Comparison

Cranium vs 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

Headache Tracker

Log headache details, including duration, intensity, and symptoms. Identify potential triggers like sleep and diet, and record medication effectiveness. Gain insights into patterns to potentially reduce headache frequency and intensity.

Highlights
  • Log headache duration, intensity, and symptoms
  • Track potential triggers (sleep, diet, stress)
  • Record medication and relief effectiveness
  • View detailed charts and trends
  • Export headache data
  • Customize dashboard
Features
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Track Every Headache. Find Your Triggers. Understand Your Pain. Headache Tracker - HeadMap helps you make sense of your headaches by logging when they happen, how severe they are, and what may be causing them. Over time, you’ll see patterns and insights that can help reduce the frequency and intensity of your headaches. Headache Tracker - HeadMap is built for people who want clarity about their headaches. By consistently tracking your symptoms, triggers, and medication, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of your headache patterns and possible solutions. Features: - Log each headache with duration, intensity, and symptoms - Track possible triggers like sleep, diet, and stress - Record medication and relief effectiveness - View detailed charts and trends - Export headache data when needed - Customise your dashboard to focus on what matters most SUPPORT - Contact: https://www.muchadostudio.com/contact THIS APP REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION TO ACCESS CERTAIN FEATURES - Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cranium4 screens
Headache Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cranium at none against Headache Tracker's 3. Cranium also leads on ratings volume (161 vs 2). Headache Tracker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Headache Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Cranium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Headache Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cranium has 161 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cranium versus Headache Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraniumHeadache Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (161 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings161 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB67 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperElena ZhalinaThomas Strathern

Customer experience

Cranium

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

Headache Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cranium

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Headache Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Cranium free?
Cranium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Headache Tracker free?
Headache Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cranium or Headache Tracker?
Headache Tracker is rated higher. Cranium averages 4.6 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while Headache Tracker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cranium or Headache Tracker have ads?
Neither Cranium nor Headache Tracker shows ads.

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