Most of the apps I’ve reviewed allow free usage at least in some limited way. I.e. you can freely log your emotions and see basic statistics, but if you’d like to do a thorough analysis or customize the app, it will ask you to buy a premium version or a subscription.
DailyBean looks like a very successful and popular application. It has TONS of good reviews in the app stores. However, unfortunately, it’s barely usable in a free version. Every time you try to add a new mood, it either asks you to buy a premium version, or view a “short” (no actually short at all:)) ad.
So in this post I will give a short overview of the available functions, but won’t be able to dig into details of the premium version, as my idea is to review free mood tracking apps and concentrate on the features they offer without payments or viewing ads.
The main screen is the calendar where you can view your moods for each month. You can easily tap and add a new one either for today, or for any other day.
Besides adding a mood, you can specify a particular emotion you had. Of course, you can also add activities you did. Everything is very nice and easy to understand here (except for the need to watch video ads every time you add a mood).
The app has lots of nicely looking reports too.
Many features are available in the premium version and looking at the demo screens, it seems they are well-thought and nicely looking.
For the people who’d like to add some personal touch or have a refreshed app theme, it offers custom themes in the Shop:
All in all, DailyBean is a very nice and feature-rich mood tracking app. I’m sure it works well for people who are ready to pay for it. For those who want to have a free version, it’s not a viable option though. You’d need to look for something else.
You can download DailyBean in Apple and Google app stores:
https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/dailybean-simplest-journal/id1553223828?l=uk
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bluesignum.bluediary&hl=uk
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