TapDiary vs Pulse

TapDiary is a private mood and energy tracker for people who want a simple daily check-in without noise. Log how you feel in around ten seconds, then move on with your day. Why TapDiary • One calm daily check-in for mood and energy • Weekly snapshot with streak, trend, and simple stats • Monthly review with heatmap and day details • Optional reminder to stay consistent • Home Screen widget for fast mood check-ins • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Optional iCloud sync to keep entries aligned across devices • Light, dark, or system appearance TapDiary is built for privacy, consistency, and clarity. No account. Local by default. No clutter.

Your pulse, your day, your journal. Pulse is intentionally kept lean: no subscription, no cluttered interface — just you, a moment, and an honest read on how you're actually doing. Free and open source. HOW IT WORKS • Capture moments: a short thought, a rating from −2 (bad) to +2 (good), optional tags and location. Done in seconds. • Reflect on your day: one sentence of forecast in the morning, the summary in the evening — with your own metrics like sleep, deep work, exercise, or family time. Stoic reflection questions get you started. • Discover patterns: daily, weekly, and monthly views show you what lifts you up — and what doesn't. Filter by a single tag to look at one area of your life on its own. Good days have reasons. • AI coach: on request, Apple Intelligence analyzes your entries and surfaces insights about your patterns — running entirely on your device, no cloud. • Apple Health: if you like, your moods appear as State of Mind and the time you spend reflecting as Mindful Minutes in the Health app. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything lives on your iPhone or iPad and in your private iCloud. Pulse only writes to Apple Health what you turn on — and never reads from it. Lock Pulse with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode if you like. No tracking, no ads, no accounts. The full source code is public on GitHub. Export to JSON anytime. WHO IS PULSE FOR? For everyone who has failed at classic journaling: no long entries, no pressure, no streak guilt. A micro-journal that fits your life — not the other way around. Questions or ideas? Pulse is actively developed — your feedback shapes the roadmap.