Comparison

Moo'd vs Tend Journaling App

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

Head to head
About

Moo'd

This app helps you track your mood and journal your thoughts. It offers personalized campus resources and goal-setting features with a fun avatar customization. Designed for easy mental health check-ins, it prioritizes user privacy with no ads or data tracking.

Highlights
  • Mood check-ins
  • Journaling with color-coded folders
  • Personalized campus resources
  • Goal setting and points system
  • Customizable cow avatar
  • Crisis resource access
Features
Read full description

Feeling something? Moo'd helps you notice it, name it, and actually do something about it — one quick check-in at a time. Moo'd is a mood-tracking and wellness app built for student life: packed schedules, late nights, exam stress, and everything in between. Instead of a blank mood log that's easy to forget about, Moo'd turns checking in on yourself into something you'll actually want to open. Check in, in under a minute: A few taps tells Moo'd how you're really feeling — up to three times a day. Over time, your check-ins build into a clear picture of your patterns, so you can spot what's actually affecting your mood instead of guessing. Write it down, your way: When a quick check-in isn't enough, open your journal. Write as much or as little as you want, and now format it exactly how you'd write it on paper — bold, italic, underline, and full text color, all built right in. Focus when you need to: Starting something and can't get moving? Run a focus timer for 10, 15, 25 minutes, or set your own length, with your own customized companion cow riding along on the timer. Finish a full session and earn points toward your goals. Make it yours Every check-in, journal entry, completed activity, and focus session earns you points. Spend them customizing your very own cow — new colors, outfits, and accessories, mixed and matched however you like. Find real support, personalized to you Browse activities and resources tailored to how you've actually been feeling lately, not a generic list. Complete one and earn points for it too. Built with campus life in mind: Moo'd was designed by a UC Davis student, with a UC Davis-flavored personality (yes, there's a cow) — but it's built for any student, anywhere, dealing with the same stress, deadlines, and need for a mental health check-in that doesn't feel like homework. Your data stays yours. Set a goal, watch your progress, and let Moo'd meet you wherever you're at today.

About

Tend Journaling App

This private journal app offers a simple way to record your life without complex software. Write in rich text, add media, and organize entries with tags and collections. It prioritizes privacy with offline-first functionality and optional security features.

Highlights
  • Rich text writing canvas
  • Mood tracking and tagging
  • Photo and voice note attachments
  • Timeline, calendar, and collection views
  • Review insights (on this day, mood)
  • App lock and hidden entries
  • Markdown export
Features
Read full description

Tend is a private journal for people who want a life record without managing software. Open Tend and the page is ready. Write in rich text, mark your mood, add tags, attach photos or voice notes, and keep going — everything saves as you write. Your journal stays on your device. Tend is offline-first: no account required, no feed, no ads. Optional Face ID / PIN lock and locked or hidden entries keep sensitive days out of casual view. Find any day again through Library — timeline, calendar, or collections — and Search when you need a specific memory. Review brings the quieter habits of journaling forward: on this day, a random memory, this week’s rhythm, and a simple look at mood over the month. Features • Calm writing canvas with rich text formatting • Mood, tags, favorites, milestones, and collections • Photos, drawings, and voice notes with transcription • Timeline, calendar, collections, and powerful search • Review: on this day, surprise memories, weekly & mood insights • App Lock, Face ID / PIN, locked entries, and Hidden Journal • Export your writing as Markdown when you need a backup • Designed for iPhone — private by default Make room for the day.

Screenshots

Moo'd4 screens
Tend Journaling App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Moo'd at 3 against Tend Journaling App's 1. On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Moo'd against 5.0 for Tend Journaling App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Moo'd versus Tend Journaling App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoo'dTend Journaling App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAshwin John CharlesJOSHUA ANDREW SEPRODI

Customer experience

Moo'd

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tend Journaling App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Moo'd

No in-app purchases

None

Tend Journaling App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moo'd free?
Moo'd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tend Journaling App free?
Tend Journaling App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Moo'd or Tend Journaling App?
Moo'd and Tend Journaling App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Moo'd or Tend Journaling App have ads?
Neither Moo'd nor Tend Journaling App shows ads.

Other comparisons