Heartspring Journal
What is Heartspring Journal?
Heartspring Journal is a journaling app where you write freely or record a video, and it identifies emotions from a vocabulary of nearly 100 feelings. Entries are organized by topic and emotion, and the app offers reflection prompts and a searchable emotional history. The description says some features, including video entries, photos, search by emotion, and emotion history, are part of the Heartspring Membership.
Pricing. Heartspring Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Naming feelings you find hard to put into words
- Tracking how emotions appear and change over time
- Journaling by video or writing about your day
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Why this app is in B tier
Heartspring Journal scores 79 out of 100: rating 91, rating count 78, App Store search rank 45, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Understand your emotions, remember how you felt, and build lasting self-awareness with Heartspring, the journal that reads between the lines. Write freely or record a video, and Heartspring reveals the emotions hidden in your words. No mood grids. No picking from a list. Just share what's on your mind, and discover what you're actually feeling. Share Your Story, Discover Your Emotions Open Heartspring, start writing or press record, and let your thoughts flow. Type about your day, vent about what's bothering you, or talk through what happened, however you express yourself best. Heartspring surfaces the emotions present in your words from a vocabulary of nearly 100. The feelings you couldn't name? Heartspring names them for you. Your Emotions, Revealed Heartspring shows you the emotions underneath. Not just "happy" or "sad," but the real nuance: resentment buried under frustration, hope hiding behind anxiety, tenderness you almost missed. Your entries are organized by the topics you shared and how each one made you feel. Reflection Prompts That Go Deeper Add the Heartspring widget to your Home Screen and your emotions will find you.New reflection prompt appear based on what you s
Compare in Self Reflection
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | B | A | B |
| Score | 79 / 100 | 84 / 100 | 76 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.6 ★ | 4.7 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Ratings | 6.5K | 1.7K | 158 |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | 3.4 ★ · 16 reviews | 4.2 ★ · 15 reviews |
| Last update | 4d ago | 22d ago | 9d ago |
| Price | Free + IAP | Free + IAP | Free + IAP |
Alternatives
See all 12 ›Where else it ranks
- Best Self Discovery AppsC tier, #11, score 67
- Best Mood Journaling AppsC tier, #17, score 67
- Best Journaling Appslisted, beyond the tiered top, score 67
Questions about Heartspring Journal
Is Heartspring free?
The app is free to download. The description mentions a Heartspring Membership that unlocks features such as video entries, emotion search, and emotion history.
How does Heartspring identify emotions?
According to the description, Heartspring surfaces the emotions present in your words from a vocabulary of nearly 100 emotions. It also says it shows underlying emotions such as resentment under frustration.
Does Heartspring work offline?
Not stated on the App Store.
Is Heartspring Journal free?
Heartspring Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is Heartspring Journal good for?
Heartspring Journal is built for naming feelings you find hard to put into words, tracking how emotions appear and change over time, journaling by video or writing about your day. It sits in the self reflection list on AppTierList.
Is Heartspring Journal worth it?
Heartspring Journal is B tier, ranked #4 of 13 self reflection apps with a score of 79 out of 100, from a 4.6 App Store rating across 6,528 ratings. Good, and 3 apps rank above it.
How does Heartspring Journal compare to Laveer?
Heartspring Journal is B tier at 79; Laveer is A tier at 84. Laveer ranks higher. Heartspring Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases, Laveer is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Heartspring Journal updated?
Heartspring Journal was updated 4 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Self Reflection
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 79 / 100
- Rank in list
- #4 of 13
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.6 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 6,528
- Current version
- (4 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Good for
- Naming feelings you find hard to put into words, Tracking how emotions appear and change over time, Journaling by video or writing about your day
- Requires
- iOS 18.6 or later
- Size
- 113 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking · how it is computed