Dawnli

I built Dawnli because every mood journal I tried wanted something from me - an account, my email, a cloud sync I didn't ask for. For something as personal as how you're feeling, that felt backwards.

So Dawnli is the opposite. Everything lives on your phone: no account, no sign-up, no cloud, no telemetry. Open the app, tap a mood (1–5), and optionally add tags and a note. Done in three taps.

A few things I tried to get right:

• Private by default - SQLite on-device, optional 6-digit PIN and Face ID, photos never leave your phone

• Actually useful insights - which tags correlate with your best and worst days, what time of day you feel best, year-in-pixels, week-at-a-glance

• Fair pricing - the free tier is genuinely usable (mood logging, 7-day history, charts, streaks). If you want unlimited history and the full insights suite, it's $9.99/year or a $49.99 lifetime unlock. Pay once, done forever.

It's a solo project, and I'd love feedback on three things specifically:

- Is the "no cloud" promise clear in onboarding, or does it sound too good to be true?

- Does the free tier feel fair, or too restrictive?

- Are the insights useful - or gimmicky?

Happy to answer anything in the comments. Thanks for taking a look 🌅