Everything related to personal development, self-organization, and structure has fascinated me for a long time. When I discovered Journal It! on AppSumo, I immediately took the plunge – honestly with rather moderate expectations. The first impression was "nice," but initially felt a bit dry to me, and I wasn’t sure if it would really become a tool that convinces me in the long run.

Fortunately, I chose a simple entry point: I transferred only a single regularly recurring task from my previous to-do tool to Journal It!. That was exactly the right step. From there, everything continued quite organically. Bit by bit, I tried out more features – and by now, after I have been working very intensively with the app for several days, I finally understand the basic concepts and I can see all the possibilites the app offers.

What can I say: I am not only pleasantly surprised, I am thrilled every time I discover what is possible with Journal It!. The system is extremely well thought out. Everything meshes together, everything is interconnected. Yes, this makes the initial entry somewhat complex – but once you understand the basic principles, everything makes absolute sense.

A concrete example from everyday life: While tidying up, I had some old flyers in my hand and actually wanted to throw them away, but first wanted to document them in a way I would find the information again if needed. So I created a suitable collection note in Journal It!, added photos, added text – all completely effortless, fast, and logical. It is exactly in such moments that you realize how versatile this tool really is.

By now, I am so convinced that I am seriously considering buying additional licenses, even though I don’t currently need them – simply as a reserve and to support the developer. I think that says a lot.

However, there is currently one thing I would like to be different: pinch-to-zoom doesn’t work either in the web version or in the Android app. When working on my laptop or phone, I often use pinch-to-zoom since my eyesight isn’t as good as it used to be. Not having pinch-to-zoom in Journal It! is somewhat of a downside for me. Maybe the developer could add it; it shouldn’t be much of a challenge to implement. That’s really the only criticism I can think of for now.

My conclusion: A clear top recommendation. Definitely try it out – and then really take a few days to work with Journal It! and understand the concept. After that, you quickly realize how powerful and flexible this tool actually is.