Waffle: Shared Journal

Shared journaling app for couples, families and friends

Poppy AI · ai.poppy.waffle

Not rated yet 100K+ downloads v2.47.5 148.9 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

Download APK 148.9 MB All versions

Signature matches the Google Play version Details

Watch the Waffle: Shared Journal trailer on YouTube

At a glance

Latest version: v2.47.5 (828)
Updated: May 24, 2026 (5 months ago)
APK size: 148.9 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
Category: Lifestyle (app)
Listed since: Dec 9, 2023 (at least)
Permissions: 49 (8 sensitive)
Website: wafflejournal.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Waffle: Shared Journal is an app by Poppy AI in the Lifestyle category, listed since at least December 2023. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS and MIPS 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 2.9.7, the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 8.0. It asks for 49 permissions, 8 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and read phone status and identity. Compared with version 2.22.0, it adds 2 new permissions (“Access adservices custom audience” and “Access adservices topics”) and drops 1 (“Modify shared storage”). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v2.47.5

Bugfixes and minor improvements

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Journal together with your loved ones with the most-downloaded shared journal app! Whether it’s your long-distance partner, family, or best friend, Waffle helps bring you closer together. Why Waffle? ✅ Dedicated journals and journal prompts for each of your loved ones: long-distance couple journal, family journal, best friend journal, and more. ✅ Daily journal prompts tailored just for you from our 10,000+ journal prompts to discover new things about each other. ✅ A quiet and simple judgment-free space helps you open up and start real conversations. It’s a journal, so there’s no pressure. You can write anything, anytime. ✅ Waffle makes it so much easier to stay connected, even with your long-distance loved ones. ✅ Aesthetic journal covers let you customize your journal however you want. Waffle makes any relationship stronger. Answering our journal prompts is fun. You’ll love journaling together on Waffle. What people are saying about Waffle: ❤️ "Getting to know each other better even though we've been married for 20 years thanks to Waffle journal prompts." - Faith ✨ "It's a form of therapy. Waffle brought me and my long-distance sister closer than ever." - Rita 🌱 "Waffle's journal prompts helped me learn more about my long-distance boyfriend." - Ashley 🦋 "Answering Waffle's journal prompts is therapy for us." - Mariah 🌟 "Honestly, Waffle is helping us more than our marriage counseling did." - Holly Check out our user stories here: https://www.wafflejournal.com/stories Waffle is for you if you are, for example: * In a long-distance relationship * A military long-distance family * In a polyamorous or ENM (ethical non-monogamy) relationship * A mother with a long-distance daughter * Strengthening your faith through a prayer journal * Reconnecting after a long marriage * An engaged or newlywed couple * Providing emotional support to your long-distance best friend * Parenting or co-parenting * Sharing your baby album with context * Practicing gratitude in a relationship * Tracking meals through a food journal * Increasing sexual intimacy in your long-distance relationship * Establishing dominant submissive or BDSM relationships * In a long-distance relationship struggling with time differences * In couple therapy or family therapy Say hi at [email protected] Privacy: https://www.wafflejournal.com/privacy

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v2.9.7. Since v2.47.5 it requires Android 8.0+.

v2.47.5 LATEST May 24, 2026 148.9 MB TRUSTED v2.22.0 Mar 26, 2025 143.5 MB TRUSTED v2.9.7 Feb 14, 2024 50 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on May 24, 2026.
Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified May 24, 2026
Validated against Google Play May 24, 2026
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)FD:C1:FF:58:C8:CB:D1:C9:08:21:26:76:80:D3:9B:41:4B:7C:0A:B1
File MD5c54e733ab416d42b6be4d68d66e4bca2
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.

Permissions (49)

Waffle: Shared Journal requests 49 permissions, 8 of them sensitive.

Access media location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Read media audio Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices custom audience android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
Commondata get common data (custom) com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) ai.poppy.waffle.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Mapsagent read app info (custom) com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO
Media library android.permission.MEDIA_LIBRARY
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Push messaging (app-defined) ai.poppy.waffle.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
Read Google service settings com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Camera android.hardware.camera
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Microphone android.hardware.microphone
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Waffle: Shared Journal APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Waffle: Shared Journal for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 2.22.0 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 6.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 2.22.0 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is Waffle: Shared Journal free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Waffle: Shared Journal APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is c54e733ab416d42b6be4d68d66e4bca2.