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by razor 4972 days ago
Sure :)

It's the three key features that DayOne doesn't have: Search, Notebooks (organization), and Data.

Search - I really enjoy writing. My thoughts are always racing which means I'm constantly writing into Blobly. As the number of entries continues to grow they become a lot harder to find. So I built a search functionality into the app to make it easy to find old memories.

Notebooks - Blobly provides away for you to organize your memories through Notebooks. You can have a memory notebook for home improvement projects, memories about your kids growing up, or simply a list of movies you've watched in the past.

Data - Last but not least data. The data gets automatically synced with our servers. I plan on building the app on multiple platforms with the SAME user experience and design. So your data will always be with you no matter what.

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I came here to ask the same question. Honestly, I was hoping for proper encryption. That's the only feature Day One does not have that I want so very badly. I have no desire to upload my secrets to your server. No offense, but that's just irresponsible for a private journal.
Excellent question and your concerns are very much valid.

Data encryption is definitely on the list but wasn't sure if i should mention it because I wanted to limit myself to 3 talking points. I want to keep all the magic behind scenes and just focus on letting you guys know that it just works. Safe keeping your data is very very important.

I already use Flava. And the only thing that I don't like about it, it's that they do no ask for a password to enter. So when somebody is messing with my iphone (eg. My Girlfriend, or Colleagues) I have to be careful, and not put very personal notes.
Day One has a great search and data syncing, fyi. Right now I use Dropbox (they also have iCloud support) to sync across iPhone/iPad/computer.
From what I understanding is that they allow searching on their desktop OSX app but not on their mobile iOS app. Unless there was a recent update that I'm not aware of. If so then please ignore my comment.
Great. Looking forward to the invite.