Emotional Balance Journal
CEB Emotion Journal & Tracker
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Understand your emotions more deeply. Log emotional episodes, explore patterns, and build lasting balance — grounded in decades of emotion science.
Most of us were never taught how our emotions actually work. We react, we ruminate, we wonder why we keep ending up in the same place. This app is a different kind of tool — one that helps you slow down, look honestly at your emotional life, and develop real skills for working with it.
Log Your Emotional Episodes
Record emotional experiences using the structured Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) framework — from what triggered the episode, to what you felt and how intensely, to how you responded and what you might do differently. Each log builds your capacity for honest self-observation.
Understand Your Emotions with Precision
Move beyond broad labels like "good" or "bad." Choose from 8 emotion families and dozens of specific sub-emotions drawn from Dr. Paul Ekman's foundational research and the Atlas of Emotions.
Track Where You Feel It
An interactive body map lets you identify where emotions show up physically — a dimension of emotional awareness that most journaling tools overlook.
Explore Your Patterns
The analysis screen surfaces meaningful trends across your emotional history — most frequent emotions, average intensity over time, action quality patterns, and how quickly you tend to reflect after an episode occurs.
Two Modes for Every Moment
Full Mode walks you through the complete CEB episode arc. Simple Mode captures the essentials — trigger, emotion, response — in a single screen for moments when time is short.
Deepen Your Practice
For those ready to go further, Pro features open a fuller practice.
• The Mirror — weekly AI-powered reflection on your own patterns
• Seven guided meditations, recorded by a certified CEB teacher
• Unlimited episode history
• Advanced analysis, including body-based emotion mapping
Built on Decades of Research
The CEB framework emerged from a 2000 Mind and Life Institute collaboration and was developed by Dr. Paul Ekman and Dr. B. Alan Wallace. Its effectiveness has been validated through peer-reviewed research published in the journal Emotion.
Your Data, Your Practice
All emotional data is stored privately behind secure authentication. Your episodes are never shared, sold, or used for advertising. This is your personal practice space.
This app is an educational and personal reflection tool. It is not a medical device, clinical tool, or mental health treatment.
Privacy Policy: https://www.thejohnston.group/ceb-app/privacy
Terms of Service: https://www.thejohnston.group/ceb-app/terms
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Information
- Seller
- Thomas Johnston
- Size
- 48.1 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- CEB Journal — Pro Monthly $4.99
- CEB Journal — Pro $24.99
- CEB Journal — Founding Member $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 The Johnston Group