CheckingIn vs MoodMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CheckingIn
This app supports emotional mindfulness and self-awareness through guided reflections and community programs. It helps users navigate emotions, reconnect with cultural heritage, and foster holistic healing. The app offers daily check-ins and curated reflections to promote a steady mindfulness habit.
- Emotional navigation
- Cultural knowledge preservation
- Mindfulness practice
- Self-awareness building
- Daily reflections
- Energy level rating
- Emotion identification
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CheckingIn is a community space with monthly video programs that support language reconnection, navigating emotions, preserving traditional knowledge, learning from Elders, connecting to the land, and promoting holistic healing. It also serves as a wellness app that helps you build self-awareness, practice mindfulness, and manage stress by tuning in to your energy and emotions. - Navigating emotions - Reconnecting with traditional language - Preserving and sharing cultural knowledge - Learning from Elders and Knowledge Keepers - Deepening connection to the land - Honoring teachings through reflection and balance Reflect and Recharge CheckingIn encourages mindfulness by inviting you to pause and connect with how you're really feeling—emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Our simple check-in process helps you quickly center yourself—and only takes about a minute. - Rate your energy level on a scale of 1–10 - Identify your strongest emotion—choose from 200+ words or create your own - Reflect through the lens of the Medicine Wheel—consider your emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual state - (Optional) Add a journal entry for deeper reflection - Set daily reminders to build a steady mindfulness habit - Receive a curated reflection daily to support deeper self-understanding CheckingIn supports both personal healing and collective growth. Whether you’re on a journey of self-care or cultural reconnection, the app offers a trusted space to reflect, learn, and stay grounded—every day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MoodMap
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Understand your emotions better and build a healthier relationship with your mood. MoodMap helps you log daily activities, connect them with emotions, and gain meaningful insights into your well-being. Key Features: Activity + Emotion Logging – Record activities and capture how you felt to build a daily mood journal. Wheel of Emotions – Visualize your top emotions with the Circumplex Model of Affect. Duration Per Emotion – See how much time you spend in each emotional state. Emotional Quadrants – Explore mood trends through pleasant/unpleasant and high/low arousal insights. Daily Quotes – Get inspired with a new thought each day. Seamless iCloud Sync – Access your logs across all your Apple devices (can be disabled in Settings). Take the first step toward understanding your emotions with MoodMap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoodMap at none against CheckingIn's 2. CheckingIn's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.2). 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
Both are free to download. CheckingIn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MoodMap asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | CheckingIn | MoodMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CheckingIn Software Ltd | Parth Patel |
Bugs and requests
CheckingIn
Reported bugs
8 issues- Constantly not saving check ins
- Resetting mid-checkin
- Trouble logging in, normal login takes back to login screen
- Reflections stopped working, no prompts and no way to manually create on
- Check in reminder has stopped working
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- App crashing before it will open
- App crashes and can’t get into it at all
- It just shuts down when trying to open
Requested features
2 requests- More expansive reflection questions
- Multiple check-ins per day
MoodMap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CheckingIn
- CheckingIn Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- CheckingIn Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
MoodMap
No in-app purchases









