The Observing Ego

Doctor-built mood tracker

Free · In‑App Purchases

A mood tracker built by a Psy.D. and MFT, with input from clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists. Uses the screenings (PHQ-9, GAD-7, C-SSRS) used in real practice. A mood tracker built by a doctoral-level clinician, with input from fellow clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists, using the actual clinical screening instruments your therapist uses: PHQ-9, GAD-7, WHO-5, DERS-16, SCS-SF, C-SSRS, ASQ, and STIPO-R. No AI therapy advice. No gamification. No social feed. No ads. Your data stays on your phone. Safety features are always free. Forever. No paywall on crisis resources, the safety plan, or the 988 Lifeline. — TRAUMA-INFORMED BY DESIGN — Built around the psychoanalytic concept of the "observing ego": the part of you that can step back and notice your own mental processes. The app is a mirror, not a therapist. It helps you see yourself clearly and bring that clarity to your own work, or to a clinician. — WHAT YOU CAN DO — Track moods with the precision your therapist would recognize. An age-adaptive picker (ages 7 through adult) draws from a 100+ emotion vocabulary mapped to validated affect models. Take the clinical screenings your therapist uses, scored to published thresholds. PHQ-9 for depression. GAD-7 for anxiety. WHO-5 for wellbeing. ASQ and C-SSRS for safety. STIPO-R for personality organization (uncommon outside research settings). See patterns over time. Mood correlations with sleep, exercise, medications, and habits. Year in Pixels view. Longitudinal assessment trends. Every correlation needs at least 7 data points and a moderate effect size before it surfaces. Quality over noise. Log defense mechanisms (Vaillant's three-tier hierarchy). Record dreams with psychodynamic framing. Practice mentalizing exercises drawn from MBT. Map body sensations to feelings. — PRIVACY BY DESIGN — No accounts. No servers. No ads. No analytics. No third parties. Your data syncs through your own iCloud, encrypted end-to-end. We cannot see your entries, your moods, or your reports. We do not want to. — SAFETY ALWAYS FREE — The safety plan, crisis resources, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, and gentle check-ins when the app detects elevated risk are free forever. Mood check-ins and journal entries are unlimited and free. Premium covers the deeper features: longer insight ranges, Year in Pixels, the Mood Calendar, weekly reports, Apple Health insights, medication effects, and data export, plus more room for habits, assessments, and medications. Safety never goes behind a paywall. — BUILT BY — Casey Simon, Psy.D. (Doctor of Clinical Psychology), MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist), with input from fellow clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists. Designed for honest self-reflection, not performance. A tool meant to be shared with a clinician when you choose to. — PRICING — Free to download. 7-day free trial of Premium. Then $4.99 per month or $44.99 per year. Safety features stay free regardless of subscription. Cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://myobservingego.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://myobservingego.com/privacy-policy/

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Mood charts and insights now show which way you were feeling, not just how strongly. The Mood Trend, weekly report, Show Your Doc, and clinician PDF plot pleasant feelings above a neutral line and unpleasant ones below it, on a -10 to +10 scale. Averages, "best time of day," and habit and health correlations use the same signed score, so "higher mood" now means what it says. When you log more than one feeling, the strongest one sets the direction.

The developer, Casey Simon, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

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  • Supported Features

    • VoiceOver

    • Voice Control

    • Larger Text

    • Dark Interface

    • Differentiate Without Color Alone

    • Sufficient Contrast

    • Reduced Motion

Seller
Casey Simon
Size
20.5 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Languages
English and Spanish
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
  • This app is rated 13+ with content restrictions.

    Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls.
  • In-App Controls
    Age Assurance
    Parental Controls

    Infrequent
    Profanity or Crude Humor
    Medical Treatment information
    Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References

    Contains
    Health or Wellness Topics
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Premium Monthly $4.99
  • Premium Yearly $44.99
Copyright
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