DevFinn.97
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 39,714
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (790 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2023-04-05
- **Publisher country:** KR
- **Size:** 105 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.finn.beginend)
- **Website:** [https://devfinn97.blogspot.com](https://devfinn97.blogspot.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://devfinn-97.tistory.com/entry/BeginEnd-Privacy-Policy](https://devfinn-97.tistory.com/entry/BeginEnd-Privacy-Policy)

## Description

BeginEnd Diary is a minimalist, personalized diary app that can function as a photo diary, calendar diary, or special diary. It emphasizes a distraction-free design so you can quickly capture memories and revisit them later. You can create your own tabs to customize your diary and keep precious moments organized.

Key features include unlimited photo attachments, cloud backup and restore, dark mode, AI analytics to enhance writing, multiple themes and fonts, password protection, tag-based search with #tags, mood and weather, and built-in data analysis.

## Rankings

- #330,902 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.finn.beginend.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users appreciate BeginEnd's clean, minimalistic design and photo diary features that enrich journaling. The app allows free usage with ads, supporting user expression through text and photos. However, common issues include limited fonts and emojis, absence of voice typing, problems with photo uploads and saving, lack of backup and restore options, and missing support for video and audio attachments, which users hope will be addressed in future updates.

### Pros

- User-friendly and minimalistic interface that is easy to use and visually appealing.
- Allows adding photos to diary entries, enriching the journaling experience.
- Free functions available with ads, enabling support without requiring payment methods.
- Encourages expressing emotions, including via text and voice notes.
- Offers a built-in photo diary feature that fulfills digital diary needs.

### Cons

- Limited font and emoji options, with a request for more variety.
- No voice typing feature, which some users find inconvenient.
- Issues with adding photos: pictures sometimes don’t load properly, and the save button may not work when uploading images.
- Lack of local backup and restore functionality is problematic for users.
- No support for attaching videos or audio files, limiting multimedia capabilities.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.finn.beginend)