Comparison

Simple Log vs Mood Journal

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

Head to head
About

Simple Log

This app allows you to easily track and record daily moments, habits, and routines. Document reflections, manage business logs, or keep a hobby journal with features like templates, image/audio attachments, and cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Template-based entries
  • Image and audio attachments
  • Date, time, and location stamping
  • Search and filter functionality
  • Cloud backup and sync
  • CSV export
  • Full API access
Features
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Simple Log is a journal, diary, and log service that lets you track and record moments, habits, and routines throughout your day — quickly and easily. ============= Use it to build habits, document reflections, as a work or business log, or a hobby journal. Anytime you want to document something for later reference, Simple Log is the right tool! New Entries: Adding a new entry is a snap with the template feature. Create templates for common entry types and add them with just a few taps. For example, keeping track of exercise days or appointments. A set template helps you to create a new entry using a set form so that each entry is consistent. Images and Audio: Attach images or record audio and attach to entries with ease. Each entry is automatically stamped with the date, time, and location. Search and Filter: Filters allow you to configure fast searches, so you can recall specific entries quickly and easily. The entries can be charted and exported as CSV. Mobile and web connection: Share and access data quickly between a website or mobile app. Everything backed up safely to the cloud. You can lose your phone, but not your data! FOR YOUR LIFE * Personal: Record your daily thoughts, ideas, and reflections. * Track habits for self-improvement and growth. * Business: Log purchases, mileage, and spending with handy time stamp and location data. FOR YOUR BUSINESS * Organize Projects: Organize research, information about tasks, assignments, and to-do lists. * Research: Store and organize sources for term papers, blogs, writing projects, and more. Save links and websites you want to visit later. * The entries can be charted and exported as CSV. FOR YOUR HEALTH * Exercise: Track your workouts and fitness progress. * Record eating habits, healthy recipes, exercise techniques. FOR YOUR HOBBIES * Travel log: record destinations, hotel information, tickets, and quickly recall coordinates with the location entry tracker. * Log amateur radio ham contacts. SimpleLog has a full API. Use the API and webhooks to add entries from external applications. SimpleLog is a free service with advanced features for members. MORE FEATURES: * All entries are stored safely in the cloud. * Searchable entries using hashtags. * Quick entries with form templates-based entries. * Image attachments. * Audio attachments. * Themes. * Full API access. See our Terms of Service: https://simplelog3.com/help/terms See our Privacy Policy: https://simplelog3.com/help/privacy

About

Mood Journal

This app helps you track your feelings, reflect on your days, and gain clarity about your life. It combines emotional awareness, daily reflection, habits, and goals into one simple system for intentional living.

Highlights
  • Emotion picker for logging feelings
  • Daily journaling and reflection
  • Mood and emotion tracking
  • Habit and goal tracking
  • Monthly and yearly mood charts
  • Notes, photos, and tags for memories
  • Reminders for consistency
Features
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Plan and understand your daily life with MoodPath. MoodPath helps you track your feelings, reflect on your days, gain clarity about your life, and get better moods. Using the emotion wheel, you can easily name what you feel, understand your patterns, and grow through mindful reflection. This is more than a journal. MoodPath combines emotional awareness, daily reflection, habits, and goals into one simple system for intentional living. About the App Start a journey of self-understanding with MoodPath. More than a diary, it is your personal emotion-based journal designed to help you recognize what you feel, why you feel it, and how it shapes your life. Log your emotions with the emotion wheel, write about your day, track habits, set goals, and see patterns over time. MoodPath brings together emotional awareness, self-care, and reflection in one clear and powerful daily tool. Benefits - Understand your feelings using the emotion picker - Increase awareness of your mood, behavior, and lifestyle - Gain clarity by seeing emotional and life patterns over time - Build better habits and reach meaningful goals - Save memories with daily reflections and photos - Reduce stress by understanding emotional triggers - Stay motivated with affirmations and inspiration - Grow through structured self-reflection Features - Emotion picker to accurately log your feelings - Fast and intuitive daily journaling - Mood and emotion tracking with activities - Habit and goal tracking for personal growth - Monthly and yearly charts to see your emotional journey - Notes, photos, tags, and locations for rich memories - Reminders to stay consistent - Secure backup and restore - Light and dark themes for comfort MoodPath is not just a mood tracker. It is your tool to understand your emotions, reflect on your life, and grow with clarity. Share your experience with MoodPath, your feedback truly matters. For support, contact us at contact@crxapplications.com

Screenshots

Simple Log4 screens
Mood Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

Simple Log and Mood Journal both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Simple Log's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mood Journal's. Mood Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Simple Log sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month and Mood Journal sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Log against 4.9 for Mood Journal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Simple Log's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mood Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Log ships an update monthly, Mood Journal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Log versus Mood Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple LogMood Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoki Creative LLCCRX Applications

Customer experience

Simple Log

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mood Journal

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Log

Subscriptions1
  • SimpleLog3 Monthly$3.491 Month
11 purchases

Mood Journal

Subscriptions9
  • Premium Subscription - Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Sale Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Full Price Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Sale Premium - Six Months$6.996 Months
  • Premium Subscription - Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Full Price Premium Annuale3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Sale Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
  • Full Price Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Simple Log free?
Simple Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mood Journal free?
Mood Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Log or Mood Journal?
Simple Log is rated higher. Simple Log averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Mood Journal averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Simple Log or Mood Journal have ads?
Neither Simple Log nor Mood Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Log or Mood Journal?
Simple Log ships an update monthly, and Mood Journal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Simple Log was updated on October 17, 2026 and Mood Journal on October 24, 2026.

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