What was read
7 companies placed; 0 read during September 2026; 2 never read, counted in nothing below.
- DaylioOct 1, 2026
- Day OneOct 1, 2026
- ReflectlyOct 1, 2026
- StoicOct 1, 2026
- How We FeelOct 1, 2026
- Privacy of a mental-health diarynot read
- People journaling alongside therapynot read
Gaps closed and opened
No complaint theme was raised about two or more read companies this month. There is no previous month on record to compare against.
Who entered
7 companies placed (Daylio, Day One, Reflectly, Stoic, How We Feel, Privacy of a mental-health diary, People journaling alongside therapy); 0 products sighted by a search and not yet read.
Pricing moves
0 of 5 read companies have a pricing entry on record; none recorded a pricing change this month.
What users raised
25 themes raised by users; the most raised: Account requirement for sync (1 of 5), AI features gated behind expensive Gold tier (1 of 5), AI feels pre-LLM/dated (1 of 5).
- Account requirement for sync 1/5
- AI features gated behind expensive Gold tier 1/5
- AI feels pre-LLM/dated 1/5
- Broken widgets after updates 1/5
- Core analytics paywalled 1/5
- fear of future paid tier or ads 1/5
- Free tier too limited (one device, one photo) 1/5
- Inconsistent Android/iOS experience 1/5
- Inconsistent cross-platform pricing 1/5
- Lifetime option removal (disputed/unverified) 1/5
- Lifetime purchase converted to subscription 1/5
- light long-term analytics compared to competitors 1/5
- Limited cross-device sync (iCloud-dependent) 1/5
- Limited icons/stats on free plan 1/5
- No end-to-end encryption 1/5
- No free-form writing mode 1/5
- No shared journals or social features 1/5
- No stable web/desktop app (long beta) 1/5
- No video attachment support 1/5
- Premium required for entry privacy 1/5
- Redesigned editor rough edges/bugs 1/5
- Short free trial (3 days) on top tier 1/5
- Subscription-only, no lifetime purchase 1/5
- Subscription/billing access failures 1/5
- Unclear premium vs free differentiation 1/5
Funding by quarter
Withheld: something was read in 0 of the last 8 quarters. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
The ledger this month
0 observed claims recorded this month.
How big this market is, as its publishers state it
No market-size figure has been recorded for this level yet. Not read is not zero.
Research-house estimates for this sector, carried side by side under each house’s own name. Estimates of one market can differ several-fold; none is averaged, and none is Forge’s.
No publisher is named for this level yet, so there is nothing to read from. Publishers are authored in the taxonomy and arrive with a deploy.