# Bearable vs How We Feel

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: How We Feel at none against Bearable's 13. How We Feel also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 81%) and ratings volume (30K vs 6.3K). Bearable's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and chart position there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Bearable sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. How We Feel asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bearable against 4.9 for How We Feel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.3K and 30K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Bearable's written reviews are positive against 91% of How We Feel's.

Bearable ships an update weekly, How We Feel every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bearable | How We Feel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (6.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bearable-symptom-tracker/id1482581097/reviews) | **[4.9 (30K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/how-we-feel/id1562706384/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K | **30K** |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | **91.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | #163 | **#139** |
| Size | 103 MB | 250 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bearable Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1516477550) | [The How We Feel Project, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1503942025) |

## What reviewers say

### Bearable

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bearable-symptom-tracker/id1482581097)

**Currently charting:** #163 Top Grossing · Health & Fitness (US App Store)

This app helps you understand and manage your health by tracking symptoms, triggers, and treatments. It allows you to identify patterns and correlations to gain better control over chronic illnesses, pain, mood, and more. Securely store and analyze your health data to share with your doctor.

**Highlights:** Symptom tracking, Trigger identification, Medication and treatment logging, Habit and activity tracking, Health data correlation analysis, Medical appointment preparation, Data export and sync

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (13)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bearable premium | $4.49 | per month |
| Bearable premium | $6.99 | per month |
| Premium subscription | $15.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $18.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $22.99 | per year |
| Bearable Premium | $23.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $27.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $27.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $27.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $27.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $34.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $39.99 | per year |
| Bearable premium | $49.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Highly customizable
- 🚀 Comprehensive health tracking
- 💡 Helpful for chronic illness management
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Integrates with Apple Health

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Privacy concerns around data sharing
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Requires account creation
- 💰 Premium features behind paywall

**Reported bugs**

- Logging out and switching devices causes data loss
- Customization options can be buggy

**Requested features**

- Improved sleep tracking
- Integration with more health data sources
- Menstrual cycle tracking
- iPad app version
- Easier food/nutrition tracking


### How We Feel

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/how-we-feel/id1562706384)

**Currently charting:** #139 Top Free · Health & Fitness (US App Store)

This app helps users understand and manage their emotions with science-based strategies. It tracks sleep, exercise, and health trends to identify patterns and offers guided exercises for stress, anxiety, and relationship building. Share your feelings with trusted friends to strengthen connections.

**Highlights:** Emotion identification and tracking, Sleep, exercise, and health trend monitoring, Science-based emotional regulation strategies, Guided video exercises (mindfulness, movement, cognitive), Real-time emotion sharing with trusted friends, Pattern identification for emotional wellbeing

**Features:** Apple Wallet, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
- 🤗 Helps with emotional awareness and regulation
- 💎 Comprehensive range of emotions to choose from
- 🎨 Visually appealing and aesthetically pleasing
- 🆓 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Limited ability to add custom emotions
- 🔀 Difficulty expressing mixed or complex emotions
- 🕰️ Inability to log past emotions or edit timestamps
- 🐛 Occasional app crashes or bugs
- 🔒 Lack of password protection or app lock feature

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when accessing the 'Tools' section
- Exercise and sleep data incorrectly applied to past entries
- Editing past entries leads to a blank screen
- Inconsistent behavior when adding friends

**Requested features**

- Add ability to log multiple emotions at once
- Implement a body map to identify physical sensations
- Allow users to customize emotion categories
- Provide an option to export data or sync across devices
- Add a widget for quick mood check-ins


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bearable free?

Bearable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is How We Feel free?

How We Feel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Bearable or How We Feel?

How We Feel is rated higher. Bearable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while How We Feel averages 4.9 from 30K ratings.

### Do Bearable or How We Feel have ads?

Neither Bearable nor How We Feel shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bearable or How We Feel?

Bearable ships an update weekly, and How We Feel every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bearable was updated on September 24, 2026 and How We Feel on September 24, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Bearable or How We Feel?

Bearable currently peaks at #163 in the App Store charts, and How We Feel at #139. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*