# Moodwave - Support Network — user reviews > 97 indexed App Store user reviews of Moodwave by Feels Factory, Inc., rated 4.65/5 from 1,283 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moodwave-support-network/id1506532346/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moodwave-support-network/id1506532346.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,039 · 4★ 133 · 3★ 61 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 41 ## What do users think of Moodwave? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great app for journaling and processing emotions - 🤝 Helps stay connected with friends - 💡 Useful for tracking moods and patterns - 🙌 Positive impact on mental health **Cons** - 🔒 Paywall for basic emotions and features - 🚫 Removal of previously free emotions and features - 🤔 Lack of customization options - 📱 Requires phone number, no email option **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to log entries for previous days - Crashes when trying to change notification time - Notifications not working as expected **Most requested features** - Allow selection of multiple emotions at once - Add more emotion and reason options - Implement notification system for friends' updates - Enable commenting and liking on friends' posts - Provide option to make posts private from certain friends ## Newest reviews (13 of 97) ### 3/5 — great app, but additional features needed *2024-11-17* i think the free version gives you some nice options, but the premium is so cheap i consider it worthwhile, especially if you’re like me and trying to use it daily. i like the different moods, and reasons why you’re feeling, but it would be cool to be able to write in an “other” option as to why you feel something. like “i feel irritable because of ________.” i also really like the different prompts. i also wish i could make multiple entries. i’m undergoing bipolar treatment, and my mood swings are always uncontrollably all over the place. being able to document those mood swings in the moment would be super nice. as well as journaling. i’d like to document my days on an every few hours basis, but it only allows me one entry per day. furthermore, i wish i could document something for a different day. last night i was out at a concert till 1am, so when i wrote my reflection, it posted for TODAY, and i couldn’t change it to yesterday. the idea and the thought is there, just needs a little more work in progress. ### 3/5 — LISTEN TO US AND FIX THE APP *2024-11-10, version 2.4.9* this app wassss fantastic but then the update changed it to where you have to pay for certain if not most emotions. like how ridiculous is that. i know you need to make money but find other ways. and then also if you miss a day or click the app at midnight there’s no way to log your previous day you missed like other apps ### 3/5 — Premium subscription model is dumb *2023-08-14, version 2.4.9* I’d have to pay 2.99/month to select a tired or depressed emoji? Yikes. I’d be fine paying a reasonable one time fee for the app, but $3 a month for that is ridiculous. I’d like to use that feature, but not paying a monthly subscription for access to a few extra emojis. ### 4/5 — Premium *2023-07-11* So, I got this app when it first came out and it was the best. Since it was during quarantine, I got all of my emotions out and this was really great. I deleted it in 2022 bc I felt no need for it anymore, but I just remembered this app again, so I downloaded it. Only to see that we have to pay $3 a month for extra emotions? I remember when ALL emotions were free, and I get that you need to make your money, but this seems ridiculous. ### 2/5 — all of a sudden having to pay *2023-06-29, version 2.4.9* i’ve been using this app for 2 years now . and it has been so essential in every aspect but it’s so unfair and disappointing that we know what to pay to express our emotions. The fact moodwave removed emotions that we already had. i don’t understand why the sudden change. ### 3/5 — you have to pay for moods *2023-06-28* honestly, i was really happy with the app until the recent update. i get why you'd add more moods that you have to pay for, but i don’t get why we have to pay for a few of the ones that we were able to use before. i honestly like this app enough to pay, but only if it was a one time thing. i don’t see the point in it being monthly. after school, i felt like moodwave was the perfect place to vent so i always opened it. now i can’t use some of the moods i used to, and when i looked at the community feed they were all upset too. some of the supportive messages also got taken away. overall, i love the app, but i’m really disappointed with the update. ### 2/5 — hmph *2023-06-28, version 2.4.9* feeling: angry reason: news📰/other❌ what’s on your mind?: loved it a week ago. now i am furious. oh wait! i can’t be furious unless i pay 2.99 a month! so i guess i’m just angry. why have the best moods gone to the brokest of people. i’m just trying to express my feelings to friends in a free way 😔 ### 3/5 — what is this update?? *2023-06-27* i absolutely LOVED this app and used it every day. it’s a great way to stay in touch with friends and express emotions. but now there’s a pay wall to use most of the emotions? i hate that now some of the emotions that we used to have now require a monthly subscription, and they only added a few more, which aren’t even that great. i would love to see frustrated, fine, or something more useful. i love this app, but i can’t get over how annoyed i am with this update. ### 3/5 — new update is not it. *2023-06-26, version 2.4.8* i love this app. i got it years ago and encouraged my friends to get it too. it’s been a life changer and it helps me stay more in contact with my emotions and my feelings and is a great journal. i’m really angry that this update has decided to gatekeep certain emojis and writing on prompts and sending messages to other people. i can’t afford to pay to help other people and to help my emotions. ### 1/5 — Phone number shouldn’t be required. *2023-03-03* Let’s start off with how classist it is. Not everyone can afford service or keep their number. Second of all, if you get a new number, you lose EVERYTHING. This also means that if the person has your number decided to use the app, they can see EVERY entry. There is absolutely no reason I can’t use an email instead or have it added just in case I lose my number. You care about mental health and then leave easy ways for random people to view entries over a number change. Fix it! ### 4/5 — great *2023-02-06, version 2.4.7* absolutely recommend, has done more for me emotionally than finch could even dream of doing only thing i could ask for is a couple of quality of life changes, like being able to private a post even if its already posted other than that its good and very funny at some points ### 3/5 — More emotions and to pick from more than one please! *2022-12-09, version 2.4.7* I love this app and it’s really helpful as a disabled person but I’d like to see a much larger range of emotions and to also be able to pick from more than just one at a time as you can feel many emotions from one situation or many situations can make you feel one emotion. Please consider upgrading to make it more universal for people’s emotional and mental health! Otherwise this is an amazing app, my friends and I love it but would really like to see more diversity in terms of options. ### 4/5 — how do u delete accounts? *2022-08-08, version 2.4.7* so..theres alot of stuff on my account and i need a new one yk? ti start fresh.. so how do i delete mine? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Notifications *2024-02-17, version 2.4.9* Notifications should be more customizable. I want to know anytime my network updates their mood ### 1/5 — moodwave is going downhill *2023-07-01, version 2.4.9* i loved this app with all my heart but not anymore. there was a wide assortment of emojis to represent your mood on here. now, they TOOK AWAY EMOJIS WE ALREADY HAD, and they’re making us pay to get them back?? i don’t understand having to pay $3 a month to post on a SUPPORT NETWORK that i’m tired or amused or worried or furious. stop trying to monetize off of peoples mental struggles and let us freely post how we feel ### 1/5 — disappointing update *2023-06-28, version 2.4.9* really did love this app, so much that i made our group get it so we could understand how to approach each other better and understand how to help each other in ways that would work. this update has ruined it for us though and we used it daily. having to pay for emotions, prompts, and supports we used to have previously, is something i’m having a hard time understanding, i can’t even tell my friends “we’re in this together” anymore or say i’m tired. removing these options unless you pay for a subscription is denying users to express how they feel without having to be confrontational, and getting to know other people understand what you’re going through, which was the whole point of the app in the first place. ### 1/5 — HAVE TO PAY NOW? *2023-06-28* I have LOVED Moodwave for about two years or so now but they just changed the app to have to PAY for many of the emotions we already have had and more. This is so disappointing; I would get if they maybe made some special emotions a one time pay type of thing but they took away the BASIC ones like feeling furious, lonely, and great. Not only that but you also have to pay for half of the buttons where you could send your friend a little message letting them know you have been thinking of them. Moodwave app creators, if you need money, through in an ad or something or maybe just don’t take away the things we already had. I used to always recommend this app to everyone but now I will be making sure people know it’s just a cash grab. The fame and success got to the creators and now look what happened😞😞😞😞😞💔. This was the last good app but alas no longer. I am so disappointed and devastated but I might as well just say I’m “sad” because I can only feel those ways for $2.99 a month. ### 1/5 — Inconsiderate Cash-Grab *2023-06-28* I would say that I am furious but that emotion would have to be purchased first. What I am is severely disappointed in this new update. I have been using Moodwave everyday for almost two years now and all the sudden we have to pay for the different emojis? I remember when these emojis did not even exist in this app. We have been gifted these emojis to use and become familiar with just for them to be taken back. For an app that prides itself in support and positivity, this move on their behalf just seems tactless. I would gladly invest in an app like this, that I hold very close and dear to my heart, but for the price to be three dollars every single month? I could get behind maybe five dollars a year or even a one time purchase for five dollars. To me this just seems like a unthought through business move that could have beneficial to both parties. Developers seem to forget that charging their customers will only work if they are content and willing to pay. This app still has such a great platform for outreach and an outlet to help with mental health. I hope the developers can see their mistake and put more thought into their next move. ### 1/5 — New update *2023-06-28, version 2.4.9* I am furious. As moodwave member for over 2 years I am so disappointed with this app for making half of the emotions pro. This app has helped me though a lot of ups and downs and now I cant even express half of my emotions. For a mental health app, this decision does not support the positive mental health movement. ### 1/5 — i have to pay to have emotions ?? *2023-06-27, version 2.4.8* i’ve been on moodwave since it started. it’s been greatly helpful to me and my relationships. but now, thanks to this update, i have to pay to have emotions?? it’s reinforcing the narrative that only the wealthy are allowed to access the best mental health resources and that the lower in class you are, the little your emotions matter. shame on you moodwave. i’ll be taking my feelings else we’re and telling my friends to do the same. ### 1/5 — New Update. *2023-06-27, version 2.4.8* This new update is horrible! Everyone in the community is upset about this. We used to have access to every single emotion option up to the Giddy option and the Devious option. Now we have to pay for the options we already had? Outraged! ### 1/5 — Paying for complex emotions? *2023-06-26, version 2.4.8* I have had this app for over two years and it was a nice silly thing with my friends to keep in touch and now it’s trying to make me pay to have the more complex emotions, like i get it the app has to make money but who wants to pay for that! I would get another app before getting attached to this one bc I really liked it and this is really ruining it for me. ### 1/5 — The New Update Is Terrible. *2023-06-26, version 2.4.8* As you can tell by the title I, as well as many other users, are not fond of the new update. You now have to pay for certain emotions as well as reactions. I used this app back in 2022 and coming back now in 2023 this was such a shock & disappointment. Moodwave will most certainly not be getting any money from me. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-05-15, version 2.4.9* I love this app as you’re able to journal and process emotions while staying in touch ### 5/5 — Pictures *2022-07-05, version 2.4.7* I love Moodwave a lot like all of my friends and I use it. But to make it perfect, they should add the option to post pictures ### 5/5 — Moodwave review *2022-07-05, version 2.4.7* This app is great to express my feelings to my friends. And it does even have to be sappy stuff, a lot of the times going through my daily Moodwave check makes my day ### 5/5 — i love this app ong bru<3 *2022-05-23, version 2.4.7* made me be able to keep in contact with good friends and see how they have been feeling so i could try and help them out, if needed. ### 5/5 — Reason/emotion suggestions *2022-03-28, version 2.4.7* Emotions: Guilty, romantic, exhausted, sick, neutral reasons: Everything, Social Media, People ### 5/5 — Update Suggestion *2022-03-05, version 2.4.7* Could you add in a new option to choose what friends to keep your notes private from?? ### 5/5 — LOVE THIS APP *2022-02-08* I love this app so much, it makes me think about how i’m feeling and i have the ability to share my feelings with my friends, or not. I recently sent an email with a few ideas and they got back to me within the hour, with a really sweet reply. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND, there’s no ads either. really high quality too with a great website:) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2021-11-19* First off, this app has helped me so much. I’ve always had difficulty with identifying my negative thoughts, but this app forces me to explain why I’m feeling a certain way in the moment. It has been a huge help for my mental health and it has helped me be more positive and optimistic. Tracking my moods has helped me realize patterns that I didn’t see before. It makes me confident that my sad periods will pass quickly. However, I have found myself frustrated with the limited options for feelings. Here are a few options I wanted to click on but couldn’t since they weren’t available: Uncomfortable Comfortable Overwhelmed Frustrated Numb Depressed Scared Bored Okay ### 5/5 — LOVE IT *2021-10-15, version 2.4.5* I love mood wave. It is very good game ### 5/5 — Some ideas *2021-09-25* First of all I would like to say that I love this app and my friend and I keep track of each other with it and it helps me to think about what I am feeling. But here are a few ideas I have for you… -You should be able to say multiple feelings at once because sometimes you feel lots of different things -There should be a meh feeling because sometimes I don’t feel anything at all -One of the reasons for your mood should be yourself because sometimes I’m happy with how I am and it’s not due to anybody or anything other than myself --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*