Comparison

RateMyHospital vs HeadJournal

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

Head to head
About

RateMyHospital

Features
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The RateMyHospital® dashboard and mobile feedback tool is the fastest, most accurate way for hospitals to gather and analyze patient feedback. The data collection and analytics tools provide healthcare administrators the answers and insights needed to improve the patient’s experience in real time. With a click of a link, patients can instantly provide feedback of their experience through a web-based feedback tool accessible on their mobile phone – feedback that is displayed in real-time on the RateMyHospital® dashboard and viewable by authorized healthcare providers, administrator and staff on the web or in the RateMyHospital® iPhone App. If your organization does not currently use RateMyHospital® to gather patient feedback, let us know and we will work with your organization to deploy RateMyHospital®.

About

HeadJournal

Features
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HeadJournal — Your Headache Companion Understanding your headaches starts with tracking them. HeadJournal makes it simple to log every headache or migraine in seconds, then shows you the patterns behind them. QUICK OR DETAILED LOGGING Tap once for a quick entry, or go detailed when you want to capture more — pain intensity (0–10), location (front, back, left, right, eyes, or full head), symptoms, and what helped. SEE YOUR PATTERNS Your dashboard surfaces what matters: your current pain-free streak, your logging streak, this week's headache count, average pain level, and your top trigger — all at a glance. FULL HISTORY, ORGANIZED Every entry is saved and organized by date, so you can look back and spot trends over time — or just have a clear record to bring to a doctor's appointment. PERSONALIZED FROM DAY ONE A short onboarding walks through how often you get headaches so the app can tailor tracking and insights to you from the start. SIMPLE, PRIVATE, YOURS No clutter, no unnecessary permissions — just a fast, focused way to understand your headaches better.

Screenshots

RateMyHospital4 screens
HeadJournal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HeadJournal at daily against RateMyHospital's every 9 months. RateMyHospital's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RateMyHospital ships an update every 9 months, HeadJournal daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
RateMyHospital versus HeadJournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRateMyHospitalHeadJournal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB187 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperQuality Reviews IncTyres Green-Harrington

In-app purchases

None

RateMyHospital

No in-app purchases

None

HeadJournal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RateMyHospital free?
RateMyHospital is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HeadJournal free?
HeadJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RateMyHospital or HeadJournal have ads?
Neither RateMyHospital nor HeadJournal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RateMyHospital or HeadJournal?
RateMyHospital ships an update every 9 months, and HeadJournal daily. Most recently, RateMyHospital was updated on October 26, 2026 and HeadJournal on October 28, 2026.

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