Comparison

MoodPixel vs HamSmith Habit

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

Head to head
About

MoodPixel

Features
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Track how you feel. Once. Forever. MoodPixel is a beautifully crafted mood tracker built natively for iOS, designed to help you understand your emotions through one of the most personal experiences ever created in a mood app. Made by an indie developer who believes your data belongs to you. YOUR PHOTOS, YOUR MOOD The only mood tracker that lets you use YOUR OWN photos as mood icons. Your selfies, your pet, your favorite landscapes - make MoodPixel uniquely yours. Or pick from our signature pixel art faces, classic Apple emojis, or fully custom emojis. Photo icons and custom emojis are part of MoodPixel Pro. YEAR IN PIXELS Visualize an entire year of your moods in a beautiful colored grid. Export your year as a shareable square image (Pro), perfect for sharing or for your own reflection. NO SUBSCRIPTION, NO ACCOUNT Pay once. Own forever. No monthly fees, no account creation, no email required. Just download and start tracking. 100% PRIVATE Your journal is stored on your device and synced to your personal iCloud when it's available (run by Apple, never a server of ours). Photos stay on your device. Zero analytics. Zero tracking. Zero advertisements. Delete a single day or all your data, iCloud copy included, right from the app. Face ID lock for extra privacy (Pro). FEATURES - Daily mood tracking with 5 expressive levels - 15 default activities (hide the ones you don't use) + custom activities (Pro) - Notes on each entry, photos with Pro - Beautiful Year in Pixels visualization: tap any day to open it - Monthly calendar with mood colors - Mood and activity correlations (Pro) - Monthly mood trends and distribution (Pro) - Streak tracking - 3 widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen (today, streak, 30-day grid), light or dark - Daily reminder that skips days you've already logged - CSV export of all your data (Pro) - Light, Dark, and System theme - Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese - iCloud sync across your iPhones (photos stay on the device) - Delete a day or all your data, iCloud copy included - Large text and VoiceOver support MOODPIXEL PRO (one-time purchase) - Use your own photos as mood icons - Custom emoji set (pick your 5 favorites) - Add unlimited custom activities - Edit, reorder and delete activities - Year in Pixels social export - Insights after 14 days of entries: mood and activity correlations, mood by day of week, monthly trends and distribution - Photo attachments on entries - CSV export - Face ID / Touch ID lock - Forever access to all future Pro features WHO IS MOODPIXEL FOR? People who want to better understand themselves without surrendering their data to a corporate database. People who are tired of subscription fatigue and just want a beautiful, focused tool that does ONE thing exceptionally well: track how they feel, day after day. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY We don't see your data. We can't see your data. We run no server: your journal lives on your device and in your own iCloud. There is no analytics SDK. There is no tracking pixel. The "MoodPixel" in our name is the only pixel watching you - and even then, only on your screen.

About

HamSmith Habit

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Have you ever wished that living a productive life could feel soft, cute, and something you actually look forward to? HamSmith Habit Cafe is a cozy pixel-style habit app created by an indie developer. It turns daily habits, and to-dos into a gentle, playful little adventure. What you can do In HamSmith Habit Cafe, you can: • Build daily habits • Track your to-do tasks • Earn habit completion achievements • Watch a cozy pixel world change with weather & day-night cycles • Enjoy cute hamster companions and tiny animals living with you • Customize your phone with creamy pastel pixel widgets & wallpapers • Make your own cozy daily life, step by step Core feeling Every completed habit feels like growing your own little pixel universe. You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need to change overnight. Just a little progress every day is already enough. Why people love it HamSmith Habit Cafe is more than a tool. It feels like a small cozy space that quietly stays with you. • Cute pixel characters • Gamified progress system • Soft and calming atmosphere • Clean and minimal interface Habit building finally feels like playing a game. Who it’s for For people who want to slowly build a better daily rhythm. If you love: • Cozy aesthetic apps • Pixel art worlds • Gentle productivity • Gamified self-growth • Making daily life feel meaningful This is for you. Whether it’s: • Studying • Exercising • Sleeping earlier • Staying focused • Drinking water • Journaling • Building hobbies • Taking care of yourself, pets, or loved ones .... You can create your own habits, your own pace. And slowly feel progress again. Privacy-first HamSmith Habit Cafe is designed with your privacy in mind. • Fully local-first app • Your data stays on your device • No ads • No tracking • No pressure Because good tools should feel safe to use. One-time purchase No subscriptions. No pressure loops. No hidden limits. Just a cozy pixel universe that stays with you for a long time. Closing Built with care by an indie developer who loves cozy pixel worlds. Hope this app can become a soft little light in your busy everyday life.

Screenshots

MoodPixel4 screens
HamSmith Habit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoodPixel at Free against HamSmith Habit's $2.99. HamSmith Habit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MoodPixel is free to download; HamSmith Habit costs $2.99 up front. MoodPixel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HamSmith Habit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoodPixel ships an update every 2 months, HamSmith Habit every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
MoodPixel versus HamSmith Habit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodPixelHamSmith Habit
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex MasureChuang Yi Ting

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MoodPixel

One-time1
  • MoodPixel Pro$4.99
None

HamSmith Habit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MoodPixel free?
MoodPixel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HamSmith Habit free?
HamSmith Habit costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MoodPixel or HamSmith Habit have ads?
Neither MoodPixel nor HamSmith Habit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoodPixel or HamSmith Habit?
MoodPixel ships an update every 2 months, and HamSmith Habit every 5 weeks. Most recently, MoodPixel was updated on October 31, 2026 and HamSmith Habit on November 9, 2026.

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