Emotion Sphere vs Mebana
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emotion Sphere
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Emotion Sphere – Record Your Feelings as a Beautiful Sphere, Every Hour Emotion Sphere allows you to record your current feelings every hour using emojis, and visualizes your daily emotions as a single, colorful sphere. Based on the emotions you select, colors softly blend together, expressing your mental state throughout the day as a beautiful gradient. The app also aggregates emotions from users around the world, letting you view the “Global Emotion Sphere” from the previous day at a glance. With no social features, no sharing, and no comparisons, Emotion Sphere offers a calm space to quietly reflect on your feelings. [Simple Hourly Emotion Tracking] ・Record your emotions once every hour by selecting an emoji ・Automatically generate a daily “Emotion Sphere” based on emotion ratios ・A countdown timer shows when the next entry is available Emotion Color Mapping ・Happiness → Yellow ・Sleepiness → Blue ・Sadness → Light Blue ・Anger → Red ・Love → Pink As emotions overlap, colors blend smoothly, capturing the “landscape of your mind” within a single sphere. [Your Personal Emotion Gallery] ・Review your daily emotion data in a simple list ・Each day is saved as a unique emotion sphere ・Visualize long-term emotional changes and patterns [Explore the World’s Emotion Sphere] ・Aggregate emotion data from users worldwide ・View the world’s collective mood as a single sphere ・Gently observe the differences between your emotions and global trends [Notifications to Build a Habit] ・Receive push notifications when it’s time to record your emotions ・Helps you stay consistent and build a healthy habit [Perfect For] ・Visualizing your emotional flow ・Tracking feelings without writing long journal entries ・Supporting daily mental well-being ・Understanding global emotional trends ・Anyone looking for a quiet, distraction-free app [Easy to Use] ・Open the app and select an emoji ・No complex settings and no social features ・Designed exclusively for dark mode for a calm experience 【Auto-Renewable Subscription】 Premium features are available with an auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: http://sasakyy.com/emotion/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ [Disclaimer] This app does not provide medical or psychological diagnoses. All information is intended for personal awareness and self-care purposes only.
Mebana
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Mebana is available in Japanese only. Mebana is a small self-care journal for days when you are tired but not sick. Log tiny actions such as drinking a glass of water, opening the curtains, or taking a deep breath, and a potted plant grows from a sprout into a flower. There is no streak counter and nothing wilts. If you take a day off, you simply continue the next day. Your care logs, journal entries and moods stay on your device; the developer has no server that receives them. Purchases are handled through RevenueCat; see the Privacy Policy for details. There are no ads. Add a Home Screen widget to see your plant and today's water at a glance. The widget shows only your plant's name and picture and today's water, never your logs. You can also share your bloomed flower as a tall image that fits Stories. Growing a plant to a flower is free. The optional paid plan (monthly, yearly, or one-time purchase) adds more spots for room decorations, the full monthly review, and a letter from your plant at the end of each month. Terms of Use: https://satocchi0416sh.github.io/mebana/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://satocchi0416sh.github.io/mebana/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mebana at none against Emotion Sphere's shown. Mebana also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Emotion Sphere's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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
Both are free to download. Emotion Sphere sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mebana sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Emotion Sphere ships an update every 5 weeks, Mebana fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emotion Sphere | Mebana |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryogo Owashi | Satoyoshi Hirano |
In-app purchases
Emotion Sphere
- Emotion Sphere Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Emotion Sphere Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Mebana
- 月額7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- 年額7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- 買い切り$119.99









