# InnerPulse – GAD-7 & PHQ-9 — Depression & anxiety tracker

> Mood and mental health tracker with factor analysis and clinical questionnaires. (iPhone/iPad app by Marvin Blome.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/innerpulse-gad-7-and-phq-9/id6760364261 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marvin Blome](https://appshunter.io/developer/1884113792)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: $8.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-03-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/innerpulse-gad-7-and-phq-9/id6760364261/reviews.md

## What is InnerPulse?

Do you understand why you feel the way you feel?
InnerPulse is a mood tracker with built-in clinical questionnaires (PHQ-9, GAD-7). Track your mood daily, discover which factors lift or lower it, and monitor your mental health over time. All data stays on your device.

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YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU

InnerPulse is 100% local. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking, no ads. Protected with Face ID. You pay once and keep the app. No subscription, no hidden costs, shareable with your family via Family Sharing.

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HOW YOU USE INNERPULSE

1. Capture your mood. In the journal, you log your mood on a scale from 1 to 10, optionally write a few words, and get context-aware writing prompts when you need them.

2. Connect factors. For each entry, you choose from over 110 factors across 11 areas of life: sleep, nutrition, work, exercise, social life, digital consumption, self-care, health, entertainment, environment, and finances. Custom factors and your own categories can be added in seconds.

3. Connect Apple Health (optional). If you grant access, InnerPulse suggests factors based on your health data or activates them automatically: workouts, sleep, cycle, hydration. When the data is clear, the app handles it; when it's ambiguous, it asks. The weather is also no longer something you need to enter manually. Once you enable it in settings, sunny and rainy days are automatically suggested as a factor.

4. Complete clinical questionnaires. In the check-in tab, you answer recognized screening tests: PHQ-9, PHQ-4, GAD-7, and K10. You receive objective evaluations that you can take with you to your next appointment if needed. (Not a diagnosis, that comes from a professional.)

5. Understand your insights. The analysis tab goes deep. You see:

- which factors really influence your mood, and in which direction,
- on which weekdays you typically feel better or worse,
- how your questionnaire results have changed over weeks and months,
- how your mood unfolded across the entire year, a single pixel per day in the "Year in Pixels" view,
- trends, patterns, and correlations you wouldn't spot in everyday life.

6. Make it yours. Choose between four design themes with smooth transitions. InnerPulse adapts to your taste, not the other way around.

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YOUR DATA, ON THE MOVE

You can export your data as CSV or share it as a PDF report any time, suitable for therapy conversations or your own archive. Data from earlier exports or from another device can be brought back in via CSV import.

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InnerPulse does not replace professional advice or therapy.

## Key features

- Mood journaling with scale and prompts
- Connect over 110 influencing factors
- Integrates with Apple Health data
- Clinical questionnaires (PHQ-9, GAD-7)
- Detailed mood pattern analysis
- Year in Pixels mood visualization
- Data export (CSV, PDF)

## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/innerpulse-gad-7-and-phq-9/id6760364261/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Welcher Fragebogen?

*2026-06-29*

Ich mag die App sehr und bin von Daylio auf diese umgestiegen. Nutze sie praktisch täglich und es hilft mir den Überblick über meine Stimmungen zu behalten.

Verbesserungswürdig ist der Teil mit den Fragebögen. Ich bekomme eine Erinnerung, dass ein Fragebogen „fällig“ wird, aber nicht welcher. Auch beim Tippen auf die Benachrichtigung öffnet sich dieser nicht. Weiß dann nicht welcher gemeint ist. In der Liste steht zwar klein darunter welcher Typ (zB GAD-7). Hier wäre schön, wenn die einzelnen Fragebögen besser auseinanderzuhalten wären durch unterschiedliche Farben und hinter der Bezeichnung noch was es für einer ist (zB Angst). Nicht jeder weiß auswendig, was GAD-7 bedeutet. Vielleicht gibt es auch die Möglichkeit beim jeweils letzten Fragebogen eines Typs noch anzuzeigen in wie vielen Tagen dieser fällig ist oder wie lange überfällig.

**Developer response:** Hallo Dodger76,
vielen Dank für dein Feedback und das Lob! Es freut mich sehr, dass du täglich mit InnerPulse trackst und die App dir hilft, den Überblick über deine Stimmung zu behalten.

Deine Vorschläge zu den Fragebögen finde ich richtig gut. Gerade die Idee mit den Farben und einer verständlichen Bezeichnung, die im Überblick direkt zeigt, wofür der Fragebogen steht (z.B. „Angst" statt nur „GAD-7"). Nicht jeder hat die Kürzel auswendig im Kopf, das leuchtet mir völlig ein. Ich schaue mir das Konzept der Fragebogen-Ansicht auf jeden Fall nochmal an.

Zur Erinnerung noch eine kurze Erklärung: Aktuell dient der zuletzt ausgefüllte Fragebogen als Bezugspunkt. Die nächste Benachrichtigung kommt also z.B. 14 Tage danach. Hier ist es immer ein Tradeoff zwischen Minimalismus und Personalisierung: je mehr Details in Erinnerung und Übersicht stehen, desto informativer, aber auch voller wird es. Dass aktuell aber nicht klar wird, welcher Fragebogen konkret fällig ist und dass sich beim Tippen auf die Benachrichtigung nichts öffnet, nehme ich mir an. Auch dein Hinweis, beim letzten Fragebogen eines Typs anzuzeigen, in wie vielen Tagen der nächste fällig ist, ist ein guter Gedanke.

Vielen Dank, dass du dir die Zeit genommen hast. Solches Feedback hilft mir sehr, die App weiterzuentwickeln.

### 4/5 — Beeindruckend

*2026-06-25*

Erst kürzlich mit der App gestartet. Deshalb bücken erstes Fazit. App sieht aufgeräumt aus. Klasse Kombination der Fragebögen. Daten scheinen sicher zu sein und es gibt scheinbar keinen Datenabfluss. Umfangreiche Trackingmöglichkeiten. Bin auf Auswertung gespannt. Sehr gut, dass Wetterdaten mit einfließen können. Verbesserungsvorschlag: Integration von Trainings-und Gesundheitsdaten von Garmin Connect. Möglichkeit eigene Faktoren hinzuzufügen.

**Developer response:** Hallo,
vielen Dank für das Feedback und die Vorschläge. 

Eigene Faktoren können übrigens bereits hinzugefügt werden. Das ist unter Einstellungen > Faktoren & Kategorien möglich (Kategorie anklicken und unten in der Liste auf „neuer Faktor“ klicken). Alternativ gehts auch über die Suche in einem neuen Stimmungseintrag. Hier wird die Option „neuen Faktor erstellen“ angezeigt, sobald kein anderer Faktor den Suchbegriff matched.

### 5/5 — Top Emotionstagebuch

*2026-06-16*

Bin seit einiger Zeit in Therapie und wir arbeiten dort mit Zetteln noch, durch die App habe ich endlich eine gute Möglichkeit meine Stimmung zu tracken, Übersichten zu erhalten und zu reflektieren. Zudem funktioniert der Export top, kann meinem Therapeuten jetzt einfach alles per Mail senden. Sehr hilfreich und gut aufgebaut! Danke!

**Developer response:** Hi Horsti_13,

vielen Dank für die schöne Rückmeldung! Es freut mich sehr, dass InnerPulse dir in der Therapie weiterhilft und der Austausch mit deinem Therapeuten jetzt einfacher läuft.

Solche Rückmeldungen bestärken mich auch im Ansatz: InnerPulse bewusst gegen den Trend zu bauen. Also komplett lokal und privat, ohne Gamification, ohne Schnickschnack.

Alles Gute für deinen weiteren Weg!

### 5/5 — Grossartig, sinnvoll, fair

*2026-06-04*

Bewundernswertes Engagement, eine solch wichtige App bereit zu stellen und dies zum Festpreis und ohne dubiose Herstellercloud. Bitte weiterführen!

**Developer response:** Vielen Dank, bk-ww. Das bedeutet mir wirklich viel.

Genau das war die Idee: einmal fair bezahlen, dafür gehören die Daten dir und bleiben auf deinem Gerät. Keine Cloud, kein Abo, kein Tracking. Stimmungsdaten gehören zu den persönlichsten Dingen, die man festhält. Schön, dass dieser Ansatz ankommt. Ich bleib dran!

### 5/5 — CSV-Export sauber gemacht

*2026-04-30*

Wollte meine Daten nach Numbers ziehen, um eigene Plots zu bauen. Der Export ist eine ordentliche CSV: Datum, Score, Faktoren, Notiz, Fragebogen-Ergebnisse. Keine seltsame Verschachtelung, keine kaputten Sonderzeichen. In fünf Minuten in Numbers und in R drin. Lob an die Entwicklung, dass das so durchdacht ist.

### 5/5 — Endlich verstehe ich, woran es liegt

*2026-04-30*

Ich tracke seit Jahren irgendwie meine Stimmung, aber erst hier sehe ich Muster. Die Auswertung zeigt einfach, was los ist, ohne mich zu bewerten. Genau das, was ich brauche.

### 5/5 — Intuitive App, TOP

*2026-04-30*

Master-Phase, alle paar Wochen Klausur, dazwischen Leere. Habe in InnerPulse Faktoren für Lernstunden, Koffein und Sozialkontakt angelegt und sehe jetzt klar, wo ich kippe. Ab sechs Stunden Lernen ohne Bewegung wird es schlimm. Klingt nach Common Sense, aber sichtbar gemacht ist es einfach etwas anderes. Schiebe jetzt zwischendurch eine Runde spazieren oder laufen ein.

### 5/5 — Meine Daten bleiben bei mir

*2026-04-29*

Es fühlt sich an, wie ein Tagebuch, dass wirklich mir gehört. Lokal und ohne Abo + Face ID als Sperre. 

Richtig gut finde ich die intelligenten Faktoren. Ich muss nicht jeden Tag zig Sachen antippen, weil Schlaf, Sport und Co. einfach automatisch reinfließen.

## Frequently asked questions about InnerPulse

### What is InnerPulse?

InnerPulse is a mood and mental health tracking application that helps users understand the patterns behind their feelings. It allows for mood logging, connecting influencing factors, and completing clinical questionnaires to provide insights into well-being.

### How much does InnerPulse cost?

InnerPulse is available for a one-time purchase of $4.99. There are no subscriptions or hidden costs associated with the app.

### Does InnerPulse have ads?

No, InnerPulse is completely ad-free. The app is designed to provide a private and uninterrupted user experience.

### Can I share InnerPulse with my family?

Yes, InnerPulse is shareable with your family via Apple's Family Sharing feature, allowing multiple users to access the app under one purchase.

### What clinical questionnaires are included in InnerPulse?

InnerPulse includes recognized screening tests such as PHQ-9, PHQ-4, GAD-7, and K10. These provide objective evaluations that can be useful for discussions with healthcare professionals.

### How does InnerPulse protect my data?

InnerPulse is 100% local, meaning all your data stays on your iPhone. It requires no account, cloud storage, or tracking, and is protected with Face ID for enhanced privacy.

### Can I export my data from InnerPulse?

Yes, you can export your data as a CSV file or share it as a PDF report at any time. This is useful for personal archives or sharing with therapists.

### How often is InnerPulse updated?

InnerPulse was last updated on June 22, 2026, indicating a commitment to ongoing development and improvements. The latest version is 4.1.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.2 — 2026-08-27

We're continuously working to improve InnerPulse for you. This update includes minor optimizations and bug fixes for an even better experience.

### 5.1 — 2026-08-09

Version 5.1 delivers on your feedback for version 5: sortable entries, less friction while logging, and a time filter that remembers your choice. Everything stays 100% local on your device.

SORT YOUR ENTRIES
- New sort menu above the journal list: newest or oldest first, highest or lowest mood first.
- Find your best and hardest days at a glance.

LESS FRICTION WHILE LOGGING
- An accidentally selected suggestion stays in the suggestion row; tap again to deselect it.
- New factors can now be created even when similarly named ones already exist.
- The intensity slider can be enabled right when creating a factor.

ANALYSIS
- The time filter (7/30/90 days/All) remembers your choice across app restarts and applies to all analysis pages.

BUG FIXES & POLISH
- Several messages, including the alert after a failed unlock, now appear in your language.
- With a fixed app language, the time display follows your device's 12/24-hour setting again.
- Unlogged days follow the list's title personalization, including weekday and date format.
- The dot separator in entry rows now only appears before the note.
- The info badge while scrubbing the trend charts sits back at the top left, below the title.

### 5 — 2026-08-01

Version 5.0 brings a dedicated page for every factor, interactions as real comparisons instead of percentages, a search that explains its results, and entry lists you can customize. Everything stays 100% local on your device.

NEW FACTOR PAGES
- Tap a factor in Analysis and you get its own page: balance with a trend chart, range, confidence, and the number of entries.
- The "Trends" tab shows what often goes along with the factor, including the day before (-1) or the day after (+1). Every row leads to the connected factor.
- The "Entries" tab collects all journal entries with this factor.
- Each of the 111 default factors now has its own image.

CLEARER INTERACTIONS
- Instead of "300% more often", each card compares two groups directly, e.g. "With Low energy: on 12 of 14 days. Without: on 3 of 20 days."
- A badge rates every connection as "Moderate" or "Strong"; weak connections are no longer shown.
- As always: everything is an observation, never a diagnosis.

SMARTER SEARCH
- Every result shows why it was found: text snippet, factor, or date.
- Factors match in every language and via synonyms; "workout" also finds "Exercised".
- The chart collapses while you search, so more results stay visible.

CUSTOMIZABLE ENTRY ROWS
- Choose what the title and subtitle line of journal and questionnaire entries show: weekday, date, time, note, or questionnaire code, name and due date.
- Reorder by dragging the handle, three date formats. Find it under Settings > General.

CLEARER QUESTIONNAIRES
- Every test states its topic in plain language, e.g. PHQ-9 = depression.
- The reminder tells you which questionnaire is due and opens it directly.
- Every questionnaire type shows when it is next due, or how long it has been overdue.
- Reminders work per questionnaire type: if your GAD-7 is further back than your PHQ-9, InnerPulse reminds you about the GAD-7.
- In the line chart, you now hit exactly the point you mean when a day has several entries; while dragging, the selection stays on one line.

BUG FIXES & POLISH
- Intensity and factor selection stay in sync: deselecting removes the value, selecting starts at "Medium".
- The questionnaire reminder can be turned off completely.
- "View insights" takes you directly to the factor page.
- If saving fails, the app tells you honestly instead of signaling success.
- Search, lists, and chart gestures respond noticeably faster, plus many small corrections.

MIGRATION & PRIVACY
All your data is preserved and migrated locally. No server, no account. InnerPulse stays private.

### 4.1 — 2026-06-22

Version 4.1 refines 4.0: factor search now works in any language, the journal and analysis feel noticeably smoother, reminders are more reliable, and under the hood we made the app more stable and your data safer. Everything stays 100% local on your device.

FACTOR SEARCH IN ANY LANGUAGE
- You now find a factor regardless of the app language. Search in English for "Productive" and the German "Produktiv" shows up, and the other way around.
- This works both when picking factors in an entry and in the journal search. A factor created in one language stays findable by its term in any language (and by synonyms).

RELIABLE REMINDERS
- Fixed: the journal reminder sometimes appeared even though you had already tracked the day. As soon as an entry exists, today's reminder is now removed immediately and reliably, even if you logged via widget, Lock Screen, Siri or Apple Watch.

BACKFILLED ENTRIES WITH THE RIGHT TIME
- When you add an entry for today after the fact, InnerPulse now uses the current time instead of 0:00. Backfilled entries for past days stay unchanged.

NOTICEABLY SMOOTHER
- The journal and analysis no longer recompute lists, search and charts on every keystroke or animation frame. Typing, scrolling and charts feel calmer, even with many entries.
- Factor search responds without hitches. There is no more database access on every keystroke.

FASTER APPLE WATCH SYNC
- Incoming Watch entries are batched and processed more efficiently, and the expensive weekly and pixel aggregation no longer runs for every single entry. Rapid successive inputs are coalesced instead of slowing down the sync.

STABILITY & DATA SAFETY
- Save hardening: a failed save is no longer silently ignored but logged, so your entry is not lost unnoticed.
- Extra crash protection in the most used display path and when reconciling background entries.

IMPORT & EXPORT IN EVERY LANGUAGE
- Fixed: data export and import now work regardless of the selected language. Previously the process failed in non-German languages or opened the wrong screen.

MIGRATION & PRIVACY
All data from version 4.0 is preserved and migrated locally. No server, no account. Optional Apple services exchange data only with Apple. InnerPulse stays private.

### 4.0 — 2026-06-18

Version 4.0 is the biggest update to InnerPulse yet: the app leaves the iPhone. New are an Apple Watch app, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Siri and Spotlight shortcuts that let you log your mood in seconds without opening the app. On top of that come a new analysis engine that detects interactions between factors, an intensity slider per factor, journal search, a way to fill in missed days, fully editable factors, CSV import, and a new PDF report. Everything stays 100% local on your device.

APPLE WATCH
- Quick entry with the Digital Crown: turn the crown, set a value (1 to 10), tap, done.
- Weekly stats on your wrist: average of the last 7 days, trend, and bars.
- Confirm factors at a glance: matching factors (weekday, Apple Health) are preselected.
- Reliable two-way sync, even offline. The iPhone stays the source of truth.
- Watch face complications showing today's value.

WIDGETS & LOCK SCREEN
- Quick-log widget: capture your mood with one tap from the Home Screen.
- Weekly pulse widget: average of the last 7 days plus trend.
- "Mood in Pixels": the last 12 weeks as a colored grid.
- Lock Screen widget: one tap opens a new entry directly. Optionally "hide mood score".
- All widgets redesigned and always automatically up to date.

INTERACTIONS AS CLEAR SENTENCES
In the detail view of each factor, InnerPulse describes relationships in natural language:
- Same day: "On days with exercise, you ate healthy 40% more often."
- Next day: "After days with little sleep, your mood the next day is lower on average."
Everything is an observation, not a diagnosis.

INTENSITY
For each factor you can enable an intensity slider from low to high. The analysis compares high-intensity and low-intensity days and shows the effect on your mood.

FULLY EDITABLE FACTORS
Every factor can be edited, including default factors: title, icon, category, and tendency. Behind the scenes, each factor keeps its stable identity, so entries and analyses stay correct. Large, searchable icon picker.

JOURNAL SEARCH
A search icon filters your entries live by note text, factors, and date.

FILL IN MISSED DAYS
Optionally, each unlogged day appears as a subtle tile with a plus. One tap creates an entry for exactly that day. No streaks, no nagging.

STABILITY & POLISH
Faster image rendering, a fixed crash with duplicate factor names, and consistent updates across widgets, Lock Screen, and Watch after every change.

MIGRATION & PRIVACY
All data from version 3.4 is preserved and migrated locally. No server, no account. Optional Apple services share data only with Apple. InnerPulse stays private.

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All apps by Marvin Blome: https://appshunter.io/developer/1884113792

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