Recollections vs Yuelu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recollections
This app offers a simple, private way to track your daily mood and feelings. Log your emotional state with optional notes and photos, and review your history to understand patterns. Designed for reflection without pressure or gamification.
- Daily mood logging (Low, Okay, Good, Great)
- Optional notes and photo attachments
- Calendar history view
- Pattern insights
- Gentle daily reminders
- Offline-first design
- Face ID and PIN locking
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Recollection is a private, offline-first mood tracking app designed for a simple daily check-in. Log how you feel once a day in under a minute. No streaks, no pressure, no account required. FEATURES • Daily mood logging with four simple states: Low, Okay, Good, Great • Optional notes for each entry • Optional photo attachment for a visual memory of the day • Calendar history to revisit past entries • Insights that help you notice patterns over time • Gentle daily reminder, only if you enable it • Backup and restore your entries directly through your own files • Fully offline by default • Face ID and PIN locking for on-device privacy • Dark mode DESIGNED FOR REFLECTION, NOT GAMIFICATION Recollection is built to feel calm, honest, and low-pressure. Missed days are fine. The goal is awareness, not perfection. PRIVACY FIRST Your entries stay on your device. Recollection does not require an account with us and does not track you. PREMIUM Try the app out for the first 3 logging days. If you like it and want to support me, you can buy the app outright, no subscriptions. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Yuelu
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Yuelu helps you understand your body through Apple Watch and Apple Health data you authorize. See HRV, sleep, recovery, body energy, biological age, workouts and daily health trends in one calm, privacy-first app. Built for iPhone and Apple Watch Yuelu brings together health signals that are usually scattered across different screens and turns them into simple, readable views for everyday reflection. Key features: - HRV and heart rate trends Follow heart rate, resting heart rate and HRV patterns over time. Use your personal baseline to notice recovery changes and daily rhythm shifts. - Sleep and recovery Review sleep duration, sleep stages, recovery context and nap records. Yuelu can write validated nap sleep records to Apple Health only after your confirmation. - Body energy and readiness Check a daily body energy score and morning readiness view to understand whether your body may be ready for activity, rest or a lighter day. - Biological age view Explore a wellness-oriented biological age view based on multiple authorized health signals, designed for long-term trend awareness rather than one-day judgment. - Workout support on Apple Watch Use the watchOS app during workouts to view live metrics. In workout scenarios, Yuelu can also broadcast local heart rate data to compatible nearby devices. - Watch face complications Keep important metrics closer with Apple Watch face complications, including quick access to HRV and other daily health indicators. - Health overview on iPhone Use the iPhone app to review health, training and settings in a clear dashboard built for repeat daily use. Privacy-first by design Yuelu does not require an account. Health analysis is processed on device, and this version does not upload your health data to Yuelu servers. You stay in control of Apple Health permissions. Important note Yuelu is a wellness and fitness reference app. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical diagnosis, treatment or prevention advice. For health concerns, please consult a qualified medical professional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yuelu at none against Recollections's 1. Recollections's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Recollections sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yuelu asks for nothing beyond the download.
Recollections ships an update weekly, Yuelu every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 28, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recollections | Yuelu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FRANK TROY LI | 美烽 张 |
In-app purchases
Recollections
- Recollections Lifetime$1.99
Yuelu
No in-app purchases





