Comparison

Emoji Journal vs HavenHare

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

Head to head
About

Emoji Journal

This app offers a unique journaling experience by allowing you to express thoughts and feelings from different internal perspectives. Customize your entries with images, fonts, and a vast emoji selection to explore conflicting emotions and practice self-compassion.

Highlights
  • Conversation style journaling
  • Customizable message boxes
  • Passcode protection
  • Over 10,000 emojis
  • 50 handwriting fonts
  • Use personal photos as avatars
  • No data collection
Features
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Emoji Journal is a parts based, conversation style journaling app. This means that instead of being tied down to the old fashion "mono" style of journaling, you can now easily express yourself from the different perspectives that live within all of us. How many times have you felt as if part of you wants to do or say one thing, while another part of you wants to do the complete opposite? Give voice to those thoughts, feelings and expressions as never before. In addition to allowing for this dynamic form of journaling, Emoji Journal also allows you to customize those expressions visually by adding an image of any sort, as well as customizing the font, colors and more. Useful for: * Internal Family System (IFS) * General parts work * Meditation * Exploring conflicting/differing thoughts and feelings * Exercising the skill of listening to what you really think and feel * Learning to respond to yourself kindly and empathetically Key Features: * Conversation style journaling * Completely customizable message boxes * Passcode option * Over 10,000 emojis to choose from * 50 handwriting fonts to choose from * Use photos from your personal library as an avatar/emoji * No data collection * No Ads ---- UNLIMITED PROFILES Without making any in-app purchases you will have full access to Emoji Journal's current features. You can make an unlimited number of journal entries. The only limitation will be the number of unique Emoji Profiles (limit 4) you will be allowed to have simultaneously active. With a small one-time fee of $2.99 USD you will be able to create and have active an unlimited number of Emoji Profiles. Emoji Profiles are at the core of Emoji Journal and represent the various parts/emotions you are journaling from. Many will find the limit of 4 satisfactory. ---- Terms and Conditions https://emojijournal.com/terms/ Privacy Policy https://emojijournal.com/privacy-policy/

About

HavenHare

This app offers trauma-informed self-support for emotional overwhelm and distress. It helps users identify feelings, track patterns, and discover personalized coping strategies with the guidance of a virtual companion. Insights are generated locally, with optional sharing for professional support.

Highlights
  • Trauma-informed self-support
  • Emotional overwhelm navigation
  • Distress and shutdown management
  • Personalized coping strategies
  • Pattern tracking
  • Local machine learning insights
Features
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HavenHare Description

HavenHare is a trauma-informed self-support app designed to help you navigate moments of emotional overwhelm, distress, or shutdown. Whether you’re living with DID, OSDD, PTSD, or just going through a hard time, HavenHare gently guides you to name what you’re feeling, track patterns, and try strategies that actually help, all with the quiet support of a watchful little bunny.

 How It Works ~You log distress levels, emotions, physical sensations, parts, and triggers ~The app suggests personalized coping strategies, like grounding skills or soothing actions ~You can rate how well each strategy worked, and the app learns what helps you most. It uses lightweight, local machine learning (no cloud, no account, no internet) ~Over time, you see insights about what’s working and how things shift, and have the option of sharing your information with a trusted person or therapist
 
Who It’s For ~People with DID, OSDD, PTSD, BPD, C-PTSD ~Folks who freeze, dissociate, or spiral under stress ~People who want quiet support without judgment or pressure Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Emoji Journal4 screens
HavenHare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Emoji Journal at 5.0 against HavenHare's 3.7. Emoji Journal also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 3). HavenHare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price and ads 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. Emoji Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HavenHare asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emoji Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji Journal has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emoji Journal ships an update every 2 months, HavenHare every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Emoji Journal versus HavenHare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoji JournalHavenHare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.2 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin HoffKatherine Kingman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Emoji Journal

One-time1
  • Unlimited Profiles$2.99
None

HavenHare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emoji Journal free?
Emoji Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HavenHare free?
HavenHare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emoji Journal or HavenHare?
Emoji Journal is rated higher. Emoji Journal averages 5.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while HavenHare averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Emoji Journal or HavenHare have ads?
Neither Emoji Journal nor HavenHare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emoji Journal or HavenHare?
Emoji Journal ships an update every 2 months, and HavenHare every 5 months. Most recently, Emoji Journal was updated on October 22, 2026 and HavenHare on October 28, 2026.

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