# Brown Note: Crohn's & Colitis — IBS tracker + peer support

> IBS tracker + peer support (iPhone/iPad app by Andrew Giffen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brown-note-crohns-and-colitis/id6759183219 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Andrew Giffen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1877250035)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 37 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-02-20
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Brown Note?

Log it on the toilet. Bring it to your GI.

Brown Note is a free gut log and anonymous peer support for people with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, IBS and other gut conditions. No names, ever. Just people who get it.

WHAT'S IN IT
- The Log: a one-tap poop tracker for how it's going down there. Bristol stool type, size, urgency, blood, cramps, and how the day went. Only you ever see it, on your phone or on the web.
- Ostomy mode: have an ileostomy, colostomy or J-pouch? The Log tracks bag empties, changes and leaks instead.
- A note for your doctor: turn the last 30 days into a one-page summary of your gut weather, Bristol types and flags. Print it or share it before your GI appointment.
- Notes: read what other people with IBD and IBS are going through, write back, or tap Been there so they know they're not the only one.
- Today: your week at a glance and a short list of things worth doing. Skip a day and nothing happens. No streaks.
- How's it going?: add a quick update to your note so the people who wrote back know how it turned out.
- Stickers: earn nuggets for logging, writing back and helping. Spend them on silly stickers to give away, and find a few just by using Brown Note. Stick them on notes or send one with a thank-you.
- Safety: report, hide or block anything. Blocking is silent, and reports are reviewed.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Log how it went. It takes a tap, and it's yours alone.
2. Write a note when you want company. Anyone on Brown Note can read it and write back, and nobody ever sees who wrote it.
3. Write back to someone else. A sentence is plenty. When a reply helps, tap This helped. It sends them nuggets, and they never learn who you are.

Free. Nuggets are never real money.

Brown Note is peer support, not medical advice. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 in the US and Canada, call Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK and Ireland, or call your local emergency number.

## Is Brown Note safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Brown Note.

## Is Brown Note legit?

Brown Note: Crohn's & Colitis has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Brown Note is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.1 — 2026-11-13

- Signing out takes your trail off the phone: which notes were yours, what you'd seen, and how you go.
- After you change how you go, the doctor's note keeps the blood you flagged and gets the daily average right.
- "Check your email" moves on once you've confirmed the email on another device.
- A starter phrase no longer pushes a reply past 300 characters.
- Log entries stay put: one that's been saved stays on screen, and one you delete stays deleted.
- The filter that checks notes before they post is less likely to stop ordinary gut talk.
- Rate Brown Note is in Settings, if you'd like to help other people with guts like yours find it.

### 2.2.0 — 2026-11-11

- Stickers you can only find by using Brown Note. Find one and it's yours to keep, with one to give away.
- Log cramps whenever they hit, and say how big a bowel movement was. Your doctor's note counts both.
- The right crisis line for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, as well as the US and Canada.
- Ostomy mode: in Settings > How you go, pick ileostomy, colostomy or J-pouch. The Log then tracks bag empties, changes and leaks instead of Bristol types, and your month and doctor's note follow.
- The doctor's note is now a one-page PDF you can print or share.
- Your day starts at your own midnight, wherever you are.
- Plot Twist, a new sticker.
- Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week, Dec 1-7: three Hall Pass stickers to give away. Find my card (Settings > Can't wait?) shows the bathroom access card where you live.
- Fixes: back to Today after posting, starter phrases go in front of what you've typed, the report box stays above the keyboard, flushing a note deletes it for good, and the 30-day calendar is right after the clock change.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-11-05

- Your gut log is saved to your account now, so it's there on a new phone and on the web. Anything you logged before comes along the first time you open this version.
- Tap I'm sitting down when you go, and say how it went after.
- Tap any log entry to change it or delete it. Pull down on the Log to refresh it.
- Continue with Apple is Apple's own button now.
- Opening the app clears the badge on its icon.

### 2.0.0 — 2026-11-04

Brown Note 2 is a whole new app.

- Read everyone's notes, not just one at a time, and write back to any of them.
- Been there: one tap tells someone they're not alone on the throne.
- A private gut log. Tap "I'm sitting down" when you sit down, and say how it went after. It's on your account, so it's on the web too, and only you ever see it.
- Today: your week and a short list of things worth doing. Streaks are gone, so a flare day costs you nothing.
- Add an update to your note so the people who wrote back know how it went.
- Stickers are for giving now. Stick them on notes or send one with a thank-you. Stickers you bought before are yours to keep, plus 3 of each to give.
- Report, hide or block anything, quietly.

Your notes can now be read by everyone on Brown Note, still with no name on them. You can flush any note you wrote.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-03-29

- Get notified when someone needs your support — you'll receive a push notification when a new message is posted that you can help with
- App icon now shows a badge when there are messages waiting for your encouragement
- New "New Messages to Help" toggle in Settings to control this notification
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

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