Comparison

mySymptoms Food Diary vs Bearable

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

Head to head
About

mySymptoms Food Diary

This app helps you identify patterns between your diet, daily activities, and symptoms like bloating or headaches. Log your food, feelings, and other factors to receive clear insights into what might be affecting your well-being. It's designed for understanding your body's unique responses without focusing on calorie counting.

Highlights
  • Log food, symptoms, sleep, stress, and more
  • Identify patterns between diet and symptoms
  • Search over 1 million foods
  • Barcode scanning for food logging
  • Share diary data with clinicians
  • Export data as PDF or CSV
  • Insights Timeline and trend charts
Features
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Bloating, headaches, low energy, and you can't see a pattern? Was it lunch, last night's wine, a stressful day or that extra coffee? mySymptoms is a food journal and symptom tracker that looks for the patterns for you. Log what you eat and how you feel, and it shows which foods, drinks and daily factors are associated with your symptoms. Used by over 1.2 million people since 2010, and featured by Healthline in The Best Gut Health Apps. Try mySymptoms free for 7 days, then continue with a 1, 6 or 12-month subscription. Cancel anytime. HOW IT WORKS 1) Log your day: search over 1 million foods, scan a barcode or pick from your Frequents, then add your symptoms, sleep, stress and anything else you want to track 2) Keep logging for 28 days, so the analysis has enough of your data to work with 3) Open Insights to see what's associated with your symptoms, with every result explained in a plain-English sentence No calorie counting and no diet targets: just your diary and the patterns in it. "I did the one week trial and was sold. I've already recommended it to friends and family." – App Store review MORE THAN A FOOD DIARY What you eat and do: • Food and drink, including your own foods and recipes • Medication and supplements • Exercise, stress, your period and your environment How you feel: • Any symptom you choose, with intensity, duration and notes • Sleep quality, mood and energy • Bowel movements (Bristol scale) INSIGHTS FROM YOUR OWN DIARY • See which foods and factors are associated with increased or reduced symptoms • Looks at the ingredients in what you eat, not just whole meals • Every result shows a confidence level, so you can tell which patterns have plenty of data behind them and which need more logging • Look beyond symptoms: see what's associated with your sleep quality, mood, energy and bowel movements too • The Insights Timeline shows what you ate, did and felt on one interactive timeline • Trend charts and reports show how your symptoms change over time USED IN PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH mySymptoms diary data has been used in peer-reviewed research: a 2024 study in Digestive Diseases and Sciences analyzed 9,710 anonymized diaries and found that coffee, alcohol and artificial sweeteners had time-linked associations with gut symptoms. SHARING AND PRIVACY • Share your diary securely with your dietitian or clinician, or export it as PDF or CSV • Sync across every phone and tablet signed in to your account • Anonymous username by default; your data is encrypted in transit and at rest • We don't share or sell your personal data. HIPAA and GDPR compliant People use mySymptoms to keep track of food and symptoms alongside IBS, IBD (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), celiac disease, SIBO, food intolerances and sensitivities (including dairy, gluten and lactose), acid reflux and heartburn, bloating, migraines and headaches, eczema, and everyday symptoms they want to understand. Questions or ideas? Email us at support@mysymptoms.net. SUBSCRIPTION mySymptoms offers a 7-day free trial, then a 1, 6 or 12-month auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase after the trial. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Cancel during the trial and you won't be charged. Terms of Use: https://www.mysymptoms.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.mysymptoms.net/privacy MEDICAL DISCLAIMER mySymptoms is a wellness and personal-tracking tool. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition and is not a medical device. It helps you record and review your own data and supports conversations with healthcare professionals; it does not replace them. Talk to a healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet or treatment.

About

Bearable

Track your symptoms, pain, and mental health to identify triggers and patterns. This app helps you manage chronic conditions, medication, and daily habits for better health control. Gain insights into what improves or worsens your well-being.

Highlights
  • Symptom and pain logging
  • Mental health and mood tracking
  • Medication and treatment monitoring
  • Trigger identification
  • Customizable health diary
  • Integration with Apple Health and Fitbit
  • Actionable health reports
Features
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Feeling overwhelmed by your health? Bearable is the symptom tracker that helps you work out what makes your symptoms, pain, migraine and mental health better or worse, so you can feel more in control. Join over 2M patients & doctors using Bearable to manage symptoms, pain, migraine, mood, medication and mental health. FIND YOUR TRIGGERS Most people arrive with one question: what is making my symptoms worse? Log how you feel in a few taps a day, and Bearable shows the correlations between your symptoms and your sleep, food, weather, stress, medication and habits, so you know which triggers to avoid. NOT SURE WHERE TO START? No diagnosis or plan needed. Rate how you feel, add a symptom or two, and Bearable suggests what to log next as your symptom diary grows. PAIN, MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE TRACKER Record pain levels, where the pain is and how long it lasts. Log migraine frequency and severity, spot the warning signs before a migraine attack, see which migraine treatments help, and learn which triggers reliably set off your headaches. The pain tracker is used every day by people managing chronic pain, migraine, arthritis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, joint pain and back pain. MENTAL HEALTH AND MOOD TRACKER See whether your mental health is changing over time, not just how today feels. Log mood, energy, stress, sleep and anxiety alongside what is going on in your life, and see how work, exercise, social plans and the weather shape your mental health. The mental health tracker is used by people living with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD and OCD, and by anyone wanting a clearer picture of their mental health. CHRONIC ILLNESS, FATIGUE AND FLARE-UPS Log flare-ups, pain, crashes and good days to see what leads to each. Work out which activities drain you or give you energy, and give your doctor a clear record of how your chronic illness has changed. Built with people living with PoTS, EDS, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and long covid. GUT, HORMONES AND CYCLE Log digestive symptoms, food and bathroom habits to find out which foods are behind your IBS or GERD flare-ups. See how your symptoms, pain, migraine and mood change across each phase of your cycle, useful for PCOS, PMDD, endometriosis and menstrual migraine. MEDICATION AND TREATMENTS Log medication, supplements and treatments, then see whether they are working for your pain, migraine or mental health and whether they cause side effects. The medication tracker also sets reminders so you never miss a dose or a diary entry. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Symptoms, pain, migraine, mood, medication, exercise and diet in one health tracker, so you can find useful patterns instead of switching between apps. - Fully customisable: record exactly what matters to you - Insights that show what correlates with your symptoms - Reports that turn months of symptom, pain and mental health logs into actionable insights - Sync steps, sleep and heart rate from Apple Health and Fitbit - Reminders, secure export, restore across devices, dark mode PRIVATE AND SECURE Your health data is encrypted. Export or delete it from within the app at any time. We will never sell your data. MADE BY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND Created by people who live with health issues themselves, shaped by thousands of members of the chronic illness community. Our aim is to make symptom tracking simple, even on days when fatigue, pain, migraine or brain fog make everything harder. WAYS PEOPLE USE BEARABLE Symptom tracker & health diary Migraine & headache tracker Chronic Pain tracker Mental health & mood tracker Chronic illness & flare diary IBS & IBD symptom tracker PCOS, PMDD & cycle tracker PoTS & EDS tracker Medication tracker & reminders GET IN TOUCH Questions or feedback support@bearable.app Website https://bearable.app Terms https://bearable.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy https://bearable.app/privacy-policy Insights from Bearable are not medical advice. Always consult your doctor before making medical decisions.

Screenshots

mySymptoms Food Diary4 screens
Bearable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bearable at weekly against mySymptoms Food Diary's every 3 weeks. Bearable also leads on chart position (#186 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. mySymptoms Food Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Bearable sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bearable holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.1K and 6.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of mySymptoms Food Diary's written reviews are positive against 81% of Bearable's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mySymptoms Food Diary ships an update every 3 weeks, Bearable weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
mySymptoms Food Diary versus Bearable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermySymptoms Food DiaryBearable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings)4.8 (6.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K6.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#186 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkyGazer Labs LtdBearable Ltd

Customer experience

mySymptoms Food Diary

All ratings4,053 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews442 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative16.1%

Bearable

All ratings6,675 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews716 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.4%

User reviews

mySymptoms Food Diary

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📊 Helpful for tracking symptoms and identifying patterns
  • 💾 Convenient to have on phone
  • 🔍 Customizable to track specific needs
  • 📤 Ability to export data as PDF

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires paid subscription after trial period
  • 🔍 Limited food database, requires manual entry
  • 🕰️ Time-consuming to log detailed information
  • 🤔 Analysis feature not always accurate or useful
  • 🔄 Lack of syncing between devices

Bearable

From 6.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 🚀 Comprehensive health tracking
  • 💡 Helpful for chronic illness management
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Integrates with Apple Health

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around data sharing
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Requires account creation
  • 💰 Premium features behind paywall

Bugs and requests

mySymptoms Food Diary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Password reset page not functioning properly
  • Barcode scanner not always accurate
  • Unexpected data loss after app updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integration with Apple Health or other fitness apps
  • Ability to add photos of meals or symptoms
  • More detailed reporting and graphing options
  • Reminder notifications to log entries
  • Menstrual cycle tracking

Bearable

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Logging out and switching devices causes data loss
  • Customization options can be buggy

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved sleep tracking
  • Integration with more health data sources
  • Menstrual cycle tracking
  • iPad app version
  • Easier food/nutrition tracking

In-app purchases

3 purchases

mySymptoms Food Diary

Subscriptions3
  • Premium subscription 1 month7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium subscription 6 months7 Days trial$39.996 Months
  • Premium subscription 12 months7 Days trial$59.991 Year
10 purchases

Bearable

Subscriptions10
  • Bearable premium$4.491 Month
  • Bearable premium$6.991 Month
  • Premium subscription7 Days trial$15.991 Year
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  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$18.991 Year
  • Bearable Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Bearable premium3 Days trial$27.991 Year
  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$27.991 Year
  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Bearable premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is mySymptoms Food Diary free?
mySymptoms Food Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bearable free?
Bearable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mySymptoms Food Diary or Bearable?
Bearable is rated higher. mySymptoms Food Diary averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Bearable averages 4.8 from 6.7K ratings.
Do mySymptoms Food Diary or Bearable have ads?
Neither mySymptoms Food Diary nor Bearable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mySymptoms Food Diary or Bearable?
mySymptoms Food Diary ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bearable weekly. Most recently, mySymptoms Food Diary was updated on November 8, 2026 and Bearable on November 10, 2026.

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