Comparison

PainTrakr vs Migraine Note

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

Head to head
About

PainTrakr

Easily monitor and manage your pain levels with this application. Record pain intensity, add diary notes about treatments, and visualize your progress over time with interactive graphs. Export your data to share with healthcare providers.

Highlights
  • Track pain intensity (0-10)
  • Add diary notes on treatments
  • Visualize pain data with graphs
  • Identify pain triggers and effective treatments
  • Set pain tracking reminders
  • Export pain data in CSV format
Features
Read full description

PainTrakr is a simple way to track and help take control of your pain. Track any type of pain from headaches to back pain to arthritis pain. Pain data is displayed in an easy to understand graph that helps you visualize how your pain levels are improving or worsening over time. Enter your pain level from zero to ten, zero being no pain and ten being the worst pain you can imagine. Add optional diary notes to keep track of what you did to try and reduce your pain and if it was successful or not. Help identify pain triggers and the most effective treatment options you have used. Set up reminders to help you track your pain throughout the day. Export your pain data to share with your health care provider. Features: • Quickly and easily enter your pain level from zero to ten • Add optional diary notes describing your pain and any treatment options you have made • View raw pain data and all the diary notes you have made • View the resulting pain levels in graphical form • Moving average overlay to get a better feel for whether your pain is receding over time • Interactively zoom the graph to hone in on any pain incidents • Click on graph points to see a summary of the pain data and diary notes • Set up periodic reminders to help you monitor your pain • Export your pain data in csv format to share with your health care provider

About

Migraine Note

Features
Read full description

"Another headache... what's causing them?" Weather? Sleep? Stress? You have hunches, but no clear answers. Migraine Note is a headache diary built for people with migraines and chronic headaches — designed so you can log an attack with just a few taps, even mid-headache. Perfect if you: - Suffer from migraines or chronic headaches - Want to identify your headache triggers - Need to know which medications actually work for you - Struggle to describe your symptoms in short appointments Features - Log in one tap, even when it hurts Record intensity (1-10), pain location, symptoms like nausea and aura, and medication — all with taps, no typing required. - Your trigger patterns emerge Choose from 12 trigger candidates including lack of sleep, weather/pressure changes, menstrual cycle, alcohol, and stress. As entries accumulate, you'll see which triggers appear most and when headaches tend to strike. - AI summarizes your patterns On Apple Intelligence devices, on-device AI turns your data into a gentle, readable summary. Your records never leave your device. - Doctor-ready PDF reports Export a summary and full log as a PDF to communicate accurately during short appointments. - Track medication effectiveness Log which medication you took and whether it worked — useful for finding what helps you. - Everything stays on your device All records are stored locally. No servers, no account required. Pricing Free to use (history view limited to the last 30 days). Premium (monthly/yearly) unlocks full history, AI pattern analysis, doctor-ready PDF reports, 90-day insights, and removes all ads. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage anytime in App Store settings. Note: Migraine Note is a headache-logging aid, not a medical device intended to diagnose or treat migraines or any condition. Please consult a doctor if symptoms persist. Privacy Policy: https://nodence.jp/migrainenote-privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PainTrakr4 screens
Migraine Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PainTrakr at none against Migraine Note's 2. PainTrakr also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Migraine Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PainTrakr asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PainTrakr versus Migraine Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPainTrakrMigraine Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 32 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBlack Slate Software Inc.shota hosono

In-app purchases

None

PainTrakr

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Migraine Note

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$24.991 Year

Questions

Is PainTrakr free?
PainTrakr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Migraine Note free?
Migraine Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PainTrakr or Migraine Note have ads?
Migraine Note shows ads; PainTrakr does not.

Other comparisons