Comparison

Ride Journal vs MoodBara

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

Head to head
About

Ride Journal

Features
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Ride Journal β€” where your cycling data meets the story behind the ride. Your power numbers and heart rate tell you what happened on a ride. Ride Journal helps you capture everything else: the climb that nearly broke you, the cafΓ© stop halfway, the view at the top, and how it all felt by the time you rolled home. Import a ride from a .fit file or bring in a workout from your Wahoo account, then bring it to life. Add your own notes, rate how hard it felt, drop in photos from along the way, and attach the playlist that powered you up the hill so you can relive the whole adventure later. Connect your Wahoo account once and every workout you've recorded is a tap away. Pick one from the list and it arrives as a new journal entry, complete with distance, time, climbing, heart rate, power, cadence and training load. The weather is part of the story now. The Home tab sits under a living sky that matches the forecast where you are β€” sun moving across it through the day, clouds drifting with the wind, rain or snow falling when it's falling outside, and the colours of night once the sun has set. Open a ride and the same sky shows the weather you set off in. It's your journal. Add your name, your pronouns and a photo, and Ride Journal greets you by name every time you open it, with a line underneath about the ride you have already done today or a nudge towards the one you haven't. Your profile holds the whole story as well: every ride, every kilometre, every hour and every metre climbed, your longest ride, your biggest climb, and the day the journal started. Find anything in it. Search by where you rode or a word you wrote, then narrow it down β€” distance, duration, climbing, average speed, heart rate, power, cadence, training load, how the ride felt, the weather, the road, whether you took photos. Switch to Climbs and search those instead. With a subscription you can simply type what you mean, like "wet rides over 50 km", or ask a question and get a written answer above the results, written on your device by Apple Intelligence. Your week and your month read as more than a grid. Week in Numbers and Month in Numbers put your total distance over a day-by-day chart, with your rides, moving time, climbing, average speed and heart rate, your longest ride and the place you set off from most, plus a short written summary of the figures that tell the story. Features - A living weather sky on the Home tab and on every outdoor ride - Import workouts from your Wahoo account - Rate how hard every ride felt - An interactive route map and detailed measurement charts for every ride - Search your journal by place, notes, distance, climbs and more - Search in your own words and get a written answer, with a subscription - A profile with your name, your photo and your all-time totals - Week and month summaries written on your device by Apple Intelligence - Ask Siri for your latest ride, your ride stats, or to find a ride - Find rides and climbs in Shortcuts and build them into your own automations - Weather recorded automatically for every outdoor ride, from Apple Weather - Automatic climb detection with categories from Cat 4 to Hors CatΓ©gorie - Steepness-shaded elevation profiles and a route map for every climb - Record road conditions β€” grip, surface quality, and how busy it was - Import rides from .fit files exported from your bike computer or cycling app - Heart rate and power zones, Health workout import and saving rides to Apple Health, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro - Sync automatically across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro via iCloud - Privacy-focused: no tracking, and your journal stays private to you Whether you're chasing personal bests or just chasing good times, Ride Journal keeps the full picture of every ride in one place. Available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Terms and conditions: https://ridejournal.app/terms/ Privacy policy: https://ridejournal.app/privacy/

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MoodBara

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Meet MoodBara β€” your tiny capy companion for daily mood check-ins. MoodBara makes it easy to pause and notice how you’re feeling. In just a tap, log your mood and see your capybara reflect it back to you. No pressure, no judgment β€” just tiny moments of self-awareness. Whether you’re feeling calm, tired, stressed, or somewhere in between, MoodBara helps you build a gentle habit of checking in with yourself. Features β€’ Log your mood in seconds β€’ Cute capybara reactions for each feeling β€’ See your most recent mood at a glance β€’ Home screen widget for quick check-ins β€’ Simple, calming design MoodBara is designed to be small, soft, and easy to use β€” perfect for busy days or quiet moments. Take a breath. Check in. Let your capybara keep you company.

Screenshots

Ride Journal4 screens
MoodBara2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoodBara at none against Ride Journal's 2. Ride Journal's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Ride Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MoodBara asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Ride Journal versus MoodBara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRide JournalMoodBara
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size52 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelightful Apps PTY LTDRumiya Murtazina

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ride Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
None

MoodBara

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ride Journal free?
Ride Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoodBara free?
MoodBara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ride Journal or MoodBara have ads?
Neither Ride Journal nor MoodBara shows ads.

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