Moo'd vs Tend Journaling App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Mood check-ins
- Journaling with color-coded folders
- Personalized campus resources
- Goal setting and points system
- Customizable cow avatar
- Crisis resource access
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Moo'd | Tend Journaling App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashwin John Charles | JOSHUA ANDREW SEPRODI |
Customer experience
Moo'd
Tend Journaling App
In-app purchases
Moo'd
No in-app purchases
Tend Journaling App
No in-app purchases









