Comparison

Emotion Wheel vs Inside Out

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

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About

Emotion Wheel

Features
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Log how you feel right now - with a word that actually fits. EmoteLog is an emotion-vocabulary journal built around a real two-tier feelings wheel. Six broad families - Happy, Peaceful, Surprised, Sad, Angry, Fearful - open into 27 precise words, so tonight's entry can say "resentful" or "relieved" instead of a smiley face. Rate the strength on your own 1-10 scale, add a short note, and you are done in under a minute. Everything stays on this device: no account, no analysis, no diagnosis. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข A wheel (or compact grid) of 27 feeling words in 6 color-coded families - the vocabulary appears the moment you need it โ€ข Your own 1-10 strength on every entry, so last Tuesday's "anxious 9" never blurs into today's "anxious 3" โ€ข One-tap re-logging of a recent feeling when the same mood comes back โ€ข A searchable timeline - find every "hurt", every note that mentions "work", every Fearful-family day - with any entry editable or deletable โ€ข A daily check-in goal with a streak that counts through yesterday, so it does not read zero every morning โ€ข Time-of-day, weekday, family, and same-day co-occurrence counts - plain descriptive counts of what you logged, never an interpretation of what it means PERFECT FOR โ€ข Anyone told to "name it to tame it" who blanks when asked what they actually feel โ€ข Journalers who want a 20-second check-in instead of a blank page โ€ข People building an emotional vocabulary richer than "fine" and "stressed" โ€ข Anyone who wants their feelings record to live on their phone and nowhere else WHY NOT JUST A MOOD TRACKER? Five smiley faces cannot tell "hurt" from "lonely" from "bored" - and a rating without a word gives you nothing to look back on. EmoteLog keeps the speed of a one-tap mood tracker and adds the one thing that makes the record worth keeping: the right word. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your journal is stored on this device. No account, no sign-in, no ads, no analytics, no app-run cloud. Export your complete history as CSV text at any moment - the record is yours. EmoteLog is a personal journaling aid, not a medical tool; it does not diagnose, screen for, or treat any condition. FULL ACCESS EmoteLog Full Access unlocks the complete app - the 27-word wheel, unlimited entries, timeline search, editing, CSV export, goal streaks, time-of-day and weekday counts, family breakdown, same-day co-occurrence counts, and up to five daily check-in reminders. Choose Weekly, Yearly, or Lifetime (one-time purchase). Open the wheel and put a word on this moment - your first entry takes less than a minute. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

About

Inside Out

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During psychotherapy, I discovered I have issues with emotion recognition. This discovery led to this simple yet really helpful app for me. It allows you to easily track your emotions and see how your mood swings, how you feel throughout the day, and when things are clearly going off the rails. Features! - Nice and glossy interface with beautifully orange buttons (I love it) - Cute glass emojis - Log of records (you can delete your emotions! but not irl; this feature is currently in development) - Statistics (I'm still working on it) - Cloud synchronization, so you won't lose track of grief records - Random reminders, set amount and range of notifications you want to receive from the app (so you can choose how many times during the day you want to be mad also because of the app) Feature requests are welcome!

Screenshots

Emotion Wheel4 screens
Inside Out4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inside Out at none against Emotion Wheel's 3. Inside Out also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Emotion Wheel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Inside Out asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Emotion Wheel versus Inside Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmotion WheelInside Out
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDGleb Pekhotnik

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Emotion Wheel

Subscriptions2
  • Daily Check-In Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Self-Care Tracker Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Intensity Chart Lifetime$39.99
None

Inside Out

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emotion Wheel free?
Emotion Wheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inside Out free?
Inside Out is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emotion Wheel or Inside Out have ads?
Neither Emotion Wheel nor Inside Out shows ads.

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