About How We Feel
How We Feel is a free emotion journal made by The How We Feel Project, a nonprofit, with a science team led by Marc Brackett of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; it grew out of the earlier Mood Meter app. You check in by picking the word that best fits how you feel from a colour-coded map, add notes or tags, and over time see patterns, including with sleep and exercise if you connect Apple Health. Short video strategies suggest ways to shift or manage a feeling, and you can share check-ins with friends you choose. It has no ads or subscription. Its privacy notice says it does not sell personal information or use it for ads; without an account, what you log stays on your phone, and research sharing is opt-in and anonymised. Optional AI features send check-in details to a service provider. No published study of the app itself was found, so it is a self-help journal rather than a treatment.