Bugs Found in Mindsera: Daily AI Journaling for iOS
Mindsera is an AI-powered journaling application dedicated to supporting individuals in their personal growth and introspection journey. This application serves as a digital tool for de-cluttering the mind and fostering mental clarity through written entries.
Delving deeper into its core functions, Mindsera offers a unique approach to analyzing the user’s journal entries. Here, AI steps in to offer emotional insights, cognitive analysis, and tailored feedback, all of which help enhance one’s mindset and foster self-reflection.
The QAwerk team conducted an in-depth bug crawl of Mindsera and identified several bugs affecting its overall performance and user experience. Please join us in exploring the results of our work below to see what issues exist and how comprehensive functional and UI testing can help remedy them.
Incorrect value displayed after selecting birthdate on ‘Update your details’ page
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is on the ‘Update your details’ page.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Tap the ‘Birthdate’ field.
- Select the desired value.
Environment:
iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version 26.2.1
Actual Result:
A different date, rather than the selected one, is displayed after selecting the date.
Expected Result:
The selected date should be accurately displayed in the ‘Birthdate’ field.
Incorrect value displayed after time selection on 'Set a reminder' page
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The user is on the ‘Set a reminder’ page.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Navigate to the ‘Set a reminder’ page.
- Change the time for the reminder.
- Observe the displayed value.
Environment:
iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version 18.6.2
Actual Result:
A different time, rather than the selected value, is displayed after selecting the time reminder.
Expected Result:
The selected time should be reflected in the ‘Morning/Evening’ fields.
Image analysis function fails, triggering ‘Something went wrong’ error message
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The app is open.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Navigate to the ‘Speak’ section.
- Tap the ‘Plus’ button.
- Select the ‘Add photos’ option.
- Choose a photo from the gallery or take a photo.
- Tap the ‘Analyze’ button.
Environment:
iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version 18.6.2
Actual Result:
When tapping the ‘’Analyze’ button, the application displays an error message stating, ‘Something went wrong. Analysis currently unavailable. Most likely due to the image generation API outage. Please try later.’
Expected Result:
If the image analysis feature is temporarily unavailable, the application should display a well-articulated, user-friendly error message. Moreover, it should provide the user with an option to retry the analysis after some time.
However, if the feature is not available or unsupported, the ‘Analyze’ option should be disabled or hidden to prevent users from initiating an unfulfillable action.
‘Error generating response’ error message is displayed after selecting topic in ‘New direction’ section
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
- The app is installed.
- The app is open.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Navigate to the ‘Courses’ tab.
- Select the ‘Set the Day’ option.
- Tap the ‘Plus’ button.
- Select the ‘New Direction’ option.
- Select any proposed topic from the list.
Environment:
iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version 18.6.2
Actual Result:
An error message – ‘Error generating response’, is displayed after a topic is selected.
Expected Result:
The topic should be selected successfully without any error messages.
Characters disappear and revert back during ‘Nickname’ input
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
The app is installed.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Navigate to the ‘Home’ page.
- Tap the ‘Profile’ icon in the top right corner.
- Select the ‘General’ menu option.
- Start entering a value in the ‘Nickname’ field.
Environment:
iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version 18.6.2
Actual Result:
While typing in the ‘Nickname’ field, certain characters unexpectedly disappear, and the text reverts back to a previous state as the user is inputting the nickname.
Expected Result:
The text entered in the ‘Nickname’ field should remain stable, accurately reflecting the typed input without unintended removal or reversion of characters.
Unable to share artwork to Telegram via ‘Share Artwork’ option
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
The app is installed.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Navigate to the ‘Courses’ tab.
- Select any Framework, e.g., ‘Set the Day’.
- Tap the ‘Start Journaling’ option.
- Answer the questions in the chat until the ‘Analyze’ button is enabled (the Framework is completed).
- Tap the ‘Analyze’ button.
- Tap the ‘Next’ button until you get to the ‘Artwork’ page.
- Tap the ‘Share Artwork’ option.
- Tap the ‘More’ button.
- Try to send the artwork to Telegram from the list.
Environment:
iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version 18.6.2
Actual Result:
After selecting Telegram from the share options, no response is received, and the sharing process is not initiated.
Expected Result:
The artwork should be successfully shared with the selected application.
Text can be entered only when cursor is placed in first row of ‘Add difficult words’ input field
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
The app is installed.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Navigate to the ‘Profile’ section.
- Select the ‘Voice Journaling’ option.
- Select the ‘Add difficult words’ option.
- Attempt to click anywhere within the input field.
Environment:
iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version 18.6.2
Actual Result:
Text can only be entered when the cursor is positioned in the first row of the ‘Add difficult words’ input field. Typing is not possible when the cursor is placed anywhere else within the input field.
Expected Result:
The user should have the ability to place the cursor anywhere within the ‘Add difficult words’ input field and type in text accordingly without any restrictions.
Overlapping text on ‘Start your 3-Day FREE trial to continue’ page
Severity:
Minor
Precondition:
The app is installed.
Steps to Reproduce:
Navigate to the ‘Start your 3-day FREE trial to continue’ page.
Environment:
iPhone 14 Pro, iOS version 18.6.2
Actual Result:
Overlapping text content on the ‘Start your 3-day FREE trial to continue’ page.
Expected Result:
The content should be displayed correctly without overlapping elements.
During testing, the app generally performed well, and no critical issues were identified that would block the main user flows. However, I observed several issues across different features. In some cases, incorrect data may be displayed after a selection is made, and certain error messages are not fully user-friendly or clear to the end user. Overall, the app demonstrates strong potential and a rich feature set, but comprehensive QA testing will help improve stability and enhance user experience.
