Comparison

Moodnotes vs Vent It Out

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

Vent It Out

Express your emotions through voice or text journaling. Record your thoughts, transcribe them to text in real-time, and tag entries with moods for reflection. Enjoy a private, offline experience with Siri integration and customizable reminders.

Highlights
  • Voice-based journaling with real-time transcription
  • Text-based journaling option
  • Mood association for entries
  • Searchable journal history
  • Siri integration for hands-free recording
  • Customizable daily journaling reminders
  • Offline and private data storage
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The best way to unwind at the end of a long day is to vent out your emotions - be it joy, sorrow, excitement, anger or simply musings. Vent It Out provides a delightful way to express and journal your feelings with your voice and transcribes it to text in real time. You can play back your audio recordings or read your journal entries and associate your day with different moods. You can record or add a journal entry any time through the day. The entry system is designed with ease of access in mind - you can start entries with a single tap or just tell Siri and start journaling right away with your voice. Vent It Out is designed with privacy in mind because your emotions and your feelings need to stay with you. All data is stored on your device and synced to iCloud for backup. Vent It Out is packed with meaningful features that define an amazing journaling experience - - Record or vent out your emotions through out the day with simple, easy to use voice based journaling - Play back the recorded audio or read through the text that gets transcribed in real time while recording - all on-device, completely offline - Write down how you feel with text based journaling for the days when you just want to type things down - Associate each day with emotions to look back and reflect on how you felt - Search through your journals with any word to look back and contemplate on your moods - Just ask Siri and start recording your journal on the go hands-free - Remind yourself to journal everyday with customizable notifications With voice based journaling, Vent It Out enables a more personal, humane and raw emotional experience that is honest, unparalleled, addictive and meaningful

Screenshots

Moodnotes4 screens
Vent It Out4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vent It Out at none against Moodnotes's 12. Vent It Out also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Moodnotes's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Vent It Out asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vent It Out holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. 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 Vent It Out's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moodnotes ships an update every 4 weeks, Vent It Out every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Moodnotes versus Vent It Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodnotesVent It Out
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Yashwanthi Manchala

Customer experience

Moodnotes

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

Vent It Out

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

Vent It Out

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

Vent It Out

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moodnotes free?
Moodnotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vent It Out free?
Vent It Out is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Moodnotes or Vent It Out?
Vent It Out is rated higher. Moodnotes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Vent It Out averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Moodnotes or Vent It Out have ads?
Neither Moodnotes nor Vent It Out shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moodnotes or Vent It Out?
Moodnotes ships an update every 4 weeks, and Vent It Out every 2 weeks. Most recently, Moodnotes was updated on October 16, 2026 and Vent It Out on October 6, 2026.

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