Comparison

ICU Diary vs MigraPulse

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

Head to head
About

ICU Diary

This app helps clinical staff and relatives create a secure, legible diary for ICU patients. Documenting a patient's ICU stay aids understanding, processing memories, and can improve mental health and physical recovery, potentially reducing PTSD.

Highlights
  • Secure patient diary creation
  • Legible documentation for staff and relatives
  • Helps patients make sense of ICU stay
  • Aids memory recall and understanding
  • Supports mental health and physical recovery
  • Reduces incidence of PTSD
  • Printable diary with photos and glossary
Features
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The ICU Diary app, also available on the web, allows clinical staff and relatives to easily create a secure and legible diary for an ICU patient. Documenting a patient’s time in ICU helps them and their relatives to 'make sense' of what has happened.The majority of patients have little or no memory of their time in ICU. The diary can help them to piece together events to better understand what happened and how unwell they have been. Keeping a diary helps patients to sort troubling memories from reality. This improves mental health and aids physical recovery and may also reduce the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The diary can be printed and presented to the patient at an appropriate time in their recovery. The printed version includes photos, a glossary of terms and contact information.

About

MigraPulse

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A calmer way to track migraines. When screens hurt, just speak. MigraPulse turns your voice into a private journal of how you're feeling — symptoms, triggers, severity — in your own words, on your own device. — What's new — • Calm Mode — automatically softens the app during a migraine: improved greyscale visuals. • Smarter Trends — time-of-day patterns, common triggers, and a Monthly Wrapped recap of your month in plain language. • Symptom-free days — log a clean day in one tap to see the full picture more clearly. • Typed log improvements — clickable 1–10 severity, Yes/No follow-ups, and a faster path if you don't want to use your voice. • Chat style logging — even more conversational. • Auto listening — no need to click to speak, just listen for the chime. • Refreshed onboarding, a new app icon, and a subtle visual refresh throughout. — What you can do — • Log a migraine in seconds — by voice or by tapping through a few short questions • Track symptoms, severity (1–10), triggers, medications, and duration • Log symptom-free days to balance out your picture • See trends over time — frequency, time of day, common triggers, monthly summaries • Export everything as PDF, CSV, or JSON any time — Designed for screen-pain — Big touch targets. Soft amber light. Optional dark and Calm modes. Voice-first input that doesn't ask you to read or type during the worst moments. Real haptics, real care. — Your data, your control — • No account needed • All entries stay on your device • Voice is converted to text — audio is never recorded • Speech is processed on-device when possible, otherwise via Apple's encrypted speech service • Export your data anytime, in formats specialists can open • Delete anything, whenever you want • Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock MigraPulse helps you understand your own migraine patterns. It is a personal journal, not a diagnostic or treatment tool. For medical concerns, always consult a healthcare professional. Always free to track.

Screenshots

ICU Diary3 screens
MigraPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ICU Diary at none against MigraPulse's 2. ICU Diary also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. MigraPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ICU Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ICU Diary ships an update fortnightly, MigraPulse monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ICU Diary versus MigraPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterICU DiaryMigraPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCambridge Digital Health Ltd.Thomas Prior Design Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ICU Diary

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MigraPulse

Subscriptions2
  • MigraPulse Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • MigraPulse Premium Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ICU Diary free?
ICU Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MigraPulse free?
MigraPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ICU Diary or MigraPulse have ads?
Neither ICU Diary nor MigraPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ICU Diary or MigraPulse?
ICU Diary ships an update fortnightly, and MigraPulse monthly. Most recently, ICU Diary was updated on October 9, 2026 and MigraPulse on October 25, 2026.

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