A screenshot of a new app for journaling. It was created because subscription services suck.

The new app will tap into Apple's services to paint a complete picture of your day.

Apple is planning a new journal app in iOS 17 with deep iPhone integration

https://www.macworld.com/article/1794207/ios-17-journaling-app-services-day-one.html

I tip my hat to you.
I started using Penpot (open source alternative to Figma) as well as other not open source apps that are pay-only-once (as everything used to be). Can’t stand monthly subscriptions.

Haven’t tried either, but would be willing to look into them. I have paid for adobe for years and it’s what I know. I bought a copy of Luminar AI but it wasn’t enough for what I needed - I’m willing to change my product but only if there is one that can truly take its place.

Love it. Would love to TestFlight it for you if you’re opening at all.

Yep! Notoriously one of Apple’s ethically questionable habits: taking apps that are successful on the AppStore, steal the idea, and resell it

Pretty bad stuff if you ask me

This is a great feature. Love it in my Photos memories, too! There is only so much a journal app can do and I think this is a good feature that makes journaling worth it. I’ll add you to my list for testing once it’s stable

I’m not attacking your interesting in making a product. I’m attacking your value proposition being “I remade the thing I like but for free” and your justification for it.

The people on the other end are just like you and me

It utilizes CoreData and CloudKit, so locally on device, and then privately in your iCloud! The only time your data isn’t at rest is on the Push to sync, but apple should have that process encrypted!

It looks very good! I want to use it. 

Where is the data stored?

Add me to the list. Ignore the static and keep cranking on this. It’s beautiful…

Creating Entries is simple - just write. Add images (and eventually hashtags and weather)

Awesome! Thanks. Happy to help you market it too whenever you’re ready.

I’d love to take it for a test drive. My fav Day One feature is the “on this day” feature. I have over a decade of stuff in there and each day I look forward to seeing what shows up.

Giving money to massive money hungry megacorp adobe, but stealing the idea of a small team and making it free… “I absolutely loved it” and “If it’s good, I pay. I just can’t justify it” in the same thread is realy something

Nice! OG Day One user here. I'm curious, how are you going to sustain the service or make money without subscriptions?

Reading is just as easy: read, then edit if you need to - all in the same place. Support for images and other embeds are in the works, but for now it’s meant to simulate Morning Pages

Have you considered switching to Pixelmator or Affinity? They both have cheaper options and you’re not supporting the most god awful predatory company on the planet’s CEO’s mega bonuses.

Then you could redirect some of that money to fellow designers and engineers

I tried Day One and absolutely loved it. Then I hit the paywall, couldn’t sync between devices and immediately hated it.

So then I built my own.

This is Sunrise and it’s in the works. It’s a journaling app without a subscription.

(Ignore my annoying entries 😅)

I pay for Apollo for Reddit, Ivory for Mastodon, I am a Mastodon Patron and even paid for Sketch for a while. I pay for Photoshop and Lightroom. I even pay for Arcade by Output! If it’s good, I pay. I just can’t justify the money for Day One

Finally - this is all super early Alpha, and is subject to change. I just wanted to share in case others want a journaling app that doesn’t want to crawl into your wallet and bleed you dry!

I’m really glad that you found a journaling app that works for you and that you’re willing to pay for! I believe if a product works for you, it’s worth the money!

I’ll add you to an early list. It’s a little ways from ready, but I’ll ping you once it is!

At first, probably for the love of it. 😅

I’m making it iOS only for the foreseeable future - so I can utilize CloudKit and CoreData for persistence and sync, which means very low overhead. This will be a passion project for sure!

Also, there is also no need to attack my interest in making my own product that doesn’t have a subscription attached to it. If the pot wants to call the kettle black, here are some others for it

I have been using Day One now for over ten years. I support them because they work hard to make an exceptional product. I have invested a lot of time into my journaling and even if a new app comes along and is free, I’m skeptical and resist the idea of looking at it.

I don’t believe you think my journal app can compete with a Goliath like Automattic (who also own Tumblr, Wordpress and Gravatar, btw). I made a product that I wanted, how I wanted; I’m not going to steal their millions of dollars of revenue. Hell, I might even open source this.

Add Apple themselves to that list too https://www.macworld.com/article/1794207/ios-17-journaling-app-services-day-one.html

Ill add you to my list for once it’s ready for prime time!

My same question, is paying for software that’s good really a dealbreaker?

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