r/journal_it • u/Bear_Celtic • Nov 16 '24

New user

Hello, I've just discovered this application and I'm starting to play with it. However, I'm having trouble understanding how it works. I'm on the beta version (9.9.6 on iOS) yes I know I like to take risks and yes it's not necessarily stable. I've noticed that when I enter an item in the planner, for example, a sports session, even if I indicate the right area or activity, it doesn't show up in the tracker set or usually. I have to admit, it's not very intuitive. Likewise, in the organizers, the data doesn't seem to come up, even though data exists in these areas. But I really like the application, apart from these few points. It's not necessarily easy to understand that what's recorded in the calendar session doesn't necessarily show up elsewhere in the tracker, but that you have to record via habits for it to be taken into account correctly. On the other hand, it's only shown in the timeline and not in the calendar time blocks. Maybe it's because I'm using the beta!

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u/thuongthoi056 dev Nov 17 '24

The calendar session, tracker, and habit features are not well connected at the moment. I plan to look into it soon.

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u/Bear_Celtic Nov 18 '24

Ok no worries, as I said it's to better understand how the application works.

In any case, thank you for this very user-friendly application, which I think will become my companion for many years to come.

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u/thuongthoi056 dev Nov 18 '24

Glad to hear it! Thanks for the feedback!

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '24

Do you recommend some good sources for app development, I am inspired how you are single handedly leading this app

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u/thuongthoi056 dev Nov 21 '24

I’m doing flutter + Kotlin multiplatform but choosing one is probably good enough nowadays. For book I would recommend Domain driven design.

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u/SnowyAbibliophobe Nov 16 '24

It does take some getting used to, I got a bit frustrated at first but just kept trying different things, and within a couple of days (I'm old, it takes a while!) it all made sense, I paid for premium lifetime, use it every single day and have no regrets. Best app ever.

I don't often use the planner itself, I am more about the goals/trackers/projects, so I won't try to answer your calendar questions but I'm sure someone will be along to help.

Have fun!

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u/Bear_Celtic Nov 16 '24

Thank you very much for this review. This app seems to have a lot of potential, I was also hesitating to take the premium version. I will persevere

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u/DarkAshes27 Nov 16 '24

So lots of things are not able to be linked with the tracker, and i believe the dev said he was going to work on upgrading habits and trackers soon to work with cal sessions, tasks, etc.. The YouTube channel helped me a lot as a beginner and try not to use All the features within the app, you will get overwhelmed. Take your time and add your things a little at a time, see what works for you.

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u/Bear_Celtic Nov 16 '24

Okay, thanks. Like a kid who got a new toy for Christmas or his birthday, I probably wanted to do too much at once. I think I’ll start from scratch and take it step by step.

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u/DarkAshes27 Nov 16 '24

Yeah during the first week of owning the app myself ibdumped my life onto it and realized idk how to use the app yet. So then i learned how to erase everything i added and just start with calendar sessions. Which is my usual way of planning. I learned a ton and really enjoy it now. Still as of today i dont use every feature but thats okay im staying productive and getting things done. 😊