# Wednesday Waffles: Video Diary

> Close Friends, Weekly Catch-Up

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6742068406](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6742068406)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6742068406`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wednesday Waffles Inc.
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (56 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.9.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2025-03-18
- **Size:** 126 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wednesday-waffles-video-diary/id6742068406)
- **Website:** [https://wednesdaywaffles.com](https://wednesdaywaffles.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://wednesdaywaffles.com/privacy-policy](https://wednesdaywaffles.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Wednesday Waffles** is a private video diary app for staying connected with the friends and family who matter most. Every Wednesday, users are prompted to share a quick five-minute video update, creating a simple weekly habit for meaningful conversations and genuine connection.

Designed without feeds, likes, followers, or pressure, the app focuses on authentic moments shared only with selected friends. Users can build streaks, earn badges, participate in group incentives, and keep their complete video history with smart storage that helps save space on their device. Wednesday Waffles is ideal for busy professionals, long-distance friends, families, and anyone looking for a more personal alternative to endless social media scrolling.

## Rankings

- #172,338 — Overall

## Review summary

Users largely like the concept as a simple way to keep in touch with friends through weekly waffles, with subtitles and a late-waffle grace period seen as positives. However, the app suffers from frequent bugs and loading/upload issues, plus update frustrations and some AI-like visuals. Overall, strong idea but serious execution problems need fixes.

### Pros

- Clear concept that makes it easy to stay in touch with friends via a weekly waffle.
- Simple and efficient to use.
- Subtitles available.
- Grace period to send a late waffle.
- Frequent app updates and active development are appreciated.

### Cons

- Persistent bugs and reliability issues: messages and videos fail to load, uploads don’t work, and the app can crash or stall.
- Update-related frustrations: frequent prompts to download new versions and, in some cases, data loss after updates.
- AI-like visuals/design feel off or look low quality.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6742068406)