Bearable vs The Almanac
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.
The Almanac
Engaging logic puzzles designed to challenge your mind, boost focus, and improve memory. Offers a distraction-free experience for quick, fun sessions that turn downtime into productive brain time.
- Logic puzzles
- Boost focus
- Improve memory
- Distraction-free design
- Quick sessions
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Almanac brings your brain an exciting workout! Tired of losing hours to endless scrolling? It’s time to switch things up. Our app offers a collection of engaging logic puzzles designed to challenge your mind, boost focus, and improve memory, all while keeping you entertained. Sharpen Your Thinking – Solve a variety of puzzles that challenge logic, strategy, and creativity. Boost Focus & Memory – Strengthen neural connections and train your brain to stay sharp and agile. Minimalist, Distraction-Free Design – No clutter, no noise, just you and the puzzles. Quick, Fun Sessions – Whether you have 5 minutes or 50, those puzzles gives your brain a productive break. Stop wasting time on mindless scrolling, start improving yourself instead. Download now and turn downtime into brain time! This application uses the standard Apple End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Bearable and The Almanac both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Bearable's written reviews are positive against 37% of The Almanac's. Bearable also leads on ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 The Almanac sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bearable holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.6K and 7.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Bearable's written reviews are positive against 37% of The Almanac's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Bearable | The Almanac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.6K ratings) — better | 4.6 (7.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better | 36.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K | 7.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #165 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 507 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bearable Ltd | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Bearable
The Almanac
User reviews
Bearable
From 6.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Highly customizable
- 🚀 Comprehensive health tracking
- 💡 Helpful for chronic illness management
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 Integrates with Apple Health
Room to improve
- 🔒 Privacy concerns around data sharing
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Requires account creation
- 💰 Premium features behind paywall
The Almanac
From 7.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun games
- 👍 Good graphics
- 👍 Challenging puzzles
- 👍 Daily games
Room to improve
- 🐛 Coding issues
- 🔍 Inconsistent game lineup across devices
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 📽️ Too many ads
- 🐛 Bugs with back button and streak tracking
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
The Almanac
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unsolvable puzzles
- Layered games on top of each other
- Streak reset after updates
Requested features
2 requests- Tablet optimization
- Ability to access all past puzzles
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
The Almanac
- Monthly Individual Plan$3.991 Month
- Monthly Individual Plan$4.991 Month
- Annual Individual Plan3 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Annual Individual Plan$24.991 Year
- Annual Family Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Annual Individual Plan$39.991 Year
- Annual Family Plan$39.991 Year
- Levels Pack2 variants$1.99
- Zen Mode$9.99
- Zen Mode$12.99









