Comparison

Moodnotes vs Emotional Pulse

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

Emotional Pulse

This app helps you understand your emotions and build stronger connections. Confidentially journal your feelings, track patterns, and optionally share insights with trusted individuals or groups to foster wellbeing and support.

Highlights
  • Confidential emotional journaling
  • Daily/weekly mood check-ins
  • Emotion pattern analysis and trends
  • Optional pairing with trusted contacts
  • Group mood check-ins for teams
  • Workplace wellbeing support
Features
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Mood tracker for emotional connection with the people you care about. Emotional Pulse is a 30-second daily check-in that helps you understand how you're really doing and lets the people you care about check in with you, too. It's a simple habit that gives you and your trusted circle real visibility into your moods and emotions so you can build emotional awareness, stay close, notice when something's off, and know when to reach out, before anything has to get heavy. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WE CARE ABOUT WON'T ALWAYS TELL US WHEN THEY'RE STRUGGLING. Most of us are pretty good at saying "I'm fine" when we're not. And most of us are pretty good at missing it in the people we love. Not because we don't care — but because life is busy, the moment rarely arrives, and even when it does, we're not always sure what to say. Emotional Pulse makes the moment a daily one. A simple mood tracker that keeps you close to the people who matter — and gives you the skills to actually help when it counts. HOW EMOTIONAL PULSE WORKS Connect with yourself A 30-second daily check-in helps you understand how you're really feeling. Use it as a daily mood tracker, an emotional journal, or a private diary. See your patterns, recognise what's shifting, build emotional awareness and emotional intelligence over time. Connect with others Pair with up to 5 friends you care about. See how they're really doing, share how you're doing too and get a gentle nudge when someone might need a reach-out. Build stronger emotional bonds through real connection, not surface check-ins. Connect with skills Learn how to actually support a friend when they're struggling and how to ask for support yourself. Build emotional intelligence and emotional regulation skills through a mini-course of 2–3 minute lessons that fit into daily life. Connect with community See how the people around you are doing collectively and where you sit in the wider human pulse. Connect with support When more help is needed, Emotional Pulse connects you to trained Mental Health First Responders or professional services — clear pathways from early emotional signal to real support. BUILT ON PRINCIPLES THAT MATTER Aligned with ISO 45003 international standards for workplace mental health. Built by ShareTree, a charity working to reduce mental health challenges and suicide. TRUSTED GLOBALLY 72,000+ daily check-ins Used in 118+ countries Top 10 Innovation Technology — Australia by Design Emotional Pulse is a daily mood tracker built for real emotional connection. A simple habit, with the people who matter, that means no one has to go through it alone.

Screenshots

Moodnotes4 screens
Emotional Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emotional Pulse at none against Moodnotes's 12. Emotional Pulse also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Moodnotes's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Emotional Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emotional Pulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moodnotes has 11K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Moodnotes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Emotional Pulse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moodnotes ships an update every 4 weeks, Emotional Pulse every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Moodnotes versus Emotional Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodnotesEmotional Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.ShareTree Inc

Customer experience

Moodnotes

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

Emotional Pulse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Emotional Pulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
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  • 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
None

Emotional Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moodnotes free?
Moodnotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Emotional Pulse free?
Emotional Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Moodnotes or Emotional Pulse?
Emotional Pulse is rated higher. Moodnotes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Emotional Pulse averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Moodnotes or Emotional Pulse have ads?
Neither Moodnotes nor Emotional Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moodnotes or Emotional Pulse?
Moodnotes ships an update every 4 weeks, and Emotional Pulse every 3 weeks. Most recently, Moodnotes was updated on October 21, 2026 and Emotional Pulse on October 3, 2026.

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