How We Feel is the strongest free option, built by Yale researchers. Therma is the next layer up: same emotion granularity, plus AI that finds patterns and integrates with your wearables.
By Omar Rantisi, Founder of Therma
Choose How We Feel if you want a free, research-backed mood tracker focused on precise emotion labeling and you don't need AI or integrations. Choose Therma if you want emotion tracking plus AI pattern recognition, weekly insights, and Oura/Apple Health sync.
| Feature | Therma | How We Feel |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free tier + paid premium | Free forever |
| Emotion granularity framework | Yes | Yes (RULER framework, by Marc Brackett) |
| AI pattern recognition | Yes | No |
| Conversational AI | Yes | No |
| Apple Health / Oura sync | Yes | No |
| Weekly insight reveals | Yes | No |
| Scientific credibility | Behavioral science principles | Yale-backed (Marc Brackett, RULER) |
| Ad-free | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | iOS (Q2 2026) | iOS, Android |
Choose Therma
You've been using How We Feel and want the next layer: AI pattern recognition, integration with your existing health data, and weekly insights that connect mood to behavior.
Choose How We Feel
You want a free, research-backed mood tracker for daily check-ins and you're not interested in AI or wearable integration. Or you're on Android and need something today.
Yes. It's built by a nonprofit (Marc Brackett's Center for Emotional Intelligence at Yale) and committed to staying free. No premium tier, no ads, no data resale.
You wouldn't, if labeling alone is what you need. Therma is the layer above: AI that interprets the data, finds patterns you would miss, and integrates with the rest of your health stack. Different products solving different parts of the same problem.
Yes, and many people do. How We Feel is great for in-the-moment emotion labeling. Therma is the weekly synthesis layer.
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