Talkbook Journal 4+

So I was skeptical at first because of the lack of reviews on this app, so I figured I’d help with that and leave my own review.

I’ve had this app for a few days now and I absolutely love it! It’s so easy to use and exactly like it was advertised to me (on TikTok).

I have two little things to say about the recording part, but other than these things (which are fully understandable and reasonable lol) the app has been amazing so far!
1. You can only record a certain limit for your entry (like how long your entry can be), but it is a decent length.
2. You only get one entry a day, but if you get premium, you can record up to 4 times a day.

The captions are sometimes a bit off, but that’s to be expected with all kinds of voice dictating things, especially with background noise, just like how text-to-speech is in messaging.
However, you can play your entry when you’ve finished recording and easily edit your text before you save your video.

Also, I love how the app automatically trims the moments where you’re quiet or thinking of what to say, which keeps the videos short and sweet!

So far this app has been really nice for me and I love mini vlogging every day <3

I really think this has a lot of potential, and I have been using it almost everyday day since I got it but there’s some stuff that REALLY irritates me about this app. My main issue is how often the app crashes, which means I lose the ENTIRE VIDEO and sometimes have to basically do another “take” of my entry because it disappears randomly when the app crashes. The other problem is how even when I am talking the video will end itself because it thinks I went silent?? Which would be okay and maybe I could get over that if it didn’t always scrape the whole video prior in the process. I also don’t like how it cuts the video around, I get it to an extent so that there’s not empty space in between thoughts, but this feature doesn’t work that well and it fully cuts out full sentences. I know I talked a lot about things that I don’t like, but I think this could be a really great app if these bugs weren’t an issue everyday.

I saw this app on an ad for tiktok and thought it would be perfect to download. For me as someone that doesn’t always have a lot of people to talk to i feel as if this will help me debrief and talk about anything i want without the feeling of being judged or having my business shared. This app is amazing because there’s no ads and you are able to use the app without paying any fees. There is an option to get a membership (super cheap btw!) that unlocks special features but i love that even if you don’t pay for the membership you can still do everything that was originally advertised. Overall i love the idea of this app and definitely will be using it everyday!