Comparison

Move Mood vs Arete Minds

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

Head to head
About

Move Mood

This free app assists young people in managing behaviors linked to low mood and depression. It utilizes Behavioural Activation Therapy and built-in analytics to track effectiveness, offering a completely anonymous experience.

Highlights
  • Behavioral Activation Therapy (BAT)
  • In-built effectiveness analytics
  • Anonymous data collection
  • Co-designed with young people
  • Clinically-led
Features
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Move Mood is a free app to help young people manage the behaviours associated with low mood or depression. Created for stem4, teenage mental health charity, this clinically-led app has been co-designed with input from young people. It follows a type of treatment called Behavioural Activation Therapy (BAT) and uses powerful, in-built analytics to measure effectiveness. The app is completely anonymous and doesn’t collect any identifiable data.

About

Arete Minds

This app provides a safe space to understand and manage your emotions. It offers tools to track feelings, connect with your body's responses, and build resilience through self-awareness and acceptance. Designed to help users navigate life's challenges with greater clarity and balance.

Highlights
  • Emotion tracking and pattern identification
  • Body-mind connection and grounding techniques
  • Exploration of inner emotional world
  • Resilience building through self-awareness
  • Nervous system regulation support
  • Shame reduction and self-acceptance tools
Features
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Arete Minds is your safe, grounded space to talk, feel, and reset. Life can feel overwhelming — whether you're a young person navigating big emotions, a mother balancing it all, or simply someone looking for a deeper connection with yourself. Arete Minds was created so you never have to carry it alone. Born from a real story of a mother helping her daughter process grief, this app gives you practical, gentle tools to understand your emotional world and respond to daily life with greater awareness and resilience. HOW IT WORKS Track Your Emotions Log how you feel throughout the day with simple, intuitive check-ins. Over time, you'll start to see patterns in your emotional responses — what triggers you, what lifts you, and what helps you reset. Understand Your Body Emotions live in the body. Learn how your nervous system responds to different feelings and discover grounding techniques that calm your stress response, creating space for clarity and emotional balance. Explore Your Inner World Go beyond surface-level mood tracking. Arete Minds helps you explore the deeper layers of how you feel — without judgment, without shame. Emotional validation is at the heart of everything we do. Build Real Resilience This isn't about toxic positivity or forcing a smile. It's about building genuine self-awareness and self-acceptance, one day at a time. Meaningful connections and supportive tools strengthen your ability to navigate whatever comes your way. BACKED BY SCIENCE Every feature in Arete Minds is grounded in three key principles: • Nervous System Regulation — When you feel truly listened to, your body's stress response calms, creating space for clarity. • Shame Reduction — Validation without judgment dissolves shame and builds lasting self-acceptance. • Resilience Building — Supportive communities and self-awareness strengthen your ability to handle challenges. WHO IS IT FOR • Young people learning to understand and express their emotions • Mothers seeking a moment of calm and self-connection • Anyone who wants to build emotional awareness and resilience Your feelings matter. Your story matters. And you deserve a space that honours both. Download Arete Minds and take the first step toward emotional clarity.

Screenshots

Move Mood4 screens
Arete Minds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arete Minds at 5.0 against Move Mood's 3.6. Arete Minds also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Move Mood's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arete Minds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Move Mood has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Move Mood ships an update every 6 months, Arete Minds every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Move Mood versus Arete Minds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMove MoodArete Minds
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB151 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStem4Arete Apex

Customer experience

Move Mood

All ratings22 ratings
Positive59.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative38.9%

Arete Minds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Move Mood

No in-app purchases

None

Arete Minds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Move Mood free?
Move Mood is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arete Minds free?
Arete Minds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Move Mood or Arete Minds?
Arete Minds is rated higher. Move Mood averages 3.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Arete Minds averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Move Mood or Arete Minds have ads?
Neither Move Mood nor Arete Minds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Move Mood or Arete Minds?
Move Mood ships an update every 6 months, and Arete Minds every 3 weeks. Most recently, Move Mood was updated on October 24, 2026 and Arete Minds on October 24, 2026.

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