Comparison

Symptom Tracker゜ vs Hygiene Helper

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

Head to head
About

Symptom Tracker゜

Easily monitor and visualize your health symptoms and treatments. Generate shareable reports for your doctor and gain insights into your well-being over time. Personalize your tracking experience with custom entries and reminders.

Highlights
  • Track symptoms
  • Track treatments
  • Add notes
  • Overview of well-being
  • Analyze statistics
  • Generate PDF/CSV reports
  • Personalize tracker
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Track and visualize your symptoms in a breeze! Do you want to share it with your doctor? No problem, just generate a printable report! HOW SYMPTOM TRACKER° WORKS - Track your symptoms - Track your treatments - Add notes - Have an easy overview on how you are doing - Analyze your statistics over time - Create PDF and CSV reports and share them with your doctor - Personalize your tracker by editing or creating further symptoms and treatments - Collect new achievements by using the app - Stay on track with daily reminders - Lock your journal with Face Id or Touch Id We value your privacy. Your entries are just yours, only accessible on your device. Consult with your doctor if you are experiencing any symptoms of an illness. This software is not a replacement of a medical treatment. It is intended for informational purposes only and comes with no warranty. You can read the terms of use and privacy policy here: http://adamcziko.com/symptom-tracker-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/ The app includes a premium subscription possibility. The subscription is automatically renewed after each subscription period. Want to get to know more about your current subscription, or you want to cancel it? You can get all the information by visiting the following page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039

About

Hygiene Helper

This app provides paced videos and gentle reminders for daily hygienic tasks like brushing teeth and washing hands. Users can create custom playlists for morning and night routines to ensure all necessary steps are completed for an appropriate duration.

Highlights
  • Paced instructional videos for hygiene tasks
  • Gentle reminders for all hygienic activities
  • Customizable day and night playlists
  • Breaks down tasks into smaller, manageable steps
  • Supports various hygiene routines including showering and shaving
  • Audio and visual stimulation for engagement
Features
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For Users that may have difficulty pacing themself through some of their daily Hygienic tasks, such as brushing their teeth or washing their hands, Hygiene Helper provides paced videos to keep users engaged with every facet of a task for an appropriate amount of time. For Users that may have difficulty remembering all the different hygienic activities they need to do, such as remembering to floss, or specific parts of hygienic activities, such as remembering to brush your gums, Hygiene Helper gently reminds users of all facets of a task. Hygiene Helper not only displays all of ones needed Hygienic activities but allows users to make Day and Night playlists so every day, they can simply click on a playlist which ensures they are reminded to do every task. Playlists can be easily set and changed by the user. Playlists allows users to choose which Hygienic activities they need more guidance with, as well as allows users to set their own order to these activities, so as to allow Hygiene Helper to seamlessly integrate itself into existing routines, something which many users are very attached to, and familiar with. Current Hygienic routines include: Brushing your Teeth, Flossing, Taking a Shower, Applying Deodorant, Washing your Hands, Shaving with a Manual Razor, and Shaving with an Electric Razor These videos demonstrate and narrate a Hygienic task by breaking it into many smaller parts. This is an evolution from common step-by-step visual schedule charts and PECS used in ABA. The videos constantly show and narrate each step, and provide stimulation during each step. By constantly stimulating users with audio and visuals to keep them on track with the hygienic activity, the videos ensure that users are not only engaging in these activities for an appropriate amount of time but also being productive with their time use.

Screenshots

Symptom Tracker゜4 screens
Hygiene Helper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hygiene Helper at none against Symptom Tracker゜'s 4. Hygiene Helper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Symptom Tracker゜'s advantage is ratings volume (953 vs 4) and review sentiment (90% vs 67%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Symptom Tracker゜ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Hygiene Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hygiene Helper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Symptom Tracker゜ has 953 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Symptom Tracker゜'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Hygiene Helper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Symptom Tracker゜ ships an update monthly, Hygiene Helper every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Symptom Tracker゜ versus Hygiene Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymptom Tracker゜Hygiene Helper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (953 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings953 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB14 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAdam Czikodwight koyner

Customer experience

Symptom Tracker゜

All ratings953 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.4%

Hygiene Helper

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Symptom Tracker゜

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sign-up button not working
  • Inability to generate reports beyond 7 days in free version

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more severity levels for symptoms
  • Ability to rearrange and group symptoms
  • Option to attach photos or videos
  • Integrate with other health tracking apps
  • Provide more detailed reports and insights
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  • Allow multiple entries per day

Hygiene Helper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Symptom Tracker゜

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Hygiene Helper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Symptom Tracker゜ free?
Symptom Tracker゜ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hygiene Helper free?
Hygiene Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Symptom Tracker゜ or Hygiene Helper?
Hygiene Helper is rated higher. Symptom Tracker゜ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 953 ratings, while Hygiene Helper averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Symptom Tracker゜ or Hygiene Helper have ads?
Neither Symptom Tracker゜ nor Hygiene Helper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Symptom Tracker゜ or Hygiene Helper?
Symptom Tracker゜ ships an update monthly, and Hygiene Helper every 11 days. Most recently, Symptom Tracker゜ was updated on September 29, 2026 and Hygiene Helper on June 11, 2026.

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