Comparison

Bowelle vs SickDays

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

Head to head
About

Bowelle

Easily track your food, mood, and symptoms to identify patterns and potential triggers. Visualize your health data with beautiful charts and export it to share with healthcare professionals.

Highlights
  • Food and symptom tracking
  • Mood and water intake logging
  • Stress level monitoring
  • Bowel movement diary
  • Customizable fields
  • Visual trend charts
  • Data export for doctors
Features
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Bowelle is designed to be the quickest, most easy-to-use food & symptom diary on the App Store. Beautiful visual representations make it easier to discover patterns and determine how you feel over longer periods of time. You can track how you feel, what you eat, water intake, stress levels, bowel movements, notes and custom fields you define. By keeping a diary, you may learn significantly more about your patterns and possible triggers. Bowelle offers: A record of: • How you feel • What you eat • Water intake • Stress levels • Bowel movements • Notes • Custom fields Charts • Visual representations allow you determine trends and overlap different data types. Daily average • The daily averages are easily accessible from the side menu. • They are also configurable and can be based on the past 14, 30 or 60 days. Alternatively, you can base it on all existing data. History • Use the detailed history to see all data. • Filter it by what you are interested in to narrow down the scope. • Export your data via email and share it with your doctor, nutritionist or dietitian. Apple Health • Sleep, step count, water and weight Download Bowelle now and start keeping a journal today! --- A word from the developer "It is stunning to read studies indicating that as many as 10-20% of the world’s population have IBS. The symptoms can vary so considerably from individual to individual that one may wonder if it is even the same condition. I created Bowelle because there is a need for a fresh and modern approach in the marketplace. If you are reading this, chances are that your symptoms are affecting your life more than you like. By keeping a record every day, my hope is that you will identify some of the triggers causing your symptoms. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to drop me a note at feedback@bowelle.com. I will listen to everything coming my way." - Robert Gummesson --- Terms of Use: https://bowelle.com/terms-of-use/

About

SickDays

Easily log your healthy and sick days to gain insights into your well-being. Track symptoms for colds, allergies, or migraines with daily reminders and intuitive features to make informed health decisions.

Highlights
  • Track healthy and sick days
  • Log symptoms for various conditions
  • Daily reminders
  • Intuitive logging
  • Health pattern insights
  • Wellness monitoring
Features
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SickDays is your personal health companion that helps you easily track your healthy and sick days. Whether you're fighting off a cold, experiencing seasonal allergies, or just want to monitor your daily well-being, SickDays provides a clear and simple way to log your symptoms, and stay on top of your health. With daily reminders and intuitive logging features, you'll gain valuable insights into patterns in your health, helping you make better decisions for your wellness. • Health correlations (Pro): See how sleep, steps, resting heart rate, and HRV compare on your sick days vs your baseline — powered by Apple Health, on-device only. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bowelle4 screens
SickDays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bowelle at 92% against SickDays's 33%. Bowelle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Bowelle sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and SickDays sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bowelle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bowelle has 2.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Bowelle's written reviews are positive against 33% of SickDays's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bowelle ships an update fortnightly, SickDays every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bowelle versus SickDays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowelleSickDays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better3.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better9
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBowelle ABFlorian Schweizer

Customer experience

Bowelle

All ratings2,245 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews573 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.7%

SickDays

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Bowelle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Issues with data display or loading

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add time stamps for symptoms
  • Option to track exercise, medications, and other health factors
  • More detailed food logging with food database integration
  • Sync across multiple devices
  • Expanded customization options in free version

SickDays

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bowelle

Subscriptions9
  • Bowelle Premium$2.491 Month
  • Bowelle Premium1 Month trial$3.491 Month
  • Bowelle Premium$3.991 Month
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  • Bowelle Premium$4.993 Months
  • Bowelle Premium3 Months trial2 variants$6.993 Months
  • Bowelle Premium$7.993 Months
  • Bowelle Premium$9.991 Year
  • Bowelle Premium1 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • Bowelle Premium$17.991 Year
2 purchases

SickDays

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Weekly)$0.997 Days
  • Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Bowelle free?
Bowelle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SickDays free?
SickDays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bowelle or SickDays?
Bowelle is rated higher. Bowelle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while SickDays averages 3.3 from 9 ratings.
Do Bowelle or SickDays have ads?
SickDays shows ads; Bowelle does not.
Which is updated more often, Bowelle or SickDays?
Bowelle ships an update fortnightly, and SickDays every 2 months. Most recently, Bowelle was updated on September 22, 2026 and SickDays on September 22, 2026.

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