Comparison

Phendo vs Forela

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

Head to head
About

Phendo

This app helps individuals with endometriosis track symptoms, evaluate self-management strategies, and share data with their care team. By participating, users contribute to vital research aimed at understanding and managing the condition.

Highlights
  • Symptom tracking
  • Self-management strategy evaluation
  • Personalized health journal
  • Collaborative care with healthcare team
  • Contribution to endometriosis research
  • Eligibility tracking
Features
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Welcome to Phendo, a research app designed to transform the way individuals living with endometriosis understand and manage their condition, while contributing invaluable data to advance scientific research in the field. Symptom Tracking Phendo offers a platform for users to track their symptoms. Every aspect of your experience is documented, creating a personalized health journal, from pain intensity to endo belly. Self-Management Empower yourself with the ability to record and evaluate the effectiveness of various self-management strategies. Whether it's dietary changes, exercise routines, or medication schedules, Phendo helps you track what works or doesn’t work, enabling a more tailored approach to managing your endometriosis. Collaborative Care With Phendo, you're not just managing your condition; you're actively participating in your healthcare journey. The app allows you to explore your tracked data together with your care team and make informed decisions about which treatments are most effective for you. Contribute to Research By using Phendo, you're also contributing to a larger cause. The data you provide helps researchers gain a deeper understanding of endometriosis. Your participation is instrumental in advancing our knowledge of this complex condition. Eligibility Menstrual Requirement: Must have had at least one menstrual period. Age Requirement: Must be 13 or older. For those aged 13-17, parental or guardian consent is required. Join the Phendo community today, and take control of your endometriosis journey while contributing to vital research efforts! Phendo is a research app from Citizen Endo, a research initiative at the Columbia University Department of Biomedical Informatics.

About

Forela

This app helps users track symptoms, appointments, and medical information related to endometriosis. It connects with wearables for automatic data logging and provides personalized daily care plans for meals, movement, mental well-being, and sleep.

Highlights
  • Symptom logging (pain, fatigue, mood, sleep, menstrual patterns)
  • Wearable device integration for automatic data logging
  • Personalized daily care plans (Meal, Move, Mental, Sleep)
  • Pattern visualization against personal baseline
  • Adjustable and scalable care plan options
  • Data sharing with healthcare providers
Features
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You have been the one keeping track. The symptoms, the appointments, what one doctor said that the next one needs to know. Forela holds it in one place. Where most health apps were built for general wellness and adapted afterward, Forela was built for endometriosis: a condition that unfolds across years and across body systems. What Forela does Log what you feel: pain, fatigue, mood, sleep, menstrual patterns, flares. Connect your wearables so sleep, cycle, and activity log themselves. See your pattern over time, measured against your own baseline rather than an average. Follow a daily plan across four main pillars: Meal, Move, Mental, and Sleep. Adjust it to what is manageable this week. Swap it, edit it, scale it back. Bring a fuller picture to whoever sees you next. What it runs on Forela reads what you log against clinical protocols built with Dr. Iris Kerin Orbuch, endometriosis specialist and excision surgeon, and Forela co-founder. The protocols draw on a team of clinical advisors who treat this condition for a living. Forela learns your baseline and stays with you as things change. More about how Forela works, and who built it at forela.health Forela supports you alongside your care. It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition, and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Screenshots

Phendo4 screens
Forela4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Forela at 100% against Phendo's 53%. Forela also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Phendo's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forela holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phendo has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Phendo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Forela's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phendo ships an update every 4 months, Forela every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Phendo versus Forela: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhendoForela
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB75 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNoemie ElhadadForela

Customer experience

Phendo

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.1%

Forela

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Phendo

No in-app purchases

None

Forela

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phendo free?
Phendo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forela free?
Forela is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phendo or Forela?
Forela is rated higher. Phendo averages 4.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Forela averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Phendo or Forela have ads?
Neither Phendo nor Forela shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phendo or Forela?
Phendo ships an update every 4 months, and Forela every 2 months. Most recently, Phendo was updated on October 13, 2026 and Forela on October 9, 2026.

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