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Personal Diary (Journal) App

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#112,286 of 719,896 by ratings on Apple · #5,305 of 50,710 in Lifestyle

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Description

"When all you want is the digital equivalent of a paper diary, this is the perfect one." - goyyboy

"Loving the lighthearted feel of this deceptively powerful app." - plinkplok

"Good and accessible with VoiceOver" - Allan.summers

Need a simple, free, and easy-to-use journalling app? Meet Personal Diary!

With no advertisements, limitations, nor any upfront cost, Personal Diary is your simplest and best journalling tool yet. Easily access all your entries in all your devices with iCloud Sync. Write diary entries without worrying that someone will peek at what you wrote, with passcode & biometric protection. Forgot about your diary? The app can 'summon' you back with a friendly nudge. You can also import as many photos as you wish into your entries. As an optional addition, you can set your mood, and add weather and tags to an entry.

Notable Features:

- Numeric passcode lock (any number of digits).
- Unlock using Touch ID or Face ID on supported devices.
- Auto-saves as you type.
- Simple & easy to use.
- Sync data between devices via iCloud Drive.
- Ability to pick a mood and weather of the day.
- Mood & weather can be automatically chosen.
- Import photos to your entries.
- Select a theme to suit your style.
- Dark Mode for better night use.
- VoiceOver fully supported.
- Simple Rich Text editing supported.
- Optimized for multitasking on iPad.
- Full support for physical keyboards, trackpad, and mice.
- watchOS keyboard support on Series 7+, and FlickType keyboard support for legacy watch models.
- Fully compatible with all modern iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch* models.
- Daily notifications for writing in your diary.
- No advertisements & absolutely FREE! :D

*Some features may not be available on the Apple Watch. Primary editing and viewing functions, such as the Timeline interface and entry editor, are available on the watch.

Don't forget to let me know what you think of Personal Diary by leaving a review on the App Store! Reviews and ratings help and let other users find this app. If you have any problems or questions, feel free to send a feedback; I might be able to help! :)

Warning:
- Please do not forget your password. If you forget your password and your identity cannot be verified, you may not be able to access your data.

This app allows you to tip/donate to directly support the development of this app through in-app purchases. No new features will be provided when you tip, it's just to support the app's development if you would like to. Selecting a Small/Medium/Large Tip will initiate a one-time payment for tipping. A Continuous Tip is an automatic-renewal subscription to tip every month, and will renew automatically every month unless it's turned off or cancelled (through your account settings) at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. For this, your Apple account will be charged when payment is confirmed, and charged for auto-renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the selected price.

You may locate our terms at https://legal.wern.cc/app/terms and privacy policy at https://legal.wern.cc/app/privacy.

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