How We Feel vs Moodfit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, How We Feel grades higher than Moodfit: 3.2 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
How We Feel grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Moodfit grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Moodfit
Mood journal and CBT tools built around daily goals
Which one is for you
Pick How We Feel if
- Fits if you want a mood journal with no subscription and no in-app purchases
- Works for therapy clients who want to note feelings between sessions
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to journal on a tablet or computer, as it's phones only
- Not for you if you need another language, as it's in English and Spanish only
- Too light for anyone after a long-form diary, since every entry starts from a mood check-in
- Watch out: the iPhone app needs iOS 17 or later, and the vendor says it's no replacement for therapy
Pick Moodfit if
- Fits if you want a mood journal with CBT worksheets on your phone
- Works for people who prefer a one-off yearly payment to a renewing subscription
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a desktop or web journal, as it runs on phones only
- Tight if you stay free, because the free tools are not confirmed and Premium has the full set
- Watch out: App Store prices differ from the vendor site, and Lifetime is not sold in the stores
- Watch out: refunds are by email within 7 days
- Watch out: the vendor calls it a companion to therapy, not treatment
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAHow We FeelVery good | 2.8GPAMoodfitGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, with no in-app purchases on the US App Store and no paid plan at all, where journaling apps here sit around $4.17 a month in the middle. A nonprofit runs it on donations, so there's nothing to weigh up. | B$35.99 for one year, paid once with no renewal, comes to about $3 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of journaling apps. Lifetime is $119.99, and the App Store price is higher at $39.99. |
| Free plan and trial | AEvery feature is free: check-ins, journal notes and photos, pattern charts, the video strategies and sharing with friends. No account is needed and nothing is held back, so there's no cap to meet. | CA free account and a 7-day Premium trial are offered, but the vendor's free-versus-Premium comparison could not be read, so what stays free is not confirmed. |
| Features | CIt does the emotion check-in fully, with a grid of feeling words, tags, a written entry, photos, a body sensation map, an Analyze tab and short videos on steadying yourself. But that's a smaller job than keeping a journal, and it's in English and Spanish only. | BMood and gratitude journals, thought records, breathwork, goals, assessments and weekly insights, with no gap named in the core job. |
| Ease of use | A4.87 from about 29,900 App Store ratings. A check-in is picking a word off a grid, there's no account to set up, and some strategy videos run a minute. | A4.7 from about 2,200 App Store ratings, above the 1,000 needed. |
| Platforms and integrations | CPhones only: the App Store listing says iPhone, alongside the Android app, on iOS 17 or later, with no iPad, Mac or web version. On iPhone it reads sleep and exercise from Apple Health and can sync to iCloud. | CiPhone and Android only. There is no web or computer app and no integrations are listed. |
| Best for | a free check-in on how you really feel | tracking mood with CBT thought records |
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: How We Feel and Moodfit. How we grade
Price against what you get
How We Feel has no paid plan and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Moodfit starts at $3 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.0.
Moodfit scores higher, and starts $3 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other journaling apps on the chart, none scores higher than How We Feel for less, and none scores higher than Moodfit 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
- Moodfit also covers habit tracking and goals.
At a glance
| How We Feel | Moodfit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $35.99 for one year, paid once with no auto renewal (vendor site) |
| Free plan | The whole app is free and funded by donations. The US App Store listing shows a price of Free with no in-app purchases, and no account is needed. | Free account with mood journaling and other basic tools; the vendor compares Premium with free on a separate page whose contents could not be read as text. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of Premium. |
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | The How We Feel Project, Inc. | Roble Ridge Software LLC |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | getmoodfit.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
How We Feel
- Phone only: the App Store listing says it is only for iPhone, alongside the Android app; no iPad, Mac or web version is listed.
- The App Store listing gives English and Spanish as the only languages.
- The iPhone app requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- The vendor describes it as a wellbeing journal, not a replacement for therapy or professional care.
Moodfit
- The vendor's Premium-versus-free comparison is not readable as text, so which tools are free is not confirmed here.
- App Store purchases are subscriptions at other prices ($9.99, $19.99 and $39.99 listed, periods not shown); the vendor site sells one-time purchases.
- Lifetime Membership is not sold through the app stores, and purchases are refundable within 7 days by email.
- The vendor presents Moodfit as a companion to therapy, not as treatment.
Key features
How We Feel
- Mood Meter check-ins
- Each check-in starts with choosing a word for how you feel from a color-coded grid of emotions split into quadrants, which is meant to build a more precise emotional vocabulary.
- Tags, journal notes and photos
- A check-in can carry tags, a written journal entry, photos and a body sensation map, so the situation around a feeling is kept with it.
- Pattern analysis
- An Analyze tab and a weekly review chart check-ins over time. On iPhone the app reads sleep, exercise and other health trends through HealthKit to set beside them.
- Video regulation strategies
- Step-by-step videos, some as short as a minute, are grouped under four themes: Change Your Thinking, Move Your Body, Be Mindful and Reach Out.
- Sharing with friends
- The Friends feature shares how you feel in real time with people you choose. Check-ins stay private unless you decide to share them.
- On-device data
- Data stays on the device unless you opt in to send an anonymized copy of your check-ins for research. The iOS app can sync to iCloud, and no account is required.
Moodfit
- Mood and gratitude journals
- Record how you feel and what you are grateful for, and use the entries to see patterns in mood.
- CBT thought records
- Work through distorted thinking patterns such as overgeneralizing with structured thought records.
- Breathwork and mindfulness
- Guided breathing, mindfulness audio, a grounding tool and a nervous-system tool.
- Daily goals and reminders
- Programs such as Destress, Gratitude, Positive and Relax preset daily goals and notifications, which you can change.
- Insights and weekly reports
- Track sleep, exercise, nutrition, medications and custom activities against mood, with weekly reports.
- Assessments
- Validated PHQ-9 depression and GAD-7 anxiety questionnaires to repeat over time, per the App Store listing.
Plans
How We Feel
Free$0
Every feature: emotion check-ins, journal notes and photos, pattern charts, video strategies and sharing with friends.
Moodfit
Free$0
Start with a free account for mood journaling and other basic tools.
Premium, one year$35.99
for 1 year, paid once, with no renewal
Full access to Moodfit Premium on iOS and Android; the page notes the App Store price is $39.99 and shows it as a 10% saving.
Lifetime Membership$119.99
one-time
A single payment for Premium; the page says it is not available on the app stores.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, How We Feel or Moodfit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, How We Feel is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $3 a month when paid by the year for Moodfit. How We Feel is free, and Moodfit starts at $35.99 for one year, paid once with no auto renewal (vendor site).
Which has a free plan, How We Feel or Moodfit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both How We Feel and Moodfit 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.