Comparison

Moon vs Beuseful

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

Head to head
About

Moon

This app provides a private journal that syncs with lunar cycles. Track your moods, observe moon phases, and discover personal patterns over time with gentle reminders and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Private, device-only journaling
  • Automatic moon phase tagging
  • Current moon phase details
  • Moonrise/moonset and sunrise/sunset times
  • Yearly calendar of lunar events
  • Mood tracking across lunar cycles
  • Daily, full moon, and new moon reminders
Features
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Find your next words with a private moon journal, guided writing prompts and mood tracking. Explore your own patterns alongside the Moon. Some days, the words come easily. Other days, you need somewhere to start. Moon-Journal brings your thoughts, emotions and the lunar cycle into one calm, starry space. Write a little, notice how you feel, and build a picture of your own patterns over time. FIND YOUR NEXT WORDS Open the inspiration library while you write. Choose a guided reflection or explore prompts inspired by the current moon phase. Turn a moment, a sky event or a personal reflection into a journal entry without losing your place. DISCOVER YOUR PATTERNS See your entries on an interactive lunar wheel, with one dot for each entry and colors for the emotions you recorded. Explore nearby entries, filter by emotion or time frame, and compare your recorded moods across moon phases. Personal insights grow with your journal and show how much data supports each finding. A JOURNAL YOU CAN RETURN TO Capture your feelings alongside your thoughts. Entries keep their moon phase, illumination and Moon-in-sign details for you to revisit. Search your writing and filter by date, emotion, phase or Moon sign to find the moments you want to remember. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal is stored on your device, not uploaded to our servers. No journal account is required. Add an optional PIN lock and use Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices. Export your entries, save a journal backup and restore it when you need to. FOLLOW THE MOON Explore today's phase, illumination, distance and the next major phase. Browse the lunar calendar by month and year, see full and new moons ahead, and explore moonrise, moonset, sunrise and sunset with visual timelines for your chosen location. MAKE ROOM FOR WONDER Keep track of meteor showers, eclipses and the changing seasons. Explore your Western and Chinese signs, or use your sign with today's moon as another starting point for reflection. Choose your signs yourself or enter an optional birthday. KEEP YOUR SKY CLOSE Add Moon Today, Next Full Moon, Meteor Showers or Upcoming Events widgets to your Home Screen. Choose daily journal reminders and the sky-event notifications you want to receive. MADE FOR YOUR SCREEN A refreshed design brings the same calm experience to iPhone and iPad, with side-by-side layouts on iPhone Duo when unfolded. SUBSCRIPTION A monthly or annual subscription is required to use Moon-Journal. Eligible subscribers can start with a 7-day free trial. After the trial, your selected subscription renews automatically unless cancelled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Prices and trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://moon-journal.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://moon-journal.com/privacy

About

Beuseful

Features
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BeUseful helps you discover volunteering events, register for shifts, track your hours, and stay in touch with organizations. Browse events by category, save favorites, manage registrations, and see your contribution history in one place.

Screenshots

Moon4 screens
Beuseful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beuseful at none against Moon's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Moon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Beuseful asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Moon versus Beuseful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoonBeuseful
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhoenix Fire Technology LLCDenis Sachmajev

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Moon

Subscriptions2
  • Moon Journal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Moon Journal Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Beuseful

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moon free?
Moon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beuseful free?
Beuseful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moon or Beuseful have ads?
Neither Moon nor Beuseful shows ads.

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