MoodFire vs CogniTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
CogniTrack
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CogniTrack Pro turns your iPhone into a private lab for your mind, recovery and daily health routines. Track attention, memory, reaction speed, HRV, activity, sleep and optional glucose context in one calm app. Follow short morning and evening routines, run research-inspired cognitive exercises, and see your personal trends over time — without accounts, ads or cloud upload. WHY I BUILT COGNITRACK PRO I am a PhD bioinformatician and have worked with artificial intelligence and data-driven analysis for more than 20 years. I am also fascinated by longevity, healthy habits and the question of how small daily routines compound over time. My belief is simple: long-term progress starts with consistency, good measurement and clear feedback. CogniTrack Pro was created to bring that approach to everyday cognitive and wellness tracking — privately, practically and without unnecessary complexity. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Follow guided morning and evening routines for focus, reflection and recovery • Train with classic cognitive paradigms such as N-back, Stroop, Go/No-Go, digit span, symbol-digit and reaction time • Build a Cognitive Index and see how your results change over time • Connect Apple Health to review HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, activity and workout context • Add optional glucose readings and estimate long-term glucose trends • Explore correlations between routine, health signals, phone use and cognitive performance • Get practical recommendations based on your own patterns • Use the app in English, German, Spanish and French PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data is yours. CogniTrack Pro works fully offline and does not use tracking, ads or analytics SDKs. No account is required. Nothing leaves your phone unless you export it or intentionally enable your own self-hosted sync. IMPORTANT CogniTrack Pro is a wellness and education app. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Scores, ranges and trends are estimates from your own data and are not a substitute for professional medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoodFire at none against CogniTrack's 2. MoodFire also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. CogniTrack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MoodFire asks for nothing beyond the download.
MoodFire ships an update every 3 days, CogniTrack every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoodFire | CogniTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MOODFIRE LTD | Maik Friedel |
In-app purchases
MoodFire
No in-app purchases
CogniTrack
- CogniTrack Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- CogniTrack Pro (Lifetime)$9.99









