Notetaking and journaling are different. The point is it gives you some prompts to reflect on your day (or you can write whatever you want).

You hit on the head what use case Apple is fulfilling. Most people here want Notes/Evernote/OneNote. That’s not what this is intended to be and the location specific features and photos is what makes it good for iPhone and not for iPad or MacOS, at least not without additional work or early user feedback/research on how people are using the app on iOS.

I thought the appeal of it was simplication for people that just want to write a few paragraphs at the end of the day. I’m speaking for myself, but as an end of the day, quickly write down your thoughts type of thing I can’t see a reason for multiple journals, tables, or note linking for instance. At that point use the Notes app.