Comparison

Bristol Stool Chart vs Poop Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bristol Stool Chart

Monitor your digestive health with this tool that helps you rate and record stool quality over time. Visualize your progress with easy-to-interpret graphs and access information about different stool types. Optionally track blood in your stools and share data with your healthcare provider.

Highlights
  • High-resolution images of stool types
  • Quick stool quality rating
  • Record stool information over time
  • Optional notes and blood tracking
  • Interpretable stool quality graph
  • Information on stool types
Features
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The Bristol Stool Chart app brings new high-resolution images based on the original chart to your device. It allows you to quickly and easily rate your stool quality and record the information over time. You can also optionally add notes and enable a feature to track blood in your stools. Stool quality is displayed as an easy to interpret graph which can be shared with your health professional. The app also presents you with information about each type of stool along with links to more information online. Free and easy to use, this tool makes it easy to monitor your digestive health.

About

Poop Tracker

This app helps users track detailed information about their bowel movements, including type, color, pain, and more. It's designed for individuals with chronic gut conditions to monitor their digestive health and share data with their doctor. Features include quick logging, detailed history, and health integrations.

Highlights
  • Detailed stool logging (type, color, pain, blood, mucus)
  • Customizable notes for additional details
  • Toilet timer to track time spent
  • Comprehensive history with charts and insights
  • Data export for sharing with healthcare providers
  • Integration with Apple Health
  • Optional trackers for symptoms, medications, and nutrition
Features
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Record each trip you take to the bathroom with details for urine and your stool, such as: type, shape, color, smell, volume, pain level, time spent on the toilet, presence of blood and pieces of food, whether it floats or not, if there was excessive flatulence, strain to evacuate, presence of mucus and write notes about it. Digestive health is essential, especially when you have a chronic illness. Tracking your bowel movements can help your doctor measure the time it takes for food to pass through your body and leave as waste. Analyzing the shape, size and characteristics of your stool may also help them identify a possible digestive problem. Designed for people with chronic gut conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and microscopic colitis). • Bowel problems such as acid reflux, dyspepsia, nausea, chronic abdominal pain, bloating, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with symptoms such as chronic bloating, abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea • Short bowel syndrome, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), gastritis, celiac disease • Diets such as gluten-free, fructose-free, histamine-free and lactose-free, clean eating, healthy eating, keto • Food intolerances and sensitivities such as dairy, lactose, cow's milk allergy, fructose, histamine, gluten/wheat • Leaky gut syndrome & Candida albicans • Period/menstrual cycle-related digestive problems Why Users Pick Us ------------------- QUICK LOGGING Log your stool based on established medical standards such as the Bristol Stool scale which provides for consistency and medical relevance STOOL FACTORS Log your complete details including factors such as Urgency, Blood, Pain, Color, Mucus POOP NOTES Anything that does not fit anywhere else you can record as notes POOP TIMER Start the timer to see how long you spend on the toilet build directly into the tracker, look for patterns DETAILED HISTORY See how you've been doing in Logs, Charts, and additional Insights (over 30 charts!) EXPORT YOUR DATA Share it digitally with a caregiver by adding them directly within the App or Export your logs to analyze elsewhere or print them HEALTH INTEGRATION WITH APPLE HEALTH Import data directly from Apple Health for more comprehensive charts and logs to find meaningful connections TRACK EVEN MORE If needed enable the built-in symptom tracker, medication tracker, nutrition tracker, activity tracker and other trackers to record all aspects of your health! REMEMBER MORE If needed add reminders for medications, symptom checks, measurement checks for blood pressure, pulse, etc We would love to hear from you. Send your questions, suggestions, and feedback to support@careclinc.io Read our terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bristol Stool Chart4 screens
Poop Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Poop Tracker at 3.9 against Bristol Stool Chart's 2.4. Poop Tracker also leads on ratings volume (63 vs 10). Bristol Stool Chart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Poop Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Bristol Stool Chart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poop Tracker holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poop Tracker has 63 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Bristol Stool Chart's written reviews are positive against 54% of Poop Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bristol Stool Chart ships an update every 2 months, Poop Tracker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bristol Stool Chart versus Poop Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBristol Stool ChartPoop Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (10 ratings)3.9 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews53.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1063 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeb Garden LimitedCARECLINIC SOFTWARE INC.

Customer experience

Bristol Stool Chart

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Poop Tracker

All ratings63 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative25.4%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Bristol Stool Chart

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Poop Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • weather max$9.993 Months
  • flex pass$9.991 Month
  • carey ai max$19.991 Month
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  • carey ai ultra$29.991 Month
  • smart pass$34.991 Year
  • your free week3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • limited deal$49.991 Year
  • full access3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • carey ai credits$8.99

Questions

Is Bristol Stool Chart free?
Bristol Stool Chart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poop Tracker free?
Poop Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bristol Stool Chart or Poop Tracker?
Poop Tracker is rated higher. Bristol Stool Chart averages 2.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Poop Tracker averages 3.9 from 63 ratings.
Do Bristol Stool Chart or Poop Tracker have ads?
Neither Bristol Stool Chart nor Poop Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bristol Stool Chart or Poop Tracker?
Bristol Stool Chart ships an update every 2 months, and Poop Tracker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bristol Stool Chart was updated on November 2, 2026 and Poop Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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