Daylogue is a pattern journal with a serialized AI narrative engine. You check in daily by voice or text for about two minutes. Over time, Daylogue connects your entries into narratives that explain what is actually going on in your emotional life. It surfaces patterns across weeks and months that you would miss on your own. It is a self-awareness and reflection tool, not a clinical or therapy app.

How does Daylogue work?

Each day, you do a quick check-in by voice or text. Daylogue captures your mood, energy, stress, and what is on your mind. Over days and weeks, the AI notices patterns and correlations you would miss. Then it writes serialized narratives, ongoing stories about your emotional life, that help you see the bigger picture. One check-in is a data point. A month of check-ins is a story.

Is my journal data private and secure?

Yes. Daylogue uses end-to-end encryption with AES-256-GCM. Your journal entries are encrypted before they leave your device, which means even Daylogue cannot read them. Your data is never sold, and your entries are never used for AI training without explicit consent. Privacy is not a feature, it is the foundation.

What makes Daylogue different from other reflection tools?

Most reflection apps give you a blank page or simple mood buttons. Daylogue is different in three ways. First, it is a pattern journal with a serialized AI narrative engine (patent pending) that writes ongoing stories about your emotional patterns, something no other reflection product does. Second, it supports voice check-ins via a real-time AI voice agent (patent pending) so you can speak instead of type. Third, it has no streaks, no gamification, and no guilt. Miss a day, nothing bad happens. Journal entries are end-to-end encrypted with AES-256-GCM, and keys are held only by you. Daylogue has been independently ethics-audited, scoring 87 out of 100. It is the only pattern journal with patents filed on its core technology.

Is Daylogue a therapy app?

No. Daylogue is a self-awareness and reflection tool, not a replacement for professional support. It helps curious people notice emotional patterns and understand themselves better. It does not diagnose, prescribe, or provide clinical guidance. If you are in crisis, Daylogue provides access to crisis resources like the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Can I use Daylogue with voice instead of typing?

Yes. Daylogue supports voice-powered check-ins where you speak for about two minutes and the AI listens, responds, and captures everything. You can also type if you prefer, or do a quick mood-only check-in in under 30 seconds. All three options feed into the same pattern recognition and narrative engine.

Can leaders see individual check-ins?

No. This is a hard line, not a setting. Individual check-ins are encrypted and private to the person who wrote them. Leaders only see aggregate data, and only when 5 or more people have checked in. There is no admin override, no export, and no backdoor.

K-anonymity is a privacy framework that prevents any individual from being identified within a dataset. In Daylogue, this means team insights only appear when at least 5 people have checked in. Below that threshold, the dashboard stays blank. No individual data point can ever be traced back to a specific person.

How long does setup take for a team?

About 15 minutes. You create an organization, customize your dashboard labels, and invite your team via CSV or email. No IT department needed. No infrastructure to deploy. Your team can start checking in the same day.

Do employees have to participate in Daylogue?

Participation is fully voluntary. Leaders cannot see who checked in or who did not. There are no completion rates tied to individuals, no nudging from management, and no consequences for opting out. The tool only works if people want to use it.

Is Daylogue HIPAA compliant?

No. Daylogue is not HIPAA compliant and does not currently execute Business Associate Agreements. Daylogue is a reflection and awareness tool, not a medical device, and does not collect medical records, diagnoses, or treatment information. Our technical safeguards follow HIPAA Security Rule principles (encryption at rest and in transit, row-level access control, audit logging), but covered entities should not rely on Daylogue to handle Protected Health Information.

Can we brand the Daylogue dashboard?

Yes. On Business plans and above, you can set your org name, customize metric labels (for example "Morale" instead of "Mood"), and choose an accent color for your dashboard. The experience feels like yours, not a generic third-party tool.

What happens when someone leaves the team?

Their personal data stays with them. If they had a Daylogue account before joining your org, it remains theirs. Your organization simply loses their signal in the aggregate. No data is deleted from the individual, and no data is retained by the org beyond what was already aggregated.

What is the ROI of a workplace wellness program?

Published outcomes from workplace wellness programs show burnout reductions of 20 to 32 percent in the first year (Headspace for Work, Calm B2B program data). At the conservative 30 percent reduction end, the Daylogue ROI Calculator shows a return multiple above 3x for most team sizes when accounting for both productivity savings and reduced turnover replacement costs. For a 100-person team at $90,000 average salary, a 30 percent burnout reduction saves an estimated $78,375 per year while Daylogue costs $18,000 per year at the Enterprise tier — a 4.4x return multiple.

How is the ROI calculated in this tool?

The model multiplies four levers against your headcount and salary inputs to estimate burnout's annual cost, then subtracts the same calculation with Daylogue's expected reduction applied. The four levers are: productivity loss per burned-out employee ($3,700 per year, from Gallup and APA estimates), the share who turn over (default 10 percent, from Gallup), and replacement cost at 75 percent of annual salary (from SHRM and Work Institute), decomposed as recruiter fees at 20 percent of salary, onboarding at 25 percent, and open-seat productivity loss at 30 percent. Net ROI subtracts the Daylogue per-seat cost for the tier matching your headcount.

What does Daylogue cost per team?

Daylogue is priced per seat per month. Pro Team is $20 per seat per month for teams of 5 to 24 seats. Business is $18 per seat per month for teams of 25 to 99 seats. Enterprise is $15 per seat per month for teams of 100 to 999 seats. Custom pricing is available for organizations of 1,000 or more seats — contact sales. The calculator auto-selects the correct tier based on your headcount input.

Can I share the result of my ROI calculation?

Yes. Every input is reflected in the URL query parameters, so you can copy the address bar and send it to a colleague or stakeholder. They will see the exact same numbers you configured.

Is this a guarantee of savings?

No. The calculator uses research-backed averages and editable assumptions to produce a directional estimate. Actual outcomes depend on adoption rates, team composition, and baseline burnout. Even at half the published effect sizes, the ROI multiple stays above 2x at every team size modeled. Enterprise customers can discuss adoption commitments with their account team during contract negotiation.

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One avoided departure pays for Daylogue for the entire 100-person company for the next 4 years.

Team size100

Total employees you'd give access to

5$5k

Average annual salary$90,000

Used to compute replacement cost (75% of salary per departure)

Source: SHRM · Work Institute

$40k$250k

Burnout baseline25%

Share of your team experiencing burnout (McKinsey baseline: 25%)

Source: McKinsey · Gallup

10%40%

Expected reduction with Daylogue30%

Low end of published wellness program outcomes: 20–32%

Source: Headspace for Work · Calm Business

10%50%

Annual turnover of burned-out employees10%

Share who actually leave each year (Gallup: ~10%)

Source: Gallup

5%25%

What this saves

~8 fewer colleagues burning out this year.

Based on your inputs and published wellness program outcomes.

Estimated annual savings

$78,375

Burnout cost today$261,250

Lost productivity (burnout)$92,500

Recruiter / agency fees$45,000

Onboarding & ramp-up$56,250

Open-seat productivity loss$67,500

Burnout cost with Daylogue$182,875

Daylogue annual cost$18,000

Net ROI$60,375

Return multiple4.4×

Your tierEnterprise · $15/seat

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The model multiplies four levers against your headcount and salary inputs to arrive at burnout's annual cost — then subtracts the same calculation with Daylogue's expected reduction applied.

Productivity loss per burned-out employee: $3,700 — Gallup + APA estimates. According to Gallup, disengagement and burnout cost businesses $8.8 trillion globally. The APA estimates burned-out employees cost roughly $3,700 per person per year in lost output.
Replacement cost: 75% of annual salary per departure — SHRM / Work Institute mid-level role benchmark. SHRM and the Work Institute both report that replacing a mid-level employee costs between 50% and 200% of their annual salary; 75% is the mid-point benchmark used here. Decomposed as:
- Recruiter / agency fees: 20% of salary
- Onboarding & ramp-up: 25% of salary
- Open-seat productivity loss (4–6 month backfill): 30% of salary
Burnout baseline: 25% default — McKinsey workforce wellness research. McKinsey reports that approximately one in four employees is experiencing burnout at any given time in high-demand professional environments.
Expected reduction: 30% default — low end of published outcomes from Headspace for Work and Calm Business programs. Published wellness program data shows burnout reductions of 20–32% in the first year. This model uses 30% as a conservative starting point.
Turnover of burned-out employees: 10% default — Gallup State of the Workplace. Gallup finds that burned-out employees are 2.6× more likely to actively look for another job.

Pricing tier auto-selects from headcount: Pro Team (5–24) $20/seat/month, Business (25–99) $18/seat/month, Enterprise (100–999) $15/seat/month. Custom pricing is available for organizations of 1,000+ seats.

This is a directional estimate, not a contract. Even at half the published effect sizes, the ROI multiple stays above 2×at every team size we've modeled.

Sources: McKinsey & Company workforce wellness research; Gallup State of the Global Workplace; American Psychological Association Work and Well-Being Survey; SHRM / Work Institute employee turnover cost benchmarks; Headspace for Work and Calm B2B program outcome data.

Common questions about burnout cost and ROI

How much does employee burnout cost per year?

According to Gallup, the global cost of disengagement and burnout exceeds $8.8 trillion annually. On a per-employee basis, Gallup and the APA estimate burned-out employees cost approximately $3,700 per year in lost productivity before accounting for turnover. For a 100-person team at $90,000 average salary with a 25% burnout baseline, that amounts to roughly $92,500 in annual productivity losses plus up to $168,750 in replacement costs if 10% of burned-out employees leave — approximately $261,000 per year in total. Adjust the inputs above for your own team.

What is a realistic ROI for a workplace wellness program?

Published outcomes from workplace wellness programs show burnout reductions of 20–32% in the first year (data from Headspace for Work and Calm Business B2B programs). At a conservative 30% reduction, the calculator shows a return multiple above 3× for most team sizes when accounting for both productivity savings and reduced turnover. For a 100-person team at $90,000 average salary, a 30% reduction saves an estimated $78,375 per year against $18,000 in Daylogue costs — a 4.4× return. This is a directional estimate, not a guarantee — actual outcomes depend on adoption rates, team composition, and baseline burnout levels.

How is employee replacement cost calculated?

According to SHRM and the Work Institute, replacing a mid-level employee costs approximately 75% of their annual salary. That breaks down into three components: recruiter or agency fees (20% of salary), onboarding and ramp-up (25% of salary), and the open-seat productivity gap during the 4–6 month backfill period (30% of salary). For someone earning $90,000, total replacement cost is approximately $67,500.

What percentage of employees experience burnout?

McKinsey workforce wellness research reports that approximately 25% of employees are experiencing burnout at any given time. Gallup data is consistent with this range. This calculator uses 25% as the default burnout baseline, adjustable from 10% to 40% based on your team context.

What does Daylogue actually cost per team?

Daylogue is priced per seat per month. Pro Team: $20/seat/month (5–24 seats). Business: $18/seat/month (25–99 seats). Enterprise: $15/seat/month (100–999 seats). Custom pricing is available for organizations of 1,000+ seats. The calculator auto-selects the correct tier. See full pricing for annual billing rates and feature details.

Is this tool a guarantee of savings?

No. The calculator uses research-backed averages as editable defaults to produce a directional estimate. Actual outcomes depend on adoption rates, team composition, and baseline burnout levels. Even at half the published effect sizes, the ROI multiple stays above 2× at every team size modeled.

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