Release Notes

What's New in Journly

New features, thoughtful improvements, and updates designed to make your daily journaling habit effortless and private.

August 17, 2026

Introducing Monthly Recap, Milestone Badges & Streak Earn-Back

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    Monthly recap — Find last month's recap as a scrapbook-style book on your Journals shelf. Flip through your entries, moods, and favorites — then share beautifully designed recap cards, including straight to Instagram Stories.
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    Streak earn-back — If life gets in the way, one entry today picks up where you left off. No guilt, no starting from zero.
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    Weekly progress ring — See how many days you showed up this week at a glance — right on your home screen.
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    Milestone badges — Unlock badges for your first mood check-in, voice entry, vision board, and coming back after a break — each with dedicated artwork.
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    Journal time onboarding — Choose when you like to journal — morning, evening, or before bed — during setup so reminders match your rhythm.
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    Multi-language support — Journly is fully localized in six languages — English, Français, Español, Deutsch, 中文, and 日本語. Prompts, mood check-ins, affirmations, and templates all match your language. Switch anytime under More → Language.
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    Weekly digest emails — Optional email recaps of your journaling week, delivered straight to your inbox when you opt in.
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    Bug fixes and improvements — Yap voice memos now stay on the entry when you switch to Write so you can play them back, plus smoother voice playback, more reliable Apple and Google sign-in, and polish across sharing, sync, and modals.
July 22, 2026

Richer Weekly Digests & Voice Polish

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    Weekly digest improvements — Richer email recaps that better reflect your entries, moods, and streaks from the week.
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    Bug fixes and improvements — Yap voice playback no longer lingers after you leave an entry, plus general stability polish.
July 4, 2026

Weekly Digest Emails & Vision Board Polish

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    Weekly digest emails — Opt in to a gentle email recap of your journaling week — entries, moods, and streaks delivered to your inbox.
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    Notification deep links — Tap a reminder and land exactly where you need to write, check in, or pick up a streak.
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    Vision board canvas — Create boards with a new editor sheet, categorized sticker picker, and smoother drag-and-drop layering.
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    Bug fixes and improvements — Hardened sync for folders, moods, and achievements, plus modal and entry editor polish.
May 24, 2026

Remember When, Daily Affirmations & Vision Board

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    Remember When memories — Journly gently surfaces meaningful entries from one month, six months, or one year ago — right on your home screen.
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    Custom daily affirmations — Write affirmations that speak to you. They rotate on your home screen from your personal list each day.
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    Vision board — Collect images and words that inspire you. A dedicated tab and canvas editor keep your goals and dreams in sight.
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    End-to-end encryption — Unified on-device encryption across storage and sync, with cloud key recovery for signed-in accounts.
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    Six-language support — Complete localization across English, Français, Español, Deutsch, 中文, and 日本語 — prompts, moods, and templates included.
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    FAQ & stability — A dedicated help screen in-app, plus fixes for modal freezes, auth reliability, and notification scheduling.
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    Bug fixes and improvements — Template unlock celebrations, journal cover rendering, rich-text editor fixes, and sync queue hardening.
April 29, 2026

Yap Voice Journaling, Mood Insights & Multi-Language

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    Yap voice journaling — Speak your thoughts out loud. On-device transcription turns voice notes into written entries when typing feels like too much.
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    Mood insights over time — See how your emotions shift week to week — trends that show what lifts you and what weighs you down.
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    Custom prompts — Create prompts tailored to each journal and daily card, so you always write about what matters most.
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    French, Spanish & Chinese — Journly speaks your language — full support for Français, Español, and 中文 across the app.
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    Sanctuary theme colors — Five new palette options — from Lavender to Sage — to make your journal feel even more like home.
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    Multi-journal support — Dedicate separate journals to gratitude, rants, travel, and every part of your life worth writing about.
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    Entry frames & stickers — Decorate entries with delicate frames and mood-matching stickers.
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    Bug fixes and improvements — Refreshed home screen design, smoother subscriptions, and transcription polish.
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