Building Happiness

The case for dropping out of Instagram and other apps that no longer serve their original purposes.

To celebrate the equinox, and the spirit of all things equal, we’re launching video uploading support for Happyfeed on Android.

Reflections on spending more than a decade building a digital journaling app focused on gratitude.

Launching a new app built for the Apple Vision Pro designed to help you spend time mindfully with simple timers.

Bring daily gratitude to your iPhone home screen with the new throwback pic widget with interactive day toggling.

Keep track of your journaling goals with weekly summaries displaying picture tiles. Zoom out on your life… but just a little.

Introducing a redesigned group sharing experience and improvements to how you connect with your close friends through memories.

Major updates to the performance and usability of videos on iOS as well as an assortment of little fixes and features on both apps based on your feedback.

February was photos month: Read about significant improvements to photos & video on iOS, Android and even Web. Plus, what’s next for Pods and sharing.

Generate mashup movies from your journal photos and videos at the end of every month, available on iOS only

Create and share your life movie with by adding videos to your daily journal entries. Clips bring a new dimension to journaling.

Improving cross-platform subscription support, building new promotional options, and adding small enhancements to group sharing in Pods.

Exploring photo-only memories, focusing on improving performance for group sharing, and fixing bugs caused by larger groups with direct followers.

Adding user profiles, following, and major optimizations to Android as well as photo updates and experiments on iOS

Moving quickly and releasing all sorts of wonderful journal features including commenting in Pods and Android subscriptions

Growing beyond group sharing to provide a meaningful social experience that fits all kinds of relationships and friendships.

Try our monthly or annual subscription to access new features like the calendar and get more out of your daily journaling app.

We've been busy all January, February, and March building and launching features such as following and broadcasting on Happyfeed for iOS.

Improving our updates to photo storage, intelligent streak repair, and encouraging more activity in your Random Pods.

How a group photo sharing app based on journaling can be used as a private social network

Smarter photo storage, daily goals on Android, an Apple Watch app, and some smarter ways to handle content in Random Pods. November was busy!

Explore your happy memories with the new Happyfeed Apple Watch app. Shuffle through your Happiness Jar or tag the current day before reflecting more in-depth.

Focusing on the fundamentals by improving the photo experience in Happyfeed and ensuring the app looks great on any device.

An overview of updates made to our apps over the past month, including new layouts options and a mood picker

Create a secret URL for your memories on Happyfeed to make them easier to share with friends and other social platforms like Facebook or Twitter.

Learn how our never-ending search for happiness and a "good vibes only" culture can be harmful, and explore ways to seek out healthy positivity.

Introducing a way to create a snapshot of your memories from past months in the Happyfeed app.

Introducing full support for iOS Dark Mode to make it easier to journal in the evening and reduce the strain on your eyes.

Reintroducing Pods as a new way to share your journaling progress and happy moments with friends

Small, private groups to share progress and help build your journaling habit.

A new way to update and manage the locations of your memories in Happyfeed with unique Spots.

Finally, an option to download your journal and truly make it yours.

A new way to spread gratitude by sending thanks to your friends.

Reworking our app so you can use it anywhere, really.

Introducing a novel way to explore your past memories and spark a little joy everyday.

One of our biggest updates and redesigns since launching in 2013

Why we stopped counting days in a row and started focusing on the big picture.