Comparison

Care Log vs Symptom Tracker゜

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

Head to head
About

Care Log

Easily track symptoms, actions, medications, and vital signs for family members. Generate health summaries to share with healthcare providers or family. All data is stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Track symptoms and events
  • Log actions and meals
  • Manage medication and reminders
  • Record temperature and pain scale
  • Monitor blood pressure
  • Create custom health data fields
  • Generate health summaries
Features
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CareLog makes it easy to track acute illnesses for family members. It is designed for parents, care givers, or anyone needing to track one or more persons. For example, tracking flu symptoms for multiple children. You can enter and track: 1. Symptoms or events like fever, pain, rash, etc 2. Action such as breast feeding side, naps, meals, BM, etc 3. Medication taken or reminders to take medication 4. Temperature readings 5. Pain scale 6. Blood pressure 7. User defined health data You can send a summary of the health logs for each tracked person to a health providers, parents, or to other family members. The information entered into CareLog is stored only on your device. CareLog does not display ads or collect user data. CareLog is available for iPhone 5 or later and running iOS 10.

About

Symptom Tracker゜

Easily monitor and visualize your health symptoms and treatments. Generate shareable reports for your doctor and gain insights into your well-being over time. Personalize your tracking experience with custom entries and reminders.

Highlights
  • Track symptoms
  • Track treatments
  • Add notes
  • Overview of well-being
  • Analyze statistics
  • Generate PDF/CSV reports
  • Personalize tracker
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Track and visualize your symptoms in a breeze! Do you want to share it with your doctor? No problem, just generate a printable report! HOW SYMPTOM TRACKER° WORKS - Track your symptoms - Track your treatments - Add notes - Have an easy overview on how you are doing - Analyze your statistics over time - Create PDF and CSV reports and share them with your doctor - Personalize your tracker by editing or creating further symptoms and treatments - Collect new achievements by using the app - Stay on track with daily reminders - Lock your journal with Face Id or Touch Id We value your privacy. Your entries are just yours, only accessible on your device. Consult with your doctor if you are experiencing any symptoms of an illness. This software is not a replacement of a medical treatment. It is intended for informational purposes only and comes with no warranty. You can read the terms of use and privacy policy here: http://adamcziko.com/symptom-tracker-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/ The app includes a premium subscription possibility. The subscription is automatically renewed after each subscription period. Want to get to know more about your current subscription, or you want to cancel it? You can get all the information by visiting the following page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039

Screenshots

Care Log4 screens
Symptom Tracker゜4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Symptom Tracker゜ at 4.6 against Care Log's 3.4. Symptom Tracker゜ also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 50%) and ratings volume (953 vs 5). Care Log's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.1 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Symptom Tracker゜ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Care Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Symptom Tracker゜ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Symptom Tracker゜ has 953 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Care Log's written reviews are positive against 90% of Symptom Tracker゜'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Care Log ships an update every 2 weeks, Symptom Tracker゜ monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Care Log versus Symptom Tracker゜: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCare LogSymptom Tracker゜
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.6 (953 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews89.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5953 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB57 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTung Tree LLCAdam Cziko

Customer experience

Care Log

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Symptom Tracker゜

All ratings953 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.4%

Bugs and requests

Care Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Symptom Tracker゜

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sign-up button not working
  • Inability to generate reports beyond 7 days in free version

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more severity levels for symptoms
  • Ability to rearrange and group symptoms
  • Option to attach photos or videos
  • Integrate with other health tracking apps
  • Provide more detailed reports and insights
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  • Allow multiple entries per day

In-app purchases

None

Care Log

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Symptom Tracker゜

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Care Log free?
Care Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Symptom Tracker゜ free?
Symptom Tracker゜ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Care Log or Symptom Tracker゜?
Symptom Tracker゜ is rated higher. Care Log averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Symptom Tracker゜ averages 4.6 from 953 ratings.
Do Care Log or Symptom Tracker゜ have ads?
Neither Care Log nor Symptom Tracker゜ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Care Log or Symptom Tracker゜?
Care Log ships an update every 2 weeks, and Symptom Tracker゜ monthly. Most recently, Care Log was updated on June 1, 2026 and Symptom Tracker゜ on September 29, 2026.

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