Comparison

Year in Pixels Mood vs Pixels

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

Head to head
About

Year in Pixels Mood

Features
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A year-in-pixels mood journal — one colored square per day, building a whole year you can see at a glance. - One pixel per day — color your whole year by mood - The classic 12-month by 31-day grid - Five-level scale with clean, readable colors - Unlimited trackers: mood, energy, sleep, habits (Premium) - Daily notes and share-as-image, fully offline (Premium) Who it's for For journalers and mood-trackers who love the year-in-pixels chart and want it on their phone, fully offline. Subscription Premium is available as a monthly ($4.99) or yearly ($19.99) subscription. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings — no charge on the first day if you cancel during the introductory window. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily mood logging
  • Sleep tracking
  • Weather logging
  • Custom trackers
  • Year-at-a-glance grid
  • Private by design
  • Dreamy themes
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Year in Pixels Mood4 screens
Pixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixels at none against Year in Pixels Mood's 2. Pixels also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Year in Pixels Mood sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pixels asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Year in Pixels Mood versus Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYear in Pixels MoodPixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVasilii PolovnikovSteven Luong

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Year in Pixels Mood

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$1.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Year
None

Pixels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Year in Pixels Mood free?
Year in Pixels Mood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixels free?
Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Year in Pixels Mood or Pixels have ads?
Year in Pixels Mood shows ads; Pixels does not.

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