Daylog User Manual

Daylog is a simple journaling app organized by books. Each book is a timeline of entries you can write quickly, tag, search, and summarize.

This manual covers everyday use first, then tags and tag statistics.

Getting started

1. Open Daylog.
2. You start on the Books screen.
3. Tap a book to open its entry timeline.
4. If you only have one book, Daylog opens it automatically.

On first launch, a Default book is created for you. That default book cannot be deleted.

Dates and times follow your device’s locale settings.

Books

Open a book

• Tap a book row to open it.

Create a book

1. On Books, tap +.
2. Enter a Book Name.
3. Choose a Theme Color (affects the book tint and timeline accents).
4. Tap Save.

Edit a book (name / color)

Either:

• On Books, double-tap a book, or
• Inside a book, tap ⋯ → Edit Book.

Change the name and/or theme color, then tap Save.

Delete a book

1. On Books, swipe a book left.
2. Tap Delete, then confirm.

The default book cannot be deleted.

Writing entries

Inside a book you see a timeline (oldest days at the top, newest at the bottom) and a bottom input bar.

Quick write (recommended)

1. Type in the bottom field (Write something…).
2. Optionally attach a photo/video with the photo button.
3. Optionally assign existing tags with # (see Quick-assign tags).
4. Tap the send (↑) button.

The list scrolls to the newest entry after you send.

Sending requires text. You cannot send media alone.

Keyboard

• Opening a book focuses the input bar so you can start typing right away.
• Tap the timeline (or scroll it) to dismiss the keyboard and interact with entries.
• Tap the input field again when you want to type.

Edit an entry

Any of these:

• Double-tap the entry
• Swipe left → Edit
• Tap the pencil icon on the left timeline marker

In Edit Entry you can change:

• Time
• Text content
• Tags (Tags…)
• Photo/video attachment

Tap Save or Cancel.

Delete an entry

• Swipe left → Delete.

Photos and video

• Attach from the bottom bar (new entry) or from the editor (existing entry).
• Tap an image thumbnail on the timeline to view it full screen; tap ✕ to close.
• Video appears as a placeholder with a play icon (preview only).

Timeline layout

• Entries are grouped by day.
• Each day has a calendar marker and a localized date.
• Each entry has a pencil marker, text, optional tags, optional media, and a time stamp.
• Day header ⋯ can export that day’s text (see Export).

Search

1. Inside a book, tap ⋯ → Search.
2. Type any text.

Search is case-insensitive and matches:

• entry content, and
• tag names on entries in this book.

Closing search clears the query.

Export

Both open the system share sheet (Messages, Mail, Files, AirDrop, etc.).

Day export format example:

9:34 Wake up and made breakfast.

10:58 Watched a football match.

(Time format follows your locale.)

Sample data (empty books only)

If a book has no entries, ⋯ → Generate random entries creates sample timeline content for trying the UI.

Tags

Tags let you label entries so you can group, search, and analyze them later.

Where tags live

• System tag library: a shared list of tag names available across the app.
• Entry tags: the tags assigned to a specific entry.

Create and assign tags while editing an entry

1. Open an entry (double-tap, swipe Edit, or tap the pencil icon on the timeline).
2. Tap Tags… above the text editor.
3. You can then:
   • Tap an existing tag to assign or unassign it (selected tags are highlighted).
   • Type a new tag name and tap + to create it and assign it to this entry.
     The new tag is also added to the system library for next time.
   • Remove a tag from this entry only by tapping the × on the selected tag chips above the editor.
4. Tap Save.

Delete a tag from the system

1. In the entry editor, open Tags….
2. Long-press a tag in the system list.
3. Choose Delete, then confirm.

Deleting a system tag removes it from the library and from every entry that used it.

Quick-assign tags when writing a new entry

On the book’s entry list, use the bottom input bar:

1. Tap the # button next to the photo button.
2. A popup lists existing system tags.
3. Tap a tag to select it (a checkmark appears). Tap again to unselect.
4. Selected tags appear as chips above the input field.
5. Write your text and send. The new entry is created with those tags.

Note: the # popup only assigns existing tags. To create a brand-new tag, use the entry editor’s Tags… panel.

Search by text or tags

See Search above.

Tag statistics

Statistics summarize entries in the current book, grouped by tag.

Open statistics

1. Open a book (entry list).
2. Tap ⋯ → Statistics.

What each row shows

Each list row is one tag (bold name on the left), with figures on the right:

Numbers are shown with up to 2 decimal places (trailing zeros are omitted).

When numbers are calculated

Numeric stats (sum / avg / med / min / max) are computed only when every entry with that tag has content that is a pure number (according to your device locale, e.g. 12.5 or 1,234).

If any entry under that tag is not a number (for example plain text like Had lunch), those numeric fields show —.
cnt is always shown.

How tags work with statistics

Tags are the grouping key for statistics. A practical workflow:

1. Decide a tag for what you want to measure (e.g. expense, weight, pages).
2. For numeric analysis, write only the number as the entry text and assign that tag.
3. Open Statistics to see counts and (when all values are numeric) sum / average / median / min / max.
4. Optionally export PDF or CSV to share or keep records.

One entry can have multiple tags; it is included in the stats for each of its tags.

Practical examples

Expenses

1. Create a tag such as expense.
2. For each spending entry, put only the amount in the text (e.g. 36.5) and assign expense.
3. Open Statistics to see total spent (sum), average purchase (avg), and so on.

Habit counts

1. Tag entries with workout (content can be any text).
2. Statistics still show how many times you logged it (cnt).
3. Numeric fields stay — unless every workout entry is a number.

Mixed use

You can attach several tags to one entry. That entry is counted in the statistics for each of its tags.

Export statistics

In the Statistics screen:

• Export PDF — creates a table PDF and opens the system share sheet.
• Export CSV — creates a spreadsheet-friendly CSV and opens the system share sheet.
• Close — dismisses the screen.

Use the share sheet to save to Files, send by Mail/Messages, AirDrop, etc.

Tips

• Prefer short, consistent tag names (e.g. coffee, expense) so search and statistics stay clear.
• For numeric statistics, keep the entry text as the number only; put notes elsewhere or in another entry.
• Tags are shared across books in the system library, but statistics and search always apply only to the current book.
• Use theme colors to tell books apart at a glance.
• Use day or book text export for a quick plain-text backup or share.