Comparison

Bearable vs MealMerlin

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

MealMerlin

Features
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MealMerlin is an AI-powered nutrition coach and calorie tracker designed to make food logging fast, visual, and practical. SNAP AND LOG MEALS Take a photo of your meal and review estimated calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat before adding it to your daily log. TRACK FOOD YOUR WAY Scan packaged-food barcodes Search for foods and create custom entries Log meals using your voice Save meals for quicker logging later Track water and daily nutrition targets UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS MealMerlin turns your food history into useful insights. Review daily progress, weight trends, achievements, and a weekly nutrition debrief built from your logged meals. PERSONALISED GUIDANCE Set goals, activity level, dietary preferences, calorie targets, and macro targets. MealMerlin uses this context to provide practical AI-generated suggestions and coaching. OPTIONAL APPLE HEALTH SYNC With your permission, MealMerlin can read selected activity and body metrics and write logged nutrition and water data to Apple Health. MEALMERLIN PRO Upgrade to MealMerlin Pro for features including voice logging, AI meal suggestions, progress photos, weekly analysis, smart reminders, and the AI nutrition coach. MealMerlin provides educational nutrition information and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Nutrition estimates and AI-generated guidance may not always be accurate. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://api-production-4642.up.railway.app/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://api-production-4642.up.railway.app/legal/terms

Screenshots

Bearable4 screens
MealMerlin4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bearable and MealMerlin are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 MealMerlin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bearable versus MealMerlin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBearableMealMerlin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.5K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBearable Ltdpasito tola

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

MealMerlin

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
3 purchases

MealMerlin

Subscriptions2
  • MealMerlin Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • MealMerlin Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Metabolic Audit$9.99

Questions

Is Bearable free?
Bearable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MealMerlin free?
MealMerlin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bearable or MealMerlin have ads?
Neither Bearable nor MealMerlin shows ads.

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