Comparison

Mood Pass vs Hum

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

Head to head
About

Mood Pass

This app helps couples communicate their emotional states and needs more effectively. It allows users to share their mood, express needs like needing space, and send gentle connection nudges. The goal is to foster greater emotional clarity and reduce misunderstandings.

Highlights
  • Share mood to partner's home screen
  • Express needs like 'I need space'
  • Send gentle connection nudges
  • Create custom moods with emojis
  • Use personal words for expression
Features
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Built for couples who want fewer misunderstandings and more emotional clarity. Whether you’re feeling off, need space, or just crushed a big win. Some days you want closeness. Others, a little space. Mood Pass helps you show how you feel, without needing the perfect words. No more “What’s wrong?” loops. No more mismatched energy. Just clarity, care, and connection. Mood Pass helps you to: - Share your mood to your partner’s Home Screen - Express your needs, like “I need space” or “I’d love a hug” - Send gentle nudges to stay connected - Create custom moods, define your own vibes and pair them with emojis - Use your own words, because presets aren’t always enough Built for couples who: - Are in a long-distance relationship and want to feel closer between calls - Live together and want fewer unnecessary conflicts - Struggle to express how they feel in the moment - Want to feel seen without always having to explain How to get started with Mood Pass: - Both you and your partner download the app - Enter your partner’s name and share your unique 6-digit code. - Once they enter the code on their phone, you’re connected and ready to start sharing your mood. Upgrade to Mood Pass Plus to unlock the full mood library, custom emotions, personalized messages, and playful nudges. Speak your mood. Be understood. Stay connected. Whether you’re across the room or across the country, Mood Pass helps you stay emotionally connected. --- This app contains a subscription: You can subscribe for a plus account with unlimited access to all moods in the library, custom emotions, customised messages, access to nudges, new monthly content and no ads. The subscription period is 1 year with a 3 day trial or 1 month. Link to our Terms of Use: https://www.vanilla.nl/terms-of-use/ Link to our Privacy Policy: https://www.vanilla.nl/privacy-policy/

About

Hum

This app provides a private digital space for couples to connect and stay in sync. It offers features for shared routines, mood tracking, decision-making, and expressing appreciation, fostering a stronger bond.

Highlights
  • Private digital home for couples
  • Live partner presence and ambient glow
  • Shared mood logging and real-time sync
  • Joint habit tracking and streak building
  • Gamified decision-making for dates/movies
  • Awarding and vaulting relationship moments
  • Expressing reasons for love
Features
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Hum is a calm, invite-only home for you and your partner. No public feed, no followers, no noise—just the two of you. Whether you're long-distance or sitting on the same couch, Hum gives you a private corner to stay in sync, build shared routines, and celebrate the little things. WHAT YOU DO TOGETHER • Home — A digital home for your relationship. See your partner's live presence, a time-aware greeting, and an ambient glow that warms as your shared streaks grow. • Mood — Log your mood for both to see. Check in multiple times a day, see real-time partner sync, and celebrate "in sync" moments when you both feel the same. • Habits — Track habits and grow together. Build daily or weekly routines, side-by-side. Watch your six-week heatmap fill in and build joint streaks. • Decide — Can't decide? Gamify or randomize. Build a shared pool of ideas for dates, food, or movies. Vote together round by round, or tap "pick for us" to let the app choose. • Awards — Award little extras, no bare minimum. Nominate the small things each season, align on the winners together, and keep past seasons in your private vault. • Reasons — Add & see reasons you love them. Write a short reason for them; when the moment's right, reveal up to three reasons they've written about you. • You — Rewards you for being better. Earn XP, level up, collect badges, and get a soft snapshot of how you're showing up together. THE PROMISE • No ads. • No subscriptions. • No tracking. • Just the two of you. Requires a free account and an internet connection to sync with your partner.

Screenshots

Mood Pass4 screens
Hum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hum at 5.0 against Mood Pass's 4.3. Hum also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Mood Pass's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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 Pass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mood Pass ships an update daily, Hum weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Mood Pass versus Hum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMood PassHum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVanilla b.v.Aman Shrivastava

Customer experience

Mood Pass

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Hum

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mood Pass

Subscriptions3
  • Mood Pass Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Mood Pass Plus Yearly Special3 Days trial$11.951 Year
  • Mood Pass Plus Yearly3 Days trial$35.901 Year
None

Hum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mood Pass free?
Mood Pass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hum free?
Hum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mood Pass or Hum?
Hum is rated higher. Mood Pass averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Hum averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Mood Pass or Hum have ads?
Neither Mood Pass nor Hum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mood Pass or Hum?
Mood Pass ships an update daily, and Hum weekly. Most recently, Mood Pass was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hum on October 15, 2026.

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