Happy Five vs sidequest

Happy Five is a simple app that helps you notice the good in every day. Many people look for big changes to feel happier, but real improvement often comes from small daily habits. Research on gratitude shows that writing down positive moments each day can lift your mood, reduce stress, and improve well-being over time.With Happy Five, you don't need to set anything up. Every day a new card appears with 5 spots. Just write what you enjoyed: a good coffee, a nice message, a walk, a funny moment, anything. It takes almost no time. When you want to look back, use the search bar to find and sort past entries, or export them anytime in CSV or PDF format.You can also rate your day with a quick slider, set reminders that only trigger if you forgot to fill in your card, view statistics, see the current moon phase and holiday information, and add or delete a day if needed. All these core features are free, without any paywalls or ads. A donation to the project is more than welcome if you enjoy the app.Privacy comes first. You can lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. Your data stays tied to your Apple ID and completely private. Write 5 things. See more good. Feel a bit better each day.

sidequest is a small, gentle thing: a little adventure offered to you each day, chosen for the moment you're in. It reads the shape of your day, where you are, the weather outside, the hour, and suggests something that fits. A walk somewhere new when the sky is clear. A slow coffee when it rains. A quiet ten minutes when the evening is yours. If the day's quest doesn't quite suit you, you can swap it for another. Do it whenever you like. Complete it with a gentle gesture, and if the moment is worth keeping, add a note or a photo. Then let the day rest. Over time your quests gather in a calm journal, and a quiet streak grows for simply showing up. No pressure to keep up. Just a small, kind nudge to step a little outside your routine, one day at a time.