Stress Diary vs Mood Tracker, Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stress Diary
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Stress rarely appears out of nowhere. It usually follows patterns: situations, thoughts, times of day or people. Stress Diary helps you make those patterns visible. Log stress using a clear 0–100% scale, track emotions and feelings, and review long-term trends with clean statistics. Features - 0–100% stress scale with color coding - Emotions & feelings (predefined + custom) - Optional thoughts field - Automatic timestamps - Manual entries or reminder-based entries Reminders - Custom time range (e.g. 7:30 AM–10 PM) - Flexible interval settings - Direct entry from notifications Statistics (Premium) - 24-hour daily view - 7-day breakdown (morning/afternoon/evening) - 28-day trends - Fixed 0–100% scale CSV Export (Premium) - Export a single day, custom range, or all data - Open in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets - Great for therapy sessions Privacy - 100% Offline - No cloud - No analytics - No tracking - Your data stays on your device Inspired by DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) principles, but fully usable without any therapy context.
Mood Tracker, Diary
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Mood Tracker, Diary: MoodSpace is a private mood tracker and emotion journal built around one tap a day. Pick the sphere that matches how you feel and your day lands in your sky. Add feelings, what shaped the day and a note only when you want to, and save at any step. After about a week the mood tracker shows what lifts your mood and what drains it, with facts from your own entries. A daily journal that answers back. WHY THIS MOOD TRACKER • One-tap check-in: five levels, then optional feelings, factors, a note and a photo • A gentle question for your note, with another one a tap away, keeps the daily journal easy • Unlimited emotion journal entries, and your whole history stays free • Your emotion journal at a glance: a calendar of colored spheres • Streaks with shields: one free shield a month saves a single missed day • Patterns in plain numbers from your own entries: walks, sleep, friends, work and more • Weekly report once you have logged enough days • Widgets, Lock Screen, Control Center and Siri: use the mood tracker without opening the app • Apple Health: save your mood as State of Mind and compare it with sleep, steps and exercise • Reminders you control, with quiet hours, for a daily journal habit that stays light • iCloud sync, Face ID lock and CSV export keep your diary private MOODSPACE PLUS MoodSpace Plus unlocks every pattern, month and year views, the Year in Spheres, all weekly and monthly reports, three shields a month, extra reminders, PDF export, themes and icons, and unlimited custom factors. Plus is an auto-renewing subscription; manage it in your Apple Account settings. MoodSpace is a daily journal and mood tracker for self-reflection, an emotion journal rather than a medical app. It does not diagnose or treat any condition. Privacy Policy: https://solvalex.com/en/legal/apps/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mood Tracker, Diary at every 2 weeks against Stress Diary's every 7 months. Stress Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. Stress Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mood Tracker, Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stress Diary ships an update every 7 months, Mood Tracker, Diary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stress Diary | Mood Tracker, Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dennis Fricke | Solvalex |
In-app purchases
Stress Diary
- Statistics & export$0.99
Mood Tracker, Diary
- MoodSpace Weekly$1.997 Days
- MoodSpace Monthly$7.991 Month
- MoodSpace Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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