Find answers to commonly asked questions about Everlog
The Premium subscription gives you access to all of these features:
The lifetime option is a one-time purchase that grants you permanent access to all premium features without any recurring fees.
Go to Settings > Everlog Premium and choose a plan that suits you: Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime.
No. Your subscription is linked to your Apple ID and will be active on all devices using the same Apple ID and iCloud account. All subscription plans support Family Sharing, so your family members can also enjoy Premium features.
Yes. All subscription plans support Family Sharing (including the Lifetime option). If you’ve set up Family Sharing with your Apple ID, your family members will automatically have access to Everlog Premium features.
You can find more info about Family Sharing here.
Make sure you're logged in with the same Apple ID and iCloud account. Then go to Settings > Everlog Premium and tap "Restore" or "Restore Purchases."
Subscription changes can be managed through the App Store: Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. To switch to Lifetime, cancel your current plan and purchase the Lifetime option after your current subscription ends.
To sync your journals between your devices:
Depending on the amount of journals and entries, you might have to wait longer for everything to sync.
If your Premium subscription expires, sync will be turned off, but your journal data will remain safely stored in iCloud. Any additional journals you've created will also be preserved, but you will only be able to write new entries in your default journal. You won’t be able to add new entries to the extra journals unless you resubscribe.
Yes. Everlog data is stored securely in your private iCloud and encrypted by Apple. For end-to-end encryption, you must enable Apple's Advanced Data Protection in your iCloud settings (Settings > Apple Account > iCloud > Advanced Data Protection.
If you're having problems syncing:
You can swipe left or right on the calendar to go back or forward one week or month at a time, depending on the current view. To jump farther, long-press the title in the top navigation bar to open a date picker.
It's a unique and powerful way to start journaling: beginning an entry with an attachment instantly sets the tone or focus for your writing. Long-press the + button, then choose the appropriate option (photo, audio, file, etc.) to start an entry with that attachment. This menu can be customized in Settings > General > Floating Button.
Tap the paperclip button in the Editor and select "Journaling Suggestions" to open the Journaling Suggestions Picker. Everlog supports various types of suggestions including photos, videos, live photos, workouts, songs, podcasts, locations, and writing prompts.
You may also start an entry with a journaling suggestion by long-pressing the + button and choosing "Journaling Suggestion."
Go to Settings > Appearance to change font and size. You can also customize the visibility of comments, times, word count, location, weather, etc. from Settings > General
Comments are entries that are nested into other entries. They are useful for adding annotations to your journal or reflecting on past entries. Tap the speech bubble icon with a + sign in the Editor to add comments. From the Timeline, you can also long-press an entry and choose "Add Comment" or swipe right on an entry and tap the speech bubble button.
In the Timeline, swipe an entry left and tap the bookmark icon, or open the entry and tap the bookmark icon in the toolbar.
To enter multiple selection mode in the Timeline you have two options:
You can then perform actions like move, delete, or bookmark.
You can customize what happens when you tap the + button in Settings > General > Floating Button. This includes changing the default tap action and adding or removing quick access options such as starting entries with an attachment or a template.
To open Everlog on a specific screen:
everlog://entry/ENTRYID
— Opens a specific entry. To get the URL for an entry, long-press (iOS, iPadOS) or right-click (macOS) on an entry in the timeline and choose "Copy link to entry."everlog://journal/JOURNALNAME
— Opens a journal (e.g., everlog://journal/personal).everlog://tag/TAGNAME
— Opens a tag (e.g., everlog://tag/weekly).everlog://onthisday
— Opens the On This Day screen.everlog://settings/SCREEN
— Opens a specific settings screen (e.g., everlog://settings/general). Supported screens include: privacy, notifications, appearance, general, sync, backup, import, export, goals, templates, and premium.everlog://sidebar
— Opens the menu/sidebar on iOS.To create new entries:
everlog://newEntry?editor=true
— Creates a blank new entry and opens it in the editor.everlog://newEntry?content=Hello%20world
— Creates a new entry with the specified content.everlog://newEntry?content=Hello%20world&journal=Work
— Specifies a target journal.everlog://newEntry?content=Hello%20world&journal=Work&editor=true
— Also opens the editor and shows the keyboard (on iOS).everlog://newEntry?content=Hello&date=2023-02-21
— Specifies the entry date.everlog://newEntry?content=Hello&date=2023-02-21T12:34:00
— Specifies the entry date and time.In the editor, tap the share button and choose "Copy link to entry" from the contextual menu. In the timeline, long-press (iOS, iPadOS) or right-click (macOS) an entry and choose "Copy link to entry" from the contextual menu.
From the sidebar, long-press (iOS, iPadOS) or right-click (macOS) on a journal and choose "Copy Link" from the contextual menu.
From the sidebar, long-press (iOS, iPadOS) or right-click (macOS) on a tag and choose "Copy Link" from the contextual menu.
Go to Settings > Import > Import Day One File and choose the Day One Export .zip or .json file that you've previously exported from Day One.