Comparison

Evolve Buffalo vs FlareCare

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

Head to head
About

Evolve Buffalo

This app focuses on educating users about fitness, empowering them to take control of their health journey, and facilitating personal evolution. It emphasizes a sustainable lifestyle over quick fixes, aiming to help users become the best version of themselves.

Highlights
  • Movement pattern education
  • Proper form guidance
  • Workout structuring
  • Empowerment for fitness journey
  • Lifestyle embrace
  • Personal evolution focus
Features
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Educate - Empower - EVOLVE - those are the three pillars of how we view fitness. We educate our clients on basic movement patterns, proper form, structuring a workout, and more. Through that education, we empower our clients to take charge of their fitness journey - it transforms into something they're actively choosing to be a part of and enjoy, not just something they think they have to do. They develop the confidence to be an active participant in their life, make choices that move them forward in a positive way, and feel the best they ever have, both in and out of the gym. And through all of that, our clients EVOLVE - into the next best version of themselves, to a level they never thought they could reach before. Everyday life feels a little bit easier and they have recognized what they are actually capable of. And then we go back to the beginning - further education, further empowerment, further evolution - a constant cycle of becoming the next best version of ourselves. It's not a quick fix or a diet - it's embracing the lifestyle that you and we all deserve. Plus, we have fun doing it. We'll see you at the gym :)

About

FlareCare

This app helps individuals manage gut health conditions like IBS and IBD. It allows users to log bowel movements, food intake, symptoms, and hydration, providing insights to identify triggers and monitor flare-ups. Doctor-ready reports are available for sharing with healthcare providers.

Highlights
  • Poop Tracker & Bristol Stool Chart
  • AI-Powered Food Logging
  • Symptom Tracking
  • Water Intake Logging
  • Stoma & Pouch Support
  • Doctor-Ready Reports
  • Gut Health Trends
Features
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FlareCare is a poop, food, and symptom tracker for Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, and IBS. It keeps the record, so when your GI asks how the last three months have been, you have an answer. LOG IT IN SECONDS • Log a bowel movement in three taps: Bristol Stool Scale, urgency, blood, and pain • Add symptoms like bloating, cramps, gas, and nausea • Log with Siri or a long press on the app icon, and see today's count on your home screen widget • See every day on one calendar TAKE IT TO YOUR GI • A PDF Doctor Report with your bowel movement stats, symptoms, medications, and lab results, plus a short written summary • Email it, print it, or share it from any app • Medication tracking with dose reminders, including biologic injections and infusions every 4, 6, 8, or 12 weeks • Scan your lab report and follow calprotectin, CRP, ferritin, hemoglobin, and more over time FOOD • Snap a photo of your meal and FlareCare fills in what's on the plate • See each food's FODMAP level, plus calories, fiber, and macros • What followed: for foods you've logged a few times, see what you logged in the 24 hours after INSIGHTS AND GUT SCORE • Charts for your last 7, 30, or 90 days of poops, symptoms, and food • A Gut Score that updates as you log • A heads-up when your symptoms stay up several days in a row ASK EMBER • Ask about your own logs, like "how was last week?", and Ember answers from your record, with charts • Ember can help you write down questions for your next appointment FLARESHARE, FREE FOR EVERYONE • An anonymous room for people with IBS and IBD. Real people, no card needed • Post anonymously or as yourself, share what helped, react with a hug • Moderated by two people who live with UC WHEN YOU'RE OUT • Urgent Restroom Card: show it when you can't wait • Find a bathroom near you in one tap APPLE HEALTH • Sync bowel movements and food to Apple Health PRIVACY • Your health data is never sold or used for ads • Encrypted, and you can export or delete all of it anytime FlareCare is a tracking tool, not medical advice. It doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. Check with your doctor before making changes to your care. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flarecare.io/privacy

Screenshots

Evolve Buffalo4 screens
FlareCare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evolve Buffalo at none against FlareCare's 19. Evolve Buffalo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). FlareCare's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (128 vs 1). 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. FlareCare sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Evolve Buffalo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evolve Buffalo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlareCare has 128 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Evolve Buffalo's written reviews are positive against 72% of FlareCare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evolve Buffalo ships an update every 8 months, FlareCare every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Evolve Buffalo versus FlareCare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolve BuffaloFlareCare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (128 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB71 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMelissa Moyer Fitness, LLCFlareCare LLC

Customer experience

Evolve Buffalo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FlareCare

All ratings125 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

Evolve Buffalo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FlareCare

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Allow editing of bowel movement log times

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add calorie tracking feature
  • Implement a community feature for IBD patients

In-app purchases

None

Evolve Buffalo

No in-app purchases

19 purchases

FlareCare

Subscriptions17
  • Weekly 1.99$3.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • weekly23 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • First-Time Trial Boost$6.991 Month
  • Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • FlareCare Pro monthly $9.997 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • FlareCare Pro monthly $4.997 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Event Special$14.991 Month
  • Win-Back Limited Discount$14.991 Month
  • Win-Back Limited Discount$19.991 Year
  • We Miss You Offer$24.991 Year
  • 3 Months$24.993 Months
  • FlareCare Pro Yearly $39.993 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • FlareCare Pro Yearly $49.99$49.991 Year
  • First-Time Trial Boost$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • AI Meal Coach - 1 Credit$0.99
  • Doctor Summary Report - $0.99$0.99

Questions

Is Evolve Buffalo free?
Evolve Buffalo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlareCare free?
FlareCare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Evolve Buffalo or FlareCare?
Evolve Buffalo is rated higher. Evolve Buffalo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FlareCare averages 4.5 from 128 ratings.
Do Evolve Buffalo or FlareCare have ads?
Neither Evolve Buffalo nor FlareCare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Evolve Buffalo or FlareCare?
Evolve Buffalo ships an update every 8 months, and FlareCare every 2 weeks. Most recently, Evolve Buffalo was updated on October 24, 2026 and FlareCare on October 28, 2026.

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