What is Joy used for?

Joy is an iOS app combining mood tracking, gratitude journaling and mindfulness exercises with an AI coach that uses CBT-style techniques. It is a good fit for a three-minute daily check-in, journaling with prompts instead of a blank page and talking through a stressful day with an AI coach.

No. Joy is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include FSNotes, Jrnl and Moe Memos.

What are some alternatives to Joy?

Joy competes with Daylio, Rosebud and Day One.

Joy: features, pricing and alternatives

About Joy

Joy is a mental wellbeing app for iPhone and iPad built around short daily practices. You track moods, energy and emotions in seconds and see patterns over weeks and months, answer guided journal prompts for gratitude and reflection, and use breathing exercises, body scans and short meditations when needed.

An AI coach responds to what is on your mind with CBT-based techniques, reframes and gentle questions. Daily intentions and streaks support habit building, and a Wheel of Life view shows which areas, such as health, relationships and growth, are thriving or need attention. The app is aimed at people without time for long meditations or weekly therapy.

According to the listing, the app does not replace professional medical or mental health care. It is free to download with in-app purchases, rated for ages nine and up and categorized under Health & Fitness.

Key features

Mood, energy and emotion tracking
Guided gratitude and reflection prompts
Breathing exercises, body scans and meditations
AI coach using CBT-based techniques
Daily intentions and streaks
Wheel of Life overview

Good fit for

A three-minute daily check-in
Journaling with prompts instead of a blank page
Talking through a stressful day with an AI coach

Tags: ios; mood-tracker; journal; mindfulness; ai-coach; gratitude; wellbeing

Joy: questions and answers

What is Joy used for?: Joy is an iOS app combining mood tracking, gratitude journaling and mindfulness exercises with an AI coach that uses CBT-style techniques. It is a good fit for a three-minute daily check-in, journaling with prompts instead of a blank page and talking through a stressful day with an AI coach.
Is Joy free?: Yes. Joy has a free plan.
Is Joy open source?: No. Joy is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include FSNotes, Jrnl and Moe Memos.
What are some alternatives to Joy?: Joy competes with Daylio, Rosebud and Day One.