NCFED vs GutLedger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCFED
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Everything You Need for Eating Disorder Help We believe that you have the right to have good eating disorder help from someone who cares and understands. We believe that therapists who work with eating disorders deserve the best professional training to empower their work, plus ongoing clinical support. This is our mission for people with anorexia, bulimia, binge and compulsive eating, body image issues, intractable weight struggles and the people who serve them.
GutLedger
This app helps individuals manage IBS by tracking meals, symptoms, mood, sleep, and more. It offers insights into potential triggers and supports a guided FODMAP elimination diet. All data is stored locally for maximum privacy.
- Meal and symptom tracking
- FODMAP food database
- Stool and mood logging
- Menstrual cycle correlation
- Smart trigger detection (PRO)
- Guided FODMAP elimination diet (PRO)
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GutLedger is the private gut health diary built for people with IBS - by someone who has it. Track everything that matters: meals, symptoms, mood, stool, sleep, and fluid intake. Stored locally on your device. No accounts. No cloud. No data harvesting. FOOD & DRINK DIARY - Log meals with descriptions, photos, and barcode scanning - Break multi-ingredient meals into components for accurate trigger tracking - Built-in database of 470+ foods auto-tags entries as low, moderate, or high FODMAP - Compound name recognition: "oat milk" -> lactose-free, "almond flour" -> low FODMAP - Drinks tracked separately so you can spot coffee, alcohol, and tea triggers SYMPTOM & STOOL TRACKING - Record symptoms with type, severity, and duration - Log stools using the Bristol Stool Scale with optional photo records (auto-blurred for privacy) - Track urgency and spot patterns over time GUT FEELING CHECK-INS (new in v2.5) - Quick overall self-rating - "how's your gut today?" - that captures patterns the detailed log misses - Time-of-day nudge rows surface a check-in when you usually need one - Pairs with the meal log to correlate "felt rough" days back to the food trigger MOOD, SLEEP & FLUID - Rate mood and stress alongside gut symptoms to uncover the gut-brain connection - Log sleep quality and fluid intake with daily targets MENSTRUAL CYCLE TRACKING - Log periods and see how your cycle phase affects your gut - Period overlay on every calendar view so you can correlate symptoms with hormonal changes SMART INSIGHTS (PRO) - Automatic trigger food detection with correlation scoring and lift over baseline - Safe-foods report - the meals that never cause symptoms - Send trigger foods to ListLedger as "avoid" tags, or to Settle as recipe filters - Symptom heatmap, weekly trends, FODMAP load, day-of-week patterns GUIDED FODMAP ELIMINATION DIET (PRO) Follow the gold-standard 3-phase protocol recommended by dietitians. Structured elimination phase with progress tracking, guided reintroduction challenges across all 7 FODMAP groups, and a personalisation phase showing your individual tolerances. PRO - ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock barcode scanning, advanced trigger detection, PDF doctor reports, CSV export, database backup and restore, predictive alerts, elimination diet guide, cycle overlay, and smart suggestions. Pay once, own it forever. PRIVACY FIRST All data stays on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no telemetry, no ads. Biometric lock protects your health diary. GutLedger doesn't even need an internet connection. MORE FROM CYBER-JACK - ListLedger: shared shopping list with household sync, £2.99 one-time - Settle: FODMAP-aware meal planner that imports recipes from any URL - Letterly: daily word categories puzzle, free on the web - One developer, one Apple Team. Tap "More by this developer" to see all. Built independently by someone who gets it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NCFED at none against GutLedger's 2. NCFED also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). GutLedger's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. GutLedger sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NCFED asks for nothing beyond the download.
NCFED ships an update every 3 months, GutLedger every 2 days. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | NCFED | GutLedger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TEKNET CONSULTANTS LTD | Christopher Jackson |
In-app purchases
NCFED
No in-app purchases
GutLedger
- Gutledger Pro$5.99
- GutLedger Pro$5.99





