Comparison

Chronic Insights vs Symptom Tracker゜

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

Head to head
About

Chronic Insights

This app allows users with chronic health conditions to meticulously track symptoms, vital signs, medications, and potential triggers. Visualize your health data with customizable charts and export it for your healthcare providers. Premium features offer advanced pain visualization and environmental data integration.

Highlights
  • Track unlimited symptoms and vitals
  • Integrate Apple Health data
  • Visualize data with custom charts
  • Track medications and triggers
  • Export data to PDF and spreadsheets
  • 3D pain visualization (premium)
  • Weather and air quality tracking (premium)
Features
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The privacy-first, ad-free, premium symptom diary that people with chronic health conditions deserve, made by a disabled entrepreneur who lives with a painful autoimmune condition called axial spondyloarthritis. Free features include: - track unlimited symptoms and customise them to your needs - bring in heart rate, activity and sleep data from Apple Health - track unlimited vital measurements (eg blood pressure, blood glucose, menstrual flow and many more) - track unlimited medications - track unlimited factors (things which might trigger or help your symptoms) - view everything as beautiful, informative and customisable charts - track mood - track body measurements - track your condition with health impact questionnaires such as the BASDAI and BASFI for axial spondyloarthritis - record blood test results and urine test results - configure items as line charts or bar charts to fit your needs - tag, sort, filter and archive items - create your own custom analysis charts to compare items and spot trends - export to PDF - mindfulness breathing exercises - backup to your own private Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive account - no ads, no personally identifiable data collected or sold Support my work by subscribing to these optional premium features: - make your pain visible by "painting" the location of your chronic pain onto interactive 3D models which you can rotate and zoom - paint onto joints and bone to record rheumatic pain - view your pain as a 3D "heatmap" and animated timeline - quick-record symptoms using your Apple Watch (Apple Watch app does not function standalone and requires a linked iPhone running the Chronic Insights mobile app) - view up to 1 year of weather data including temperature, pressure, humidity and precipitation to see if they affect your symptoms - get a 3 day weather and air quality forecast - export all data to a spreadsheet

About

Symptom Tracker゜

Easily monitor and visualize your health symptoms and treatments. Generate shareable reports for your doctor and gain insights into your well-being over time. Personalize your tracking experience with custom entries and reminders.

Highlights
  • Track symptoms
  • Track treatments
  • Add notes
  • Overview of well-being
  • Analyze statistics
  • Generate PDF/CSV reports
  • Personalize tracker
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Track and visualize your symptoms in a breeze! Do you want to share it with your doctor? No problem, just generate a printable report! HOW SYMPTOM TRACKER° WORKS - Track your symptoms - Track your treatments - Add notes - Have an easy overview on how you are doing - Analyze your statistics over time - Create PDF and CSV reports and share them with your doctor - Personalize your tracker by editing or creating further symptoms and treatments - Collect new achievements by using the app - Stay on track with daily reminders - Lock your journal with Face Id or Touch Id We value your privacy. Your entries are just yours, only accessible on your device. Consult with your doctor if you are experiencing any symptoms of an illness. This software is not a replacement of a medical treatment. It is intended for informational purposes only and comes with no warranty. You can read the terms of use and privacy policy here: http://adamcziko.com/symptom-tracker-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/ The app includes a premium subscription possibility. The subscription is automatically renewed after each subscription period. Want to get to know more about your current subscription, or you want to cancel it? You can get all the information by visiting the following page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039

Screenshots

Chronic Insights4 screens
Symptom Tracker゜4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chronic Insights at every 8 days against Symptom Tracker゜'s monthly. Symptom Tracker゜'s advantage is ratings volume (953 vs 58) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Chronic Insights sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Symptom Tracker゜ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Chronic Insights against 4.6 for Symptom Tracker゜. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Symptom Tracker゜ has 953 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Chronic Insights's written reviews are positive against 90% of Symptom Tracker゜'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronic Insights ships an update every 8 days, Symptom Tracker゜ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chronic Insights versus Symptom Tracker゜: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronic InsightsSymptom Tracker゜
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (58 ratings)4.6 (953 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews89.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58953 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB57 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChronic Insights LtdAdam Cziko

Customer experience

Chronic Insights

All ratings51 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative5.4%

Symptom Tracker゜

All ratings953 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.4%

Bugs and requests

Chronic Insights

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Symptom Tracker゜

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sign-up button not working
  • Inability to generate reports beyond 7 days in free version

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more severity levels for symptoms
  • Ability to rearrange and group symptoms
  • Option to attach photos or videos
  • Integrate with other health tracking apps
  • Provide more detailed reports and insights
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  • Allow multiple entries per day

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Chronic Insights

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual subscription14 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Annual subscription14 Days trial$30.991 Year
4 purchases

Symptom Tracker゜

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Chronic Insights free?
Chronic Insights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Symptom Tracker゜ free?
Symptom Tracker゜ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chronic Insights or Symptom Tracker゜?
Symptom Tracker゜ is rated higher. Chronic Insights averages 4.5 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Symptom Tracker゜ averages 4.6 from 953 ratings.
Do Chronic Insights or Symptom Tracker゜ have ads?
Neither Chronic Insights nor Symptom Tracker゜ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronic Insights or Symptom Tracker゜?
Chronic Insights ships an update every 8 days, and Symptom Tracker゜ monthly. Most recently, Chronic Insights was updated on October 16, 2026 and Symptom Tracker゜ on October 17, 2026.

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