Bearable vs MoodTools (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Bearable and MoodTools share a 2.8 GPA, both have a free plan, and Bearable starts cheaper, at $2.92 a month when paid by the year against $4.99 a month.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bearable grades higher on ease of use. MoodTools grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bearable
Symptom and mood tracker that links health to daily habits
MoodTools
Free depression self-help app with a CBT thought diary
Which one is for you
Pick Bearable if
- Fits if you're tracking a chronic illness, pain, migraines or your mental health
- Works for bringing a symptom record to a medical appointment
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to log from a computer, as it's mobile and tablet only
- Not for you if you swap between a phone and a tablet all day, since two logged-in devices can lose data
- Tight if you're staying free and want the correlations, which sit in Premium's Impacts tab
- Tight if you want reports past 30 days or unlimited goals and experiments, which need Premium
- Watch out: no monthly price or lifetime purchase is published, and in-app prices run $4.49 to $49.99 with no periods shown
Pick MoodTools if
- Fits if you want a free thought diary and mood log for low mood
- Works for people who want to track PHQ-9 scores over time
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a general diary, as it is built around depression self-help
- Tight if you want a passcode, backup or export, because Pro adds all three
- Skip it if you want a web or desktop version, since it runs on phones only
- Watch out: Pro is $4.99 a month, and the Google Play prices were not read
- Watch out: the vendor says it is not a replacement for treatment
How we grade them
| 2.8GPABearableGood | 2.8GPAMoodToolsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPremium is $34.99 a year, about $2.92 a month, which lands just inside the cheapest quarter for journaling apps here, and the support site says it's often discounted by up to 76% in the app. No monthly price is published, so you can't price it any other way. | AThe core app is free, and Pro is $29.99 a year, about $2.50 a month, against $3.33 where the cheaper quarter of journaling apps starts. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree covers unlimited symptoms, mood, sleep, medication and factors, reminders, widgets and CSV export. The caps bite later, though. Trend reports stop at 30 days and goals and experiments are limited in number. | BThe thought diary, activities, PHQ-9 test, safety plan and videos are all free, but export, cloud sync and a passcode are paid. |
| Features | CIt does the symptom-and-mood job fully, with your own scales, factors like food and weather, goals and experiments, and health data read in from your phone. But that's a narrower job than journaling: writing is a note on a day, and the correlations that make sense of it all need Premium. | CIt does the thought diary and mood-tracking job for low mood fully, but it is a narrower job than a general journal and has no photos or free-form entries on record. |
| Ease of use | A4.77 from about 6,400 App Store ratings. The daily check-in is a few taps, reminders cover doses and entries, and steps, sleep, heart rate and weight come in from your health apps so there's less to type. | B4.8 from about 310 App Store ratings, under the 1,000 needed for an A. |
| Platforms and integrations | CPhones and tablets only: iPhone and Android, with the support site saying there's no browser or desktop version. It reads from Apple Health, Google Health Connect and Fitbit but never writes back, and it's built for one device at a time. | CiPhone and Android only. There is no web or computer app and no integrations are listed. |
| Best for | working out what sets off your bad days | low-mood self-help with a thought diary |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bearable and MoodTools. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bearable starts at $2.92 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MoodTools starts at $4.99 a month and scores 2.3.
Bearable scores higher and starts $2.07 a month lower. Of the other journaling apps on the chart, 2 score higher than Bearable for less, and 16 score higher than MoodTools for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Bearable also covers habit tracking and goals.
At a glance
| Bearable | MoodTools | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34.99 per year (about $0.10 a day) | $4.99 per month (Pro Mode, US App Store) |
| Free plan | Free: unlimited symptom, mood, sleep, medication and factor tracking, reminders, CSV export and 30 days of trend reports. Goals and experiments are limited in number. | All core features are free: thought diary, activities, safety plan, information, PHQ-9 test and videos. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Premium (the site's wording is "7 free trial"); no charge if cancelled before it ends. | None listed |
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Bearable Ltd | Inquiry Health LLC |
| Price read from | bearable.app | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bearable
- No web or desktop version: the support site says Bearable is only available on mobile and tablet devices.
- Built for one device at a time; the vendor warns that staying logged in on two devices can cause data conflicts and data loss.
- Correlation reports in the Impacts tab, report ranges beyond 30 days and unlimited goals and experiments need Premium.
- No lifetime purchase is offered, and the site does not publish the price of the monthly subscription.
MoodTools
- The vendor says the app is not a replacement for treatment or medical intervention.
- Export, cloud sync and passcode protection need the paid Pro Mode.
- Pro Mode prices were read from the US App Store listing; the Google Play prices were not read.
- It is a depression self-help tool rather than a general-purpose diary.
Key features
Bearable
- Daily health check-in
- Rate mood, energy, sleep and symptom severity in a few taps and add notes. Symptoms, emotions and scales are customizable, and the free plan puts no limit on how many you track.
- Factors, medication and reminders
- Log the things that might affect your health, such as medication, food, activities, weather and significant events, with reminders for doses and entries.
- Trends and correlation reports
- Free accounts get trend reports and a comparison graph for the past 30 days. Premium adds the Impacts tab, a correlations grid and 60, 90 and 365-day ranges.
- Goals and experiments
- Goals help with building habits, and experiments test how one habit or treatment changes your health. Free accounts get a limited number; Premium makes both unlimited.
- Health data sync
- Imports metrics such as steps, sleep, heart rate and weight from Apple Health, Google Health Connect and Fitbit. The sync is read-only: Bearable does not write entries back.
- Privacy and export
- The vendor says health data is encrypted before it is backed up to its servers and is never sold. You can export everything to CSV or delete it from inside the app.
MoodTools
- Thought diary
- Analyze thoughts and spot negative or distorted thinking patterns, based on cognitive therapy.
- Activities
- Pick energizing activities and track mood before and after, based on behavioral activation.
- Depression test
- Take the PHQ-9 questionnaire and track symptom severity over time.
- Safety plan
- Build a suicide safety plan with emergency resources to use in a crisis.
- Information and videos
- Self-help guidelines, links to resources and curated videos such as guided meditations.
- Pro Mode
- Optional subscription that adds export, cloud sync and passcode protection.
Plans
Bearable
Free$0
Unlimited custom symptoms, mood, sleep, medication and factor tracking, reminders, widgets, CSV export and trend reports for the past 30 days.
Bearable Premium$34.99
per year (the site quotes it as about $0.10 a day)
Impacts tab with correlation reports, a correlations grid, 60, 90 and 365-day reports, unlimited goals, experiments and extra notes, and custom health measurements.
Premium (other in-app prices)$4.49 to $49.99
billing period not shown on the US App Store listing
The terms describe monthly and annual subscriptions. The US App Store lists Premium purchases from $4.49 to $49.99 without saying which period each covers.
MoodTools
Free$0
Thought diary, activities, safety plan, PHQ-9 test, information and videos.
Pro Mode Monthly$4.99
per month
Adds export, cloud sync and passcode protection; auto-renewing.
Pro Mode Yearly$29.99
per year
The same Pro Mode features billed yearly; auto-renewing.
Ways to pay less
Bearable
- Other savings
Annual subscription often discounted by up to 76%
Bearable's support site says the annual subscription price is frequently discounted by up to 76% in the app, and asks users who are not shown a discount to email support.
- Other savings
Bearable Heroes sponsored subscriptions
A sponsorship program gifts between 50 and 200 monthly subscriptions each month, paid for by community members and the team. Any recently used account can apply in the app.
MoodTools
- Annual discount
Yearly Pro Mode costs less than monthly
The US App Store lists Pro Mode at $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year; twelve monthly payments would total $59.88.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bearable or MoodTools?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Bearable is cheaper to start with: $2.92 a month when paid by the year, against $4.99 a month for MoodTools. Bearable starts at $34.99 per year (about $0.10 a day), and MoodTools starts at $4.99 per month (Pro Mode, US App Store).
Which has a free plan, Bearable or MoodTools?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Bearable and MoodTools have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.