Comparison

Chronic Insights vs EDS 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

EDS Tracker

This app helps individuals with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome manage daily challenges like pain, fatigue, and dislocations. It offers tools to track symptoms, medications, and progress, providing insights to understand your body better and support long-term joint health.

Highlights
  • Symptom tracking (pain, fatigue, dizziness)
  • Pain mapping and body visualization
  • Mobility and joint log
  • Medication and supplement tracking
  • Sleep and fatigue monitoring
  • Exercise and physiotherapy logging
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome means facing daily challenges like joint pain, fatigue, dislocations, and unpredictable flares. This app helps you organize every aspect of your condition in one place so you can understand your body better, stay consistent with care, and support your long-term joint health. Designed for hypermobile, classical, and vascular EDS and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD), it gives every zebra tools to track pain, mobility, and progress in a structured way. Track What Matters Most - Symptom tracking - Log pain, fatigue, dizziness, and joint instability across multiple body areas to detect patterns over time - Pain mapping - Visual body map to record pain location, intensity, and duration daily - Mobility and joint log - Track dislocations, subluxations, and hypermobility episodes to monitor frequency and triggers - Medication tracking - Record medications, supplements, or pain management treatments for complete adherence tracking - Sleep and fatigue tracking - Understand how rest and activity affect your energy, pain, and recovery - Exercise and physiotherapy tracking - Log daily exercises, stretches, or physical therapy sessions for safer, guided activity - Secure reports - Export professional summaries in PDF or CSV format for doctors, physiotherapists, or specialists Gain Clarity with Smart Insights - Charts and graphs to visualize pain, fatigue, and mobility trends - Correlation detection between weather, sleep, activity, or hydration and symptom severity - Apple Health integration to sync steps, heart rate, and sleep data automatically - AI-based insights that reveal hidden relationships between symptoms and daily habits - Custom reminders for medication, hydration, or therapy exercises to stay consistent Designed for Daily Use - Intuitive interface that makes tracking simple even on high-pain days - Health journal for reflections, triggers, or notes from appointments - Body map for precise symptom logging and progress visualization - Cloud backup and offline mode to ensure access anytime - Continuous updates that add new features focused on EDS and connective tissue management Beyond Tracking - Personalized management plan to stay consistent with therapy, medications, and self-care routines - Nutrition tracking for collagen-supportive diets, hydration, and supplement intake - Postural and fatigue tracking to understand how daily activities impact energy levels - Mood and stress tracking to see how emotional changes affect physical symptoms - Measurement tracking for blood pressure, heart rate, and POTS symptoms - Sleep and recovery tracking to improve energy stability and reduce flares For Patients and Clinicians - Structured tracking interface that supports rheumatology and physiotherapy care - Shareable reports for your care team, Ehlers-Danlos Society, and Zebra Club - HIPAA-compliant encryption with optional Face ID or Touch ID protection - Regular updates that add correlation tools and advanced EDS-specific analytics Conditions That Can Be Tracked This app can also be used to monitor and manage related connective tissue and comorbid conditions such as: Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Classical EDS, Vascular EDS, POTS, Dysautonomia, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Arthritis, TMJ Disorder, Joint Hypermobility, Muscle Weakness, Chronic Pain Syndrome, Scoliosis, Craniocervical Instability, Autonomic Dysfunction, Anxiety, Depression, IBS, and Raynaud’s Syndrome Edesa helps you bring order, visibility, and structure to your Ehlers-Danlos care. Track symptoms, understand your patterns, and work with your care team to improve comfort and daily function Any insights provided by Edesa EDS Tracker do not constitute medical advice. The app is designed for tracking purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chronic Insights4 screens
EDS Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chronic Insights at 84% against EDS Tracker's 0%. Chronic Insights also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). 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. Chronic Insights sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and EDS Tracker sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chronic Insights holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chronic Insights has 63 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Chronic Insights's written reviews are positive against 0% of EDS Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronic Insights ships an update every 8 days, EDS Tracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chronic Insights versus EDS Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronic InsightsEDS Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (63 ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings63 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB218 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChronic Insights LtdDigital Therapeutics

Customer experience

Chronic Insights

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

EDS Tracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

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
14 purchases

EDS Tracker

Subscriptions13
  • flex pass$4.951 Month
  • easy pass$7.997 Days
  • weather max$9.993 Months
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  • flex pass$18.991 Month
  • carey ai max$19.991 Month
  • smart pass2 variants$19.991 Year
  • carey ai ultra$29.991 Month
  • limited sale$29.991 Year
  • limited deal$34.991 Year
  • select pass$34.991 Year
  • free access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • your free pass3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • carey ai credits$8.99

Questions

Is Chronic Insights free?
Chronic Insights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EDS Tracker free?
EDS Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chronic Insights or EDS Tracker?
Chronic Insights is rated higher. Chronic Insights averages 4.4 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while EDS Tracker averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Chronic Insights or EDS Tracker have ads?
Neither Chronic Insights nor EDS Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronic Insights or EDS Tracker?
Chronic Insights ships an update every 8 days, and EDS Tracker every 4 months. Most recently, Chronic Insights was updated on October 20, 2026 and EDS Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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