Comparison

Moodnotes vs Worrydolls

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Moodnotes

This app helps you track your mood, identify triggers, and improve your thinking habits using principles of cognitive behavior therapy. It offers tools for self-awareness, reducing anxiety, and developing healthier perspectives for increased well-being.

Highlights
  • Track mood and identify triggers
  • Automatic face scanning for mood capture
  • Journaling with photos and notes
  • Self-awareness articles by experts
  • Develop healthier thinking habits
  • Reduce anxiety and enhance well-being
Features
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Don’t let your mood affect your life. Take control over it! Meet Moodnotes - a super easy mood tracker & journaling app to capture your mood and help you improve your thinking habits. Moodnotes empowers you to track your mood over time, avoid common thinking traps, and develop perspectives associated with increased happiness and well-being. Created by design experts and clinical psychologists (creators of MoodKit), Moodnotes is grounded in the scientifically-supported content of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and positive psychology. Includes Apple Watch app and iCloud sync/backup. KEY FEATURES: Moodnotes helps you to: - Track your mood and identify what triggers it - Scan your face automatically using device camera - Keep your memories with photos or pictures - Read self-awareness articles written by mental health experts - Develop healthier thinking habits - Learn about “traps” in your thinking and how to avoid them - Reduce anxiety and enhance your sense of well-being - Bring new, helpful perspectives to situations - Increase your self-awareness Exclusively featured by Apple in the App Store Today tab story "All The Feels". MOODNOTES PREMIUM Become a Premium member to unlock the following features: - Make unlimited entries per day - Monitor your personal statistics and check your mood insights - Add notes to enrich your mood entries - Get access to “Notable insights” section to learn more about your mood - Find more full-text articles to understand yourself * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. * Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal depends on your Subscription Plan. Our standard Subscription Plans are: * 1-month Subscription * 1-year Subscription * Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel or manage your free trial's auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. The cancellation will take effect 24-hours after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. * Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. If you have any questions or suggestions on how we can improve the application, please do not hesitate to contact us at moodnotes@bendingspoons.com Privacy Policy: https://support.bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=1019230398 Terms of Service: https://support.bendingspoons.com/tos.html?app=1019230398

About

Worrydolls

This app provides a digital worry doll to help you manage anxiety and stress. Share your worries with the doll, track them over time, and find a sense of calm by revisiting past concerns.

Highlights
  • Digital worry doll companion
  • Share worries with the doll
  • Track worries over time
  • Journaling for anxiety
  • Review past worries
  • Sense of calm
Features
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Worrydolls gives you a small doll who is ready to listen to what is worrying you. Tell your worry to the doll, then track it over time. You can use Worrydolls like a journal to help you overcome anxiety and stress. The idea of worrydolls started with the indigenous people of Guatemala. The first worrydoll was given to the princess Ixucane as a special gift from the sun god, with the promise that the worrydoll could handle any worry a person could have. Ever since, tiny worrydolls made leftover cloth have been given to worried people. Whisper a single worry to the worrydoll, and hide it under their pillow. As soon as the worrydoll is told the worry, sorrow, or fear, it takes the burden and carries it from then on. The app works the same way! Just tell a single worry to the Worrydoll, and the Worrydoll will carry it for you. In this way, you can have worrydolls on your phone. When your worry is finished, you can tell the worrydoll that he/she does not need to worry anymore. You can always look back at your old worries to feel a sense of calm. My grandmother gave me tiny worrydolls because I was always worrying as a child. Now, you can have Worrydolls on your phone. I hope that the worrydolls can help you just like they helped me. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Moodnotes4 screens
Worrydolls4 screens

Verdict

The call

Moodnotes and Worrydolls both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Worrydolls's written reviews are positive against 65% of Moodnotes's. Moodnotes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Moodnotes sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Worrydolls sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Moodnotes against 4.8 for Worrydolls. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11K and 15K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Moodnotes's written reviews are positive against 88% of Worrydolls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moodnotes ships an update every 4 weeks, Worrydolls every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Moodnotes versus Worrydolls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodnotesWorrydolls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings)4.8 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews87.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K15K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB241 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Peter Wieben

Customer experience

Moodnotes

All ratings10,959 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews362 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral10.5%
Negative24.0%

Worrydolls

All ratings15,347 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews344 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative5.2%

User reviews

Moodnotes

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Quick mood logging
  • 💡 Helpful CBT techniques
  • 📊 Insightful data and analytics
  • 🙌 Transformative for mental health

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🔁 Repetitive prompts
  • 💻 Needs better iPad support
  • 🔍 Difficulty customizing feelings

Worrydolls

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for anxiety and stress relief
  • 🔒 Secure with password/biometric lock
  • 💡 Unique concept of 'worry dolls'
  • 👍 Provides a space to vent and get thoughts out
  • 👍 Allows reflecting on past worries

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Limited character count for expressing worries
  • 🐛 App freezes when reaching character limit
  • 🐛 Inability to edit or delete past worries
  • 🐛 Inconsistent behavior when locking/unlocking the app
  • 🔇 Lack of customization options for worry dolls

Bugs and requests

Moodnotes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notification issues on iOS updates
  • Occasional data loss or syncing problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add custom feelings and activities
  • More detailed data visualization
  • Integration with other health apps
  • Offline mode for journaling

Worrydolls

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezing when reaching character limit
  • Inconsistent behavior with locking/unlocking the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remove character limit for writing worries
  • Add ability to edit, delete, or organize past worries
  • Implement more customization options for worry dolls
  • Incorporate AI-powered responses or advice from dolls
  • Add sorting/filtering options for past worries

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Moodnotes

Subscriptions11
  • Moodnotes Pro$2.997 Days
  • Moodnotes Pro - Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Month2 variants$9.991 Month
Show 8 more
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Month$14.991 Month
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Year1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Year$69.991 Year
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Moodnotes Pro - Free Trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$89.991 Year
3 purchases

Worrydolls

Subscriptions2
  • Magic Mode7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Magic Mode - Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Magic Mode One Time Unlock$69.99

Questions

Is Moodnotes free?
Moodnotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Worrydolls free?
Worrydolls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moodnotes or Worrydolls?
Worrydolls is rated higher. Moodnotes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Worrydolls averages 4.8 from 15K ratings.
Do Moodnotes or Worrydolls have ads?
Neither Moodnotes nor Worrydolls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moodnotes or Worrydolls?
Moodnotes ships an update every 4 weeks, and Worrydolls every 3 weeks. Most recently, Moodnotes was updated on September 26, 2026 and Worrydolls on September 27, 2026.

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