VitaSync vs Daylio
Love Daylio, but want to know why your mood moves?
Daylio is one of the best mood and habit micro-diaries out there. Two taps log a day, the streaks are motivating, and it stays out of your way. On iPhone it can even pull in steps, sleep and exercise from Apple Health.
What it does not try to do is cover the rest of your life. Activities are yes or no tags, so how much you spent, ate or lifted never becomes a number it can compare with your mood.
VitaSync keeps the quick daily check-in and adds that context. Sleep, steps and heart rate sync from Health Connect. Spending, food and training sit in the same log, so you can see what moves with your mood.
At a glance
Pick Daylio if
- You want a private mood and habit diary, and nothing more
- You want notes, photos and voice memos with each entry
- You need an app you can use today, on iPhone or Android
Pick VitaSync if
- You want to see how sleep, spending and training line up with your mood
- You would rather track real numbers than tag activities
- You are on Android and happy to join a free beta
Feature by feature
Daylio today, next to the VitaSync beta and what we plan for the public 1.0 launch.
| Feature | Daylio Available now | VitaSync beta Android, 2026 | VitaSync 1.0 Public launch, planned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mood check-in | Yes A five-point mood scale with activities you tap | Yes Mood, energy and stress, each on a 1 to 10 scale | Yes |
| Journal | Yes Notes, photos and voice memos | Yes One line a day, next to your numbers | Yes |
| Habits and goals | Yes Goals and streaks, unlimited goals with Premium | Yes Yes or no habits with optional checklists, and daily or weekly goals | Yes |
| Sleep, steps and heart rate synced | On iPhone Steps, sleep and exercise from Apple Health | Yes From Health Connect on Android, including Samsung Health | Yes Apple Health joins when the iOS app arrives |
| Workouts | No Only as an activity tag | Yes Sets, reps, templates and personal records | Yes |
| Food and macros | No Only as an activity tag | Yes Food search and barcode scanning, plus your own foods and recipes | Yes |
| Spending and net worth | No Only as an activity tag | Yes Entered by hand in the daily check-in | Yes Entered by hand |
| Connections across areas | Partly Shows which activities go with better or worse moods, in more depth with Premium | Yes Compares sleep, spending, mood, training and your own metrics, and says how sure it is | Yes In the free plan, with longer history on the paid plan |
| Personal experiments | No | Yes Test a change, like a fortnight without alcohol, against the month before | Yes Part of the paid plan |
| Backup and restore | Yes To Google Drive or iCloud, automatic with Premium | Yes Optional. Link an email with a six-digit code, no password | Yes |
| Export your data | Yes CSV free, PDF with Premium | Yes Everything to CSV or JSON, free | Yes Always free |
| Ads and data sales | Ads in the free version Entries stay on your device | None No ads, no data resale | None No ads, no data resale |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android Available now | Android iPhone follows after the beta | Android iOS, with Apple Health, to follow |
| Price | Free Premium subscription for the extras | Free Invites go out in waitlist order | Free plan Plus an optional paid plan, discounted for waitlist members |
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Mood check-in
- Daylio
- Yes A five-point mood scale with activities you tap
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Mood, energy and stress, each on a 1 to 10 scale
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes
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Journal
- Daylio
- Yes Notes, photos and voice memos
- VitaSync beta
- Yes One line a day, next to your numbers
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes
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Habits and goals
- Daylio
- Yes Goals and streaks, unlimited goals with Premium
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Yes or no habits with optional checklists, and daily or weekly goals
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes
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Sleep, steps and heart rate synced
- Daylio
- On iPhone Steps, sleep and exercise from Apple Health
- VitaSync beta
- Yes From Health Connect on Android, including Samsung Health
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes Apple Health joins when the iOS app arrives
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Workouts
- Daylio
- No Only as an activity tag
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Sets, reps, templates and personal records
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes
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Food and macros
- Daylio
- No Only as an activity tag
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Food search and barcode scanning, plus your own foods and recipes
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes
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Spending and net worth
- Daylio
- No Only as an activity tag
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Entered by hand in the daily check-in
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes Entered by hand
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Connections across areas
- Daylio
- Partly Shows which activities go with better or worse moods, in more depth with Premium
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Compares sleep, spending, mood, training and your own metrics, and says how sure it is
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes In the free plan, with longer history on the paid plan
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Personal experiments
- Daylio
- No
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Test a change, like a fortnight without alcohol, against the month before
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes Part of the paid plan
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Backup and restore
- Daylio
- Yes To Google Drive or iCloud, automatic with Premium
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Optional. Link an email with a six-digit code, no password
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes
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Export your data
- Daylio
- Yes CSV free, PDF with Premium
- VitaSync beta
- Yes Everything to CSV or JSON, free
- VitaSync 1.0
- Yes Always free
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Ads and data sales
- Daylio
- Ads in the free version Entries stay on your device
- VitaSync beta
- None No ads, no data resale
- VitaSync 1.0
- None No ads, no data resale
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Platforms
- Daylio
- iPhone and Android Available now
- VitaSync beta
- Android iPhone follows after the beta
- VitaSync 1.0
- Android iOS, with Apple Health, to follow
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Price
- Daylio
- Free Premium subscription for the extras
- VitaSync beta
- Free Invites go out in waitlist order
- VitaSync 1.0
- Free plan Plus an optional paid plan, discounted for waitlist members
The beta column is what testers get first, on Android. The 1.0 column is our plan for the public launch, so it can change. Planned means it is on the roadmap but not in that release. We checked Daylio’s side against its own website on 17 September 2026. Apps change, so check theirs for the latest.
Why you might switch
If you have outgrown a mood diary, you may be logging mood in one app, sleep in another and spending in a third. There is no way to see across them. VitaSync brings those into one log and runs the comparison for you. You spend your time acting on patterns instead of hunting for them.
Where Daylio is still the better pick
If all you want is a private mood and habit journal with notes, photos and voice memos, Daylio is the better pick. It is mature, polished and available today on both platforms. VitaSync is broader by design, and its beta is Android only. If you want context across your whole life rather than mood alone, that is what we are building.
Questions
Is VitaSync a good Daylio alternative?
If you want the quick check-in plus the context behind it, yes. Daylio is an excellent mood and habit diary. VitaSync keeps a fast daily check-in and adds sleep, training, food and spending in the same app. Then it shows which of them move with your mood.
Can I move my data from Daylio to VitaSync?
Not yet. CSV import from other apps is planned. VitaSync already exports everything to CSV or JSON whenever you like, so you are never locked in.
When can I use VitaSync?
The beta starts on Android in 2026, with iOS to follow. It is free, and the waitlist gets invites first, in order.
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