Foleil gives your own account of the day a place beside sleep and training records. Mood, energy and soreness describe experiences a device number cannot fully supply. The advantage is a recovery review that can contain both available measurements and what you chose to report, with neither pretending to be the other.
How it works
Use the daily check-in to record how you feel, then revisit those entries in recovery history and trends. Foleil draws reported energy and soreness only where you supplied them. A missing day stays empty rather than becoming a neutral or low answer. Guided reflections provide separate space when a short check-in is not enough.
Why it matters
The National Institute of Mental Health self-care guide, reviewed April 2026 and accessed 19 October 2026, discusses personal wellbeing practices. It does not establish that tracking a mood score treats a condition. Foleil's role is a record of your observations, situated close to the rest of your routine. Your own words and ratings can add context without becoming a diagnostic instrument or a causal explanation of a device measurement.
Compared with other approaches
Bearable, reviewed 19 October 2026, documents mood, symptoms, energy and correlations. Foleil does not claim that subjective tracking is unique or that Bearable ignores everyday habits. Its advantage for this reader is the position of check-ins beside programmes, meals and sleep in one daily workflow. That comparison concerns organisation, rather than a claim that Foleil measures mental health or symptoms more effectively.
The evidence
Self-reported energy and measured sleep remain separate kinds of information. A high energy rating after a shorter night is not a contradiction to be erased, and a missing rating is not zero energy. Foleil keeps the reported observations tied to their day. Trend averages draw on the days with actual answers, so coverage matters when comparing one period with another. A visible association between two records cannot establish that one caused the other.
Put it into your day
At a convenient time, record how you feel using the check-in rather than trying to reconstruct the answer from a score. If a short choice misses the context, add a longer reflection separately. At the end of the week, inspect the entries alongside the training and sleep you actually recorded. Notice which days are missing and avoid reading a sparse chart as a complete account. You can use the review to decide what you want to pay attention to next, while keeping any health concern separate from an app's interpretation. The benefit is a routine with room for your experience, not just the measurements that happened to be available.
Frequently asked questions
Is reported energy a sensor measurement?
No. It records your subjective answer. Sleep and other device records have a different origin.
Does an empty day mean a neutral mood?
No. A missing answer stays missing rather than becoming a mood or energy value.
Do patterns prove a cause?
No. A relationship in recorded observations can prompt reflection but does not establish causation or a diagnosis.
Can my check-in disagree with a score?
Yes. Your report and a device-derived figure describe different things. Keep the experience you actually report rather than adjusting it to make the numbers appear consistent.
