Comparison

MoodJournal vs One Dot

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

Head to head
About

MoodJournal

This app provides a private space to log your daily moods and energy levels, identify patterns, and reflect on your well-being. It offers customizable features and local data storage for privacy. Review your progress with insightful charts and summaries.

Highlights
  • Log mood and energy on a 1-10 scale
  • Add feelings, influences, day title, and notes
  • Review history with charts and streaks
  • Weekly summary with Apple Intelligence
  • Customizable appearance and app icons
  • Reminders and widgets
  • Local data storage with no ads or tracking
  • Optional Face ID/Touch ID protection
Features
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MoodJournal is your personal mood journal – a calm place to note in seconds how you feel, and to see after a few weeks what your good days have in common. No account, no subscription, no server: everything stays on your device. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Everything is stored locally on your device – no account, no MoodJournal server, no internet access • No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, no tracking, no analytics • Optional protection with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode – your entry stays hidden in the app switcher too • Export as CSV or JSON, optional automatic backup to a folder of your choice LOGGED IN TWO SECONDS • Mood and energy on a 1–10 scale, one main feeling – done • Feelings, influences, a day title and notes only if you like; journaling prompts help you get started • From your Apple Watch too: turn the crown, confirm the number, and the entry lands in your journal • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center control, reminders at the times that suit you SPOT YOUR PATTERNS • Your history by week, month and year – with charts, time-of-day and weekday breakdowns • Which feelings and influences make the difference? The statistics show it with your own numbers • Optional with Apple Health: sleep, steps and workouts compared to your mood – read-only, on-device. Your mood can be saved to Health as State of Mind if you want • Your year in colors: every day a dot in its mood color • A weekly summary with Apple Intelligence, generated entirely on-device (on supported devices) MADE YOUR WAY • Light and dark appearance, color themes, slider color schemes and eleven app icons • The app addresses you the way that feels right – casual or neutral • For iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, in English and German Note: MoodJournal is a self-reflection journal, not a medical product. It is not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.

About

One Dot

Features
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The simplest possible mood tracking app. No decision fatigue. No feature bloat. Just one dot. There is zero data or analytics sent to us. You can optionally enable syncing between your devices via iCloud.

Screenshots

MoodJournal4 screens
One Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: One Dot at 17.0 against MoodJournal's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MoodJournal versus One Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoodJournalOne Dot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Pierre MomotPearson Cohen

In-app purchases

None

MoodJournal

No in-app purchases

None

One Dot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MoodJournal free?
MoodJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Dot free?
One Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MoodJournal or One Dot have ads?
Neither MoodJournal nor One Dot shows ads.

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