Parkinson Symptom Tracking vs BeechBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parkinson Symptom Tracking
This app helps patients, providers, and researchers track Parkinson's symptom severity over time. It offers accurate, fast, and accessible assessments for all disease stages. All features, including scores and reports, are included.
- Symptom severity tracking
- Assessments for all disease stages
- Accurate and fast data collection
- Easy accessibility
- On-demand PRO-PD scores
- Complete reports
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The Parkinson Symptom Tracker (PRO-PD App) has been designed for patients, providers, and researchers as a tool for assessing and tracking symptom severity over time. The scale has been designed to be sensitive at all stages of disease and to be accurate, fast, easy, and readily accessible. The PRO-PD App is provided by the Parkinson Center for Pragmatic Research (CPR), a Social Purpose Corporation whose goal is to make Parkinsonism preventable and reversible. We value your feedback and appreciate your support. All of the App features, including on-demand PRO-PD scores and complete reports are included. https://pd-symptoms.com/eula
BeechBuddy
This wellness application syncs with a wearable device to help users reset their edge. It offers features designed to mimic the activity of the companion hardware, promoting a balanced lifestyle. Access additional information and support through provided links.
- Wellness application
- Mimics wearable device activity
- Syncs with iPhone and Apple Watch
- Lifestyle reset features
- Companion app for BeechBand
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BeechBuddy is a iPhone + watchOS app designed as a wellness application to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more capable, that mimics the activity of the BeechBand wearable device. We want everyone to give BeechBuddy a proper opportunity to work. Based on our customers’ experience, BeechBuddy is most effective when used for 8 hours a day over a period of at least 12 weeks. For more information, see www.beechbuddy.org. Support: https://www.beechband.com/pages/help-support Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.beechbuddy.org/pp/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BeechBuddy at 4.0 against Parkinson Symptom Tracking's 2.6. BeechBuddy also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 24%). Parkinson Symptom Tracking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. BeechBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Parkinson Symptom Tracking asks for nothing beyond the download.
BeechBuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parkinson Symptom Tracking has 29 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Parkinson Symptom Tracking's written reviews are positive against 50% of BeechBuddy's.
Parkinson Symptom Tracking ships an update every 2 weeks, BeechBuddy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parkinson Symptom Tracking | BeechBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (29 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NeurRx, SPC | BeechBand |
Customer experience
Parkinson Symptom Tracking
BeechBuddy
In-app purchases
Parkinson Symptom Tracking
No in-app purchases
BeechBuddy
- BeechBuddy Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- BeechBuddy Yearly$44.991 Year
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