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Always have new things to journal about.\n∙ Customizable backgrounds, stickers, and color themes\n∙ Unlock a fun puzzle piece with each entry\n∙ Beautiful clean design with cute characters make journaling fun\n∙ ALL features are available to free users except backing up your journals in the cloud\n∙ Unlimited journal entries for both pro and non-pro users\n∙ Attach photos and videos to your video journals to keep your favorite memories close\n∙ Attach spotify songs and youtube videos to your journals so you can look back on media that was important to you\n∙ Look back on old entries through the \"On this day\" feature\n\nLearn about yourself\n∙ Find gratitude in the good things you already have in your life, and find ways to attract the things you want in the future\n∙ Simply talk to the camera, record your voice, or write down what's going on in your life, how you are feeling, and how you envision your future\n∙ Choose a mood that fits each day\n∙ Add more information to your journals like: step count, location, weather, so you can later see how they affected your mood\n∙ Easily find journals with topics you are looking for by searching through your transcripts\n\nPrivate and secure\n∙ All photos and videos are encrypted on your device before being backed up in the cloud\n∙ Pro users enjoyed backed up journals that they can access on all their devices\n∙ Only you can view your video journal album, it's protected by biometrics\n\nImprove your mental health by making journaling a habit\n∙ Set a daily time when you want to journal and we will send you a notification to remind you\n∙ Visualize your mood over time, \n∙ Build a streak by video journaling multiple days in a row\n∙ Share your progress with others with cute shareable images\n\nGain perspective\n∙ Record a Daily Happy Reason where you talk about one thing that made you happy today and share it with other users to spread positivity\n∙ View other people's Happy Reason videos from all around the world to see what makes people happy\n\nCapture your thoughts, emotions, and life through daily diary entries. 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