Journaling app "YourDay" with full Evernote integration

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Hi,

I am currently developing an Journaling app with full Evernote Integration. This app took a lot of inspiration from vJournal and DayOne. Think of DayOne (or sort of) just build for Evernote. The App will be hopefully launching in May/June 2016. It would be very nice, if someone here could test the app or  give me a real feedback. Even negative feedback is very appreciated. 

Features:

• 100% native iOS Application for iPhone, iPod, iPad and iPad Pro
• Very easy way to capturing from notes, pictures. Similar to social media tools like Twitter. Very much inspirited from vJournal.
• All journal Entries are combined to a day. No cluttered notes. The entries in a day are always sorted by time so you can later add note entries for past days
• Beautiful animated calendar
• Very easy access to all your recent photos. Used photos are check marked for convenience.
• Full native Apple Watch Integration. I love taking notes for journal on the go.
• Full offline support.
• Support for Google Places
• Fully editable Journal Pages
• Crop your photos before you attach them 

Links:

• WebSite improveyourday.cm
• Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theyourdayapp/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheYourDayApp

[gazumped 10,328]

Looks good.  When you've worked the bugs out,  I look forward to an Android / Web alternative... 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Oh oh, I will go were the customers are but started with iOS. Thank you for your comment??. 

[awgroverpe 0]

+1 for Android.  I am currently looking to start journaling.  I wish to do most of my journaling with good old pen and paper, but want to be able to readily digitize it into some form of journaling application, or just into Evernote.  So far evernote, via the document camera, seems to be the best option for combining the pen and paper world with the digital world of journaling.  Would love to see more options out there. 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

For me, Evernote is almost ideal. I wrote the app mainly with the purpose, to create a beautiful journal page per day and to lower the barrier to enter journals as low as possible. 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Picture of the journal statistics on your Apple Watch. 

[MichaelAH 0]

This seems interesting, because I was looking into using Evernote as a journal/diary between me and another person.

I'm not exactly sure how your app would work with Evernote in practice, but would it still allow me to share a notebook with another person?
So, meaning that I would open the journal up to another person so we could both leave notes in it.
Or is it just closed off to just the user/creator?

[Sugeeth Krish 350]

Hi, I would like to test the App, could not find any links on your website. Can you please send me the Beta Testing Link? 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Hi,

to be honest, there is no test version yet. I wanted to check out people with interest for testing.  I hope, I could make a test version in April. I would be very proud, if I you would participate in testing at this time. 

Thank you,

P.S: As a german person I first struggled a bit with your avatar name. Last year I played the game "Hearts of Iron III" and this vehicle was somewhat important there. 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Hi MichaelAH,

Your described scenario should be very possible, but I haven't tested it so far. The idea of the app is,that you can make very easy a journal entry, like a tweet in Twitter or a messenger app. You enter or dictate your text and send it to your journal. Boom. 

The entry consists of text, time, the location and a picture. the YourDay App searches the note with the date in the notebook for the year. The entry will be appended or inserted at the right time in the day. 

Furthermore all journal notes will be  synchronized with your app so you can browse your journal even if you are offline. You can even edit your journal in the aftermath. 

In Evernote your journal is build as a notebook stack for YourDay and a notebook for every year. 

You can use all Evernote functions and you can edit and extend your journal as well. Changes will be synchronized and even conflicts will be merged. 

I am writing this on my phone so there may be a lot of errors in the text. 

 

Greetings André. 

 

 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

New photo of the Today Widget. I like the Tumblr widget with an animated view of your last journal entries.

 

 

[thewiccaman 0]

Would certainly go for this. Wish you well on its development. Happy to offer to beta test it.

[Sugeeth Krish 350]

On 09/03/2016 at 11:51 AM, Chaosspeeder said:

Hi,

to be honest, there is no test version yet. I wanted to check out people with interest for testing.  I hope, I could make a test version in April. I would be very proud, if I you would participate in testing at this time. 

Thank you,

P.S: As a german person I first struggled a bit with your avatar name. Last year I played the game "Hearts of Iron III" and this vehicle was somewhat important there. 

I was a die hard fan of World of Tanks, but i don't have the luxury of fast internet in my new place to play that game anymore  

[Chaosspeeder 19]

6 hours ago, thewiccaman said:

Would certainly go for this. Wish you well on its development. Happy to offer to beta test it.

Thank you very much. I work on the app as a side project and I currently working to create a beta version. As soon, as the beta is available, I will publish all needed information here. Thank you and Happy Easter

[Chaosspeeder 19]

2 hours ago, Panzerkampfwagen said:

I was a die hard fan of World of Tanks, but i don't have the luxury of fast internet in my new place to play that game anymore  

I'm sorry for you. Really, Fast internet is even in Germany a rather rare option.

[sunnysb123 0]

Hi ..was looking for such an app from a few months now. I was using DayOne for some time now, but with the discontinuation of their iCloud support, I'd much prefer Evernote integration with my iPhone and Mac, rather than invest in a new Diary app.

Thanks for this and I'd love to participate in the test mode.

 

Thanks!

[dbvirago 452]

Would love to test, but only a Web/PC version or Android. Thanks

[lrainaldi 225]

This sounds very interesting! How is it coming along? I looked at the site and this app looks nice. Also followed you on twitter and instagram. 

When are you expecting to launch?

 

@LJRAIN

[JoeBloggs 2]

Good luck with the development, I think it's a great idea and would be happy to beta test for you. If it works as described I'd happily pay. 

I am currently a DayOne user, and have always wanted Evernote to bring out a diary app. 

 

Thanks.

[solila 0]

Hello,

je viens de découvrir votre post ici, et je suis tout de suite aller lire votre site internet.

J'adore cette idée, je pense qu'elle peut répondre très bien à ce que je recherche.

j'ai chercher l'application "yourday" sur apple store (sur votre site il est indiqué que c'est disponible maintenant, mais le bouton ne fonctionne pas)

je ne la trouve pas.

j'espère que vous pouvez avancer comme vous le souhaitez.

Cdlt

Solila

[Russ Edwards 0]

It is a great idea but make sure you make an Android version.  

[Byter_1 23]

So whatever happened to this idea.  It was a good one.  When I thought about journaling, first thought was how could I emulate Day One in Evernote.  And here this is... or rather is not.  Anyone watching this dead thread?

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Don't worry. Development on my app is continuing but I needed to pause it last year on personal reasons. I use my development build personally on a daily base and I'm very satisfied with it now. I hope to release a test version in June 2017 and I will post it here for participating. 

Thank you,Andre. 

[Byter_1 23]

Hurray!  Glad you are still in the fight...  Looking forward to trying it out...

[brentwalker 1]

Updates?  Released?  Willing to be a tester.

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Hi Brent,

I continue my development unfortunately with snail pace. However, I hope to release a test candidate soon (in a few weeks). I will inform you here, when the test candidate is ready. 

 

Andre

[chronistin 184]

I would also be interested in testing / using this app. (Android)

[jczelust 4]

Add me to the list of interested users in iOS.  There are so few options in this arena that you will fare very well. 

 

 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Made a little promo website for YourDay. More to come in 09/2017

http://improveyourday.com/

 

[Sean Graves 1]

This looks a great idea. Been trying to find a replacement to an old ios app that did just this but is no longer around.

[phils 220]

Nitpick: on your web page, it should be written as Evernote, not EverNote (the "n" is lowercase).

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Hi @phils, than you, I will fix that soon. 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

FINALLY, BETA TESTING IS STARTING .... (like the prophet stepping into the restaurant at the end of the universe).

Ok, after years of snail pace coding, I have done it. There is a fully testable beta of YourDay on TestFlight. Please test YourDay, the journaling app for Evernote an  for iOS.  If you have an Apple Watch, you've got the best experience. In reality, I have done the work to create a log of my life directly from my wrist. 

Please send a private message to me with your eMail address and I will send you an invitation.

Thx, André

[Chaosspeeder 19]

@Sean Graves I wasn't happy with vJournal, so I started coding on my own. Maybe this is the app, which isn't no longer available?

[Chaosspeeder 19]

For more information, look at my twitter channel @TheYourDayApp. 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Short Update:

@phils, thank you. I have updated the web page with the correct spelling.

Any Evernote fan with an iOS device. You can join the beta for YourDay via the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1fcahXn9GU5Vg3WmP6BcLcpj7gORml0agyqXcmWC2OYEG1A/viewform

More Informations about the YourDay project are available here: http://improveyourday.com

Thank you. 

 

 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Hi everyone, I have made a YouTube Video showing taking several photos in your Journal with the YourDay App in conjunction  with Evernote.

 

 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Wrote a blog entry about putting multiple images at one in the Journal (and in Evernote).

Blog: http://improveyourday.com/2017/10/06/mosaic-layout-with-several-images/

If you have an iOS device, joint the beta now:

Beta: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1fcahXn9GU5Vg3WmP6BcLcpj7gORml0agyqXcmWC2OYEG1A/viewform

 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Added a feature to add multiple images to one journal entry in YourDay (and Evernote).

Loading of the blog entry needs time, because there is a big gif animation.

Blog: http://improveyourday.com/2017/10/09/first-working-version-with-adding-multiple-images-to-one-journal-entry/

[Sayre Ambrosio 469]

Sent a beta testing request

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Great. I am very appreciated for every form of feedback. Send it to [feedback (at) improveyourday.com]

 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

The version with multiple images will be rolled out on the weekend for all beta testers. 

beta invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1fcahXn9GU5Vg3WmP6BcLcpj7gORml0agyqXcmWC2OYEG1A/viewform

[Sayre Ambrosio 469]

4 minutes ago, Chaosspeeder said:

The version with multiple images will be rolled out on the weekend for all beta testers. 

beta invitation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1fcahXn9GU5Vg3WmP6BcLcpj7gORml0agyqXcmWC2OYEG1A/viewform

Just got the beta invite. Immediately impressed with the look on both the iPad and iPhone.

[Chaosspeeder 19]

I don't no why, but the approval for the new version with the multiple images need more time by Apple. I hope, the new version will be released today or tomorrow.

In the meanwhile I have created a mockup about a new Today screen for the your day app. More info about that in the blog post here:

http://improveyourday.com/2017/10/16/idea-for-a-new-today-screen

 

[Sayre Ambrosio 469]

1 hour ago, Chaosspeeder said:

I don't no why, but the approval for the new version with the multiple images need more time by Apple. I hope, the new version will be released today or tomorrow.

In the meanwhile I have created a mockup about a new Today screen for the your day app. More info about that in the blog post here:

http://improveyourday.com/2017/10/16/idea-for-a-new-today-screen

 

This is very similar to the ideas I was going to send you. ? so similar that I don’t need to send you what I was putting together. 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Hi, I have finally managed to release my side project YourDay. You can download the YourDay App on the AppStore for iOS.

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yourday-journal/id1095128827?mt=8

Sorry for the delay, but private circumstances were bringing my efforts to naught.

Enjoy and I am happy for every response.

[Byter_1 23]

Hi.  I'm about to try the app I think.  I wonder though if you can comment on the advantages you see in this evernote tie in approach verus the stand alone Day One. Thanks .

EDIT:  typos I noticed in start up slash screens.  

"You doesn't need to be online." should be "You don't need to be online." Screen 1

"This app is hightly optimized to use with EverNote." should be "This app is highly optimized for use with Evernote."

 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Thank you. I obviously  not a native speaker. I was a fan from DayOne a long time ago. But it bugged me, that my Diary was in proprietary format and I wasn't able to keep my journal on the different platforms I use. Evernote allowed me to keep and enhance my journal on Windows, on my phone (at that time it was a BB10 phone) and on my Mac. In the meantime, DayOne has been transformed to a cloud service and most of my old gripes are gone.

But for those (few) people, who do there main business in Evernote, the YourDay App is a valid and good choice.   

[Byter_1 23]

Non native English?  Honestly I didn't suspect that.  Some of my son's high school friends do much worse than you!  

So, I also see the possible advantage that you can tweak things in Evernote.  Which leads to the question, what happens if users poke around the notebooks that Your Day creates.  Would this cause the app problems?

Thanks for putting it together. 

[Chaosspeeder 19]

I keep on working on my little up. New Version 1.13 is out there with following new features and bug fixes:

new features:

• you can now specify the notebook in evernote for storing your journal.
• finally: You can delete a journal note in the detail view for a day. click on the trash can icon in the day view of your journal.
• explicit save button to save your changes in the day view.
• send icon (paper plane) added to the keyboard accessory toolbar. Now you can easily send your journal entry even on big iPhones.
• on your Apple Watch your dictated entry will be automatically saved on your iPhone. This is a much easier handling on the watch. But you can abort the saving process.

bug fixes:

• The camera icon works now accordingly.
• If you enter a longer text, the text content window wasn't scrolled.
• corrected ui layout keyboard with iPhone X(sR).
• a bug was fixed that hinders you from editing journal entries with several photos.
• the state of the save button for a new journal entry will now shown correctly
• fixes to the different new apple watch screen sizes.
• fixed several layout problems when displaying the motivation question card stack.
• fixed problem, when you answered a motivation card question and the image remain

 

Link to YourDay in the App Store

 

[Steven Eff 35]

Can I just confirm that journal entries aren’t stored on a server other than Evernote? I downloaded the app today and it’s brilliant!

[Chaosspeeder 19]

Hi Steven, yes, your journal entries are only transmitted to the Evernote server and are for performance reasons stored locally on your your Apple device. Unfortunately, I  have currently almost no time for maintenance or bug fixing, but I'm happy about every user and that you find this app useful. Thank you, Steven.

[Steven Eff 35]

You should be really proud of this app as it's a game changer for journalling and integrating with Evernote. The ease of use is brilliant and making something easy and simple to use is so much harder for the developer.

[leeesenkiz 0]

Any plans to offer an Android version?