Diary Threads - Journal like you post
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Diary Threads is a private, local-first diary for iPhone. Capture a thought in up to 140 characters, continue it with replies, quote an older memory, or add photos, video, and voice. Search, calendar, on-device insights, App Lock, share posters, and two Home Screen widgets help small moments grow into a personal timeline. Your writing stays on your iPhone, with no account, ads, or tracking.
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Hey Product Hunt! I’m Jack, the maker of Diary Threads 👋
I built it because journaling often felt like homework. Diary Threads makes it feel like posting to your own private timeline: capture a thought in 140 characters, add photos, videos, or voice, then reply to or quote your past entries whenever you want to continue the story.
Everything stays on your iPhone. There’s no account, journal server, advertising, or tracking.
I’d love to hear whether this post-and-thread format makes journaling easier to keep up with. Thanks for checking it out!
finally a diary app that doesn't ask for an account or try to sync everything to some random cloud, just opened it and wrote my first entry in like two seconds. the calendar view with little previews of each day is such a nice touch
@ethically thanks for trying it. Means a lot to me. Hope that you will like it and recommend to the others
The local-first approach is exactly what I want from a diary app. One thing I'd love is an optional encrypted iCloud or Backups export, so I could restore entries to a new device without giving up the privacy promise. Right now losing my phone feels like losing everything.
@julian_fairfax Indeed. iCloud and export/import abilities are now developing. Coming soon.