Piruetas
Ranked 2 of 3 journaling apps by recommenders
People recommend it as a simple, light diary app with a clean design, a calendar, and light and dark themes, and it can be self-hosted. Critics report that the demo and login often fail.
People recommend it as a simple, light diary app with a clean design, a calendar, and light and dark themes, and it can be self-hosted. Critics report that the demo and login often fail.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 50%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clean, attractive design
“What a gorgeous and calming site - the logo is perfect btw.”
Comment from 7 May 2026 in “Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend” “I thought the design looked really nice.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend” Simple, light, with light and dark themes
“Nice, simple, light and dark theme, a calendar.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend” Self-host it if you distrust hosts
“If you just don't trust the person hosting it, I'd honestly recommend self-hosting yourself.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Demo and login credentials fail
“The demo doesn't work (invalid account when using the creds mentioned on the homepage)”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend” “username and password are not working in the login page”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend”
Other journaling apps people recommend
The two most recommended other journaling apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 3 journaling apps, rankedWhat people said
9 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“What a gorgeous and calming site - the logo is perfect btw.”
“If you just don't trust the person hosting it, I'd honestly recommend self-hosting yourself.”
“I’d caution against your “free forever” offer.”
“it doesn't work on firefox!”
“Nice, simple, light and dark theme, a calendar.”
“username and password are not working in the login page”
“I thought the design looked really nice.”
“giving it a foreign-language name without double-checking, only for the name to be wrong”
“The demo doesn't work (invalid account when using the creds mentioned on the homepage)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.