Comparison

Present. Gratitude Journal vs MoodThread

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

Head to head
About

Present. Gratitude Journal

This app provides a private space for daily gratitude and mindfulness. It helps users slow down, reflect, and capture positive moments from their day through simple journaling. Entries build a personal timeline of positivity, encouraging a more mindful and appreciative outlook.

Highlights
  • Daily gratitude journaling
  • Mindful reflection prompts
  • Personal timeline of positivity
  • Private and secure on-device storage
  • Clean, minimal interface
  • Light and dark modes
Features
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Present. – Your private space for daily gratitude and mindfulness. Life moves fast. It’s easy to overlook the small moments that actually make it meaningful. Present. helps you slow down, reflect, and capture the good in your day – in just a few minutes. Notice more. Feel better. Build a Simple Daily Habit Start seeing your life differently with a mindful journaling routine. Write down small moments: • A good conversation • A peaceful walk • Something you’re proud of • Anything that made your day a little better Over time, these moments add up – and so does how you feel! Look Back and Smile Your entries become a personal timeline of positivity. Scroll through past days, rediscover forgotten moments, and remind yourself: you’ve had more good days than you think. Mark your favorite memories and keep them close. Truly Private Your thoughts are personal. They should stay that way. • No accounts • No sign-up • No data tracking Everything is stored safely and only on your device. Simple by Design No clutter. No distractions. No pressure. We believe keeping a diary shouldn’t feel like a chore. Just open the app and write. • Clean, minimal interface • Quick and easy entries • Focus on what matters Built for Everyday Use Whether it’s part of your morning routine or a quiet reflection before bed, Present. fits naturally into your day. Even a minute or two is enough. Designed to Feel Good • Beautiful light and dark modes • Calm, distraction-free experience • Thoughtful details that make writing enjoyable Why Present.? Because happiness isn’t about big changes. It’s about noticing what’s already there. Start your daily gratitude practice today – and begin to see your life in a more positive, mindful way. The core journaling experience of Present. is completely free forever. A few optional extras, such as saving favorite memories, require a premium subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MoodThread

Features
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MoodThread captures how you feel in 5 seconds and builds a map of your emotional life over time. CHECK IN FAST Slide to your mood, tap your emotions, add a word of context. Done. No journaling, no long prompts — just a quick pulse check you can do on the train, after a meeting, or before bed. Check in from your home screen widget or ask Siri without opening the app. AI PATTERN ANALYSIS MoodThread is the only mood tracker that connects the dots across your entire history. It finds which days you consistently dip, what triggers your best moods, and how your emotional patterns shift over weeks and months. The longer you use it, the smarter it gets. SMART NUDGES Get a gentle alert when something shifts — like tagging "Anxious" three days in a row, or your mood dropping compared to last week. No spam. Just the moments that matter. EMOTION LIBRARY Every emotion you tag builds a personal dictionary — how often it appears, what triggers it, which other emotions it shows up with, and what it means for you specifically. Not a generic definition. Your patterns, your insights. TRIGGER INSIGHTS See exactly how Work, Sleep, Exercise, Relationships, and other context tags impact your mood. Know which triggers lift you up and which bring you down. WEEKLY MOOD DIGEST Every Monday, get a personalized summary of your week — dominant mood, trending emotions, strongest triggers, and a reflection prompt. YOUR EMOTIONAL CALENDAR Color-coded calendar shows your mood at a glance. Spot patterns between weekdays and weekends, busy weeks and quiet ones. Track your check-in streak without pressure. HEALTH & WEATHER CORRELATION Connect Apple Health to see how sleep, exercise, and heart rate affect your mood. Enable weather to automatically track sunny days vs. rainy ones — zero effort, real insight. APPLE WATCH Check in from your wrist with the Digital Crown mood dial. Spin to your mood, tap Save. Your quickest check-in yet. SHARE YOUR WEEK Generate a beautiful styled card of your weekly mood summary and share it with friends, your therapist, or social media. GUIDED BREATHING When your mood drops low, MoodThread offers a gentle breathing exercise — 4 cycles of guided inhale, hold, exhale. No extra app needed. THERAPIST EXPORT One-tap PDF summary of your last 30 days — mood chart, top emotions, triggers, and AI analysis. Designed for a therapist to review in a session. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All mood data stays on your device. AI analysis sends only mood scores and tags to our secure proxy — never your name or personal info. Face ID lock keeps your journal private. PREMIUM FEATURES - AI pattern analysis and mood insights - Weekly AI mood digest - Emotion Library with personal AI interpretations - Trigger correlation analysis - 30/60/90 day trend charts with period comparison - Day-of-week and time-of-day mood charts - CSV export and therapist PDF report - Year in Moods annual recap Free to start. Premium unlocks the intelligence layer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tomtoro-privacy.vercel.app

Screenshots

Present. Gratitude Journal4 screens
MoodThread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: MoodThread at 3 against Present. Gratitude Journal's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Present. Gratitude Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and MoodThread sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Present. Gratitude Journal versus MoodThread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPresent. Gratitude JournalMoodThread
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid PerelmanTommy Ong

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Present. Gratitude Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
3 purchases

MoodThread

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Present. Gratitude Journal free?
Present. Gratitude Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoodThread free?
MoodThread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Present. Gratitude Journal or MoodThread have ads?
Neither Present. Gratitude Journal nor MoodThread shows ads.

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