Comparison

MoodWatch + vs Apricot゜

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

Head to head
About

MoodWatch +

Explore your emotions through biometric fun, linking your heart rate to your real-time 'emotive state'. This app offers a playful approach to self-awareness with customizable themes and engaging animations, transforming self-care into an enjoyable habit. Your privacy is prioritized, with no health data collected or stored.

Highlights
  • Heart rate to emotion linking
  • Real-time emotive state analysis
  • Customizable themes
  • Engaging animations
  • Privacy-focused data handling
  • Watch complication refresh
Features
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MoodWatch + transforms heart-rate patterns into a living HeartScape of color, light, and motion. With your permission, Heart Connected compares recent Apple Health readings with your own recent baseline. It expresses what your heart rate is doing through neutral visual states such as Rising, Steady, Elevated, Lowering, and Below Baseline. MoodWatch + never labels your emotions, infers your mood, or tells you how you feel. HEARTSCAPE • Watch heart-rate level and short-term movement take shape as fluid, responsive waves—or expressive emoji • Move through nine visual states across a continuous spectrum of color • See your current BPM, visual state, and sensor source at a glance • Touch, drag, and pinch the HeartScape to create and save your own visual adjustment CHOOSE HOW TO CONNECT • Heart Connected can read up to 48 hours of recent Apple Health heart-rate samples and listen for new readings after you grant access • Start a live check-in using AirPods Pro 3, a paired Apple Watch, or another compatible heart-rate source • No wearable or Health permission? Use Self Report to choose a state yourself • A guided introduction explains every route before you continue CAPTURE A HEART RECORDING Start a focused live check-in and watch a color-mapped trace form as each sample arrives. • Review the session waveform, duration, average, minimum, maximum, and sample count • MoodWatch + discards the temporary HealthKit workout instead of adding a fitness workout to your history • When you choose to finish, name and save the Heart Recording in local app storage HISTORY — UNLOCK ONCE, KEEP IT • Revisit visual and self-reported state entries by day, week, or month • Review saved Heart Recordings alongside your state timeline • Unlock History with one non-consumable in-app purchase—never a recurring subscription • Restore your purchase on devices using the same Apple Account YOUR HEARTSCAPE, ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES Keep your latest HeartScape visible on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, widgets, the Lock Screen, Live Activities, and Mac. Through your private iCloud account, MoodWatch + can relay a small latest-state snapshot to the Mac companion—including BPM, visual state, source, time, session status, and visual style. The Mac app does not access HealthKit and never receives your complete heart-rate history or saved Heart Recordings. DESIGNED AROUND PRIVACY Your heart-rate data should remain yours. • Heart-rate comparisons and visual-state calculations happen on your device • Visual history, self-reported states, and settings may sync through your private CloudKit account • Saved Heart Recordings—including their individual heart-rate samples—remain in local app storage • CMIT does not receive your private Apple Health, CloudKit, relay, or Heart Recording data FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND PERSONAL REFLECTION MoodWatch + is an entertainment app for personal reflection. It is not a medical device or health tool. The app visualizes relative heart-rate patterns. It does not diagnose medical conditions, infer mood, determine emotions, or decide how you feel. Do not use MoodWatch + for medical, emergency, safety-critical, employment, or insurance decisions. AirPods Pro 3 live check-ins require iOS 26 or later, compatible hardware, and Apple Health access. History is available through a separate one-time purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://moodwatch.io/PrivacyPolicy

About

Apricot゜

Features
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Apricot is an AI character app where you can teach the magical girls Milch and Merku new words and enjoy open-ended conversations with them. Add any word you like to the Dictionary, then use Randomize to choose a topic and spark a conversation. You can also type or speak to them directly. Show them scenery or everyday objects through the camera, and they may talk about what they see. Their affection level changes based on how many words you teach them, while their facial expressions and gestures vary as you interact. They may also pick up new words as you chat. As their vocabulary grows, new forms and special animations are unlocked. Drag a character upward to refresh and see words trending among other users. They may even add a trending word to their vocabulary. With location access enabled, they can also react to your local weather—sometimes holding an umbrella when it rains or snows. Rotate your device to landscape mode to enjoy conversations between Milch and Merku. You can also load compatible character data from the Apricot folder in iCloud Drive and chat with your own characters. HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap the button below the character to open the menu, then select 'Dictionary' to add a word. 2. Choose a topic with 'Randomize,' or start a conversation using text or voice. You can also show them what is around you using the camera. 3. Keep chatting and expanding their vocabulary to unlock new forms and special animations. * Characters you purchase can be selected at any time in Settings. If no character is selected, Milch or Merku will appear at random.

Screenshots

MoodWatch +4 screens
Apricot゜4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Apricot゜ at every 5 days against MoodWatch +'s every 3 weeks. MoodWatch +'s advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads 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. MoodWatch + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per 7 days and Apricot゜ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoodWatch + ships an update every 3 weeks, Apricot゜ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
MoodWatch + versus Apricot゜: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodWatch +Apricot゜
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB235 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles Miller IT Consulting LLCMasaaki Kawata

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MoodWatch +

Subscriptions3
  • MoodWatch Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$0.697 Days
  • MoodWatch Standard3 Days trial$2.991 Year
  • MoodWatch Pro - Annual3 Days trial$6.491 Year
2 purchases

Apricot゜

One-time2
  • Milch$1.99
  • Merku$1.99

Questions

Is MoodWatch + free?
MoodWatch + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apricot゜ free?
Apricot゜ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MoodWatch + or Apricot゜ have ads?
Neither MoodWatch + nor Apricot゜ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoodWatch + or Apricot゜?
MoodWatch + ships an update every 3 weeks, and Apricot゜ every 5 days. Most recently, MoodWatch + was updated on October 5, 2026 and Apricot゜ on October 11, 2026.

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