Comparison

Bearable vs Nellie

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Symptom tracking
  • Trigger identification
  • Medication and treatment logging
  • Habit and activity tracking
  • Health data correlation analysis
  • Medical appointment preparation
  • Data export and sync
Features
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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.

About

Nellie

Easily scan restaurant menus to identify safe food options based on your dietary needs. Simply select your restrictions, photograph the menu, and receive instant safety scores and ordering advice for each item.

Highlights
  • AI-powered menu scanning
  • Supports numerous dietary restrictions
  • Instant safety scores
  • Ordering instructions
  • Photo-based analysis
Features
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Supported dietary restrictions: - Coconut - Corn - Dairy - Eggs - Fish - Low FODMAP - Garlic - Gluten - Keto - Paleo - Peanuts - Sesame - Shellfish - Soy - Tree nuts - Vegan - Vegetarian - Wheat HOW TO USE NELLIE: 1) Select the dietary restrictions that apply to you 2) Snap a photo (or multiple) of any restaurant menu 3) Get safety scores and ordering instructions for every item on the menu in seconds --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you have questions or feedback, please email us at support@sentientdonut.com.

Screenshots

Bearable4 screens
Nellie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bearable at 6.6K against Nellie's 12. Bearable also leads on chart position (#187 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Nellie'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bearable sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and Nellie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nellie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bearable has 6.6K ratings behind it against 12, 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 Nellie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bearable ships an update weekly, Nellie every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bearable versus Nellie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBearableNellie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.6K ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.6K — better12
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBearable LtdSentient Donut LLC

Customer experience

Bearable

All ratings6,525 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews704 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.4%

Nellie

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Nellie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Bearable

Subscriptions13
  • 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
2 purchases

Nellie

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is Bearable free?
Bearable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nellie free?
Nellie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bearable or Nellie?
Nellie is rated higher. Bearable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Nellie averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Bearable or Nellie have ads?
Neither Bearable nor Nellie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bearable or Nellie?
Bearable ships an update weekly, and Nellie every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bearable was updated on October 29, 2026 and Nellie on October 2, 2026.

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