How We Feel vs Moodistory

How We Feel

• People who want a mood journal with no subscription or in-app purchases
• Learning more precise words for emotions and spotting patterns in them
• Therapy clients who want to capture feelings between sessions

Moodistory

• People who want to log a mood and activities without writing anything
• Users who want mood data kept on the phone and off vendor servers
• Printing or sharing a mood diary as a PDF

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.

Moodistory

• There is no web or desktop version: the apps are for iPhone and Android, plus an Apple Watch app.
• The vendor publishes no price list; the US App Store shows Premium purchases from $2.99 to $39.99 without billing periods.
• The vendor's pages do not say which features the free version leaves out.
• Data lives only on the device, so moving to a new phone depends on a backup you make yourself.

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.

Moodistory

Entries without typing

Swipe to set a mood and tap icons from more than 180 events in 10 categories. Notes, photos and a location can be added, and a day can hold as many entries as you like.

Customizable mood scale

The rating scale can be set anywhere from 2 to 11 points, and an odd-numbered scale leaves room for a neutral mood. Events, colors and the app icon can be changed too.

Year in Pixels calendar

A color-coded calendar gives yearly, monthly and daily views, and you can drill down from a year to a single entry to see what was behind a mood.

Mood analysis

An analysis view shows which events go with good or bad moods, how mood moves across an average day and which weekday is usually best. On iOS it can read Apple Health data such as sleep.

PDF, CSV export and CSV import

Entries export to a printable PDF that is built on the device, or to CSV. Mood data from other apps, Excel or Google Sheets can be imported as CSV.

On-device storage, lock and backups

Data is stored only on the phone and can be locked with face, fingerprint or code. Backups are a manual zip file, or iCloud on iOS and Google Drive on Android.

How We Feel

• Free$0

  Every feature: emotion check-ins, journal notes and photos, pattern charts, video strategies and sharing with friends.

Moodistory

• Free$0

  The mood tracker without ads. The vendor's pages do not list which features are limited to Premium.

• Premium$2.99 to $39.99

  billing period not shown on the US App Store listing

  Unlocks the whole app by subscription. The US App Store lists Premium purchases at $2.99, $6.99, $14.99, $19.99 and $39.99.