Comparison

BoosterBuddy vs The Mood Tools

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

Head to head
About

BoosterBuddy

This app guides teens and young adults on a personal wellness journey. It helps manage daily habits, track appointments and medications, and encourages self-care and socialization through engaging quests and a supportive sidekick.

Highlights
  • Daily wellness check-ins
  • Coping skills guidance
  • Appointment and medication tracking
  • Task initiation support
  • Self-care routine following
  • Socialization encouragement
Features
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BoosterBuddy is a free app designed to help teens and young adults improve their mental health. Manage your personal wellness journey and earn achievements as your sidekick guides you through a series of daily quests designed to establish and sustain positive habits. •Check-in with how you are feeling each day •Use coping skills •Keep track of appointments and medications •Get started on tasks •Follow self-care routines •Increase real-life socialization As of April 30, 2021, Island Health, the entity that created the app, will no longer be able to support BoosterBuddy. With future operating system upgrades over time the app will cease to work. You are welcome to continue to use the app. For other resources to replace BoosterBuddy please visit www.HeretoHelp.bc.ca or talk with your physician or care team.

About

The Mood Tools

This app offers a collection of quick, evidence-based coping skills and grounding techniques designed to help users manage stress, anxiety, and difficult emotions. It provides instant access to tools that can be used in 30-60 seconds for fast relief and mental resets.

Highlights
  • 50+ grounding tools
  • Breathing exercises
  • Stress relief techniques
  • Sort tools by mood
  • 30-60 second tools
  • Evidence-based strategies
Features
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Take control of stress and anxiety with The Mood Tools Mental Health App. Always FREE, always easy, and packed with simple coping skills you can use to feel better—fast. Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or just meh? The Mood Tools App is here to help. This 100% free mental wellness app gives you quick, easy ways to manage stress, anxiety, and tough moments—on your terms. No sign-ups. No pressure. Just proven tools that actually work. WHY YOU’LL LOVE MOOD TOOLS: The Tools You Need, When You Need Them With over 50+ grounding teen mental health tools, breathing exercises, and stress relief techniques, you can reset, calm down, and feel better—faster. The Right Tool for Every Feeling Stressed, overwhelmed, or unfocused? Sort tools by mood or physical cues—like a racing heart, low energy, or a lack of motivation—to get the support you need right away. Fast Relief, On Your Terms Every tool takes only 30–60 seconds—perfect for school, home, or anytime you need a quick mental health boost or reset! No Ads. No Sign-Ups. No Cost—Ever. It’s 100% free therapy-driven support—you use on your own! With evidence-based teen mental health coping strategies and anxiety relief designed to help you feel more in control, resilient, and confident with each use. HOW IT WORKS: Instant access to simple coping skills for self-care, relaxation, and focus. Easy-to-use step-by-step techniques that help you calm down fast. Quick tools to name your feelings, make sense of them, and reset—so you can move forward with your day! Simple ways to feel better—whenever, wherever (some, without anybody knowing you’re using them). PERFECT FOR: Teens and tweens ages 9-16, parents and educators Managing mental wellness, stress, sadness, worry, and big feelings Finding focus and building resilience and self-confidence Quick resets between school, friends, sports, after-school activities, and home Daily self-care, stress relief, and personal check-ins THE MOOD TOOLS APP IS ALWAYS 100% FREE No ads. No sign-ups. No tracking. Just free therapy tools that help—whenever you need them. Download The Mood Tools now—because small tools can make a big difference.

Screenshots

BoosterBuddy4 screens
The Mood Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Mood Tools at every 5 days against BoosterBuddy's every 14 months. The Mood Tools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). BoosterBuddy's advantage is ratings volume (138 vs 21) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

The Mood Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoosterBuddy has 138 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of BoosterBuddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Mood Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoosterBuddy ships an update every 14 months, The Mood Tools every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BoosterBuddy versus The Mood Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoosterBuddyThe Mood Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (138 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings138 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsland HealthMOOD, LLC

Customer experience

BoosterBuddy

All ratings136 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative2.8%

The Mood Tools

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BoosterBuddy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to remove the app from the phone
  • Coins/progress disappearing after updates
  • Notifications not working properly
  • Buddy's face/appearance issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to check-in and track mood multiple times per day
  • Option to customize buddy's appearance and personality
  • Inclusion of coping strategies for specific issues (e.g., eating disorders, self-harm, intrusive thoughts)
  • Integration of journaling and note-taking functionality
  • Addition of physical symptom tracking
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  • Passcode or login option for privacy
  • More diverse and age-appropriate content and design

The Mood Tools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BoosterBuddy

No in-app purchases

None

The Mood Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoosterBuddy free?
BoosterBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Mood Tools free?
The Mood Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BoosterBuddy or The Mood Tools?
The Mood Tools is rated higher. BoosterBuddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while The Mood Tools averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do BoosterBuddy or The Mood Tools have ads?
Neither BoosterBuddy nor The Mood Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoosterBuddy or The Mood Tools?
BoosterBuddy ships an update every 14 months, and The Mood Tools every 5 days. Most recently, BoosterBuddy was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Mood Tools on October 20, 2026.

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