Comparison

MoodFire vs Anchor

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

Head to head
About

MoodFire

This app offers practical tools for managing difficult moments, including mood check-ins, CBT-inspired prompts for anxious thoughts, grounding exercises, and guided breathing. It aims to provide a calmer way to reconnect with yourself and unwind, especially before sleep.

Highlights
  • Mood check-ins with pattern analysis
  • CBT-inspired thought reframing prompts
  • Guided grounding exercises
  • Sixty-second guided breathing
  • Calming bilateral audio for sleep
  • Gentle prompts for self-reconnection
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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When your mind won’t shut off, open MoodFire. Check in. Reframe. Breathe. Unwind. A calmer way back to yourself. Good to know before you download: MoodFire is a subscription app and there’s no free version. If you’re new, you start a 7-day free trial during setup, before any of the tools open. If you don’t cancel, it then renews monthly or yearly. MoodFire is a companion for the hard moments, right there on your phone. Small, practical tools you can open at 11 p.m. without feeling worse. Not another wellness app to fail at. No streak shaming. No urgency. Just quiet, useful things for the days when you need them. Check in A short mood check-in to see how today is landing. Over time, notice patterns in your mood, anxiety and the rhythm of your week. Optional wellbeing reviews use the GAD-7 and PHQ-9, public-domain questionnaires, for a steadier read on the trends. MoodFire does not diagnose anxiety, depression or any mental health condition. It is designed to support reflection and self-awareness. Reframe CBT-inspired prompts for anxious or unhelpful thoughts. Slow the moment down. Notice the pattern. Find a more balanced perspective. A practical place to land when overthinking takes over. Ground Short, gentle grounding exercises for moments when you feel overwhelmed or caught in your thoughts. Bring your attention back to the present, one quiet step at a time. Breathe One, three or five minutes of guided breathing. Whenever you’re ready. No timers shaming you, no goals to hit. Just a way to settle the body when the mind won’t. Unwind Calming bilateral audio designed for rest, decompression and the slow descent into sleep. For the 11 p.m. version of you who can’t quite switch off. Spark Small prompts and gentle nudges that help you reconnect with yourself and take the next small step. On your wrist MoodFire lives on your Apple Watch too. Check in from the wrist in a few taps, no phone in sight, and breathe with the same calm pacing. It all syncs quietly back to your iPhone. A gentle daily habit MoodFire is designed for everyday use without pressure. Streaks and reminders are quiet by design. You don’t have to use everything every day. Open the app, check in, choose what feels useful. Small step, real one. Helpful insights See your mood trends, anxiety patterns, check-in rhythm and well-being habits, shown simply. No dashboards demanding action. Connect Apple Health and MoodFire will quietly correlate your sleep, resting heart rate, heart rate variability and steps with your check-ins. Those Apple Health readings stay on your device. MoodFire can support you when you are: • Feeling anxious or overwhelmed • Tracking your mood over time • Stuck in overthinking or a thought loop • Looking for CBT-inspired reflection tools • Needing a grounding exercise in the moment • Looking for a calmer evening routine • Taking a moment to unwind before sleep A calmer kind of app MoodFire is not a social network. There are no feeds, no likes, no public sharing. Just a private space to come back to yourself and use practical tools when you need them. A note on what MoodFire is and isn’t MoodFire is designed for everyday well-being support and self-awareness. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or cure any mental health condition. If you need urgent help or feel at risk, please contact 911 or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or speak with a qualified mental health professional. Subscription MoodFire Premium unlocks everything in the app. New users start with a 7-day free trial. After the trial it renews monthly or yearly, depending on the plan you choose, at the price shown in the app for your region, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://moodfire.io/privacy

About

Anchor

This app offers grounding exercises and guided breathing techniques to help users manage stress and anxiety. It provides customizable calming messages and images to promote a sense of peace and presence.

Highlights
  • Grounding exercises
  • Guided breathing
  • Customizable calming messages
  • Soothing imagery
  • Sense-based exercises
Features
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Anchor helps you steady yourself in moments of stress, anxiety, or overwhelm. With simple grounding exercises, soothing breathing guides, and customisable calming messages or images, Anchor is designed to bring you back to the present. Features: 5–4–3–2–1 Exercise → Gently return to the moment through your senses. Guided Breathing → Follow a calming rhythm to release tension. Affirmations & Customisable Anchors → Uplift yourself with peaceful words or your own wise words and images. Anchor is built to be gentle, private, and supportive — a quiet refuge whenever you need it.

Screenshots

MoodFire4 screens
Anchor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anchor at none against MoodFire's 2. MoodFire's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. MoodFire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Anchor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MoodFire versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodFireAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMOODFIRE LTDSamuel Attwood

Customer experience

MoodFire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Anchor

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MoodFire

Subscriptions2
  • MoodFire Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • MoodFire Premium Yearly7 Days trial$45.991 Year
None

Anchor

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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