DailyBean - simplest journal

★ 4.9
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Jun 12, 2026
App updated
Nov 11, 2026

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Marketing versus reality estimates how well promised features are supported; stability estimates complaints about crashes and speed. Project activity is calculated from update recency, review activity and store availability. Percentages are not guarantees or success probabilities; missing data does not mean a zero score.

What it actually doesDailyBean is a simple journaling app for daily tracking of mood, activity and daily events with the ability to view statistics by week and month.

55%Marketing ≈ reality40%Stability98%Live project

Actually does

  • ✓Note taking90% of reviews
  • ✓Habit tracker85% of reviews
  • ✓Calendar40% of reviews
  • ✓Photo cloud30% of reviews
  • ✓Dark mode35% of reviews
  • ✓Freemium(bonus)60% of reviews
  • ✓Просмотр рекламы за премиум валюту (клеверы)(bonus)25% of reviews

Common complaints

  • ✗Excessive ads and slow ad loading55% of mentions

    «everything you might want to do in this app (even the most basic features) comes with ads»

  • ✗Very slow app loading (3-5 minutes)35% of mentions

    «the app became so very slow, takes forever to load»

  • ✗Photos disappear from journal without reason15% of mentions

    «photos keep disappearing very often (basically just getting deleted)»

  • ✗Ad videos fail to load, freeze, or count incorrectly25% of mentions

    «ads sometimes take 5 minutes to load and sometimes don't load at all»

  • ✗Forced updates, cannot stay on an older version6% of mentions

    «can't even stay on an older version now, it forces an update»

What people praise

  • ★Beautiful and aesthetically pleasing design with enjoyable interface

    «great app with nice-looking interface and various themes»

  • ★Convenient mood and activity tracking with bright icons

    «I log in every day and mark my mood for the day»

  • ★Motivates you to open the app every day

    «motivates me to log in every day and leave an entry»

  • ★Handy statistics and analysis of activity's impact on mood

    «you can analyze over time what affects your mood»

  • ★Flexible customization of activity categories and icons

    «everything is easy to customize to suit your needs, you can analyze over time what affects your mood»

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