# Musical Diary Apps This App Provides Soothing Music to Help Users Process Their Thoughts By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2015-11-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical-diary References: [bustle](http://www.bustle.com/articles/125026-cove-a-musical-diary-app-is-a-new-way-to-express-all-your-feels-photos) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/cove-create-music-capture/id1020256581?mt=8) 'Cove' is a musical diary app that uses soothing sounds to help users sort through their feelings. For many people, [keeping a diary](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diary-ai) is an excellent way to help capture and express the emotions they experience on a daily basis. However, sometimes words are not enough to process [complex emotions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feel-like). Cove is designed to provide users with a different way to keep track of their thoughts. The musical diary app was designed by the studio 'Humane Engineering' as a means of helping users capture and express emotions in a new way. To use the app, users begin by choosing one of four basic moods: calm, playful, longing or struggling. The mood the user selects determines the backdrop for creating an emotion-based song. Users can then experiment with various features to create different notes and cords. When the song is complete, users can then add a written note explaining their feelings. Cove ultimately provides a platform for each user to become the composer of their own emotional landscape. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Musical Therapy Apps:** Opportunity for developing apps that use music as a therapeutic tool for emotional expression and processing. - **Emotion-based Song Creation:** Potential for creating tools that allow users to compose personalized songs based on their emotions. - **Alternative Expressive Diaries:** Possibility of developing diary apps that offer alternative ways of expressing thoughts and feelings beyond words. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile App Development:** Opportunity for developers to create innovative apps that help users engage with their emotions in unique ways. - **Music Therapy:** Potential for music therapy industry to incorporate technology and develop new tools for emotional processing and expression. - **Mental Health and Wellness:** Opportunity for mental health and wellness industry to explore new approaches in helping individuals process and express their emotions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Music-Based Therapy Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spiritune.md) - [AI-Powered Journaling Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diaryai.md) - [Mood Tracking Journals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diarly-mood-tracking.md) - [AI Journaling Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rorrim.md) - [Voice Journaling Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-journaling-app.md) - [Mood Reflection Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-journal.md) - [Privacy-Focused Diary Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waterflow-diary.md) - [AI-Enhanced Journaling Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aienhanced-journaling-app.md) - [Emotion-Driven AI Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memoreel.md)