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Feelings Wheel: Mood Tracker

Mood check-in & daily journal

Not sure how you feel? Feelings Wheel brings together an interactive emotion wheel, quick mood check-ins and a private daily journal to help you put a name to what you feel, and see your patterns over time.

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Feelings wheel

Find the word that fits

Start with one of 7 core feelings, then move out through the wheel to a more precise word. There are 124 words, and each comes with a short meaning to help you choose.

  • Happy, Surprised, Bad, Fearful, Angry, Disgusted and Sad
  • A short meaning for every word
  • Not sure? Search for a feeling
A woman at a sunny kitchen table checks in on her phone next to her coffee and notebook

Check in

Check in in 10 seconds

Tap a face, pick a word, and rate how strongly you feel it from 1 to 5. Add a tag, a note or a few photos when you want to say more.

  • Tags for work, sleep, friends, exercise, weather and more
  • A journaling question matched to your feeling
  • Up to 3 photos per entry
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Insights

See your patterns over time

Find out which feelings come up most often, when they tend to happen, and which activities go with them. Your calendar fills in with color, one mood at a time.

  • Your feelings map for 7 days, 30 days or all time
  • A calendar colored by your moods
  • Share an entry or your insights as a clean image
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Widgets & reminders

Fit reflection into your day

Check in from your Home Screen in one tap, and get a gentle reminder with a different message each day.

  • Widgets for quick check-ins, today’s wheel and your last 7 days
  • Daily reminders at the time you choose
  • Light and dark mode

Inside the app

  • Find the right word for how you feel: a three-ring feelings wheel with seven core feelings
  • Capture your day in a mood journal: today’s entries with moods, activity tags, notes and photos
  • See patterns in your moods and activities: a feelings map and activities linked to feelings
  • Look back through your mood journal: a calendar with each day colored by mood
  • A private space for every day: a PIN screen that keeps your feelings safe
  • Mood check-ins with widgets: last 7 days, today’s feeling and a feelings wheel on the Home Screen

Mood check-ins

  • A three-ring feelings wheel with 124 words
  • A short meaning for every word
  • Rate how strongly you feel it, from 1 to 5
  • Tags for work, sleep, friends, exercise, weather and more

Daily journal

  • A journaling question matched to your feeling
  • Up to 3 photos per entry
  • Any date and time, past or future
  • Search feelings, activities and notes
  • A calendar colored by your moods, plus insights

Private by design

  • No account and no ads
  • Your entries, notes and photos stay on your device
  • Lock the app with a PIN

Prefer paper or the web? Print the free feelings wheel PDF, get the Feelings Wheel Printable Set with cards and mood trackers, or try the emotion wheel online.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Feelings Wheel: Mood Tracker?

Feelings Wheel is a mood tracker and daily journal. It brings together an interactive emotion wheel, quick mood check-ins and a private journal, so you can put a name to what you feel and see your patterns over time.

How does the feelings wheel work?

The wheel has three rings and 124 emotion words. Start in the middle with one of 7 core feelings (happy, surprised, bad, fearful, angry, disgusted or sad), then move outward to a more precise word. Each word has a short meaning to help you choose.

What can I add to a check-in?

Pick a feeling, rate it from 1 to 5, and add tags for things like work, sleep, friends, exercise and weather. You can also write a note, answer a journaling question matched to your feeling, and add up to 3 photos.

How do I see my mood patterns?

Insights shows which feelings appear most often, when they tend to happen, and which activities go with them, over 7 days, 30 days or all time. The calendar colors each day by mood so you can look back at a glance.

Is my journal private?

Yes. There is no account and no ads, your entries stay on your device, and you can lock the app with a PIN.

Is Feelings Wheel free?

Feelings Wheel is free to download on the App Store.

Start with one feeling. Find a word that fits.

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