Mandala vs Chromatic Mood
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Mandala
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Provides mantras and thanks to help beginner to practice visualizing and chanting mantras.
Chromatic Mood
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Chromatic Mood turns your daily emotions into living art. Each day, choose a color that matches how you feel -- from preset palettes or a full custom picker. Over time, your colors weave into stunning visualizations you can explore, export, and share. YOUR DAY IN ONE COLOR Tap, pick a color, add an optional note. Done in 5 seconds. A breathing circle gently reminds you if today is still unrecorded. FOUR WAYS TO SEE YOUR YEAR - Ribbon: A flowing timeline of every day - Mosaic: A calendar-grid heatmap of your moods - Spiral: An expanding orbit from Day 1 outward - Ring: A full-year donut where each slice is one day REVIEW AND REFLECT Open the color calendar to revisit any day. Tap a date to see your color and note. Dive into Insights for color distribution charts, diversity index, weekday preferences, and streak stats. Spot patterns you never noticed. STREAKS AND MILESTONES Stay motivated with consecutive-day streaks and milestone celebrations at 7, 30, 100, 200, and 365 days. EXPORT YOUR ART Save your spectrum painting as a high-resolution image or PDF. Choose background colors, toggle date labels and watermarks, then share your unique artwork with friends. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE Chromatic Mood stores everything locally using SwiftData. No accounts, no servers, no analytics, no ads. Export or import your records as JSON anytime. Clear all data with a single tap. DAILY GENTLE REMINDER Set a customizable evening reminder so you never miss a day. Notifications stay on-device and can be turned off anytime.
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Verdict
Mandala and Chromatic Mood are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Mandala | Chromatic Mood |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chen-Hai Teng | ๆ ้ญ |
In-app purchases
Mandala
No in-app purchases
Chromatic Mood
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mandala free?
Is Chromatic Mood free?
Do Mandala or Chromatic Mood have ads?
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