# How We Feel vs TheraBoost

The clearest difference is price: How We Feel at Free against TheraBoost's $0.99. How We Feel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (30K vs 5). TheraBoost's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

How We Feel is free to download; TheraBoost costs $0.99 up front. TheraBoost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. How We Feel asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for How We Feel against 5.0 for TheraBoost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: How We Feel has 30K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | How We Feel | TheraBoost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | [4.9 (30K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/how-we-feel/id1562706384/reviews) | **[5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/theraboost/id6448757312/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **30K** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#145** | — |
| Size | 235 MB | 55 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [The How We Feel Project, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1503942025) | [MindSet Solutions, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1686155304) |

## What reviewers say

### How We Feel

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

**Currently charting:** #145 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


### TheraBoost

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/theraboost/id6448757312)

This app supports therapy progress between sessions with tools for patients and therapists. It offers mood tracking, journaling, goal reminders, and a library of techniques for patients. Therapists can use it for scheduling, assignments, and secure patient data sharing.

**Highlights:** Personalized assessment tools, Mood trackers, Journaling space, Goal reminders, Curated technique library, Session preparation notes, Therapist assignments and assessments

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theraboost Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| Theraboost Annual | $9.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is How We Feel free?

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

### Is TheraBoost free?

TheraBoost costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

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

TheraBoost is rated higher. How We Feel averages 4.9 out of 5 from 30K ratings, while TheraBoost averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.

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

Neither How We Feel nor TheraBoost shows ads.

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

How We Feel ships an update fortnightly, and TheraBoost fortnightly. Most recently, How We Feel was updated on September 26, 2026 and TheraBoost on July 14, 2026.

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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.*