Comparison

Mood Calendar vs MicroHabit

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

Head to head
About

Mood Calendar

Features
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Your feelings count - take a minute each day to think about yourself. This easy mood log helps you see how you truly feel and why. Add quick notes in your calendar, photos, or even a short video to remember what made you smile or what weighed you down. Look back at your mood chart and see your highs and lows clearly. Over time, you'll find trends that can help with stress, understand mood changes, and feel more in charge of your emotional wellness. Use this journal to stop, breathe, and look after your mind a bit more each day. This is your safe space - your feelings stay private. Lock your journal with a PIN or Face ID, and get gentle reminders to check in. Small steps turn into real change. Let this app remind you: you're allowed to feel everything, you're growing, and you're not alone on this journey.

About

MicroHabit

This app helps you build consistent habits by focusing on your last 30 days of progress rather than a streak. Easily track daily actions, count progress, or time activities. It offers privacy by design, keeping all your data on your device.

Highlights
  • 30-day progress view
  • Customizable habits
  • Check off, count, or time actions
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
  • Home screen widgets and Siri integration
  • Pause or archive habits
Features
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Miss a day? Pick up with one small action. MicroHabit shows your last 30 days of progress instead of a streak to protect. Check off a habit, count pages read, or time a few minutes of movement. START SMALL, KEEP GOING Create your own habit or choose a ready-made small action. Pick the days that suit you and add a reminder when you want one. CHECK OFF, COUNT, OR TIME Mark a habit done, add to a count, or start and pause a timer from Today. Counts and timers record the actual amount, even after you reach your target. SEE PROGRESS BEYOND A STREAK Review your 30-day progress instead of protecting an unbroken streak. There is no streak counter to reset; your progress updates as the window moves. Review your week with Weekly Progress, or use Day Review to look back at a day. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-in • No analytics, tracking, diagnostics, or crash reporting • Habit data stays on your device by default. You can export an unencrypted backup to a destination you choose. ACT WITH LESS FRICTION • Use Home Screen widgets and Siri or Shortcuts for quick actions CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN PACE Pause a habit when you need a break, or archive it and restore it later. Your recorded activity stays available. MicroHabit is free for up to six active habits, Weekly Progress, and Day Review for the last 30 days. An optional one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited active habits, your full history in Day Review and Activity, and CSV export. No subscription or trial.

Screenshots

Mood Calendar4 screens
MicroHabit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MicroHabit at none against Mood Calendar's shown. MicroHabit also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Mood Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Mood Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MicroHabit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mood Calendar ships an update every 2 months, MicroHabit every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mood Calendar versus MicroHabit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMood CalendarMicroHabit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnton PankrashinVeloTract

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mood Calendar

One-time1
  • Premium Customization & No Ads$6.99
1 purchases

MicroHabit

One-time1
  • MicroHabit Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Mood Calendar free?
Mood Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MicroHabit free?
MicroHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mood Calendar or MicroHabit have ads?
Mood Calendar shows ads; MicroHabit does not.
Which is updated more often, Mood Calendar or MicroHabit?
Mood Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and MicroHabit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mood Calendar was updated on November 5, 2026 and MicroHabit on November 5, 2026.

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