Moody Month: Hormone Tracker

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1. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Pretty, But Dysfunctional. The design is all looks and zero functionality. The user interface is unsettling (does grey mean an item is selected or is it white? whatever you’ve guessed, you’re wrong) You want to manually update your personal calendar? Good luck getting it to save your changes because app developers could not care less about what you want. You want to record a month where you missed your period? Ew no, what is wrong with you? Why would that ever need to be an option? I’m guessing this app was created by men who never listen to anything a woman says and who dismiss all constructive criticism by blaming it on PMS. Otherwise there is just no explaining how bad this app is. I give up.

2. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Reached its goal of making me MOODY. This is the only app that has ever given me the results it promised. I was serene and mentally stable before, but thanks to this app, now I'm MOODY. I couldn't simply open the app and quickly check if I'm ovulating. No! I had to solve a riddle and figure out a color palette that was multiple shades of IKEA green. I just want an app that tells me if I'm ovulating or if I'm about to be on my period. I'm not in "shift" or "reflect." I want precise language with contrasting colors. I don't want to have to talk to The Riddler.

3. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Cycle names. The reason for the low rating is because you don’t use common names for each cycle or phase such as luteal. This makes it harder to know which phase I’m in and literally adds more work to my life having to figure it out every time.

4. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

   Buggy. I am still ovulating but Moody erased my February data and my March data. Changing my March period (which is supposed to be 23-27) to 11-17. Apparently today is supposed to be the third day of my period. 😒 ugh.

5. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   It Won’t Track Moods Until You Pay. There is no free version of the app because the moment you try to track your moods after setting it up, unless you’re subscribed, it won’t let you. You HAVE to subscribe or else the app is useless. The main purpose of even downloading a “Mood” app is to track your moods and you can’t actually get that unless you’re subscribed.

6. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   0 stars, it’s a monthly subscription. They make you fill out all of your information without mentioning that a subscription is required until you are done. They should have mentioned it at the start so I didn’t waste my time. Uninstalled.

7. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Worthless. I tried setting up the app to see what all it offered and I accidentally subscribed for the year. $40??? There are a ton of free apps that do more. Plus I couldn’t get my money back.

8. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. They waste like 20-30 minutes of your life to get the entire app started, so they fool you into thinking it’s free and even give you a “forecast,” and have you rate your mood, and after all that, they ask you for $40 to continue using it. If you can’t pay, or don’t want to, don’t waste your time! It’s not a free app even though they don’t state anywhere that you have to pay for it until you have the whole thing set up

9. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

   Videos freeze. The app worked well for a few months but now it’s been about 3 more months and the videos just freeze and never start again so you can’t finish a workout or a lesson. I’ve tried to contact the app and nothing has improved.

10. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    STOP TRYING TO RESTORE MY PURCHASE. I am just signed in to another appstore account of mine, and if I then try to use Moody it keeps popping out an alert saying I need to sign in to another account. I mean isn’t purchase restoring a ONE TIME THING??? Why do you have to ask CONSTANTLY when opening up your app???

11. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

    Glitchy. I havent even been able to get into the app to use it because it’s so buggy. Needs to be fixed. Latest update did nothing.

12. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Could not use app. I really wanted to be able to use it, but every time I tapped to put in my age, The app would go blank.

13. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Liked it before…. The new layout doesn’t work. It doesn’t save information (ie: the order of my customized log list), it selects symptoms when you’re just trying to scroll, there are no dates on the log chart (only a begin and end date), etc. Very disappointed in the update!!

14. ★★★★★a needed feature is missing

    Missing Many Features. I was very excited to try this app and see how my mood matched up to my cycle. Unfortunately this app assumes everyone has a 28 day cycle. Not me, my cycle can fluctuate from 30 to 50 days depending on when my one lazy ovary decides to work. And it needs to allow for a tracked period for more than 10 days. So many women have irregular periods, and we need an app that allows for that to be tracked. I deleted this app, but hopefully they make improvements soon.

15. ★★★★★data, history or progress disappears

    Lacking in many ways. I was excited for an app that seemed to track lots of areas of mood triggers, however, there are lots of things that just don’t allow for accurate input with this app. First is the inability to input a period longer than 10 days. Sure, that might not be considered medically normal, but when you’ve had an irregular period since age thirteen that generally lasts for 9-12 days, and frequently even longer than 12 days, it would be nice to have a health tracker allow that kind of input to help you out with those conversations with doctors that have been happening for over 20 years. Next, you can’t log any info for a missed day EXCEPT a period on the calendar. So, you can add it a day or two late, but then how does that really help track the info accurately, might as well just use a paper journal. The last real disappointment for me, and the reason I’ve decided to delete the app altogether is that when my phone was damaged and had to be replaced, ALL of my input data was lost. So, they don’t keep any of it stored at all anywhere, just on the device you’re using? What’s the point? The last backup on my phone happened within hours of needing to be replaced, and a few days after my last log of info into the app. But there is nothing saved at all. 3 months of period input and physical symptom logging, and its kaput. What a waste of time. I should have just been using the calendar on my phone the whole time. Or, like I said, a paper journal.

16. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    For women only. It’s in the description, but not immediately obvious. This is just a menstrual cycle tracker thing. Otherwise, would look like a cool idea to track parts of your life (as collected via HealthKit) and see what influences mood.

17. ★★★★★an update broke a familiar workflow

    The sliders for symptoms are glitchy. The sliders to report symptoms have been glitchy and very difficult to move after recent updates, it makes the feature unusable

18. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Constantly asked to subscribe. I’ve used this for a long time with no problems. Basically just used for tracking. Until recently every time you open the app and click on anything in the app you are asked to subscribe. It’s annoying.

19. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Probably great if you pay a ton. I used this app for over a year but I’m switching to something (anything) else. Your experience will likely be different if you pay for the free version which lends to my first dislike. First, the cost for the subscription is exorbitant compared to other apps for similar purposes. Second, the free version has constant pay walls. Every thing you click on asks you to buy a subscription. A recent change is that to log symptoms it tells you to pay, if you X out it will tell you your data will not be saved. You’re stuck. Turns out it actually does save your data even though it says it doesn’t. I’m tired of being told to pay. Like others, I hate that it’s not the correct terminology. The scale for logging symptoms is confusing. Low and high are not good indicators to describe a many symptoms. Lastly, in the spirit of what this app says constantly, every woman is very different. Therefore, I find it distasteful that the free version does not let you add/remove/adjust symptoms that apply to me. I’m limited to only what the developers decided are common symptoms.

20. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Great app but glitching badly. I love this app and it pains me to give it 2 stars but it’s only because I can’t edit my period and it magically made my bleed only 2 days long?? Yeah I wish lol girl!!! Please help! I love how helpful this app is when it’s accurate but it’s not helpful if it won’t allow me to put in the correct data. Great app!!! Please fix 🥲

21. ★★★★★inaccurate results and incorrect data

    Inaccurate. The app randomly started predicting a 25 day cycle which made no sense considering my average cycle length. When I make edits to the calendar, they’re initially reflected but when I reopen the app, they haven’t saved. I guess I need to switch to a better, more reliable tracker.

22. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    not inclusive. i’ve been using moody for a few months. i like a lot of it, especially the daily check-in. but not all those who menstruate are women and the app uses exclusionary language. i’m nonbinary and i would like to continue using this app but would really appreciate some language updating.

23. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

    Meh.. This app is FULL of misinformation & it doesn’t work right half the time. I cancelled the free trial & was still charged for the annual membership for whatever reason. 🙄 Don’t get this app. I deleted my account + removed the app from my phone, so hopefully no more charges occur.

24. ★★★★★data, history or progress disappears

    Inaccurate and harmful information. The app is built well and has a lot of content; however, it is grossly inaccurate in places. Here are two examples. For menstrual phase, suggested yoga poses are twists and ab work. Midline twisting poses are suitable starting at day 6 in the cycle at the earliest(Rise stage according to the app) and ab work can start with a gentle progression on day 7 or 8 once the bleeding finishes and estrogen has had a chance to rise. A second example is a reoccurring theme I noticed. In the daily check-in there are constant pushes to socialize in the second half of the cycle. Women are the strongest communicators around their ovulation time. Before, they take in inputs and the second half of the cycle is reserved for clearing and reflection. Communication at all times is not only unnecessary but can be counterproductive. I deleted my account and the app and I feel deep grief for thousands of women who are exposed to this garbage posing as wellness.

25. ★★★★★login, signup and account access

    Cannot reset password. Got a new phone. Forgot my password. Tried the password reset and I have not gotten a reset email. And I’m not being hasty; it’s been like a week. Even went on my old phone and sent the reset from my logged in app: no reset email in sight. Not in spam, inbox: nowhere. Would love to continue using and tracking with this app, but I’m literally having to come here for a password reset. C‘mon devs. Get it together.

26. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Pauses music whenever I open it. This is a good app but it pauses ny music every single time I open the app, or switch to it from another app. It's infuriating because I listen to music all the time while on my phone and it's not even playing any sounds, just pausing the music. And no, there's no setting to turn this off. So every time I open the app I have to manually unpause my music.

27. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Doesn’t use correct terms. I’m struggling to find a cycle tracker that uses the correct terminology for cycle phases and doesn’t stigmatize the process. While this app is helpful, I’m pretty disappointed in some of the verbiage. Calling it ‘Moody’ was a red flag right off the bat, but I’m giving it a chance. I like the daily forecast, and the ability to synchronize the moon phase. I would love to see this on a wheel as many other period apps have, as opposed to a calendar. A wheel allows one to see their entire cycle and each phase as it begins and ends. It prioritizes viewing the *cycle* as a complete process as opposed to the month. I was very disappointed to see the four cycle phases renamed as ‘Bleed’, ‘Rise’, ‘Shift’, and ‘Reflect’. The correct terms are Menstrual, Follicular, Ovulatory, and Luteal… which most women don’t know. Periods have been historically stigmatized, which has robbed us of knowledge of our cycle, and how each phase affects our minds, bodies, and emotions. Why contribute to this stigma by renaming the cycle phases? I’m currently using five different apps, and have explored countless others, searching for one that doesn’t use gimmicky terms. While this app provides a wealth of information, the presentation and lack of correct terminology is disappointing. I’m going to continue using this through my cycle and will update this review if my opinion changes through daily use.

28. ★★★★★crashes, freezes and errors

    App reset itself, lost all settings and data. Started using this and logged detailed events everyday for a week. Also spent significant time filling out some back log to see patterns. Today I opened the app and suddenly everything was gone. Like it just reset itself. My cycles and settings just went to default or as if I’m using it for the first time. Didn’t update or do anything to it. Good thing I’m only a week in, but I’ve spent a good deal of time on it. What a waste. Interface is buggy as well, time stamps would be off, UI feels clumsy. I was excited as this seemed to be one of the only apps that didn’t require email address or signing up for an account to use. But if it can’t even retain data properly on a local device.... I did like the graph it would generate for your logs so you can visually see your moods and symptoms in a graphical way. But won’t be using further.

29. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Easy to use, but not useful like I’d hoped.. The app is very attractive and easy to use. But when you go to look at your log chart, you can view a number of cycles at the same time, but it always displays them consecutively. That’s not helpful. To get an idea of what each phase of my personal cycle looks like, I need to be able to overlap all my cycles and display an average of each variable. In what part of my cycle am I more irritable? In what part of my cycle do I get more headaches? This won’t show me any of that. Instead it gives me generic wellness advice. I feel like my logging efforts have been wasted.

30. ★★★★★accessibility and assistive-technology issues

    Needs work. I had high hopes for this, but unfortunately, it’s not very useful. I’m wondering when they’ll add more content—it seems stagnant. It’s limited in what it can do, and doesn’t make much of an impact. If they had more helpful nutritional and science-based information about regulating / balancing hormones at different points in your cycle (and if the text size were larger), it would make all the difference.