Nerivio vs myPainIntel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nerivio
Manage your migraine treatment with a wireless neuromodulation device. Track headaches and symptoms using an advanced diary. This app requires a prescription and consultation with a healthcare professional.
- Control wireless neuromodulation device
- Track migraine headaches and symptoms
- Advanced migraine diary
- Access sleep information via HealthKit
- Prescription device management
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Control your Nerivio device and track your migraine headaches. The Nerivio app controls the Nerivio device - a wireless remote electrical neuromodulation device for the acute and/or preventive treatment of migraine with or without aura in patients 12 years of age or older. This prescribed device is self-applied to the upper-arm and should be used in the home environment at the onset of migraine headache or aura, or every other day for preventive treatment. Track your headaches and migraine symptoms in an easy-to-use advanced migraine diary which is included in the app. To provide you with optimal user experience for managing your migraine, the app may require access to HealthKit for sleep information. For detailed information on the Nerivio device, please refer to https://nerivio.com/ Nerivio(R) is a prescription device. Use the Nerivio device and this app only if you have a valid prescription and after consulting with your health care professional.
myPainIntel
This app helps you manage your health by tracking pain, activity, and assessment results. Connect smart devices and share data securely with your healthcare provider for improved treatment.
- Assessment Analytics
- Body Mapping
- Pain Diary
- Activity Tracking
- HIPAA Compliant
- Smart Device Integration
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The PainIntel App allows you to take control of your health and bring transparency to your healthcare journey. How It Works: Measuring What Matters If you can't measure it, you can't improve it. Our technology enables medical professionals to measure real-world outcomes of pain therapies, providing better treatment for you, the patient. By registering, you gain access to your comprehensive assessment results, allowing you to track your progress over time and see the same information that your provider sees. The app continuously monitors your progress and enables your healthcare professional to address any issues you may encounter on a daily basis. Within the app, you can connect your smart health devices (Apple Watch, Fitbit, Smart Scale) to share critical information with your provider and enhance the care you receive. The app is HIPAA compliant to ensure only you and your provider have access to the information you share. Key Features: Assessment Analytics: Compare your progress over time. Body Mapping: Share exactly what hurts and how much. Pain Diary: Keep your healthcare provider informed on a daily basis. Activity Tracking: Share real-time activity information with your provider. Fully HIPAA Compliant: Ensures privacy and security of your health data. Information is shared seamlessly between you and your provider. App Overview: Home Menu: View your self-reported results to track your progress over time using easy-to-understand radial graphs that show the percent change in your outcomes, allowing you to see your progress. Assessments Menu: Complete assessments requested by your provider. Fill out your Daily Pain Diary to keep your provider updated on your condition. Reports Menu: View completed assessment results. Care Team Menu: View the names of your Care Team members. Power over Pain Menu: View and receive daily motivational messages from your provider. Privacy and Security: PainIntel ensures that your health data is protected and shared only with your healthcare provider, maintaining full compliance with HIPAA regulations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myPainIntel at 5.0 against Nerivio's 3.8. myPainIntel also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Nerivio's advantage is ratings volume (122 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
myPainIntel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nerivio has 122 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nerivio ships an update every 3 months, myPainIntel every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nerivio | myPainIntel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (122 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Theranica | Celeri Health |
Customer experience
Nerivio
myPainIntel
Bugs and requests
Nerivio
Reported bugs
17 issues- App glitches and doesn't work
- NFC scanning issues
- App times out too quickly
- Symptom questionnaire 'done' button inactive
- Child account setup problems
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- Audiovisual components not loading
- Post assessment treatment spinning wheel
- App stalls frequently
- App loses sound randomly
- Device doesn't connect to cell phone
- App crashes frequently
- App freezes when opening
- App doesn't stay open long enough for assessments
- Confirmation email not received
- App forgets connection to device
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
15 requests- More wait time between scanning and starting treatment
- Improve symptom questionnaire usability
- Add live activity features
- Allow charging and refilling from app at reduced price
- Allow treatment to be stopped and resumed
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- Improve child account setup and recovery
- Fix audiovisual component loading
- Fix post assessment treatment loading
- Improve app stability for data upload
- Make app work without internet access
- Add dark mode
- Improve NFC scanning reliability
- Increase app timeout duration
- Allow treatment to be paused and resumed
- Make device rechargeable or offer cheaper refills
myPainIntel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nerivio
No in-app purchases
myPainIntel
No in-app purchases






