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Video Journal - Happy Reasons

A Tier
Excellent
88
4.769 ratings
4dsince update
FreeIn-App Purchases
Health & Fitness
category
Lifestyle
category
4+age rating
12languages
Made for iPhone
Made for iPad

What is Video Journal - Happy Reasons?

Journaling app for video, audio, and written entries, with prompts, mood tracking, and optional cloud backup.

The app lets you create video, audio, and written journals that the listing says are private to you. It includes prompts, challenges, stickers, and themes, and can record mood alongside weather, location, and step count. Cloud backup requires an upgrade, and the app has no AI journaling features.

Pricing. Video Journal - Happy Reasons is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Keeping a daily video or voice diary
  • Tracking mood against weather, location, and step count
  • Reflecting with daily prompts and gratitude entries

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Why this app is in A tier

88/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating96
Ratings58
App Store search rank98
Update recency100

A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Video Journal - Happy Reasons scores 88 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 58, App Store search rank 98, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and A tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

A 100% private journal where you can create video, audio, and written journals. All features are free; only upgrade to back up your journal. Answer prompts and join challenges to keep you motivated. Personalize your journal with stickers and themes. Track your mood based on weather, location, and activity levels. This app has no AI journaling features, your journals stay for you only.

Why use Happy Reasons Journal?

Simple and fun to use

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  • Video, audio, and written / text journals
  • New prompts and challenges coming to the app all the time! Always have new things to journal about.
  • Customizable backgrounds, stickers, and color themes
  • Unlock a fun puzzle piece with each entry
  • Beautiful clean design with cute characters make journaling fun
  • ALL features are available to free users except backing up your journals in the cloud
  • Unlimited journal entries for both pro and non-pro users
  • Attach photos and videos to your video journals to keep your favorite memories close
  • Attach spotify songs and youtube videos to your journals so you can look back on media that was important to you
  • Look back on old entries through the "On this day" feature

Learn about yourself

  • Find gratitude in the good things you already have in your life, and find ways to attract the things you want in the future
  • 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
  • Choose a mood that fits each day
  • Add more information to your journals like: step count, location, weather, so you can later see how they affected your mood
  • Easily find journals with topics you are looking for by searching through your transcripts

Private and secure

  • All photos and videos are encrypted on your device before being backed up in the cloud
  • Pro users enjoyed backed up journals that they can access on all their devices
  • Only you can view your video journal album, it's protected by biometrics

Improve your mental health by making journaling a habit

  • Set a daily time when you want to journal and we will send you a notification to remind you
  • Visualize your mood over time,
  • Build a streak by video journaling multiple days in a row
  • Share your progress with others with cute shareable images

Gain perspective

  • 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
  • View other people's Happy Reason videos from all around the world to see what makes people happy

Capture your thoughts, emotions, and life through daily diary entries. Whether you're using it as a form of self-therapy or a way to document your life, this app helps you reflect, grow, and show up for yourself.

Designed for simplicity and privacy, your entries are password protected and only viewable by you. Add context to your journals by attaching photos, so you can revisit memories.

Each entry can include

  • Your mood
  • Photos and videos
  • Youtube, spotify, apple music links
  • Files
  • Audio notes
  • Text notes
  • Stickers
  • Where you were (via iOS Location Services)
  • The weather at the time (via iOS Location Services)
  • Steps taken that day (via Apple Health Kit)

Over time, you'll notice patterns and insights about your well-being, habits, and routines.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Questions about Video Journal - Happy Reasons

Is the app free?

The app is free to download. The listing says all features are free except backing up journals in the cloud, which requires an upgrade. In-app purchase prices are not stated on the App Store.

Are my journals private?

The listing says entries are password protected and only viewable by you, and video journal albums are protected by biometrics. Photos and videos are encrypted on your device before any cloud backup. The app has no AI journaling features.

Can I access my journals on other devices?

The listing says Pro users can access backed up journals on all their devices. It also says unlimited journal entries are available to both pro and non-pro users.

Is Video Journal - Happy Reasons right for me?

Video Journal - Happy Reasons is built for keeping a daily video or voice diary, tracking mood against weather, location, and step count, reflecting with daily prompts and gratitude entries. It sits in the video journaling list on AppTierList.

Is Video Journal - Happy Reasons worth it?

Video Journal - Happy Reasons is A tier, ranked #6 of 12 video journaling apps with a score of 88 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 69 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 5 apps rank above it.

How does Video Journal - Happy Reasons compare to Shardee?

Video Journal - Happy Reasons is A tier at 88; Shardee is A tier at 88. They score the same. Video Journal - Happy Reasons is free to download, with in-app purchases, Shardee is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Video Journal - Happy Reasons updated?

Video Journal - Happy Reasons was updated 4 days ago, which counts in its favour.

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Ranking

Lists
Video Journaling (A tier, #6) · Mood Journaling (C tier, #23) · Journaling (#66, beyond the tiered top)
Tier
A (Excellent)
Score
88 / 100
Rank in list
#6 of 12
Ranking certainty
settled

Ratings

App Store rating
4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
69

App

Price
Free + IAP
App Store category
Health & Fitness
Current version
(4 days ago)
Size
184 MB
Requires
iOS 16.4 or later
Age rating
4+
Languages
12
Runs on
iPhone, iPad

Links

Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
not verified

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