Daykept v0.1: the app is live — a journal that respects you
No ads. No subscription. No account required. Just a clean journal that lives on your phone.
Daykept is officially out on Google Play and iOS. We have been building it quietly for a while, and v0.1 is the first public release.
The pitch is simple: a diary app that respects you. No ads. No subscription required to use the core features. No account needed to start writing. No selling your data. Your journal lives on your device.
What's in v0.1
The first release is focused on getting the foundation right. Everything you need to build a consistent journaling habit, nothing you do not need yet.
- Timeline-based journaling — entries flow chronologically in a clean feed. No folders to create, no tabs to navigate. You open the app, you see your history, you write.
- Rich text editor — proper formatting: bold, italic, headings, bullet lists, dividers. Multi-page stories for longer entries. Per-story visual preferences so you can set a different font or background for different kinds of writing.
- Tags — add tags to entries to organize and filter them. The foundation that later features like notebooks and search build on.
- Starred entries — star anything you want to find easily later. Important entries, entries you want to reread, moments you want to surface.
- Google Drive sync — optional. If you enable it, your journal is backed up to your own Google Drive, encrypted. Not our servers — yours.
- Dark and light themes — because some of us write at 2am and white screens are not welcome.
The philosophy
Most journaling apps are built around engagement metrics. Streaks to keep you opening the app. Notifications to pull you back. Premium subscriptions that gate basic features. Ad-supported tiers that monetize your writing behavior.
Daykept is built around the opposite idea: the app should serve the journaling, not the other way around. The best journal session is the one you actually do, at whatever frequency works for your life, without pressure.
What comes next
v0.1 is a foundation. Tags will get more powerful. Notebooks are coming to bring structure. Search will be rebuilt. Voice notes, a report page, period tracking — all on the roadmap based on what users ask for most.
We are a small team. If you try the app and find a bug, please tell us. If something does not work the way you expect, please tell us. If you love it, tell a friend.