Diarly: Diary, Private Journal

Name: Diarly: Diary, Private Journal
Rating: 4.7 (1410 reviews)
Author: Krzysztof Nowak

By: Krzysztof Nowak

Journal & Notes with Password

Features & Capabilities

Diarly is a private diary and notes app designed to turn journaling into a daily ritual—beautiful, effortless, and truly yours. Start with a thoughtful daily prompt and enrich entries with the day’s weather, location, calendar events, and health data, then reflect with photos, audio, and notes. Everything saves automatically and syncs across Mac, iPhone, and iPad, while encryption and biometric access keep your journal private.

Build a sustainable journaling habit with templates, reminders, streaks, and engaging stats. Track mood trends, attach unlimited media, and organize entries with timelines, maps, and a Today Gallery. Import existing journals from DayOne, WordPress, Blogger, Ghost, Penzu, and Evernote, customize themes and layouts, and keep private notes alongside your journal. Your data stays secure with password protection and encrypted storage, with optional Apple Health and calendar integrations to enrich entries.

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App Privacy & Security Writing Data

By:

Krzysztof Nowak

Rating:

4.70

(1,410) 10 new ratings

Version:

3.5.3 Last updated: 2026-05-27

Version code:

885799874

Creation date:

2018-06-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

158.58MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-03

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Developed by:

Krzysztof Nowak

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/diarly-diary-private-journal/id1387167765

Website:

https://diarly.app

User Reviews

As good DayOne is, it still has issues, I lost files many times and they recommend that I back up their database - just in case. Really have no time for that. Add problems with location entry and a video size limit led me to I was shopping around. I found this app in the wonderful cornucopia that came with my SetApp subscription (free promotion). This is probably the 5th time I’m importing my DayOne entries; I got fed up and deleted this app each time. Too many niggling issues; I should also add that I tried the others, including Journey - paid for it and got rid of it. No that I’m back checking out Diary, it has improved A LOT. GOOD 1. Excellent handling of tags - colour coding = nice touch 2. Exceptionally well organised 3. Now adds the option hide markdown tags 👍🏽 4. Filtering is top-notch = by mood, attachment type 5. Imports calendar events = nice 6. Remarkable ability to determine how you want the app to look BAD 1. Synchronisation problems persist - I still can’t get it to work correctly across my devices 2. Adding locations is still rather iffy 3. Weird an inconsistent way to group photos (I don’t know when it will work ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) 4. Last time it sucked so much memory, may Mac ran out, and I had to force-quit it It is a much more mature and dependable app compared to the last time I tried it! All said this is a class act! My main complaint is the synchronisation issues. If that is resolved, it definitely beats DayOne- right now, I have a journal I can’t delete and I can’t remove it as my default journal either ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ All things considered - I’d get rid of DayOne in a heartbeat if I can get my issues resolved. As it stands - 4 stars; support - your serve!

by le*****, 2026-05-25

It is seriously the best note taking/diary app ever but since a recent update they took the widget off of the Apple Watch and the premium version seems not as useful anymore…. So that is the only reason why it is three to four stars for me. But I will put at five once I get the widget back on my watch please!!!