Gonen Diary: 5 Year Journal

Write today, and the same day last year and the year before appear right underneath. Gonen Diary is a five-year journal that shows five years on one page. A few lines a day is enough, so it is easy to keep going, and in a year you get to meet yourself again.

WHO IT IS FOR
- You want to start a five-year diary or line-a-day journal easily on your phone
- Paper diaries never lasted more than a few days for you
- You want to look back on what you were doing this day last year
- You want to jot down daily moments, such as a baby diary or gratitude journal, in a few lines
- You want a private diary app that needs no login or sign-up

NO ACCOUNT, NO NETWORK
- No sign-up. No email address.
- Your diary lives on this device only. It is never sent to a server.
- So it still opens when a service is down or you have no signal.

MEET YOURSELF A YEAR AGO
- Five years of the same date, stacked on one page
- Write today and visit the you of last year
- A few lines a day is enough, which makes it easy to keep going
- The longer you keep it, the richer each page becomes

ONE PHOTO A DAY
- Keep one photo for the day, free
- Photos stay on this device. They are shrunk before saving and location data is removed
- Last year's photo for the same day appears under what you wrote

QUIET BY DESIGN
- No streak counts, no "you did it" badges
- Days you skipped are left alone, with no empty marks
- Only the total number of entries is shown, quietly
- No ads, so nothing ever makes a sound

YOUR DIARY IS LOOKED AFTER
- A previous copy is kept on the device, so it can come back if a save cannot be read
- Export and import are free. You can always take your diary with you
- Face, fingerprint or passcode can lock the app

EXAMPLE
1. Before bed or in the morning, write a few lines about the day
2. The same date from last year and the year before appears right underneath
3. On a day you want a photo, pick one
4. Search your diary by words when you need to find something
5. Export your diary as a backup

WHAT IT COSTS
- Writing, reading, searching, exporting and importing are all free
- The one-time purchase adds one thing only: export to PDF (save, print, share)
- There is no monthly charge

FAQ
Q. Do I have to write every day?
A. No. A day you skip is left alone, with no empty marks.
Q. Can I move my diary to a new phone?
A. Export and import are free, so you can always take your diary with you.
Q. Can anyone else read my diary?
A. It lives only on this device and is never sent anywhere. You can also lock the app with face, fingerprint or passcode.

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