Comparison

U1 vs Notes & Moods

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

Head to head
About

U1

This mindfulness app offers a unique haptic meditation experience, allowing users to meditate for any duration without timers. It prioritizes privacy with no registration or ads, and seamlessly integrates mindful minutes into Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Haptic meditation experience
  • Unlimited meditation duration
  • No registration required
  • No advertisements
  • Apple Health integration
  • Privacy-focused design
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U1-MA is a mindfulness app designed to ease your meditation routine. It doesn't ask you to set up a timer. You can meditate for as long as you want. Instead of field recordings or spiritual sounds, it uses haptics that gives you a tactile experience comparable to thumbing through a loop of prayer beads. The app is made with your privacy in mind. No registration. No ads. Mindful minutes are recorded directly to Apple Health. There is no subscription or in-app purchases.

About

Notes & Moods

Features
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Journal - Write about your day, add a song, or record your voice! Capture - Take pictures or videos to capture every moment! Statistics - View detailed statistics about how you've been feeling! Widgets - Quickly journal from anywhere! My Fleap is an offline journaling app centered around moods, all of your journal entries are organized by date, visualized by your mood. In My Fleap, you can put a lot in a journal, such as your favorite song, or maybe a video from a trip you recently had, or maybe just simply the weather. You can also quickly journal from the lock and home screens with My Fleap's widgets.

Screenshots

U14 screens
Notes & Moods4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: U1 at every 2 weeks against Notes & Moods's every 2 months. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

U1 ships an update every 2 weeks, Notes & Moods every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
U1 versus Notes & Moods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterU1Notes & Moods
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDima KoskinAyoko Tettegah

In-app purchases

None

U1

No in-app purchases

None

Notes & Moods

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is U1 free?
U1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notes & Moods free?
Notes & Moods is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do U1 or Notes & Moods have ads?
Neither U1 nor Notes & Moods shows ads.
Which is updated more often, U1 or Notes & Moods?
U1 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Notes & Moods every 2 months. Most recently, U1 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Notes & Moods on November 5, 2026.

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