Comparison

PoopDiary vs Vaely

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

Head to head
About

PoopDiary

Easily log your bowel movements, noting the date, stool shape, and volume. This health tracker helps you monitor your digestive health.

Highlights
  • Record bowel movement dates
  • Log stool shape
  • Track stool volume
  • Digestive health monitoring
Features
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This app is for keeping a record of bowel movements. You can easily record the date and the shape/volume of the stool.

About

Vaely

Features
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Chronic pain is hard to describe in an eleven-minute appointment. Vaely is a pain and symptom tracker that keeps the record for you and turns it into a report your doctor can read. LOG IN SECONDS, EVEN ON A FLARE DAY Say it or tap it. "Everything hurts, took two ibuprofen, barely slept." One sentence becomes a journal entry. On days when a sentence is too much, quick-log tiles and "same as yesterday" take one tap. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, Vaely picks out the symptom, severity, medication and mood from what you said and shows them to you before anything is saved. On every other iPhone your words are saved as you said them, and you set the severity yourself. A REPORT YOUR DOCTOR CAN USE Choose a date range and Vaely builds a Doctor Report PDF: a summary first, then charts, medication changes and your own words. Bring it to the appointment, or share it with a caregiver. SEE WHAT CHANGED Severity over time, how often you logged, and a summary of each week: which symptoms and medications kept coming up. With Apple Intelligence, Vaely also points out patterns in your own entries. Observations only. Never predictions, never diagnoses. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app logs a symptom with the Digital Crown, or takes a dictated entry. With your iPhone in reach, you review it on your wrist before it is saved. TRACK WHAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine, endometriosis, PCOS, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Crohn's disease, diabetes and ADHD are built in. Add any other condition by name: POTS, EDS, long COVID, IBS, ME/CFS, MS. Pro lets you define your own measures too. MEDICATION REMINDERS AND WIDGETS Reminders for the medications you take, and Home Screen widgets that show today at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no Vaely server. Your journal is stored on your iPhone, and the App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected." Speech is turned into text on your device when on-device recognition is available, and by Apple's speech recognition otherwise; Vaely never stores the audio. Backups are encrypted with a key that stays on your device. PRICING THAT RESPECTS YOU Logging by voice and text is free, with no limit, and three Doctor Reports a year are free. Vaely Pro adds unlimited Doctor Reports, custom tracking and detailed Siri logging for $4.99/month or $39.99/year. On disability or a fixed income? $29.99/year, no verification, no questions. Vaely is a personal wellness journal, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, predict or treat, and it is not a substitute for your clinician. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your device Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://vaelyai.web.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://vaelyai.web.app/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

PoopDiary4 screens
Vaely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vaely at none against PoopDiary's shown. Vaely also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). PoopDiary's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. PoopDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vaely sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoopDiary ships an update every 8 months, Vaely every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PoopDiary versus Vaely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoopDiaryVaely
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYuta EndoZEYNEP NUR ASKER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PoopDiary

One-time1
  • Hide ads$5.99
3 purchases

Vaely

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Reduced Rate3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PoopDiary free?
PoopDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vaely free?
Vaely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PoopDiary or Vaely have ads?
PoopDiary shows ads; Vaely does not.
Which is updated more often, PoopDiary or Vaely?
PoopDiary ships an update every 8 months, and Vaely every 6 weeks. Most recently, PoopDiary was updated on September 27, 2026 and Vaely on October 12, 2026.

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