# Bipolar Bear: Mood Tracker — Mood journal & survival kit

> Private mood journal and survival kit for bipolar disorder management. (iPhone/iPad app by James Markey.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bipolar-bear-mood-tracker/id6766637453 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [James Markey](https://appshunter.io/developer/1881052106)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 62 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Swedish
- Released: 2026-06-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-22
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bipolar-bear-mood-tracker/id6766637453/reviews.md

## What is Bipolar Bear?

Bipolar Bear is a free, private mood journal and mood tracker built for people living with bipolar disorder. Log your moods, energy and sleep day by day, spot the patterns that matter, and keep a survival kit for the hard days.

TRACK WHAT MATTERS
Log your mood, energy, sleep, anxiety and custom fields every day. It takes less than a minute, and gentle reminders and streaks help you keep the habit without the pressure.

UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS
See your mood over time with charts and personalised insights. Spot what's affecting your next-day mood — sleep, alcohol, exercise and more — worked out privately on your device.

SYNC WITH APPLE HEALTH
Pull your sleep in from Apple Health, so your sleep log fills itself in.

BUILD YOUR SURVIVAL KIT
Keep the strategies, medications, goals, memories and crisis resources that help you through hard times, all in one place. On overwhelming days, focused mode strips the app back to just what you need.

SHARE WITH YOUR CARE TEAM
Export a clean PDF summary for your doctor or psychiatrist.

ANONYMOUS COMMUNITY
Connect with others who get it. Share your thoughts without sharing your identity on the optional anonymous community board.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Journal entries are encrypted on your device before they leave it. Turn on Private journal and only you can read them: not even we can. Insights stay on your device. No ads, and we never sell your data.

Bipolar Bear is for people living with bipolar disorder, their families, and anyone who wants to understand their mental health better.

Bipolar Bear is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. It's a tool to help you notice, reflect and stay connected, alongside the care of your health professionals.

Built by James Markey MBE and hosted by UNI·SIM.

## Key features

- Mood, energy, and sleep logging
- Personalized pattern insights
- Apple Health sleep integration
- Customizable survival kit
- Anonymous community board
- Private, encrypted data storage
- PDF export for care teams

## Is Bipolar Bear safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Bipolar Bear.

## Is Bipolar Bear legit?

Bipolar Bear: Mood Tracker appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Bipolar Bear is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bipolar-bear-mood-tracker/id6766637453/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great Mood Tracking

*2026-09-24*

I love this cute app! It’s very simple and easy to use. There’s even a social component that’s anonymous so you can ask questions or just talk about your day.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much, its very motivating to hear and I hope to see Bipolar Anonymous spread :)

## Frequently asked questions about Bipolar Bear

### What is Bipolar Bear?

Bipolar Bear is a free, private mood journal and tracker designed for individuals managing bipolar disorder. It helps users log moods, energy, and sleep to identify patterns and build a personal survival kit for challenging days.

### Does Bipolar Bear provide medical advice?

No, Bipolar Bear is not a medical device and does not offer medical advice. It is a tool to assist users in noticing, reflecting, and staying connected with their health professionals.

### How private is my data in Bipolar Bear?

Bipolar Bear is private by design. Journal entries are encrypted on your device and can be set to be unreadable by anyone but you. Insights stay on your device, and your data is never sold.

### Can I share my progress with my doctor using Bipolar Bear?

Yes, Bipolar Bear allows you to export a clean PDF summary of your mood tracking data. This can be shared with your doctor or psychiatrist to aid in your care discussions.

### Does Bipolar Bear have ads?

No, Bipolar Bear is ad-free. The app is committed to providing a private and uninterrupted experience for its users.

### What devices does Bipolar Bear support?

Bipolar Bear is available for iPhone and iPad, as indicated by its supported devices.

### How often is Bipolar Bear updated?

The latest version of Bipolar Bear is 1.41, and it was last updated on October 13, 2026. This suggests a relatively active development cycle.

### Can Bipolar Bear sync with other health apps?

Yes, Bipolar Bear can sync with Apple Health to automatically pull in your sleep data, helping to fill in your sleep log without manual entry.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.41 — 2026-10-13

• Forgot PIN? now asks for Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode
• No journal password unless you want one: entries are encrypted on your device, and Private journal keeps them for your eyes only
• Felt more than one mood? Hold a bear to add the others
• The Bear Arcade: nine retro games in the dock
• Bring your history across from Bipolar UK's Mood Tracker, a spreadsheet or a text file, and backups that restore properly
• The sleep question names the night it means
• Double-tap a view or time range to make it your default
• Your Bipolar Anonymous streak, posts and unread count on the home screen
• Many fixes, including synced sleep and the stable-days streak

### 1.40 — 2026-10-06

• My safety plan: write it while you feel OK, keep it in your Survival Kit, and show it on the lock screen if you want to
• A "Call for support" widget: call the person you choose, or your country's crisis line, from your home screen
• Crisis lines now follow the country you're in, and "Need help now?" is on the PIN screen too
• A gentle check-in after several hard days, which you can turn off
• Home-screen widgets in the app's colours, with your last 7 days of moods and your Bipolar Anonymous streak
• The board's check-in shows who feels the same as you
• Your Journey shows your Stability: the share of days you logged as Stable
• Choose the date your stats start from, and see at a glance when the life chart scrolls

### 1.39 — 2026-10-03

• Quick check-in on the home screen: turn it on in Profile and log your mood in one tap
• Dark mode, and lighter, calmer buttons
• A life chart, and one set of range tabs for your stats, calendar and chart
• The check-in now fits on one screen
• A medication reminder (in the app) that asks again every hour until you mark it taken

### 1.38 — 2026-09-30

A small behind-the-scenes update: the UNI·SIM community count can now tell the app from the website. It still sends only a random install ID — nothing about you or your journal.

### 1.37 — 2026-09-22

Bipolar Bear is now part of the UNI·SIM suite: tap the community count on the home screen to see how many people use UNI·SIM apps.

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All apps by James Markey: https://appshunter.io/developer/1881052106

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