Comparison

Moodivation vs MoSHI Balance

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

Head to head
About

Moodivation

Track your emotions, sleep, stress, and lifestyle patterns to uncover hidden connections influencing your daily mood. Gain powerful clarity with lightweight tracking and neural-inspired insights to understand and improve your emotional balance. Your personal data is kept secure on-device with optional iCloud backup.

Highlights
  • Log mood with a single tap
  • Add context with Mood Notes
  • Track sleep, stress, and recovery
  • Discover mood influencing patterns
  • View weekly and monthly trend charts
  • On-device data security
  • Optional iCloud backup
Features
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WHY DO YOU FEEL FINE ONE DAY AND LOW THE NEXT? Moodivation puts your mood next to what your body is doing: sleep, HRV, stress, energy and training. Log how you feel in one tap, and see what actually moves it. READINESS, EVERY MORNING One score for how ready you are for the day, from your HRV, resting heart rate, sleep and recent training, judged against your own normal, not anyone else's. • No need to sleep with your Watch on: daytime readings work too • A one-line tip for the day: push, keep steady, or rest • "How Readiness works" explains every level and what goes into it YOUR BODY AT A GLANCE • Energy: how much you have left today • Strain: how hard today has been, with a target set by your readiness • Sleep Score and HRV Status • Your mood beside your body's numbers Tap any ring for what it means and what to do about it. MOOD IN ONE TAP • Six mood slots you choose, with your own emoji • Add a note when you want context • See today's mood balance at a glance • Reminders to keep the habit FIND WHAT LIFTS YOU • Daily habit check-in: a few quick yes/no questions • See which habits line up with better recovery or better moods • A weekly report every Sunday: your week in mood and readiness • Trends over weeks and months • Neuro Insights: your emotional stability and what drives it APPLE WATCH See Readiness, Energy, Strain and more on your wrist, and add them to your watch face as complications. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Health data is read on your iPhone and never sent to our servers. Your moods sync only through your own iCloud. No ads, no data selling. Anonymous usage analytics can be turned off in Settings. MOODIVATION PRO Free: mood logging, today's Readiness, Energy, Sleep Score and HRV, the habit check-in and the weekly headline. Pro adds the why: the detail behind every score, Trends, habit insights, Stress, Neuro Insights, the full weekly report, smart reminders, all 24 moods and more quotes. Try the yearly plan free for 7 days. Moodivation is a wellness tool, not a medical device. Its scores are estimates from your Apple Health data, not medical measurements. Legal: EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hipporasy.dev/privacy-policy Terms: https://hipporasy.dev/terms-and-conditions

About

MoSHI Balance

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This app is intended for use by those enrolled in the MoSHI BALANCE study

Screenshots

Moodivation4 screens
MoSHI Balance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoSHI Balance at none against Moodivation's 4. MoSHI Balance also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Moodivation sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MoSHI Balance asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Moodivation versus MoSHI Balance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodivationMoSHI Balance
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMarasy PhiUniversity of Pittsburgh

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Moodivation

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Flexibility3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Semi-Annual Saver$7.996 Months
  • Annual Best Value$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Lifetime$99.99
None

MoSHI Balance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moodivation free?
Moodivation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoSHI Balance free?
MoSHI Balance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moodivation or MoSHI Balance have ads?
Neither Moodivation nor MoSHI Balance shows ads.

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