# Sunset Micro Journal

> Journal, Diary, Organizer

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1335813618](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1335813618)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1335813618`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WayDC
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (160 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.9
- **Last updated:** 2018-08-06
- **First published:** 2018-07-05
- **Size:** 19 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sunset-micro-journal/id1335813618)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.sunsetmicrojournal.com/privacy.html](http://www.sunsetmicrojournal.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Sunset Micro Journal is a lightweight Chrome extension that helps you capture thoughts quickly and stay organized. It supports writing quick bullet points, expressing moods with color animations, creating reusable templates, and organizing notes with drag-and-drop sections. You can customize your journal with colors and prompts, and lock private entries with a passcode, TouchID, or FaceID.

Subscriptions are available on a monthly or yearly basis with auto-renewal. Payments are charged to the account and can be managed in Account Settings. For full terms, see the Terms of Use at http://sunsetmicrojournal.com/terms.html.

## Rankings

- #115,983 — Overall
- #79 — sunsets

## Review summary

Sunset Micro Journal is praised for its simple, clean UI and easy organization (bullets, categories) plus passcode privacy. However, reviews repeatedly cite stability and feature gaps: freezing/unresponsiveness, especially an inability to type; lack of landscape mode on iPad; no reliable syncing or cloud backups across devices; and limited media support (no photos/videos) with occasional date/year misordering. Overall it feels usable when it works, but stability and cross-device access are major concerns that hinder reliability and data retention.

### Pros

- Simple, clean UI that makes journaling quick and easy.
- Helpful organization features: bullet point tasks and category-based entries.
- Privacy protection with a passcode and customizable covers.
- Great for daily journaling and keeping thoughts organized.

### Cons

- Frequent freezing and unresponsiveness, interfering with use.
- Inability to type / input text due to bugs.
- No landscape orientation support on iPad; portrait-only limitation.
- Lack of cross-device syncing or cloud backups; data loss risk.
- Limited media support (no photos/videos) and occasional date/year misordering.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1335813618)