Features Users Want Most in Fall Detection Diary Apps

"Hand writing is such an important part of daily journaling. It would be amazing if you could add Apple Pencil support for hand written notes in this application."

"I'd love the option to physically write in my journal. That's the best feeling and a better journaling experience then typing. I highly recommend adding that as a feature in the pro app maybe"

"Really needs multiple entries during a day. Multiple reminders during the day is kind of misleading in a way. You can write whenever, but I would rather have a morning a"

"This app would be great except it doesn't offer a way to print out your entries. From the description on the App Store I had thought that there would be some way to export out the data so I could print it in a decent format."

"Not very happy that I can no longer export my diary unless I upgrade to grid diary 2 and forced to pay subscription. Had a feature and it was taken away."

"I wanted an app with the flexibility to enter my on categories...this does that with the grid system. Thing is I wanted to be able to access my entires either by date or by category. This does not do do the latter."

"So far I like it it a great tool to keep up with all my jobs I have going on. The only thing that keep me from giving it five stars is the only back up options are iCloud and drop box. Need an update these to include one drive, and google drive, the"

Reliable, persistent template customization

12% of users complained templates reset daily. Build a rock-solid template system where user customizations are saved permanently with clear visual confirmation of saves. This is a core feature failure that should be trivial to solve.

Native Apple Pencil handwriting support with OCR

Multiple users explicitly requested handwriting capability. Offer both typed and handwritten entries with optional OCR for searchability. This differentiates from Grid Diary and appeals to traditional journalers.

Transparent one-time pricing with lifetime guarantee

Market the app explicitly as anti-subscription with a binding commitment to honor lifetime purchases forever. Make this a core brand promise to capture all the burned Grid Diary customers. Consider $15-20 one-time with clear feature list.

Multiple entries per day with morning/evening templates

Users want to journal multiple times daily with different contexts (morning gratitude, evening reflection). Allow unlimited daily entries with customizable templates per entry type.

Bulletproof sync with visual confirmation and local-first architecture

10% experienced data loss. Build local-first with encrypted sync to multiple cloud providers (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive). Show clear sync status with manual backup export options (PDF, JSON, CSV).