Comparison

Headache Diary Pro vs Pain Tracker゜

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

Head to head
About

Headache Diary Pro

Track your headache pain, symptoms, and potential triggers with this comprehensive mobile diary. Analyze your headache patterns with detailed statistics and export your findings for further review. Helps you gain control over your pain by understanding its characteristics.

Highlights
  • Extensive headache logging
  • Track pain, symptoms, and triggers
  • Record medication and effectiveness
  • Multi-user support
  • Comprehensive offline statistics
  • PDF export function
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Whether man, woman or child - everyone has headaches sometimes. The main reason is usually stress which is the cause or feeling tense and not moving enough. Even genetic factors like food intolerances may be the cause of headaches. No matter the cause, an accurate logging of headaches may help to identify possible triggers. With the Headache Diary Pro for your iPhone or iPod Touch you get the most sophisticated mobile app for this purposes. This Headache Diary Pro will help you to track your headache pain, symptoms, triggers, treatments and much more. The more you know about your headaches, the more you will be able to get your pain under control. • Apple: 'New and Noteworthy' of all Apps in Germany/Austria/Suisse! • German Telekom: 'Top App of the month' - August 2011 • Top 1 of Healthcare Category in Germany • Top 3 of Healthcare Category in Austria & Suisse Extensive Logging The Headache Diary Pro includes extensive logging capabilities, like: • Date of your headaches • Type of your headaches • Duration and intensity • Taken medication, amount, did it helped (help)? • Impairment • Symptoms • Midas-Questionaire • and much more... All logs are editable and expandable which enables you to adjust the diary to your needs and your characteristics of your headaches. Multiuser capable Buy once and use it for multiple users. Whether husband, wife or kids - add as many users as you wish and start logging their headaches immediately. Comprehensive Statistics Benefit from the clearly structured and well designed statistics of the Headache Diary Pro. These statistics don´t only look amazing, they can also help you analyze the characteristics of your headaches. All statistics are offline available, easy to understand and optimized for the landscape mode. Turn your device into the landscape mode and you will get all the charts in an attractive flow view. Say goodbye to far too complicated and ugly looking statistics. Export Don't be satisfied with simple text exports! The Headache Diary Pro includes an excellent export function that allows you to print your report or to send it by mail. It will generate an clearly structured PDF that looks on all operating systems equal. All you need is an PDF-Viewer. More features • Stunning and Intuitive Design • Retina-Ready • Unique Overview • Quick-Entry Button • Optimized for Portrait and Landscape Mode • and much more … This app is not intended for self-diagnosis or self-treatment. If symptoms persist, emerge or change the characteristics of headaches, please consult your doctor immediately.

About

Pain Tracker゜

Easily track your pain levels, treatments, and add notes to gain an overview of your health. Generate printable reports to share with your doctor and personalize your tracking experience with custom pain points and treatments. Stay motivated with achievements and daily reminders.

Highlights
  • Pain tracking
  • Treatment logging
  • Note-taking
  • Report generation (PDF/CSV)
  • Customizable pain points and treatments
  • Daily reminders
  • Biometric lock (Face ID/Touch ID)
Features
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Track and visualize your pain with ease! Do you want to share it with your doctor? No problem, just generate a printable report! HOW PAIN TRACKER° WORKS - Track your pain - 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 adding pain points 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/pain-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

Screenshots

Headache Diary Pro4 screens
Pain Tracker゜4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pain Tracker゜ at Free against Headache Diary Pro's $3.99. Pain Tracker゜ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Headache Diary Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Pain Tracker゜ is free to download; Headache Diary Pro costs $3.99 up front. Pain Tracker゜ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Headache Diary Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pain Tracker゜ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 20 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 76% and 75% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Headache Diary Pro ships an update every 3 months, Pain Tracker゜ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Headache Diary Pro versus Pain Tracker゜: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadache Diary ProPain Tracker゜
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)4.7 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1920 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB40 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTim PreussAdam Cziko

Customer experience

Headache Diary Pro

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative12.6%

Pain Tracker゜

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Headache Diary Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pain Tracker゜

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Special Annual Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Headache Diary Pro free?
Headache Diary Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pain Tracker゜ free?
Pain Tracker゜ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Headache Diary Pro or Pain Tracker゜?
Pain Tracker゜ is rated higher. Headache Diary Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Pain Tracker゜ averages 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do Headache Diary Pro or Pain Tracker゜ have ads?
Neither Headache Diary Pro nor Pain Tracker゜ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Headache Diary Pro or Pain Tracker゜?
Headache Diary Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Pain Tracker゜ every 4 months. Most recently, Headache Diary Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pain Tracker゜ on August 29, 2026.

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