Re vs Symptom Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Re
This app offers a private and free way to track personal data locally on your device. It features a customizable interface and easy data exporting for analysis or backup, with no ads or subscriptions.
- Free to use, no ads or subscriptions
- Local data storage, no sign-up required
- Track any data, anytime
- Customizable interface
- Easy data exporting (CSV)
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Free: Free means free. No ads, no tiers, no upsells, and no subscriptions. Local: Your data stays on your phone, always. No sign up, no third-parties, no trackers. Tracking: Track what you want, when you want. Easy exporting allows you to backup your data or save a readable CSV to do your own analysis or print out. Period: Customizable interface allows you to hide anything you aren't interested in without losing any of your data.
Symptom Tracker
Log symptoms, lifestyle habits, and moods to understand their impact on your well-being. Visualize trends with clear charts and generate reports for medical appointments. Stay on track with medication reminders for a healthier, more balanced life.
- Symptom logging with custom options
- Lifestyle habit tracking (diet, sleep, stress)
- Mood monitoring and analysis
- Medication reminders and adherence tracking
- Trend visualization with charts
- Customizable reports for medical appointments
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Ripple is your go-to tool for improving your well-being by logging symptoms, lifestyle habits, and moods in one simple place. With Ripple, you can finally see which choices actually help your recovery and which hold you back. Monitor symptoms with clarity: Quickly track any symptom using a ready-made list or create your own, from headaches and fatigue to flare-ups and brain fog. Log the exact date and time on an easy-to-use calendar so you can spot what tends to trigger bad days or support good ones. The Insights tab turns your entries into clear charts that show trends over days, weeks, and months, helping you see how symptoms change alongside your mood and daily habits. Lifestyle tracking that fits your routine: Record key lifestyle details like diet, exercise, sleep, stress levels, and medication use. Customize what you track to match your unique health journey, whether that is specific foods, workouts, bedtime routines, or supplements. Over time, Ripple helps you connect the dots, such as whether poor sleep worsens pain, or whether a walk after dinner boosts your mood the next day. Understand your mood over time: Log your mood regularly to see how your emotional well-being shifts with your lifestyle and symptoms. Notice whether stressful days lead to more symptoms, or whether certain routines help you feel more stable and resilient. Ripple helps you move from guessing to knowing what truly supports your quality of life. Stay on top of medications: Set medication reminders that match your actual schedule so you miss fewer doses and stay consistent with your treatment plan. Ripple helps you see how taking your medications on time relates to changes in symptoms, side effects, and mood, giving you a clearer picture of what works. Turn your data into meaningful reports: Create detailed, easy-to-read reports of your symptoms, habits, and mood patterns. Use them to prepare for medical appointments, so you can quickly answer questions like When did this start, How often does this happen, and What seems to make it better or worse. Share your reports with your healthcare provider to support more accurate decisions and a treatment plan tailored to your real daily experience. Ripple is designed to make tracking your health feel manageable, not overwhelming, so you can focus on what matters most: making informed choices that support a healthier, more balanced life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Re at none against Symptom Tracker's 2. Re also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Symptom Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Symptom Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Re asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Re against 5.0 for Symptom Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Re ships an update every 32 months, Symptom Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Re | Symptom Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apporeal | Tuxedo Lab LLC |
Customer experience
Re
Symptom Tracker
In-app purchases
Re
No in-app purchases
Symptom Tracker
- Ripple Premium Lifetime$19.99
- Premium Lifetime$19.99








