Before we start talking about the main and the most important part of our article - how to retain users and make them loyal, let's consider what mood tracking apps are. A mood tracker is an app which works like a diary. The app records symptoms, analyze them and stores. Most of such applications provide users with reports, like tables and graphics, based on the collected and processed data. This data helps see the tendencies in users behavior. It also gives a mood tracking app an ability to offer various scenarios which, as believed, can improve users mood and a general state of health.
There are a lot of apps for mood tracking, we've divided them into three main categories:
- Manual trackers
- Apps connected to wearables
- Meditation apps
They all have very different functionality, but also have something in common. For instance, they offer various symptom rating tools, like smiles, marks or bars. They also usually have some social features, like share your mood or meditation results with friends or invite friends. Almost all mood trackers have tracking and reporting options. And, of course, they recommend users take some actions to improve their moods, like meditation, music or something else.
As we've already mentioned, there are three main types of mood trackers, let's take a look at them according to these types.
The best mood tracking apps
Let us start with manual mood tracker apps. Here, a user has to put all information about his or her fillings and emotions manually. iMoodjournal is one of the best examples of such applications.
iMoodjournal was included into the top 9 Best Android apps 2015 by TechGyd. It is an app that has everything you need. One of the major difference from similar applications is that it helps build links between actions or event and users mood.
iMoodjournal application
The application gives you an opportunity to note your thoughts and emotions with the help of mood colour bar. You can also set reminders, see the history of your mood changes in an animated way. Link your life events with emotions using hashtags, share your mood in social media. The app builds multiple graphics depending on the hours of the day, or the day of the week.
The second type of such apps is an app connected to wearables. To use it you need a special device that tracks your heartbeat and breathing. One of such applications is Spire.
Spire mood tracking app
This mood tracker app is connected to a wearable device which monitors when people feel stress and have increased heart rate and heavy breathing. In such cases, it informs a user that he or she needs to relax. The app notifies users if they need to distract and if they don't breathe deeply enough. It also tracks users activity, counts steps and if they sit for too long. As well as that the app offers a range of meditation scenarios to relax during a day.
The last type is meditation app. They also help you to control your mood and be relaxed when it is needed. One of the brightest examples is Calm.
Calm application
Calm is an app with hundreds of meditation scenarios and for beginners and for advanced meditation guru. You can choose not only the level of complexity but also the length of the session which could take from 3 to 25 minutes. Moreover, there is meditation for all occasions. App also helps track users progress and improve meditation skills.
As a bonus, all meditations are divided into simple daily programs. There are also sleep stories which helps a user fall asleep faster, breathing exercises and relaxing nature sounds.