How We Feel
An emotional wellbeing journal
Only for iPhone
Free
How We Feel is a free app created by scientists, designers, engineers, and therapists to help people better understand their emotions and find strategies to help them navigate their emotions in the moment. Conceived in conjunction with Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence and based on the work of Dr Marc Brackett, How We Feel helps people find the right word to describe how they feel while tracking their sleep, exercise, and health trends using HealthKit in order to spot patterns over time.
Founded as a science-based nonprofit, How We Feel is made possible by donations from people who are passionate about bringing mental wellbeing to the widest possible audience. Our data privacy terms are clear and easy-to-understand: all of your data is kept on your device unless you opt-in to send an anonymized version of your check-ins to be used in research to help more people.
Whether you are downloading this app in order to build better relationships, make your emotions to work for you, not against you, improve how you handle stress and anxiety or simply to feel better, How We Feel will help you identify patterns through daily HealthKit tracking and find emotional regulation strategies that will work for you. The How We Feel friends feature allows you to share how you feel with the people you trust most in real time, strengthening your most important relationships.
Filled with step-by-step video strategies you can do in as little as one minute on themes like "Change Your Thinking" to help you address negative thought patterns with cognitive strategies; "Move Your Body" to express and release emotions through movement strategies;"Be Mindful" to gain perspective and minimize the negative impact of misunderstood emotions with mindfulness strategies; "Reach Out" to build intimacy and trust, two important tools for emotional wellbeing, with social strategies.
more This science-based mood journal aims to help you achieved a more balanced sense of wellbeing, via daily check-ins and a colour-coded matrix to help explore your emotions.
This science-based mood journal aims to help you achieved a more balanced sense of wellbeing, via daily check-ins and a colour-coded matrix to help explore your emotions.
We're thrilled to announce that How We Feel is now available in Spanish.
New!
- Localization support across the app - you can now see emotions, science-backed emotion regulation videos, analytics, and share with friends, all in Spanish.
Fixes
- An issue where iCloud Sync was not correctly syncing data has been fixed.
- An issue where the app was crashing in limited circumstances has been fixed.
1.17.3 4 days ago
We're thrilled to announce that How We Feel is now available in Spanish.
New!
- Localization support across the app - you can now see emotions, science-backed emotion regulation videos, analytics, and share with friends, all in Spanish.
Fixes
- An issue where iCloud Sync was not correctly syncing data has been fixed.
1.17.1 5 days ago
We're thrilled to announce that How We Feel is now available in Spanish.
New!
- Localization support across the app - you can now see emotions, science-backed emotion regulation videos, analytics, and share with friends, all in Spanish.
Fixes
- An issue where iCloud Sync was not correctly syncing data has been fixed.
1.17.0 11 Apr
Thanks to your valuable feedback, this release includes new features, fixed bugs, and performance improvements.
Updates:
- App updates to support liquid glass design effects
1.15.8 27 Mar
Thanks to your valuable feedback, this release includes new features, fixed bugs, and performance improvements.
Fixes:
- Fixed a bug that was crashing the app when trying to add new friends
1.15.7 25/12/2025
Thanks to your valuable feedback, this release includes new features, fixed bugs, and performance improvements.
1.15.6 23/12/2025
Thanks to your valuable feedback, this release includes new features, fixed bugs, and performance improvements.
New!
- Updated the share check-in button logic so it is only visible for check-ins created within the last 24 hours
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the share check-in button was available for check-ins older than one day
- Fixed an issue where shared check-ins were not being shared due to an issue with the share settings
1.15.5 02/12/2025
Thanks to your valuable feedback, this release includes new features, fixed bugs, and performance improvements.
New!
- Added a screen to give feedback on weekly insights
- Added a share with friends button to the latest checkin card on the Check in tab
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where reactions or replies were getting cut off from the screen on friends tab
- Fixed an issue where loading state was not being removed from friends tab
- Fixed an issue where friends tab did not auto-update when tab was visible
- Fixed an issue where “friends since [date]” label was being shown before friend request was accepted
- Removed the 'report friend' button from the friend pop-up modal
1.15.4 13/11/2025
Thanks to your valuable feedback, this release includes fixed bugs and performance improvements.
Fixes:
- Fixed and issue where the tabs at the bottom of the app were not longer displaying
- Fixed an issue where shared check-ins were not visible
- Fixed an issue where certain emotions did not have suggested tools
1.15.3 23/10/2025
Introducing a way to build mind-body awareness when you check-in! When you add tags to your check-in, you now have the option to scan for physical sensations (heavy shoulders, fluttering stomach, tight chest). Give it a try and let us know what you think!
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the download and import data file was not compatible with 24 hour date format
1.14.13 20/06/2025
Introducing the Seasonal Snapshot! In just 10 minutes, capture a personalized wellbeing assessment across three dimensions: daily wellbeing, social wellbeing, and purposeful wellbeing.
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where push notifications were still received after logging out of an account
- Fixed an issue where the Reflect text box would act unusually for very long entries
- Fixed an issue where the How We Feel widget did not update correctly after deleting all of your data
1.14.12 09/06/2025
We're feeling *delighted* to share our latest improvements and bug fixes with you.
- Added autoscrolling to the next tags section when you tap on a tag
- Fixed unexpected behavior when entering very large numbers for Health Data (Steps, Cups of Water, etc)
- Fixed a bug where Weekly Review notifications could not be disabled via settings
- Fixed a bug where pressing backspace did not correctly delete the placeholder text when adding a custom emotion description.
- Fixed the share modal showing the incorrect number of friends when a friend is removed
- Fixed a crash when you have backgrounded the app while in the middle of writing a journal entry.
- Fixed an issue where Weekly Review does not use check-in tags
1.14.11 16/04/2025
We're feeling *delighted* to share our latest improvements and bug fixes with you.
- Added autoscrolling to the next tags section when you tap on a tag
- Fixed unexpected behavior when entering very large numbers for Health Data (Steps, Cups of Water, etc)
- Fixed a bug where Weekly Review notifications could not be disabled via settings
- Fixed a bug where pressing backspace did not correctly delete the placeholder text when adding a custom emotion description.
- Fixed the share modal showing the incorrect number of friends when a friend is removed
- Fixed a crash when you have backgrounded the app while in the middle of writing a journal entry.
- Fixed an issue where Weekly Review does not use check-in tags
1.14.10 14/04/2025
We're feeling *delighted* to share our latest improvements and bug fixes with you.
- Added autoscrolling to the next tags section when you tap on a tag
- Fixed unexpected behavior when entering very large numbers for Health Data (Steps, Cups of Water, etc)
- Fixed a bug where Weekly Review notifications could not be disabled via settings
- Fixed a bug where pressing backspace did not correctly delete the placeholder text when adding a custom emotion description.
- Fixed the share modal showing the incorrect number of friends when a friend is removed
- Fixed a crash when you have backgrounded the app while in the middle of writing a journal entry.
- Fixed an issue where Weekly Review does not use check-in tags
1.14.9 11/04/2025
We're feeling *delighted* to share our latest improvements and bug fixes with you.
- Added autoscrolling to the next tags section when you tap on a tag
- Fixed unexpected behavior when entering very large numbers for Health Data (Steps, Cups of Water, etc)
- Fixed a bug where Weekly Review notifications could not be disabled via settings
- Fixed a bug where pressing backspace did not correctly delete the placeholder text when adding a custom emotion description.
- Fixed the share modal showing the incorrect number of friends when a friend is removed
- Fixed a crash when you have backgrounded the app while in the middle of writing a journal entry.
- Fixed an issue where Weekly Review does not use check-in tags
1.14.8 10/04/2025
We're delighted to share some improvements and bug fixes!
- When adding a second emotion, you can now use the Mood Meter instead to pick your emotion instead of the search page. If you still want to search for an emotion, you can always tap the search icon in the top-right corner of the Mood Meter.
- We've fixed an issue adding a step count over 10,000
- We've fixed a bug importing check-ins with conflicting health data, and a bug importing reflections and takeaways from a CSV file.
- We've fixed a typo on the settings page
- We've slightly updated the design of the create an account page
1.14.7 03/03/2025
We have some small improvements and fixes to share with you!
- When adding a second emotion, you can now use the Mood Meter instead to pick your emotion instead of the search page. If you still want to search for an emotion, you can always tap the search icon in the top-right corner of the Mood Meter.
- We've fixed an issue adding a step count over 10,000
- We've fixed a bug importing check-ins with conflicting health data, and a bug importing reflections and takeaways from a CSV file.
- We've fixed a typo on the settings page
- We've slightly updated the design of the create an account page
1.14.6 28/02/2025
We have a very exciting update with some of your most requested features!
Here's what's new!
1. Add Your Own Emotion Words. You can now add missing emotion words that resonate with you.
- Here’s how: During a check-in, tap the search icon and type in a word. If that word doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to add it to the app.
2. Correlate your emotional history with more lifestyle habits. Add your daily water, caffeine, and alcohol intake to your check-ins.
3. Review the insights, affirmations, and suggested actions from Reflect.
- Browse your Reflect Takeaways as a collection in the Tools Tab
- Your Reflect Takeaways now are part of your Weekly Review
And we have included lots of bug fixes and improvements:
- You can now search for a specific tag. Press the + icon and start typing the tag name. When you see the tag you're looking for, tap on that tag to select it.
- Improved the Quotes experience when you haven’t added any custom quotes
- Fixed a crash when viewing a previous check-in with a voice memo
- Added a new option to Accessibility Settings to turn off Audio Ducking, fixing some issues with hearing aids and headphones
- Tapping on a takeaway from a previous check-in takes you directly to the takeaways page, not the Reflect experience.
- Reflections, Reflect Takeaways, Alcohol, Water, and Caffeine data are included in the Export my Data CSV and can be imported on a new device
- You can now donate to the How We Feel Project nonprofit within the app.
1.14.5 10/02/2025
We have a very exciting update with some of your most requested features!
Here's what's new!
- Add Your Own Emotion Words. You can now add missing emotion words that resonate with you.
- Here’s how: During a check-in, tap the search icon and type in a word. If that word doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to add it to the app.
- Correlate your emotional history with more lifestyle habits. Add your daily water, caffeine, and alcohol intake to your check-ins.
- Review the insights, affirmations, and suggested actions from Reflect.
- Browse your Reflect Takeaways as a collection in the Tools Tab
- Your Reflect Takeaways now are part of your Weekly Review
And here are some more fixes and changes:
- Improved the Quotes experience when you haven’t added any custom quotes
- Fixed a crash when viewing a previous check-in with a voice memo
- Added a new option to Accessibility Settings to turn off Audio Ducking, fixing some issues with hearing aids and headphones
- Tapping on a takeaway from a previous check-in takes you directly to the takeaways page, not the Reflect experience.
- Reflections, Reflect Takeaways, Alcohol, Water, and Caffeine data are included in the Export my Data CSV and can be imported on a new device
- You can now search for a specific tag. Press the + icon and start typing the tag name. When you see the tag you're looking for, tap on that tag to select it.
- You can now donate to the How We Feel Project nonprofit within the app.
1.14.4 07/02/2025
Features:
- Comment on Friends’ Check-ins. Build stronger connections by replying to friends’ check-ins with text messages (not just emoji reactions).
- Better Sharing controls: Choose to always share with friends or ask every time.
- Better Breathing Exercise Customization
- Adjust the speed: Pick the pace that works for you, with options for 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, or 2x speed.
- Set session length by minutes: No more guessing by number of breaths. Choose from a quick 30-second practice up to a 20-minute session.
Changes:
- While you are recording a voice note, the screen does not turn off
- Fixed an issue where the attachments icon had the wrong number of attachments
- Fixed an issue where some health data was not showing up correctly when viewing previous check-ins
- Improved app performance for users with many check-ins
- Fixed a bug where Friend Notifications would not deliver in some circumstances
1.14.3 30/01/2025
Features:
- Better Breathing Exercise Customization
- Adjust the speed: Pick the pace that works for you, with options for 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, or 2x speed.
- Set session length by minutes: No more guessing by number of breaths. Choose from a quick 30-second practice up to a 20-minute session.
- Comment on Friends’ Check-ins. Build stronger connections by replying to friends’ check-ins with text messages (not just emoji reactions).
- Better Sharing controls: Choose to always share with friends or ask every time.
Changes:
- While you are recording a voice note, the screen does not turn off
- Fixed an issue where the attachments icon had the wrong number of attachments
- Fixed an issue where some health data was not showing up correctly when viewing previous check-ins
- Improved app performance for users with many check-ins
- Fixed a bug where Friend Notifications would not deliver in some circumstances
1.14.2 27/01/2025
Introducing...YOUR weekly review powered by AI. Take a beat to look back on your week in emotions. Your weekly review helps you notice patterns and draw connections between your check-ins!
New!
- Made it easier to view your past check-in details by redesigning the check-in card
- Added mental health hotlines for the UK, Australia, Lithuania, Denmark, and South Africa
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where dates between December 29th and December 31st displayed incorrectly
- Improved app startup performance
- Fixed an issue where the share a check-in UI was displaying incorrectly if you’ve removed a friend
- Fixed a crash when you tap a tag from the analyze tab
- Fixed an issue where photos and voice memos were being saved multiple times
- Fixed a rare crash when going to the Tools tab
1.14.1 03/01/2025
Introducing...YOUR weekly review powered by AI. Take a beat to look back on your week in emotions. Your weekly review helps you notice patterns and draw connections between your check-ins!
New!
- Made it easier to view your past check-in details by redesigning the check-in card
- Added mental health hotlines for the UK, Australia, Lithuania, Denmark, and South Africa
Fixes:
- Improved app startup performance
- Fixed an issue where the share a check-in UI was displaying incorrectly if you’ve removed a friend
- Fixed a crash when you tap a tag from the analyze tab
- Fixed an issue where photos and voice memos were being saved multiple times
- Fixed a rare crash when going to the Tools tab
1.14.0 09/12/2024
Introducing...YOUR weekly review powered by AI. Take a beat to look back on your week in emotions. Your weekly review helps you notice patterns and draw connections between your check-ins!
New!
- Made it easier to view your past check-in details by redesigning the check-in card
- Added mental health hotlines for the UK, Australia, Lithuania, Denmark, and South Africa
Fixes:
- Improved app startup performance
- Fixed an issue where the share a check-in UI was displaying incorrectly if you’ve removed a friend
- Fixed a crash when you tap a tag from the analyze tab
- Fixed an issue where photos and voice memos were being saved multiple times
- Fixed a rare crash when going to the Tools tab
1.13.9 26/11/2024
This update is all about stability and quality of life improvements.
New:
- Check-ins are now automatically saved as you are creating them. This means if you’re typing a long journal entry and get distracted by a phone call, your hard work will no longer be lost!
- Your first friend request can now be auto-accepted by the recipient, making it even easier to connect with friends!
- Added the ability to start Reflect directly from the journal editor!
Fixes
- Fixed an security issue with Biometric/Passcode locking
- Fixed an issue where reflections were not saved if you pull down to dismiss the reflect modal
- Improved the tap target to bookmark reflect takeaways
- Fixed an issue where reflect takeaways didn’t sync to the check-in card immediately
- Fixed an issue on the Analyze tab where some of the dates in the weekly or monthly date selector were cut off.
1.13.8 05/11/2024
We're thrilled to announce that How We Feel is now available in Spanish.
New!
- Localization support across the app - you can now see emotions, science-backed emotion regulation videos, analytics, and share with friends, all in Spanish.
Fixes
- An issue where iCloud Sync was not correctly syncing data has been fixed.
- An issue where the app was crashing in limited circumstances has been fixed.
more Version 1.17.3 4 days ago
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