Comparison

My Emotion Journal vs DearPins

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

Head to head
About

My Emotion Journal

Easily log your feelings with a single tap or by using an emotion wheel. This app offers multiple emotion layers for deeper self-reflection and allows you to add notes to track daily influences. It provides mood history and insights to help you spot patterns and progress in your emotional journey.

Highlights
  • Single-tap feeling logging
  • Emotion wheel and list view
  • Multiple emotion layers
  • Add notes to track daily influences
  • Mood history and insights
  • Dark mode and rest mode support
Features
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My Emotion Journal helps you name what you feel — and see what it adds up to. Tap through a wheel of 130 emotions, from the seven big ones down to the precise word you were looking for. Add a note if you want. That is the whole ritual: a few seconds, once a day. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log a feeling with the wheel, or with a plain list • Go three layers deep — 7 primary, 41 secondary and 82 tertiary emotions • Hold a slice and sweep to preview an emotion before you pick it • Rename any emotion, change its emoji, hide the ones you never use, or invent your own • Write a note to remember what shaped the moment • Browse your whole history, grouped by day • Export a PDF report — totals, patterns and every note — to keep or to bring to a session • Share a journal privately with someone you trust, as a file • Set one daily reminder, at a time you choose PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. The app makes no network calls at all: no account, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads, no tracking, and nothing to pay for. Delete the app and your journal goes with it. BUILT FOR EVERY DAY • 21 languages, and the words you choose always win over the translation • Light and dark mode • iPhone and iPad • Works completely offline Whether you are building self-awareness on your own, practicing mindfulness, or keeping track between therapy sessions, this is a quiet place to put how you felt.

About

DearPins

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Share a board with the people who matter — the photos, notes, and voice messages you pin show up right on each other's Home Screen. DearPins is for the people you don't text every day but always keep close. Unlock your phone, and there's a little piece of their day. — Keep everyday moments together — The things that bring back memories are often the smallest ones: a quick note, a photo, a voice message, a link you wanted to share. Over time, these little pieces become something special. In DearPins, photos, notes, voice messages, and links all live on one shared board — instead of being scattered across group chats, camera rolls, and notes apps, buried under new messages. — Decorate a board that feels handmade — Write on paper-textured notes, frame photos in instant-film style, and finish with magnets, stickers, and washi tape designed just for DearPins. Arrange everything exactly where you want it. Whether it's a board you share or a personal one just for you, make it look the way you like. — Right there on your Home Screen — Add the DearPins widget to your Home Screen, and when someone adds a new Pin, it shows up there. No need to keep checking notifications, no pressure to reply right away. DearPins brings back a simple feeling: keeping up with each other's lives, at your own pace. — A space just for you — You invite people to each board with a private invite link, and only invited members can see what's inside. This isn't a public social network for everyone to see. It's for the people you want to share the little things with. Who will you share DearPins with? • Family: everyday updates, little moments, and memories worth keeping • Best friends: travel photos, notes, future plans, and inside jokes only you understand • Your partner: the ordinary days, no matter how far apart you are • Together: trips, anniversaries, birthdays, and every day worth celebrating • Just you: a personal board for inspiration, right on your Home Screen No public feed, no like counts, no rush to reply. Just a small corner that's all yours — whenever you miss each other, it's right there on your Home Screen. Download DearPins and start collecting the moments you share. Made by the team behind PicCollage, with over 280 million downloads worldwide. Terms of Service: https://cardinalblue.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://cardinalblue.com/privacy

Screenshots

My Emotion Journal4 screens
DearPins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: My Emotion Journal at every 2 days against DearPins's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Emotion Journal ships an update every 2 days, DearPins monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
My Emotion Journal versus DearPins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Emotion JournalDearPins
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaulo Henrique Carvalho BingCardinal Blue

In-app purchases

None

My Emotion Journal

No in-app purchases

None

DearPins

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Emotion Journal free?
My Emotion Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DearPins free?
DearPins is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Emotion Journal or DearPins have ads?
Neither My Emotion Journal nor DearPins shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Emotion Journal or DearPins?
My Emotion Journal ships an update every 2 days, and DearPins monthly. Most recently, My Emotion Journal was updated on October 30, 2026 and DearPins on November 6, 2026.

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