Moody Cubby

Tap your mood, get a personalized daily quest. Earn XP, build streaks, and turn feelings into fun with Moody Cubby!

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Inspiration

We've all had moments where we feel off stressed, bored, anxious but have no idea what to actually do about it. Generic advice like "just relax" doesn't help. We wanted something that meets you exactly where you are emotionally and gives you one clear, fun, actionable thing to do right now. That idea became Moody Cubby.

What it does

Moody Cubby is a mood-based daily quest app. You tap how you're feeling Happy, Stressed, Sad, Bored, Anxious, or Energetic and the app instantly generates a personalized quest for you. A dancing bear mascot reacts to your mood in real time. Complete quests to earn XP, level up from Rookie to Champion, and build a daily streak. Dark mode included for those late-night mood check-ins.

How we built it

Built entirely with MeDo using natural language prompts no traditional coding required. The process:

  • Described the core app in a single prompt: mood selection, quest generation, XP and streak tracking
  • Iterated through multi-turn chat to add emoji mood buttons, gradient quest cards, and animated XP progress bar
  • Added the level badge system (Rookie → Explorer → Adventurer → Champion) through follow-up prompts
  • Added a reactive animated bear mascot that changes animation based on selected mood
  • Added dark mode with localStorage persistence
  • Deployed with one click to get a live public URL

Challenges we ran into

The biggest challenge was getting the Complete Quest button logic right ensuring XP persisted across sessions via localStorage and that the daily streak incremented only once per day. The animated bear reacting differently to each mood also required careful prompting to get the timing and expressions just right.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • A fully working gamified self-care app built in just a few hours
  • The reactive bear mascot it genuinely makes the app feel alive
  • Smooth dark mode that remembers your preference
  • Clean, polished UI that feels like a real product

What we learned

MeDo makes it possible to go from idea to deployed app in hours. The key is being specific and iterative with your prompts each refinement builds on the last. We also learned that small delightful details (like a dancing bear) make a huge difference in user experience.

What's next for Moody Cubby

  • Quest history log to look back on completed quests
  • Achievement badges and milestone rewards
  • Social streak sharing with friends
  • Push notification reminders
  • More mood categories and quest variety
  • Mobile app version

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