Comparison

My IBD Care vs Bearable

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

Head to head
About

My IBD Care

This doctor-developed app helps individuals manage Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. It offers tools to track symptoms, medications, and lifestyle factors, providing personalized guidance and expert-led courses to support daily life and prepare for medical appointments.

Highlights
  • Symptom, medication, and lifestyle tracking
  • AI-powered personalized guidance
  • Expert-led courses on managing IBD
  • Medication and appointment reminders
  • Trusted resource library
  • Pattern analysis for health trends
Features
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The doctor-developed smart companion that makes living with Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis easier. Living with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis can feel unpredictable, overwhelming, and exhausting. My IBD Care is a doctor-developed app designed to help you understand what’s going on, manage day-to-day challenges, and feel more confident living life on your terms. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, navigating a flare, or staying well in remission, My IBD Care gives you practical tools, trusted guidance, and reassurance – all in one place. A SMARTER WAY TO LIVE WITH IBD My IBD Care helps you: • Track symptoms, medication, and lifestyle with minimal effort • Connect the dots between sleep, stress, activity, and symptoms • Learn practical ways to manage everyday life with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis • Feel more prepared, supported, and in control A crucial part of My IBD Care is ElenaAI – your personal guide through life with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis. She helps interpret your data, make sense of what’s happening, and gently guide you towards what to do next – so you don’t have to navigate things alone.* WHAT’S IN THE APP? • Personalised support, powered by ElenaAI: non-medical guidance day or night. Understand patterns in your data, prepare for appointments, and feel reassured when things feel uncertain. • Symptom and wellbeing tracking: track flares, bowel movements, pain, mood, sleep, stress, and more – all in one place. • Medication and appointment support: Stay on top of medications, reminders, appointments, and tests. • Expert-led courses: practical, condition-specific courses covering sleep, medication, mental wellbeing, physical activity, and living with symptoms – created by clinicians and people who understand life with IBD. • Library and trusted resources: clinically reviewed content from the NHS, Crohn’s & Colitis UK, and other trusted sources. DESIGNED TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOUR CLINICAL CARE My IBD Care is built with NHS clinicians and patients, and designed to support you between appointments – helping you feel more prepared when they come around. EVIDENCE-LED AND CLINICALLY GROUNDED My IBD Care was developed with patients and doctors at King’s College Hospital and Barts Health. WHAT USERS SAY “This app has definitely changed how I think about managing my IBD. It’s a tool that helps to really monitor and analysis trends in how I am feeling to ensure I get the support and care I need before anything major happens.” “A really good way to keep track of things without any hassle, and an easy way to look back for any recurring patterns or trends in my health. Would highly recommend it for anyone who wants an easy to use app to keep track of their IBD.” “Knowledge is power. This app gives you precisely that: power over your condition. With evidence based consultants and specialists opinions, not the regular Google search. It's an holistic approach to IBD which is fundamental for getting and maintaining it under control. I would definitely recommend it!” ABOUT AMPERSAND HEALTH Ampersand Health is a social impact company set up by patients and doctors. We’re committed to improving access to high-quality, evidence-based support for people living with long-term inflammatory conditions. *ElenaAI is an optional paid feature within the My IBD Care app. Pricing and trial options are clearly shown in-app. YOUR DATA IS SAFE Data security and privacy are core to My IBD Care. Your data is encrypted and securely stored, the app is Cyber Essentials approved and fully GDPR compliant. Full privacy policy: https://www.ampersandhealth.co.uk/privacy.html

About

Bearable

This app helps you understand and manage your health by tracking symptoms, triggers, and treatments. It allows you to identify patterns and correlations to gain better control over chronic illnesses, pain, mood, and more. Securely store and analyze your health data to share with your doctor.

Highlights
  • Symptom tracking
  • Trigger identification
  • Medication and treatment logging
  • Habit and activity tracking
  • Health data correlation analysis
  • Medical appointment preparation
  • Data export and sync
Features
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Feeling overwhelmed by your health? Bearable is the symptom tracker that helps you work out what makes your symptoms, pain, migraine and mental health better or worse, so you can feel more in control. Join over 2M patients & doctors using Bearable to manage symptoms, pain, migraine, mood, medication and mental health. FIND YOUR TRIGGERS Most people arrive with one question: what is making my symptoms worse? Log how you feel in a few taps a day, and Bearable shows the correlations between your symptoms and your sleep, food, weather, stress, medication and habits, so you know which triggers to avoid. NOT SURE WHERE TO START? No diagnosis or plan needed. Rate how you feel, add a symptom or two, and Bearable suggests what to log next as your symptom diary grows. PAIN, MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE TRACKER Record pain levels, where the pain is and how long it lasts. Log migraine frequency and severity, spot the warning signs before a migraine attack, see which migraine treatments help, and learn which triggers reliably set off your headaches. The pain tracker is used every day by people managing chronic pain, migraine, arthritis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, joint pain and back pain. MENTAL HEALTH AND MOOD TRACKER See whether your mental health is changing over time, not just how today feels. Log mood, energy, stress, sleep and anxiety alongside what is going on in your life, and see how work, exercise, social plans and the weather shape your mental health. The mental health tracker is used by people living with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD and OCD, and by anyone wanting a clearer picture of their mental health. CHRONIC ILLNESS, FATIGUE AND FLARE-UPS Log flare-ups, pain, crashes and good days to see what leads to each. Work out which activities drain you or give you energy, and give your doctor a clear record of how your chronic illness has changed. Built with people living with PoTS, EDS, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and long covid. GUT, HORMONES AND CYCLE Log digestive symptoms, food and bathroom habits to find out which foods are behind your IBS or GERD flare-ups. See how your symptoms, pain, migraine and mood change across each phase of your cycle, useful for PCOS, PMDD, endometriosis and menstrual migraine. MEDICATION AND TREATMENTS Log medication, supplements and treatments, then see whether they are working for your pain, migraine or mental health and whether they cause side effects. The medication tracker also sets reminders so you never miss a dose or a diary entry. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Symptoms, pain, migraine, mood, medication, exercise and diet in one health tracker, so you can find useful patterns instead of switching between apps. - Fully customisable: record exactly what matters to you - Insights that show what correlates with your symptoms - Reports that turn months of symptom, pain and mental health logs into actionable insights - Sync steps, sleep and heart rate from Apple Health and Fitbit - Reminders, secure export, restore across devices, dark mode PRIVATE AND SECURE Your health data is encrypted. Export or delete it from within the app at any time. We will never sell your data. MADE BY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND Created by people who live with health issues themselves, shaped by thousands of members of the chronic illness community. Our aim is to make symptom tracking simple, even on days when fatigue, pain, migraine or brain fog make everything harder. WAYS PEOPLE USE BEARABLE Symptom tracker & health diary Migraine & headache tracker Chronic Pain tracker Mental health & mood tracker Chronic illness & flare diary IBS & IBD symptom tracker PCOS, PMDD & cycle tracker PoTS & EDS tracker Medication tracker & reminders GET IN TOUCH Questions or feedback support@bearable.app Website https://bearable.app Terms https://bearable.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy https://bearable.app/privacy-policy Insights from Bearable are not medical advice. Always consult your doctor before making medical decisions.

Screenshots

My IBD Care4 screens
Bearable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bearable at 81% against My IBD Care's 25%. Bearable also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. My IBD Care sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Bearable sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bearable holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bearable has 6.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of My IBD Care's written reviews are positive against 81% of Bearable's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My IBD Care ships an update monthly, Bearable weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My IBD Care versus Bearable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy IBD CareBearable
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (6.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB116 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAMPERSAND HEALTH LIMITEDBearable Ltd

Customer experience

My IBD Care

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative67.5%

Bearable

All ratings6,525 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews716 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.4%

Bugs and requests

My IBD Care

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bearable

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Logging out and switching devices causes data loss
  • Customization options can be buggy

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved sleep tracking
  • Integration with more health data sources
  • Menstrual cycle tracking
  • iPad app version
  • Easier food/nutrition tracking

In-app purchases

2 purchases

My IBD Care

Subscriptions2
  • Elena7$1.991 Month
  • Elena30$9.991 Month
10 purchases

Bearable

Subscriptions10
  • Bearable premium$4.491 Month
  • Bearable premium$6.991 Month
  • Premium subscription7 Days trial$15.991 Year
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  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$18.991 Year
  • Bearable Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Bearable premium3 Days trial$27.991 Year
  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$27.991 Year
  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is My IBD Care free?
My IBD Care is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bearable free?
Bearable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My IBD Care or Bearable?
Bearable is rated higher. My IBD Care averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bearable averages 4.8 from 6.6K ratings.
Do My IBD Care or Bearable have ads?
Neither My IBD Care nor Bearable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My IBD Care or Bearable?
My IBD Care ships an update monthly, and Bearable weekly. Most recently, My IBD Care was updated on November 2, 2026 and Bearable on November 4, 2026.

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