Mood Journal BPD

Frequently Asked Questions

How often should I track my mood?

Once or twice a day is enough to build a useful picture in Feeltracker Mood Journal, and consistency matters far more than frequency. A morning and an evening check-in catches the fact that most days aren't one single mood. Log extra entries whenever something notable happens — there's no limit, and each one is timestamped. You can set up to four daily reminders, each with its own time and days of the week, to help the habit stick.

What is Apple Health State of Mind?

State of Mind is Apple's own mood logging feature in the Health app, introduced in iOS 18, and Feeltracker Mood Journal syncs with it in both directions. Every mood you rate here can be written to Apple Health as a State of Mind entry, and moods you logged elsewhere — on your Apple Watch, or in Apple's Health app itself — can be imported back in, with duplicates filtered out automatically. You control both directions with separate switches in Settings, and either can be left off. This requires iOS 18 or later.

Can this app replace therapy?

No — Feeltracker Mood Journal is a tracking and journaling tool, not a treatment, and it is not a medical device. It can help you notice and describe what's been happening, which is genuinely useful to bring into therapy, but it does not diagnose anything and its AI insights show correlations in your own data, not causes. If you're struggling, please talk to a licensed therapist, counselor, doctor, or psychiatrist. If you're in crisis, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line right away.

How does AI trigger detection work?

Feeltracker Mood Journal's Trigger Identifier reads the notes attached to your mood entries and reports which recurring words, people and activities show up on your higher- and lower-rated days. For example, if "coffee with Sarah" appears several times and those days are consistently rated higher, it surfaces that as a positive influence. It only works as well as the notes you write, and what it finds are correlations in your own data, not proof of cause. A free Quick Trigger Check is included for everyone every day; the deeper Pro Trigger Identifier is part of the optional Pro subscription. Analysis runs on privacy-respecting cloud AI, or fully on-device with the Apple Intelligence option (Pro, on supported devices running iOS 26 or later).

Is my mood data private?

Yes — your mood entries live on your own device and in your own private iCloud account, and Feeltracker has no server that stores them. We never sell your data, never use it for advertising, and there are no ads or third-party tracking in the app. The one exception is worth stating plainly: when you use an AI feature, the entries needed for that request are sent to our AI provider to generate the response, and they are never used to train models or sold on. If you'd rather nothing left the device at all, you can switch AI off entirely, or use the on-device Apple Intelligence mode. The full detail is in our privacy policy.

Can I export my mood history?

Yes — Feeltracker Mood Journal exports your full mood history as PDF, CSV, Excel or JSON, for any date range you choose, and it's free. The PDF is the one to hand to another person: it can include your mood chart, the summary statistics for that range, and the notes you wrote. CSV, Excel and JSON are the ones to keep, since they open anywhere and mean your history is never locked inside this app. Trends has its own export as Excel, PDF, HTML or plain text.

Does it work offline?

Yes — all of Feeltracker Mood Journal's tracking works offline. Rating your mood, writing notes, attaching photos, browsing your journal, viewing charts and stats, and exporting all work with no connection at all. Entries sync to iCloud automatically once you're back online. The only parts that need internet are the cloud AI features and the camera scanners; the on-device Apple Intelligence mode (Pro) runs its AI without a connection too.

Can I track mood for specific conditions?

Feeltracker Mood Journal is a general mood tracker rather than a condition-specific tool, and people use it alongside all sorts of things — depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, BPD, PTSD, ADHD, seasonal patterns, or no diagnosis at all. What it gives you is the same in every case: a timestamped rating, your own notes, and charts over time. It has no clinical questionnaires, no symptom scoring and no diagnosis of any kind, so treat what you see as a record to discuss with your healthcare provider, not as an assessment.

Do you show ads or track me?

No. We've completely removed all advertisements from the app. We don't track you across other apps or websites, and we never sell your data to advertisers.

Your data syncs via iCloud - just like Apple Notes and Photos. This means we don't need to know your email address, name, or any personal information. Your mental health data is stored on your devices and in your iCloud account, and it's completely private whether you use the free version or premium.

Do I need a subscription?

No subscription is required. The app is free to download, all tracking, charts, Apple Health sync, and exports are free, and every user gets real AI features free every day — with no ads, ever. An optional Pro subscription unlocks the most in-depth AI features (Deep Research, Trigger Identifier, Cognitive Reframing, Doctor Summary, Pro Chat, and more), runs them on our most capable AI, and raises the generous daily limits.

Can I share my mood tracking with my therapist or doctor?

Yes — exporting a PDF is the usual way people bring Feeltracker Mood Journal into an appointment. Pick a date range, and the PDF can include your mood chart, the summary statistics for that period, and the notes you wrote, ready to email or print. Pro adds a Doctor Summary that turns the same period into a written narrative you can read over before you go. Nothing is shared automatically and there is no clinician portal — an export only ever leaves your device when you send it yourself.

Does Feeltracker Mood Journal work on iPad and Mac?

Yes — one free download covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, and your history syncs between them through your own iCloud account. It needs iOS 16 or later. Rate a mood on your phone during the day and the entry is there when you sit down to review the month on a bigger screen. There's also a home-screen widget showing your entry count and averages with a + button for adding an entry in one tap.

How accurate is the AI face scanner?

The Face Scanner reads the expression in a selfie and suggests a rating on the 5-point scale — treat it as a starting point you confirm or override, never as a verdict on how you feel. An expression is not the same thing as an emotion, and it can easily read a tired face as a low mood. It's genuinely useful on days when picking a number feels like work, and it's free for everyone, with a daily cap to prevent abuse. There's also a Scene Scanner that looks at your surroundings instead, for context rather than a rating.

What happens to my notes when I use an AI feature?

The entries relevant to that request are sent to our AI provider to generate a response, and nothing else. They are never used to train models, never used for advertising, and never sold. Our relay passes requests through without storing their content, though the provider retains responses for a limited period under their own terms. Feeltracker never links any of it to your name or email, because the app never asks for either. If you'd rather keep everything on the device, Pro's Apple Intelligence mode runs the text features on-device on supported hardware, and AI can be switched off entirely in Settings — the note sentiment gauge then runs locally too. See the privacy policy for the full picture.

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