Bearable vs Stella
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bearable
This app helps you understand and manage your health by tracking symptoms, triggers, and treatments. It allows you to identify patterns and correlations to gain better control over chronic illnesses, pain, mood, and more. Securely store and analyze your health data to share with your doctor.
- Symptom tracking
- Trigger identification
- Medication and treatment logging
- Habit and activity tracking
- Health data correlation analysis
- Medical appointment preparation
- Data export and sync
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Feeling overwhelmed by your health? Bearable is the symptom tracker that helps you work out what makes your symptoms, pain, migraine and mental health better or worse, so you can feel more in control. Join over 2M patients & doctors using Bearable to manage symptoms, pain, migraine, mood, medication and mental health. FIND YOUR TRIGGERS Most people arrive with one question: what is making my symptoms worse? Log how you feel in a few taps a day, and Bearable shows the correlations between your symptoms and your sleep, food, weather, stress, medication and habits, so you know which triggers to avoid. NOT SURE WHERE TO START? No diagnosis or plan needed. Rate how you feel, add a symptom or two, and Bearable suggests what to log next as your symptom diary grows. PAIN, MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE TRACKER Record pain levels, where the pain is and how long it lasts. Log migraine frequency and severity, spot the warning signs before a migraine attack, see which migraine treatments help, and learn which triggers reliably set off your headaches. The pain tracker is used every day by people managing chronic pain, migraine, arthritis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, joint pain and back pain. MENTAL HEALTH AND MOOD TRACKER See whether your mental health is changing over time, not just how today feels. Log mood, energy, stress, sleep and anxiety alongside what is going on in your life, and see how work, exercise, social plans and the weather shape your mental health. The mental health tracker is used by people living with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD and OCD, and by anyone wanting a clearer picture of their mental health. CHRONIC ILLNESS, FATIGUE AND FLARE-UPS Log flare-ups, pain, crashes and good days to see what leads to each. Work out which activities drain you or give you energy, and give your doctor a clear record of how your chronic illness has changed. Built with people living with PoTS, EDS, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and long covid. GUT, HORMONES AND CYCLE Log digestive symptoms, food and bathroom habits to find out which foods are behind your IBS or GERD flare-ups. See how your symptoms, pain, migraine and mood change across each phase of your cycle, useful for PCOS, PMDD, endometriosis and menstrual migraine. MEDICATION AND TREATMENTS Log medication, supplements and treatments, then see whether they are working for your pain, migraine or mental health and whether they cause side effects. The medication tracker also sets reminders so you never miss a dose or a diary entry. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Symptoms, pain, migraine, mood, medication, exercise and diet in one health tracker, so you can find useful patterns instead of switching between apps. - Fully customisable: record exactly what matters to you - Insights that show what correlates with your symptoms - Reports that turn months of symptom, pain and mental health logs into actionable insights - Sync steps, sleep and heart rate from Apple Health and Fitbit - Reminders, secure export, restore across devices, dark mode PRIVATE AND SECURE Your health data is encrypted. Export or delete it from within the app at any time. We will never sell your data. MADE BY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND Created by people who live with health issues themselves, shaped by thousands of members of the chronic illness community. Our aim is to make symptom tracking simple, even on days when fatigue, pain, migraine or brain fog make everything harder. WAYS PEOPLE USE BEARABLE Symptom tracker & health diary Migraine & headache tracker Chronic Pain tracker Mental health & mood tracker Chronic illness & flare diary IBS & IBD symptom tracker PCOS, PMDD & cycle tracker PoTS & EDS tracker Medication tracker & reminders GET IN TOUCH Questions or feedback support@bearable.app Website https://bearable.app Terms https://bearable.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy https://bearable.app/privacy-policy Insights from Bearable are not medical advice. Always consult your doctor before making medical decisions.
Stella
This app uses daily scans to help you understand your skin's condition and track changes over time. It connects skin health with lifestyle factors and wearable data, offering personalized insights to discover what works best for your skin.
- Daily skin scans
- Track skin changes over time
- Lifestyle and wearable data integration
- Personalized skin insights
- Product and habit logging
- Gentle routine reminders
- Dermatologist-developed framework
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Track what your skin is actually doing. Most skincare apps tell you what to use. Stella shows you what your skin is doing over time, and now you can ask it about your skin. Scan your skin in seconds, track acne, pigmentation, signs of ageing and other visible changes, and see what's actually working. HOW STELLA WORKS Scan your skin in seconds A quick guided scan captures visible skin signals like acne, texture, tone and pigmentation. Track changes over time See how your skin evolves over time, not just in a single moment. Get your weekly skin report Clear, simple summaries show what's improving and what's not. See the full picture Track acne, pigmentation, texture, clarity ann one place. ASK STELLA (BETA) Ask questions about your own skin and get ansnot generic advice. - Which score should I focus on next? - Is my routine working? - Am I using my products the right way? - How do I start using a new product? - Where can I find my products for less? Stella picks out the one or two things worth changing, lays out how to use a product step by step, and keeps every conversation in its own thread so you can pick it up later. CONNECT YOUR LIFESTYLE Go beyond skincare. Stella connects with wearable and lifestyle data so you can see sleep, stress and daily habits alongside your skin over time. Turn your skin into a measurable signal, not BUILT FOR REAL SKIN - Track acne and visible skin changes - Monitor pigmentation, texture and tone over time - See ageing-related changes more clearly - Build your personal skin baseline - Ask questions about your own skin and routine - Connect lifestyle and wearable data - Private, secure and fully in your control Stella doesn't guess. It helps you see. Stella provides insights only and is not a medical device or diagnostic tool. Ask Stella does not give medical advice; for medical concerns, see a professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bearable at 6.3K against Stella's 8. Stella's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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. Bearable sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and Stella sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stella holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bearable has 6.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Bearable's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stella's.
Bearable ships an update weekly, Stella every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bearable | Stella |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.3K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bearable Ltd | See Stella Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Bearable
Stella
Bugs and requests
Bearable
Reported bugs
2 issues- Logging out and switching devices causes data loss
- Customization options can be buggy
Requested features
5 requests- Improved sleep tracking
- Integration with more health data sources
- Menstrual cycle tracking
- iPad app version
- Easier food/nutrition tracking
Stella
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bearable
- Bearable premium$4.491 Month
- Bearable premium$6.991 Month
- Premium subscription7 Days trial$15.991 Year
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- Bearable premium7 Days trial$18.991 Year
- Bearable premium7 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Bearable Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year
- Bearable premium3 Days trial$27.991 Year
- Bearable premium7 Days trial$27.991 Year
- Bearable premium14 Days trial$27.991 Year
- Bearable premium1 Month trial$27.991 Year
- Bearable premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Bearable premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Bearable premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Stella
- Monthly Subscription$11.991 Month
- Stella Premium14 Days trial$79.991 Year









