Comparison

Journalio vs Year in Pixels Mood

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

Head to head
About

Journalio

This app helps you monitor your daily emotions and mental well-being over time with detailed statistics and customizable mood tracking. Securely sync your entries across Apple devices and protect your journal with biometric authentication.

Highlights
  • Daily mood and journal entries
  • Customizable mood colors and tags
  • Daily reminders
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Monthly and yearly overviews
  • Home screen widgets
  • Biometric journal security
Features
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Journalio lets you track your daily feelings which can give you a great overview about your mental health over time. The app provides neat statistics so you can see everything at a glance. It will be available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch & Mac! ##Key Features • Every day you can add as many entries as you feel like • Let Journalio remind you at a specific time each day to add your entries • Add tags, location or text to your entries to remember why you felt a specific way • Create as many moods with associated colors as you want • Don't have your iPhone nearby? Quickly add an entry with your Apple Watch • Your entries are securely synced to your other devices via iCloud • View your data in a beautiful monthly and yearly overview • Add widgets to your Home Screen and see everything at a glance • Secure your Journal with Face ID, Touch ID or alternatively with your device's passcode ##Premium Some features may require a subscription at additional cost. Some functionality may not be available or limited without a subscription. More about subscriptions can be found at https://journalio.pistrol.com/index.php/terms-and-conditions/

About

Year in Pixels Mood

Features
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A year-in-pixels mood journal — one colored square per day, building a whole year you can see at a glance. - One pixel per day — color your whole year by mood - The classic 12-month by 31-day grid - Five-level scale with clean, readable colors - Unlimited trackers: mood, energy, sleep, habits (Premium) - Daily notes and share-as-image, fully offline (Premium) Who it's for For journalers and mood-trackers who love the year-in-pixels chart and want it on their phone, fully offline. Subscription Premium is available as a monthly ($4.99) or yearly ($19.99) subscription. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings — no charge on the first day if you cancel during the introductory window. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Journalio3 screens
Year in Pixels Mood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Journalio at none against Year in Pixels Mood's shown. Journalio also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and device support (5 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Journalio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Year in Pixels Mood sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Journalio ships an update weekly, Year in Pixels Mood every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Journalio versus Year in Pixels Mood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJournalioYear in Pixels Mood
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas PistrolVasilii Polovnikov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Journalio

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month – 3 Day trial3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year – 1 Month Free1 Month trial$5.991 Year
2 purchases

Year in Pixels Mood

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$1.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Journalio free?
Journalio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Year in Pixels Mood free?
Year in Pixels Mood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Journalio or Year in Pixels Mood have ads?
Year in Pixels Mood shows ads; Journalio does not.
Which is updated more often, Journalio or Year in Pixels Mood?
Journalio ships an update weekly, and Year in Pixels Mood every 5 weeks. Most recently, Journalio was updated on November 3, 2026 and Year in Pixels Mood on October 31, 2026.

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