DailyBean vs Empath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DailyBean
This app offers a simple and visually appealing way to track your mood and daily life without extensive writing. Easily log your emotions, activities, and add photos to create a personal visual journal. Discover patterns in your life with smart analytics and keep your memories secure.
- Mood logging with customizable beans
- Icon-based activity recording
- Photo and short note entries
- Customizable journal blocks
- Monthly aesthetic themes
- Visual year-in-pixels mood calendar
- Smart analytics for mood patterns
- Secure PIN/Face ID lock
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Effortlessly remember your daily life with the ultimate no-writing journal and mood tracker. Looking for a daily journal and mood diary that's a joy, not a chore? Meet DailyBean, the easiest private diary and life log designed to help you capture your day. Transform your everyday moments into a beautiful visual journal, reflect on your mood, and keep your memories safe without the pressure of a blank page! THE SIMPLEST JOURNAL YOU'LL EVER KEEP Faster than a traditional notebook and easier than a bullet journal, DailyBean is an aesthetic journal made for everyone. Whether you need a quick brain dump or a mental health journal to manage your emotions, it fits perfectly into your routine. It acts as your safe space and private venting journal when you need it, and a wellness habit tracker when you want to focus on self-care and mood tracking. RECORD YOUR DAY IN SECONDS No blank pages, no typing required. Logging your life is as simple as a few taps: • Choose your mood bean to start your daily journal entry and log your mood. • Tap icons to record your activities, routines, meals, and more. • Add a quick photo and a short note to create a wholesome journal entry. PERSONALIZE YOUR AESTHETIC Journal DailyBean isn't just functional; it’s a beautifully cute journal you’ll love to use: • 100% Customizable: Build your own custom blocks. Add or remove category blocks to track exactly what matters to you. • Beautiful Themes: Decorate your kawaii journal with aesthetic themes newly released every month. • Watch Your Year Bloom: See your colorful year in pixels come to life on your monthly mood calendar! DISCOVER YOUR LIFE PATTERNS Use our built-in mood tracker features to uncover insights about yourself: • Smart Analytics: Understand your mental health with easy-to-read charts. See how your daily habits and activities affect your overall mood flow. • Auto-Sync Magic: Connect health data, sleep, and weather for a richer, effortless everything log. YOUR SECRET DIARY STAYS YOURS DailyBean, a completely private journal, respects your moods and values security: • Secure your safe space with a lock (PIN or Face ID). • Safely back up and restore your records so you never lose your precious memories. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Say goodbye to the guilt of leaving a notebook blank. Start your self-care journal journey today, understand your emotions, improve your mental health, and track your mood with ease. Download DailyBean now and start building the easiest journaling habit you’ll ever have! If you have any questions or feedback while using the app, please contact us here! Email: dailybean@bluesignum.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailybean_official/
Empath
This app helps you untangle your thoughts and gain clarity by providing a secure space for journaling. It offers AI-driven insights, integrates with health data, and maps emotions using feeling and intensity dimensions. It can also serve as a companion for therapy sessions.
- Secure AI-powered insights
- Health data integration
- Mood mapping (feeling & intensity)
- Therapist companion feature
- Private and secure journaling
- Thought untangling and clarity
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Empath: Untangle Your Thoughts, Transform Chaos Into Clarity Empath is a private, AI-powered journal and mood tracker. Whatever is swirling in your head, speak it, type it, or message it. Empath helps you untangle it, see the patterns, and find clarity. Journal Without Opening an App: Too busy to type? Call Empath and talk it out, or message us on WhatsApp from anywhere in the world. Your words come back as organized journal entries, titled and analyzed, with your mood mapped automatically. Meaningful Insights: Discover the hidden threads running through your emotions. Empath's secure AI provides insights that help you understand your inner world, without judgment. Don't risk writing about your mental health on other AI chatbots. Empath ensures your data is never used by AI companies to train their models. Health Integration: See the full picture. Connect your health data (sleep, exercise, wellness) and understand how it all impacts your state of mind. It's about knowing yourself, from the inside out. Mood Mapping: Emotions are complex, and they can't be neatly put into categories like emojis or simple labels. With Empath, we use two key dimensions, feeling and intensity, to understand your emotional landscape. This helps you see how you truly respond to life, beyond just picking an emoji. Therapist Companion: If you go to therapy, Empath can carry over your benefits and give your therapist superpowers. Keep your progress flowing seamlessly between therapy sessions. Empath bridges the gap, giving your therapist a complete picture of your journey. Why Empath? Empath is for those ready to face themselves, for those who know that growth doesn't come from comfort. Real change starts when you articulate your thoughts, unfiltered and unafraid. Say what you need to say, challenge your excuses, and grow. Empath gives you the tools, but the courage is yours. Ready to Transform Your Reality? The world isn't determined to stay how it is. Your words give it shape. If you want to understand yourself, if you're ready to break through your own nonsense, start today. Whether you're soaring or struggling, Empath is here for every part of your journey. Empath: Explore. Understand. Grow. Download Empath now and start transforming your reality. **Terms of Use (EULA):** [EULA](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) **Privacy Policy:** [Read Our Privacy Policy](https://www.termsfeed.com/live/153f184d-16c7-4aa9-a4e9-64fdb8dd2145)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Empath at none against DailyBean's shown. Empath also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). DailyBean's advantage is ratings volume (71K vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. DailyBean sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Empath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Empath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DailyBean has 71K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of DailyBean's written reviews are positive against 100% of Empath's.
DailyBean ships an update every 5 days, Empath every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DailyBean | Empath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (71K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BlueSignum Corp. | Div Khare |
Customer experience
DailyBean
Empath
Bugs and requests
DailyBean
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes
- Issues with uploading photos after extended use
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add custom categories and icons
- Option to record multiple moods per day
- Yearly/monthly review and analytics features
- Data export and backup functionality
- Text search within journal entries
Empath
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DailyBean
- Monthly Pass$3.991 Month
- 1-Month Pass$4.991 Month
- 1-Month Pass$5.991 Month
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- Annual Pass$19.991 Year
- 1-Year Pass7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Annual Pass7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Annual Pass7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Annual Pass7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- 100 Clovers$1.99
- 300 Clovers$4.99
Empath
- Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Premium Annual$49.991 Year









