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Should I use Daylio?

Micro-diary and mood tracker - daylio.net

Worth it. Buy it if you want a dead-simple personal mood and habit tracker — the free tier works, and a ~€40 one-time lifetime upgrade beats subscribing. Skip it for clinical symptom tracking, team wellbeing, or long-form journaling; better-fit tools exist for each.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~12 public sources: independent reviews, Reddit threads, app-store listings, and vendor docs. No named enterprise customers found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence either way
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Premium$4.99/mo or $35.99/yr
Lifetime~€40 one-time

Best for

  • Personal mood and habit tracking
  • People who won't write long journal entries
  • Multi-year mood pattern spotting
  • Privacy-minded users avoiding subscriptions

Not for

  • Chronic illness symptom tracking — Bearable fits better
  • Teams or employers — single-user app, no dashboards
  • Long-form diary writers wanting rich prose
  • Anyone wanting AI analysis or HRV/wearables data

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Users report cloud backups are unencrypted; check backup settings before storing sensitive entries

medium

Guess: years of entries may migrate poorly to rival apps — test export before committing

low

Monthly billing runs $59.88/year vs $35.99 annual — pick annual or ~€40 lifetime

low

Premium gets frequent deep sales (up to 68% off) — don't pay full price

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free tier covers everyday mood and habit tracking
  • Cheap one-time lifetime purchase instead of a subscription
  • Multi-year users praise the long-term mood insights
  • Supports PIN lock and private, local-first storage

Cons

  • Users report unencrypted cloud backups and limited data control
  • Symptom tracking shallower than Bearable for chronic conditions
  • Some users report daily logging fatigue over time
  • Limited as a planner versus dedicated planner apps

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; vendor claims local, locked data, but users flag unencrypted cloud backups.

official x2review x6security x2
  • Unencrypted cloud backups and limited user control, Users report that unlike competitors, cloud backups lack encryption and fine-grained control — a real concern for sensitive mood data.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free tier plus cheap one-time lifetime buy
  • Ease of use: 5/5. Two-tap logging; consistently praised as simple
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Mood and habits only; lighter than rivals
  • Support quality. No evidence either way
  • Security posture: 3/5. No CVEs, but users flag unencrypted backups
  • $4.99/mo Premium price $35.99/year; ~€40 one-time lifetime
  • Yes Free tier Core mood tracking usable free
  • 0 Known CVEs Per public app security scan, 2026

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Core mood and activity tracking

Premium

$4.99/mo or $35.99/yr

  • Advanced stats and exports
  • Cloud backup and customization

Lifetime

~€40 one-time

  • All Premium features
  • No recurring billing

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; vendor claims local, locked data, but users flag unencrypted cloud backups.

  • Unencrypted cloud backups and limited user controlUsers report that unlike competitors, cloud backups lack encryption and fine-grained control — a real concern for sensitive mood data.⁷

What users say

Users love Daylio as a lightweight, two-tap mood and habit logger with genuinely useful long-term insights, though a minority report logging fatigue.

“Daylio is a useful tool”
ChoosingTherapy review, 2026
Full analysis

Based on ~12 public sources: independent reviews, Reddit threads, app-store listings, and vendor docs. No named enterprise customers found.

Great cheap personal mood tracker. Wrong tool for clinical symptoms, teams, or long-form journaling.

Methodology

Based on ~12 public sources: independent reviews, Reddit threads, app-store listings, and vendor docs. No named enterprise customers found.

Sources

  1. Daylio App Review 2026choosingtherapy.com
    review
  2. Daylio vs Bearable (2026): Full Comparisonmoodkit.co
    review
  3. Bearable vs Daylio, which one should you choose?bearable.app
    review
  4. Free vs Premium : r/Daylioreddit.com
    review
  5. 40 euro one-time purchase : r/Daylioreddit.com
    review
  6. People that have had it for years : r/Daylioreddit.com
    review
  7. Unencrypted Cloud Backups : r/Daylioreddit.com
    security
  8. Daylio Journal Android app: CVE vulnerabilitiesscout.appaloosa.io
    security
  9. How secure is my data – Daylio FAQdaylio.net
    official
  10. Daylio homepagedaylio.net
    official

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