# How We Feel vs SayBright

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: How We Feel at none against SayBright's 2. How We Feel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (30K vs 3). SayBright's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. SayBright 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 SayBright. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: How We Feel has 30K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

How We Feel ships an update fortnightly, SayBright every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | How We Feel | SayBright |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (30K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/how-we-feel/id1562706384/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saybright/id6767243151/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **30K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 5 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 235 MB | 44 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [The How We Feel Project, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1503942025) | [Graysmith Labs LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871756911) |

## What reviewers say

### How We Feel

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

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


### SayBright

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/saybright/id6767243151)

Cultivate a consistent daily affirmation habit with personalized messages. Choose from various categories, track your progress with streaks, and share uplifting quotes as beautiful social media cards. Stay motivated with reminders and home screen widgets.

**Highlights:** Personalized daily affirmations, 10 affirmation categories, Streak tracking and rewards, Shareable quote cards, Home screen widgets, Daily reminders

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

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SayBright Premium Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| SayBright Premium | $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 SayBright free?

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

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

SayBright is rated higher. How We Feel averages 4.9 out of 5 from 30K ratings, while SayBright averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

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

SayBright shows ads; How We Feel does not.

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

How We Feel ships an update fortnightly, and SayBright every 5 weeks. Most recently, How We Feel was updated on October 19, 2026 and SayBright on October 15, 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.*