Comparison

Robin Z vs Gefühlsmonster Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

Robin Z

This app helps users track their feelings, psychological issues, and medication. It offers information and strategies for managing everyday life and difficulties, including a crisis plan and goal setting.

Highlights
  • Mood and issue logging
  • Symptom information and coping strategies
  • Personalized crisis plan creation
  • Weekly goal setting
  • Strength and gratitude journaling
  • Activity suggestions for mood improvement
Features
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The Robin App was developed in the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Clinic for Children and Adolescents in Zurich. The aim of this App is to allow you to keep a record of your feelings in a format similar to a diary. The App also provides you with information and tips about how you can deal better with everyday life, and when you encounter difficulties and struggles. The following can be found in the App “Robin”: - Logbook: Here you can write about your mood, psychological issues, medication you are taking and other special events. -Symptoms: Here you will find information about different types of psychiatric symptoms and helpful ways and strategies to better cope with them. - Crisis Plan: This where you can create a plan for what you should do when a crisis situation arises. Having this written down and easily accessible will help you deal with the situation and get well again. - Weekly goals: Here you can create a list of goals you’d like to achieve each week. - Library: This is a place where you can build strength to help you deal with day to day problems. You have space where you can write a list of all your strengths. You also have space for a gratitude diary in which you can write about positive events and experiences that happen to you. You can open and read these at any time, and if you’re finding things tough and feeling down they can help you get better again. The library is also a place where you can find suggestions for positive and fun activities you can do to help brighten up your mood and day. Warning: This App is not a replacement for appropriate medical treatment and management. This App is not intended to replace medical treatment, nor should it be viewed as such. This App is not a medical product in the sense of the Swiss Medical Devices Ordinance (MepV). If you have suffer from any of the symptoms (Menu: Symptoms), you should talk with an adult person and consider about getting help from a psychotherapist. Privacy Notice Data collected by the App is stored in its private directory. This data is protected by the operating system and is inaccessible by other software on the device. The App does not transfer, or store, any data on the internet, and no data is stored outside of its private directory. All data collected by the App can be deleted at any time by the user via the option “Settings/Reset App”. Note that it is not possible to retrieve data deleted in this manner.

About

Gefühlsmonster Toolbox

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Gefühlsmonster Toolbox – Your app for emotions with ease from the creators of the popular Gefühlsmonster® Cards Learn to understand your feelings better and deal with them consciously. The ‘Gefühlsmonster Scan’ helps you to recognise and classify your emotions – without judgement. With ‘I feel, you feel’, you can playfully guess each other's feelings with a second person, learning more about each other and understanding each other better. The lovingly designed Gefühlsmonsters have been helping people communicate their feelings easily and effectively for over 20 years. With practical exercises, the app supports you in your everyday life, at school, at work or with your family. Ideal for anyone who wants to get to know themselves better. Features: Experience the Gefühlsmonster® Cards interactively Two exercises for emotional self-reflection alone or for sharing feelings with a partner – more in development! Reminder function for regular reflection Impulses for conversations about feelings Secure, ad-free and 100% free Your feelings are important – learn to understand and use them. Privacy: The Gefühlsmonster Toolbox app does not collect, store or transfer any data about you or your feelings. Every card selection you make remains completely private and offline. If you share your device with other people, close the current tool when you are finished. This ensures that the cards you have selected are not visible to anyone else. About the Gefühlsmonsters: For over 20 years, the Gefohlsmonster® Cards have been supporting learning and communication about feelings. They promote emotional expression, help people get to know their own feelings and take care of their own needs, and train emotional skills such as empathy, appreciation and conflict resolution. For greater life satisfaction and quality, resilience and better relationships. Developed and manufactured in Germany. Used all over the world. For all age groups, regardless of language and culture. Wide range of applications in education, personnel and team development, in training, therapy or at home.

Screenshots

Robin Z4 screens
Gefühlsmonster Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gefühlsmonster Toolbox at every 2 weeks against Robin Z's every 4 months. Gefühlsmonster Toolbox also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Robin Z ships an update every 4 months, Gefühlsmonster Toolbox every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Robin Z versus Gefühlsmonster Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRobin ZGefühlsmonster Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB78 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUniversität ZürichGefuhlsmonster GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Robin Z

No in-app purchases

None

Gefühlsmonster Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Robin Z free?
Robin Z is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gefühlsmonster Toolbox free?
Gefühlsmonster Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Robin Z or Gefühlsmonster Toolbox have ads?
Neither Robin Z nor Gefühlsmonster Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Robin Z or Gefühlsmonster Toolbox?
Robin Z ships an update every 4 months, and Gefühlsmonster Toolbox every 2 weeks. Most recently, Robin Z was updated on October 7, 2026 and Gefühlsmonster Toolbox on October 7, 2026.

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