Joyster: Symptom Tracker for Android

I’m sad that this app has got bad reviews because it costs money. People should realise that all good apps will cost money. I’m very happy to pay a mere 25c a day to have really helpful, quick easy recording platform to track what I eat and what I do and my symptoms. I have a chronic illness and having this has been so helpful to start seeing patterns in my health. Thank you!

This app is subscription only and offers a 7 day trial, which is fine, so I signed up for it. Later in the day (6 hours later) got an Google wallet notification for the yearly subscription charge. So… the 7 day trial isn’t a trial? It’s just 7 days out of the subscription you forced me to buy to even get into the app. Wonderful. Now I have to wait for the change to process through to get a refund. Plus I was lucky I used an Google Card so I was notified of the purchase later in the day. Had I used a normal credit card I would have never caught that. Don’t waste your time!

I like how quick and easy making an entry is- less than 30 seconds, as advertised. The graphics are also appealing. I wish I could type bullet points to highlight anything important about that day or to note what thoughts or events were influence my mood on any given day.

WARNING - This app is not really free to try as you can’t use without approving an App Store subscription payment agreement… Upon opening, the app states that you can try it free for 7 days. I was then greeted with an a App Store pop up requesting my thumbprint stating that I would be charged $36.99 after the 7 day trial, so I backed out and will delete after I submit this review. I’m willing to try an app if there’s no possibility that I‘ll be charged but I don’t trust any app that wants to automatically charge me if I don’t/can’t cancel successfully. I mostly use free apps and am willing to deal with ads in return, if an app is really good and is likely to last years, I’ll pay a few bucks - ONCE! However, I very rarely purchase apps now because I’ve been burned by apps that stop updating soon after purchase and therefore become useless and eventually impossible to use on iOS. I’m against subscriptions for the most part as they seem like a waste of money. A subscription is more understandable if you are providing constant updates with new tools and/or services that I can’t find elsewhere and it requires a developers continued dedication but too many devs just want me to pay a subscription for a Ronco i.e. “set it and forget it” nothing app. If an app isn’t providing an active service and/or being recreated every month - why should I have to buy it every month?! No matter what the app is, 7 days is not a long enough trial, especially if it’s a tracking app! I’m more likely to try an app that allows a limited version for free, I’ll then try the subscription portion if the limited version is really good and they allow access in exchange for watching ads. I’ll pay for an app, even if it’s not required, if I like the free version and really want to support the developer. However, I’ll only pay a subscription fee if the limited version is amazing, I want to support the developer and the paid version is something I absolutely need. I would have never downloaded this app had the developer provided an honest and upfront warning that this app can’t be used without agreeing to be automatically charge $36.99 in 7 days. In conclusion, I have no idea if this app is any good as I will never try it as long as a payment agreement is required before opening - I’m uninstalling now.

After a week of using this app it forces you to pay and subscribe to keep journaling. Honestly I would have never downloaded if I knew this. The insights aren’t even that good to be honest.