Comparison

My Head Hurts vs Simple Migraine Tracker

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

Head to head
About

My Head Hurts

Track migraine symptoms, identify triggers, and generate reports for your doctor. Visualize headache severity and duration over time to monitor treatment effectiveness. Receive reminders to update symptoms for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Migraine symptom tracking
  • HIT-6 and MIDAS score calculation
  • Trigger identification (days/times)
  • Severity and duration charting
  • Symptom update reminders
  • Doctor-shareable history data
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Track migraine symptoms and share important history data with your doctor. By tracking your headache symptoms, My Head Hurts can provide accurate HIT-6 and MIDAS scores, which are commonly used to assess the impact of migraine headaches on everyday life. My Head Hurts can also help you determine common days of the week or times of day when headaches are most likely to occur, helping you determine factors that may increase the likelihood of headaches. Charts allow you to see changes in the severity or duration of your headaches as you pursue new treatments with your doctor. Once you've started tracking a headache, My Head Hurts can also remind you to update your symptoms so you can record changes in your headache's severity and its duration. My Head Hurts does not provide medical diagnosis or advice. You should always consult with a doctor regarding the best treatment for your headaches. My Head Hurts offers 45 days of free headache tracking. After 45 days, you may purchase an Annual Subscription or a Monthly Subscription to continue recording heading and treatment information for 1 year or 1-month, respectively. You will always have access to previously recorded data regardless of your subscription status. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://myheadhurts.app/terms-of-use

About

Simple Migraine Tracker

Effortlessly log migraine attacks with a single tap. This app automatically gathers crucial data like weather, location, and activity to help you identify patterns and potential triggers without tedious data entry. Sync across devices and integrate with Apple Health for comprehensive insights into your headache patterns.

Highlights
  • One-tap migraine logging
  • Automatic data collection (weather, location, activity)
  • Pattern and trigger identification
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Apple Health integration
  • Privacy-focused data handling
Features
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Track migraines instantly with one simple tap. Used by thousands of migraine sufferers to quickly track attacks and identify triggers. Simple Migraine Tracker is a migraine diary designed for one reason: simplicity. Most migraine trackers require you to answer dozens of questions when you're already in pain. Simple Migraine Tracker automatically records the important details so you don't have to. When a migraine hits, all you need to do is tap once. Your phone already collects valuable data like weather, location, activity, and time of day. Simple Migraine Tracker uses this information to automatically build a powerful migraine log that helps you understand patterns and triggers. With one tap, Simple Migraine Tracker automatically: • Records the exact time of your migraine attack • Tracks patterns by time of day, day of week, and month • Records weather conditions including temperature and barometric pressure • Helps identify possible migraine triggers and patterns • Logs location to help identify environmental factors • Tracks fitness and activity levels to help understand stress • Syncs your migraine diary across all your devices Simple Migraine Tracker integrates with Apple Health (HealthKit) to analyze activity, heart rate, and other biometric signals that may correlate with migraine attacks. Your privacy is our priority. Your migraine records stay private and under your control. We do not sell your data. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Head Hurts4 screens
Simple Migraine Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Migraine Tracker at 4.4 against My Head Hurts's 1.0. Simple Migraine Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 1). My Head Hurts's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). 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 Head Hurts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Simple Migraine Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Migraine Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Migraine Tracker has 56 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Head Hurts ships an update every 9 months, Simple Migraine Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Head Hurts versus Simple Migraine Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Head HurtsSimple Migraine Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—48.5% of reviews
Number of ratings156 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB92 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNeal StublenHuki Labs

Customer experience

My Head Hurts

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Simple Migraine Tracker

All ratings56 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral10.7%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral21.2%
Negative30.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

My Head Hurts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$5.991 Year
10 purchases

Simple Migraine Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Membership14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Premium yearly1 Month trial$14.991 Year
  • Premium Membership 6 Months14 Days trial$24.996 Months
  • Premium Membership 12 Months14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Unlock Additional Features$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • 10 Weather Tokens$2.99

Questions

Is My Head Hurts free?
My Head Hurts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Migraine Tracker free?
Simple Migraine Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Head Hurts or Simple Migraine Tracker?
Simple Migraine Tracker is rated higher. My Head Hurts averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Simple Migraine Tracker averages 4.4 from 56 ratings.
Do My Head Hurts or Simple Migraine Tracker have ads?
Neither My Head Hurts nor Simple Migraine Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Head Hurts or Simple Migraine Tracker?
My Head Hurts ships an update every 9 months, and Simple Migraine Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, My Head Hurts was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Migraine Tracker on November 7, 2026.

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