Comparison

Cranium vs Migraine Headache Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Cranium

Easily log headache attacks, symptoms, and medication use. Generate clear reports to identify triggers and discuss with your doctor. Integrates with Health app for menstrual cycle correlation.

Highlights
  • Quick attack logging
  • Symptom and trigger tracking
  • Medication tracking
  • Doctor-shareable reports
  • Menstrual cycle correlation
Features
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Tracking attacks is quick and easy. Record ongoing attack in just 2 taps. Get clean and comprehensible reports about most frequent headache triggers and symptoms to share with your doctor. Track how much medication you take. Use data about your menstruation cycle from Health app to see how it correlates with you headache.

About

Migraine Headache Tracker

Track your migraine and headache symptoms to identify potential triggers and causes. This app helps you record your condition, assess symptoms, and share accurate information with your doctor for better management and prevention.

Highlights
  • Record migraine and headache states
  • Describe sensations and symptoms
  • Identify causes and triggers
  • Share data with doctors
  • Prevent future seizures
Features
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If you've had a migraine attack or headache once, you definitely don't want it to happen again. In order to help you cope with the rebellion in your head, we have developed an application. With it, you will be able to recognize the symptoms and causes of your condition. Here you can: • Fix your state by describing the sensations at a specific moment • Assess the main symptoms and describe them The application will allow you to show accurate information to a doctor or analyze the causes and prevent seizures in the future. Terms Of Use Migraine Tracker 
 • Subscription Migraine Tracker Premium get access to all functions of the application. • You can turn off the auto-renewal at any time: you'll find the option to do this change to a different payment plan in the settings of your iTunes and App Store account. • The first time you can try the free trial for 3 days. After that, your account will be automatically charged for the subscription if you will not stop it before the end of the free trial. • The length of the subscription is 1 month, this subscription is auto-renewing and costs %@ per 1 month. You can stop the subscription at any moment; • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and is identical to the cost of the renewal. • Removing the app doesn’t automatically cancel the subscription. • You may opt out of the subscription by clicking in the settings of your iTunes and App Store account the “Opt out” button (menu “Settings” > “Accounts” > “Manage Subscriptions ATTENTION: before you subscribe please read: Privacy Policy(https://dariem.kz/privacy) Terms Of Use(https://dariem.kz/tos/pain)

Screenshots

Cranium4 screens
Migraine Headache Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cranium at none against Migraine Headache Tracker's 1. Cranium also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 50%) and ratings volume (164 vs 14). Migraine Headache Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, 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. Migraine Headache Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Cranium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Cranium against 4.6 for Migraine Headache Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cranium has 164 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Cranium's written reviews are positive against 50% of Migraine Headache Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cranium ships an update every 5 months, Migraine Headache Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cranium versus Migraine Headache Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraniumMigraine Headache Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (164 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings164 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElena ZhalinaDARIEM

Customer experience

Cranium

All ratings161 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative17.8%

Migraine Headache Tracker

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cranium

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Migraine Headache Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Migraine Tracker Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Cranium free?
Cranium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Migraine Headache Tracker free?
Migraine Headache Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cranium or Migraine Headache Tracker?
Migraine Headache Tracker is rated higher. Cranium averages 4.6 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Migraine Headache Tracker averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Cranium or Migraine Headache Tracker have ads?
Neither Cranium nor Migraine Headache Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cranium or Migraine Headache Tracker?
Cranium ships an update every 5 months, and Migraine Headache Tracker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Cranium was updated on October 30, 2026 and Migraine Headache Tracker on October 21, 2026.

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