Comparison

Behave Buddy vs Mastering emotion

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

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About

Behave Buddy

This app acts as a personal behavior coach for children, helping them identify areas for improvement and offering tips to correct negative behaviors. Children earn points for good conduct, which can be redeemed for non-monetary rewards, and parents can track progress and approve reward redemptions.

Highlights
  • Behavior improvement tips
  • Points for good behavior
  • Customizable non-monetary rewards
  • Badge collection system
  • Daily mini-game for bonus points
  • Behavioral insights and stats
  • Parental reward approval
Features
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Behave Buddy is our Behave companion app that is designed specifically for your kids. Parents use the Behave app, kids use the Behave Buddy app. Behave Buddy is your child's behavior coach. Your child will be able to clearly identify which behaviors need improvement and will be presented tips to correct bad behavior. Behave Buddy will always notify your child when their behavior needs improvement and what they can do to improve. Your child will earn behave points for exhibiting good behavior. They can then choose from a selection of non-monetary rewards or you can create your own rewards that fit your families needs. You'll be notified on your device that your child has redeemed a reward and can approve it when you're ready. We feel it's important that these rewards aren't material, such as toys or money. Some examples include: 1 on 1 time with mom or dad Stay up 15 minutes past bedtime Extra internet or video game time Choose a family activity No chores for a day & more Yes there are badges There are a ton of badges your kids can earn to encourage them to keep up their good behaviors. Our study has shown that this works incredibly well. Your child will continue to try to earn good behavior points to collect all the badges. Daily Engagement To keep your child motivated to open the app every day we've included a mini game. Once per day your child can spin the wheel to earn bonus points. Behavior Insights. behave keeps track of all the good and the bad so you can can see the complete picture. Your kids will have access to these stats as well. It's good for them to be aware of what they need to work on. We'll take it from there and notify your child why they lost points and even help coach them with tips on how to improve their behavior. Praise is key. Naturally we don't praise our kids enough. When your kids exhibit good behavior, let them know. We'll notify your child for all the awesome things they do. You can even award bonus points for reasons we haven't thought of. You see what they see. The behavior meter is a powerful tool in keeping your child aware of their behavior. A great tactic we've seen parents use is that as long as this meter is yellow or green their child can go to or have that sleepover they've been asking about. Bad behavior isn't rewarded. We follow this rule in behave as well. Kids cannot redeem rewards while their behavior is poor.

About

Mastering emotion

Features
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Emotions, whether positive or negative, are a part of our lives and can have a significant impact on our behavior and well-being.  Sometimes, we may ignore the emergence of these emotions, but we do change in different ways because of them.  Knowing how to handle our emotions is an important skill to have.  With this app, you can learn about different emotions and how they affect us.  You can also develop strategies to handle them effectively.  The app includes tools to help you release stress and manage your emotions, so you can feel more in control of your life.  Mastering your emotions has never been easier!

Screenshots

Behave Buddy4 screens
Mastering emotion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Behave Buddy at none against Mastering emotion's 1. Behave Buddy also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Mastering emotion's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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. Mastering emotion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Behave Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Behave Buddy ships an update every 4 weeks, Mastering emotion every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Behave Buddy versus Mastering emotion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBehave BuddyMastering emotion
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplauz Media SolutionsMan Hung Sun

In-app purchases

None

Behave Buddy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mastering emotion

One-time1
  • Upgrade$0.99

Questions

Is Behave Buddy free?
Behave Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mastering emotion free?
Mastering emotion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Behave Buddy or Mastering emotion have ads?
Neither Behave Buddy nor Mastering emotion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Behave Buddy or Mastering emotion?
Behave Buddy ships an update every 4 weeks, and Mastering emotion every 10 days. Most recently, Behave Buddy was updated on October 4, 2026 and Mastering emotion on October 11, 2026.

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