Recollect - Journal & Diary

I really like the UI it doesn’t get in your way and puts you in a mood journal. Although some aspects of the UI is buggy, I’m sure a future update will fix it.

If the app worked as intended it would easily be 5 stars. But as of right now, I lost 90% of an entry, entries appear blank when loaded from the timeline, I can’t turn off the auto suggested entries, and more. I tried to reach out to the developers but the Help option in settings is disabled. At one point I went to their website (before it got this bad) and found a Patreon I think it was. It promised that you could pay $1 and get access to a discounted lifetime purchase. I did this and got a vague email in response. I tried replying to this email to contact them, but it’s gone unanswered. I ended up purchasing a 1 year subscription because I couldn’t find the promised lifetime purchase. So now I have a 1 year sub instead of a one-time purchase, bugs keep mounting up, and the dev seems to be unreachable, despite issuing updates here and there. I’m frustrated because this app could be great, but the bugs and lack of support or contact info brings the whole thing down quick.

This thing has all the basics you expect from a fantastic journal app, and SO much more! I’ve loved the suggestion feature within home page widgets. Every day I get a meaningful and approachable suggestion to write about my life for future recollection. I also LOVE the For You tab. Once you have a few entries (especially if you import from another journal app), it’s so cool to see how the app brings up wonderful memories. These suggestions, plus the insanely powerful tag and search features, will make Recollect my go-to for journaling going forward!