Comparison

Moodnotes vs Mindful Prism

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

Mindful Prism

Features
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Mindful Prism is a private journal that helps you see your own mind clearly. White light enters a prism and comes out as colour. Your words do the same. Write what's on your mind, and Mindful Prism gently separates it into five lenses: • How you felt: the emotions in your words, including ones you may not have named • What came up: the themes running through your days • How you were thinking: patterns worth noticing, offered kindly • What matters to you: the values your entry reveals • Questions to sit with: reflections to carry forward, not homework ARRIVE BEFORE YOU WRITE Every entry can begin with a few breaths in a world that breathes with you: a lotus opening on an aurora-lit lake, the tide under a setting sun, cherry blossoms beneath a full moon, a candle under the Milky Way, and more. Choose a rhythm, or lead the breath with your own touch. Turn on nature sounds or a solfeggio tone if you like. At the end, give a worry to the world and watch it drift away. WRITE YOUR WAY Type, dictate a voice note, scan a page from your paper journal, or import a PDF. Choose Quick for a light look or Deep for all five lenses. Write as much as you need. When an entry is longer than one reading, Mindful Prism shows you exactly where the reading would stop, then lets you choose: read the first part, read all of it in Quick, or read it on Private Cloud. END IN STILLNESS Each reading closes with a short practice and a line to carry with you, so you leave calmer than you came. KEEP WHAT MATTERS If you choose to keep an entry, it becomes a Prism Print, a small piece of art made from its colors. Each month becomes a painting of your inner weather. Keep your latest reading close with one widget, in the style you like: a woven rug of your month, a postcard, crystals, sea stones, or drifting jellyfish. On the Lock Screen, Carry shows the line from your practice. YOURS ALONE • Reflections are written on your iPhone by Apple Intelligence. Your entries stay on it unless you choose otherwise. • Private Cloud, if you choose it: for longer entries, Apple's Private Cloud Compute can read a single entry for one reading. Apple doesn't keep it and can't access it. Off until you turn it on. • No account. No streaks. No notifications unless you ask for them. • Face ID lock. • Breath sessions can be saved to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes, only if you turn it on. Mindful Prism is a reflection tool, not a substitute for professional care. If you're struggling, the app can point you to people who can help. Requires an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence.

Screenshots

Moodnotes4 screens
Mindful Prism4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindful Prism at none against Moodnotes's 10. Mindful Prism also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Moodnotes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Mindful Prism asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moodnotes ships an update every 4 weeks, Mindful Prism weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Moodnotes versus Mindful Prism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodnotesMindful Prism
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Ashesh Patel

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

Mindful Prism

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Moodnotes

Subscriptions10
  • Moodnotes Pro$2.997 Days
  • Moodnotes Pro - Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Moodnotes Premium 1 Month$14.991 Month
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  • 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

Mindful Prism

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moodnotes free?
Moodnotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindful Prism free?
Mindful Prism is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moodnotes or Mindful Prism have ads?
Neither Moodnotes nor Mindful Prism shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moodnotes or Mindful Prism?
Moodnotes ships an update every 4 weeks, and Mindful Prism weekly. Most recently, Moodnotes was updated on November 4, 2026 and Mindful Prism on October 31, 2026.

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