Keep your diary close without opening it first.
Three Premium Home Screen widgets help you rediscover an entry, begin writing, or revisit a photo memory.
Updated August 25, 2026
Which widgets does DiaryThreads include?
DiaryThreads includes Random Entry and Write Entry in system small, medium, and large sizes, plus Photo Memory in system large. All three read a lightweight local App Group snapshot and open the app through the diarythreads:// deep-link router.
- Random Entry
- Surfaces one existing entry from the local widget snapshot
- Write Entry
- Keeps a prompt and a direct write action
- Sizes
- System small, medium, and large
- Access
- Premium
- Privacy
- App Lock hides entry text in widgets
- Appearance
- Light and dark art plus supported tinted rendering modes
- Photo Memory
- Available in version 1.1 · system large size
Random Entry makes rediscovery passive
A diary becomes more valuable when older writing can return at the right moment. Random Entry gives the Home Screen a quiet window into one locally prepared entry.
The widget reads a lightweight snapshot rather than opening the full diary database. Tapping it routes back into DiaryThreads.
Write Entry removes the first step
Write Entry keeps only its prompt and write action across all supported sizes. It is designed to shorten the distance between noticing a thought and recording it.
The deep link opens the shared app router and begins the write flow without adding an account or remote service.
Photo Memory is available in version 1.1
The large Photo Memory widget brings a past photo and its entry back to the Home Screen every three hours.
It prepares crops locally, prefers faces or a visually important subject, and hides both photo and text while App Lock is enabled.
Privacy follows App Lock
When App Lock is enabled, widget snapshots hide entry text. This prevents the Home Screen from becoming an accidental public preview of private writing.
Release builds use the app’s verified Premium entitlement snapshot. The widget presentation stays lightweight and factual.
Questions about this topic
Are the widgets included in the free tier?
No. Random Entry, Write Entry, and Photo Memory are Premium features.
Do widgets upload diary text?
No. They read a lightweight App Group snapshot prepared locally by the app.
What happens when App Lock is enabled?
Entry text is hidden in widgets while the write action remains available.