Comparison

Mood vs Aligna Journal

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

Head to head
About

Mood

Easily log your daily emotions and track their fluctuations over time. Record your mood with a simple tap, add context with notes, and visualize trends through insightful graphs. Access your full history and advanced analytics with the premium version.

Highlights
  • Daily mood recording
  • Situation and reason notes
  • Yearly mood overview
  • Calendar-based history
  • Mood trend analytics
  • Customizable week start day
Features
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Why don't you record your daily mood and grasp the change in your mood? This app is an app that allows you to easily record your current mood. Simply scroll or tap the arrows to select your mood on the home screen and tap the Save button to record your current mood. If you fill in the situation and reason at that time in the memo column, you can save it according to your mood. On the "Yearly" screen, the average daily mood is displayed in a list. On the "History" screen, the mood recorded on the date selected in the calendar is displayed. You can also modify the data with the edit button on the top right of the data. In addition, you can add data that you forgot to record with the "Add" button. On the "Analytics" screen, you can view graphs of changes in mood over the week, month, and year. On the "Settings" screen, you can set the first day of the week for the calendar. You can choose to start Monday or Sunday. In the free version, you can check the history for up to one week. If you want to check all the history, please consider purchasing the premium version in the app. ---------------------- Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://akikibai-laboratory.jimdofree.com/privacy-policy/

About

Aligna Journal

Features
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Aligna helps you stay connected to the why behind your goals—so you actually follow through. Instead of cold metrics and guilt, Aligna turns your goal into a calm daily ritual: visual inspiration, guided reflection, and tiny next steps you can do today. Open Aligna and see your vision board—images that capture the feeling of your goal—plus your personal "why" statement. Then journal with purpose using prompts that keep you focused on what matters. After each session, Aligna gives you a warm, concise wrap‑up with clear takeaways and micro‑actions (small, doable steps for today). Terms of Use: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mood4 screens
Aligna Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aligna Journal at none against Mood's shown. Aligna Journal also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mood sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Aligna Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mood ships an update every 8 months, Aligna Journal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mood versus Aligna Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodAligna Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (92 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings92 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB60 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKei SuefujiHALLOU ENTERPRISES, INC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mood

One-time1
  • PREMIUM$4.99
2 purchases

Aligna Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Aligna Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Aligna Pro - Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Mood free?
Mood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aligna Journal free?
Aligna Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mood or Aligna Journal have ads?
Mood shows ads; Aligna Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Mood or Aligna Journal?
Mood ships an update every 8 months, and Aligna Journal every 2 months. Most recently, Mood was updated on October 12, 2026 and Aligna Journal on October 11, 2026.

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