Comparison

Shunt Diary Headache Tracker vs Dose Alert

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

Head to head
About

Shunt Diary Headache Tracker

This app helps hydrocephalus patients track symptoms, headache severity using a visual scale, and changes in shunt settings. It serves as a personal journal for medical documentation.

Highlights
  • Symptom journaling
  • Headache severity visual scale
  • Shunt setting changes log
  • Hydrocephalus patient support
  • Medical documentation tool
Features
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Novel shunt diary and headache tracker for patients who suffer from hydrocephalus. This allows for journal entries to document symptoms, changes in shunt settings, and includes an easy to use color-coded visual analogue scale for headache severity. ***Disclaimer*** No advice: This app (“App)” provides only information, is not medical or treatment advice and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this App may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. The information on this App is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this App is for general information purposes only Professional Medical Advice and Assistance: You are strongly encouraged to confirm any information obtained from or through this App with your physician or another professional healthcare provider and to review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your physician or other a professional healthcare provider. No Reliance: YOU MUST NEVER RELY ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED USING THIS APP FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS OR RECOMMENDATION FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. YOU MUST NEVER RELY ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THIS APP AS ALTERNATIVE TO MEDICAL ADVICE FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. YOU MUST NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT AS RESULT OF ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE SEEN ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS APP. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY MEDICAL MATTER YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. IF YOU THINK YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FROM ANY MEDICAL CONDITION YOU SHOULD SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. No Warranty: The information provided by this App is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. This App makes no representations or warranties in relation to the medical or other information in this App.

About

Dose Alert

Features
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A medication reminder that does one job properly: it tells you when to take something, and it remembers that you did. SET IT UP ONCE Add a medication, choose the times of day and the weekdays it applies to, and you are done. There is no account, no sign-in and no server. Nothing you enter leaves the device. REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE A notification at every time you set, on the days you set. Mark a dose taken and it moves into the record. Miss one and it is still there, not quietly deleted. SEE THE WHOLE WEEK The calendar shows what is due and what has been taken, day by day. The list view shows every medication you track in one place. FREE AND PRO The free app is a complete reminder. Up to three medications, unlimited times a day, any weekday, and every notification delivered. Reminders are never behind a purchase. Dose Alert Pro is one payment, not a subscription. It removes the three medication limit and adds a shareable schedule summary you can hand to a doctor, a pharmacist or a carer. Medications you already track stay yours. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Dose Alert is a reminder and a record. It holds no drug database, checks no interactions and gives no dosing advice. You enter what you were prescribed, exactly as you were prescribed it.

Screenshots

Shunt Diary Headache Tracker4 screens
Dose Alert3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dose Alert at every 3 days against Shunt Diary Headache Tracker's weekly. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shunt Diary Headache Tracker ships an update weekly, Dose Alert every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Shunt Diary Headache Tracker versus Dose Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShunt Diary Headache TrackerDose Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.114.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan NakhlaFaruk Orman

In-app purchases

None

Shunt Diary Headache Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Dose Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shunt Diary Headache Tracker free?
Shunt Diary Headache Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dose Alert free?
Dose Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shunt Diary Headache Tracker or Dose Alert have ads?
Neither Shunt Diary Headache Tracker nor Dose Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shunt Diary Headache Tracker or Dose Alert?
Shunt Diary Headache Tracker ships an update weekly, and Dose Alert every 3 days. Most recently, Shunt Diary Headache Tracker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dose Alert on October 30, 2026.

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