Comparison

PERT Pilot vs MC AI Smart Search

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

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About

PERT Pilot

Manage your Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) with this tool. Log enzyme intake, meal details, and symptom responses to optimize your pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). Share insights with your healthcare provider.

Highlights
  • Log enzyme intake and meal details
  • Record and edit symptom responses
  • Set enzyme intake reminders
  • Visualize PERT dosing and meal history
  • Share data with healthcare providers
  • Utilize AI meal estimation
  • Supports custom enzyme types
Features
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PERT Pilot is designed to help you manage living with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI or PEI) and more easily deal with your pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). PERT Pilot helps you log the enzymes that you are taking along with a typical meal, how many pills you take for it, and whether this dosing seems to work for you or not. You can also choose to record symptoms for each meal or snack, and come back and edit these at any time. You can turn on a reminder to help you remember to take your enzymes throughout your meal, if you typically split your dosing across your meal. With the meals that you log, PERT Pilot can reflect the relationship between how much PERT you have been taking and what you are eating, supporting you as you fine-tune your enzyme intake. PERT Pilot also enables you to share what's working - and what might not be working - with your healthcare provider. You can record your symptoms using the EPI/PEI-SS, a symptom survey tool designed for people with EPI by people with EPI, to track the frequency and severity of your symptoms and how they change over time. PERT Pilot is the first and only specific app for those of us living with EPI (PEI). People who use the approach in PERT Pilot of adapting their PERT dosing to what they are eating for each meal or snack often report fewer symptoms. PERT Pilot was designed and built by someone with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, just like you! Download PERT Pilot today to get started! LOG YOUR PERT Enter meals and your enzyme dosing, saving it to review later. Once you have several meals saved, you can consider your next meal in context of your history of saved meals. GET A REMINDER With every meal, you can turn on a reminder that helps you remember how long it has been since you logged your meal. If you have a hard time remembering to take your enzymes or get distracted, this might help. It turns from green to orange after 15 minutes and to red after 20 minutes since the meal was logged. You can clear this at any time by swiping it and hitting clear on your lock screen. SUPPORTS ALL ENZYME TYPES Pick from the most commonly used PERT options, or use the "Custom Enzyme" to input your own enzyme, whether it's a different country version or an over-the-counter option. AI MEAL ESTIMATION Not sure of the counts for your meal? Use the new AI estimation feature to generate an estimate for the meal. You will get to edit or confirm it's estimates before using them! EDIT A MEAL/OUTCOME Wake up the next day and realize a meal didn't quite work with the dosing you took? You can easily edit a meal at any time. Swipe on a meal in the previous meals section to edit it, repeat it, or delete it. You can add or update what symptoms you had after the fact. REVIEW YOUR DOSING PERT Pilot enables you to review all of the data you entered, including displaying a graph to help visualize the meals that you say worked for you, and those where you were unsure if the dosing worked and those you decided didn't work for you. Once you have several meals logged, you'll also be able to see each meal in context of your history every time you're entering a new meal. EXPORT YOUR DATA Your data is your data, period. No one has access to your dosing data or outcome data, and nothing you enter into PERT Pilot leaves your device - unless you decide to export your data. You can share an HTML file with yourself so you can further evaluate your data or consider sharing it with your healthcare provider. TRACK SYMPTOMS OVER TIME There's an option to use the EPI/PEI-SS, a symptom survey tool to assess the frequency and severity of 15 common EPI-related symptoms and to see how this may change over time as you adjust your enzyme dosing. You can choose whether or not you want to contribute the symptom data you record for research to help validate the EPI/PEI-SS (no identifying information is collected, regardless). You can export your data as PDF or CSV.

About

MC AI Smart Search

Access a vast knowledge base of microscopic colitis information powered by AI. Get quick, reliable answers to your questions based on real community discussions and practical advice.

Highlights
  • AI-powered search
  • Forum knowledge access
  • Practical advice on diet and lifestyle
  • Simple, clean design
  • Community-driven insights
Features
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Living with microscopic colitis can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re searching for trustworthy information, practical advice, and support from people who understand what you’re going through. This app does exactly that using power of AI. Search the MC Forum Using AI gives you instant access to insights drawn from tens of thousands of conversations on the long-standing Microscopic Colitis Discussion and Support Forum. Instead of spending hours scrolling through posts, you can ask your own questions in plain language, and the built-in AI will search the forum’s database to deliver clear, concise, and relevant answers. Key Features * AI-powered search – Ask questions naturally and receive AI-generated responses based on real community discussions. * Forum knowledge at your fingertips – Quickly access information contributed by patients who live with microscopic colitis every day. * Focused on practicality – Find tips on diet, medications, supplements, lifestyle adjustments, and symptom management. * Easy to use – Simple, clean design created for patients, caregivers, and anyone who wants reliable insights fast. Why This App Matters Microscopic colitis is often misunderstood and underdiagnosed. Many patients spend years struggling before finding effective treatments or discovering diet and lifestyle changes that make a real difference. The Microscopic Colitis Forum has been a trusted community resource for sharing experiences, comparing treatment outcomes, and offering support for over 20 years. This app harnesses that collective knowledge by combining it with artificial intelligence, so newcomers and longtime members alike can easily locate the most relevant discussions. It’s like having a knowledgeable guide by your side — one that draws from years of community experience. Important Note This app is designed as an informational and educational tool only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of your physician or qualified health provider with any questions you may have about your condition, medications, or treatment plan. Never disregard professional advice or delay seeking it because of something you find in this app. Always remember that all MC patients are different, and what works for one, may, or may not, work for someone else. Who Can Benefit? * Newly diagnosed patients looking for answers to common questions. * Long-time sufferers who want to explore alternative strategies shared by peers. * Caregivers, friends, and family members who want to better understand microscopic colitis. Healthcare professionals interested in patient perspectives and lived experiences. With Search the MC Forum Using AI, you have quick, reliable access to the collective wisdom of a supportive community. Whether you’re at home, at your doctor’s office, or on the go, you can always bring the forum with you.

Screenshots

PERT Pilot4 screens
MC AI Smart Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PERT Pilot at every 2 weeks against MC AI Smart Search's every 5 months. MC AI Smart Search's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PERT Pilot against 5.0 for MC AI Smart Search. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PERT Pilot ships an update every 2 weeks, MC AI Smart Search every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PERT Pilot versus MC AI Smart Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPERT PilotMC AI Smart Search
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings710 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB29 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDana LewisMicroscopic Colitis Foundation

Customer experience

PERT Pilot

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MC AI Smart Search

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PERT Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

MC AI Smart Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PERT Pilot free?
PERT Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MC AI Smart Search free?
MC AI Smart Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PERT Pilot or MC AI Smart Search?
PERT Pilot and MC AI Smart Search are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do PERT Pilot or MC AI Smart Search have ads?
Neither PERT Pilot nor MC AI Smart Search shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PERT Pilot or MC AI Smart Search?
PERT Pilot ships an update every 2 weeks, and MC AI Smart Search every 5 months. Most recently, PERT Pilot was updated on November 3, 2026 and MC AI Smart Search on November 12, 2026.

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