Hue Journal vs Pixels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hue Journal
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What color was your day today? Hue Journal is a minimal diary app where you record each day with just one color. No need to find the right words -- simply choose a color, and your day is captured. JUST PICK A COLOR Choose from 12 curated colors -- Coral, Sunflower, Tangerine, Mint, Sky, Peach, Lavender, Rose, and more. Trust your instinct. The color you're drawn to says something quiet about your day. Text is entirely optional. Write when you feel like it, skip when you don't. This is your diary, your way. YOUR CALENDAR BECOMES A MOSAIC As you record each day, your calendar fills with color tiles that form a mosaic -- a visual portrait of your month. Scroll back through your weeks and months. Patterns emerge. A burst of warm tones here, a calm stretch of blues there. Your life, painted one day at a time. GENTLE COLOR INSIGHTS Once a week and once a month, Hue Journal offers a quiet look at the colors you've been choosing. Bright tones dominated your week? Gentle hues filled your month? These insights are not diagnoses -- they're small moments of reflection, inspired by color psychology research. A chance to notice, not to be told. SHARE YOUR MOSAIC Turn your monthly calendar mosaic into an image and share it. No words needed -- your colors speak for themselves. FEATURES - 12-color palette for daily mood recording - Optional text notes - Calendar mosaic view - Weekly & monthly color insights - Social media sharing - Insight notifications (weekly & monthly, opt-in in Settings) - English and Japanese support PERFECT FOR - People who want to journal but struggle with writing - Anyone who loves color, design, and visual expression - Those looking for a low-effort daily reflection habit - Fans of mood tracking without the clinical feel Free to use (with ads).
Pixels
Log your daily mood, sleep, and weather to create a visual representation of your year. This private journal app offers a gentle and beautiful way to track your well-being with customizable options and calming aesthetics.
- Daily mood logging
- Sleep tracking
- Weather logging
- Custom trackers
- Year-at-a-glance grid
- Private by design
- Dreamy themes
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Pixels is a cozy daily journal inspired by the classic “Year in Pixels” page. Pick how you felt, log your sleep, note the weather, and each day becomes one soft, colorful square. Over weeks and months, those little squares grow into a beautiful picture of your whole year. It’s gentle, private, and made to be the loveliest ten seconds of your day. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK Mood: choose from expressive, color-coded feelings Sleep: log your hours and watch your rest take shape Weather: sunny, cloudy, rainy, and more Your own: build custom trackers with your own colors, icons, and questions YOUR YEAR IN PIXELS A full year-at-a-glance grid for every tracker Tap today to log in a tap or two Charts for number trackers like sleep A clear color key so every square makes sense MADE TO FEEL GOOD Six dreamy themes, including a starry night look Soft, pillowy design with cute clouds and sparkles Calm, smooth little animations throughout PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device — no account, no sign-up No ads, no tracking, no analytics Export and import your data anytime, so your year is always yours Start today. Color one little square, and let your year bloom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pixels at none against Hue Journal's shown. Hue Journal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Hue Journal | Pixels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | chaco | Steven Luong |
In-app purchases
Hue Journal
No in-app purchases
Pixels
No in-app purchases









