Behind-the-scenes product decisions, engineering deep-dives, and stories from the ViviDiary team.
BlogWe realized our traditional mood tracker was exhausting our neurodivergent users. Here is why we threw out daily surveys and built a low-friction, visually adaptive experience instead.
Ethan ColeRead 
BlogWe killed our highly-requested mood heatmap after user testing showed it made people feel worse. Here is our candid look at what we built instead, and how to design proactive AI companions.
Ethan ColeRead 
BlogWe tested multiple ways to give our AI journal long-term memory. Here is why we rejected standard context windows and built a privacy-first cloud architecture instead.
Ethan ColeRead 
BlogWe learned a hard lesson about emotion-driven product design: users don't want an algorithm dictating their feelings. Here is why we killed our auto-tagging feature.
Ethan ColeRead 
BlogWe killed the traditional blank journal page after seeing a 42% user drop-off. Here is an honest look at our emotion AI UX design, what we rejected, and how we protect your cloud data.
Ethan ColeRead 
BlogDiscover why Vividiary abandoned the traditional blank page for conversational AI diary design and clay character gamification, boosting our 30-day retention by 22%.
Ethan ColeRead 