Yodel App vs Random Mood Sampler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yodel App
Skip the wait at your favorite places. View real-time availability and crowd levels before you visit. Secure your spot and activate passes directly from the app for seamless entry.
- Skip the line
- Reserve a spot
- Real-time availability
- View crowd levels
- Activate passes
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Yodel gives you a convenient way beat the line and reserve a spot in your favorite locations. Plan ahead with realtime availability, and see how busy the park is before you go. Get your passes before hand, and active them when you are ready to enter the park, straight from your Passes.
Random Mood Sampler
This app prompts you twice daily to record your mood, thoughts, and activities. It helps you identify emotional patterns over time by capturing your experiences as they happen. All your data is stored locally and can be exported.
- Two daily mood prompts
- Record feelings, thoughts, and activities
- View historical mood patterns
- Export data as CSV
- Local data storage
- No accounts or tracking
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Murray Mood Sampler helps you capture how you feel in real time. Twice per day, you’ll receive a simple prompt: • How are you (0–10)? • What’s mostly on your mind? • What are you doing? That’s it. Over time, you’ll build a record of your emotional patterns — when your mood rises, when it dips, and what surrounds those moments. Why random prompts? Because memory is unreliable. Mood Sampler samples your experience as it actually unfolds. Features: • Two random daily notifications • Clean, distraction-free entry screen • View full history of entries • Export your data as a spreadsheet (.csv) • All data stored locally on your device Mood Sampler is a personal tool for self-understanding. Your data belongs to you and can be shared with anyone you choose. No accounts. No tracking. No subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Yodel App at Free against Random Mood Sampler's $2.99. Yodel App also leads on ratings volume (163 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). Random Mood Sampler's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Yodel App is free to download; Random Mood Sampler costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Random Mood Sampler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yodel App has 163 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Yodel App ships an update every 3 weeks, Random Mood Sampler every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yodel App | Random Mood Sampler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (163 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 163 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Direct Technology Holdings Inc. | MICHAEL ANTHONY MURRAY |
Customer experience
Yodel App
Random Mood Sampler
Bugs and requests
Yodel App
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when adding vehicle information
- Payment processing fails with vague error messages
- Location detection shows incorrect or no location
- Duplicate charges when payment fails
- Session timeout and forced re-login
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- Verification codes not sent reliably
- Security code mismatch during login
- Display errors (email shown instead of license plate)
- App freezes during checkout process
- Phone number validation rejects valid international numbers
- Map functionality shows unavailable campsites
- Cannot complete account creation with certain inputs
- Inconsistent park availability information
- Multiple transaction charges for single purchase
- App crashes when searching for parks
- Login credentials rejected despite correct entry
Requested features
16 requests- Apple Pay integration
- Auto-fill for payment and contact fields
- Senior and handicap discount options
- Hourly parking options (not just full day)
- Ability to link existing passes purchased elsewhere
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- Support for international phone numbers
- Session persistence to prevent constant logouts
- Comprehensive park directory (not just 5 parks)
- Offline functionality for areas without service
- American Express payment support
- Ability to share passes across multiple devices
- Better error messages and customer support
- Price parity with in-person payment methods
- Refund/reversal interface for duplicate charges
- Edit functionality for account details
- FAQ and help documentation
Random Mood Sampler
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yodel App
No in-app purchases
Random Mood Sampler
No in-app purchases
Questions
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