Shift.ms vs Multiple Sclerosis Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift.ms
This app connects individuals diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) to a supportive global community. It offers a safe space to share experiences, find answers to questions, and receive advice from others who understand the condition. Users can build a support network, learn to manage their health, and make informed decisions about their MS journey.
- Connect with MSers worldwide
- Get answers to MS questions
- Learn to manage health
- Share lived experiences
- 1:1 Buddy Network support
- Access stories and videos
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The multiple sclerosis community, from diagnosis. Connect, get answers, make decisions. Shift.ms is a digital community that supports people with MS (MSers) from diagnosis by connecting them with others who get it, empowering MSers to make proactive decisions inspired by the lived experience of others. We’re an independent charity and our app is free. - 60,000+ members worldwide - Connect with people who understand what you’re going through and build your support network - Learn how to adapt to your diagnosis and better manage your health - Find answers to all your MS questions - Get honest advice from the people who’ve been where you are - Read, listen, watch the stories of other MSers Be part of the Shift.ms community, take control of your MS and get on with living life. Ever wondered what a social network for people with multiple sclerosis would look like? Shift.ms is it, with the added benefit of safeguards to ensure our free community is a positive space, dedicated to supporting people with, or who’ve been affected by, MS. "It's an app that carries proper authority, not a wild west. It's a trusted space where you can decide how much interaction you want. Whether you want to fully engage or just gather your thoughts, it's up to you." - Gemma, Shift.ms member BY MSERS, FOR MSERS - Shift.ms was started in 2009 by our CEO George Pepper, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 22 - George co-founded Shift.ms to fill an urgent lack of support for younger people with MS - Shift.ms remains the only UK MS charity that has the voice of people with MS at every level of the organisation STORIES - Feel inspired by the lived experience of MSers - Watch fresh video content dropping every week - Participate in polls and see the opinions of other MSers - Personalise your profile - Notifications straight to your phone - Direct messaging to other community members RECEIVE SUPPORT. GIVE SUPPORT - Ask the community anything on the live feed - Treatment choices and side effects - Symptom flare-ups - Mental health concerns - Practical support ie. income benefits, workplace rights, managing symptoms - Lifestyle recommendations ie. stopping smoking, increasing exercise/movement - Reply to conversation threads with your own advice and experience TAKE CONTROL, FROM DIAGNOSIS - Newly diagnosed - Been living with MS for a while - Experiencing new challenges - Make proactive choices that benefit your health in the long term - Get support to help manage the uncertainty ahead CONNECT WITH A BUDDY - Connect 1:1 with an experienced MSer through our Buddy Network - Free service to help MSers adapt to diagnosis - Find personalised support based on location, age, gender, MS type, treatment choices - Emotional and wellbeing support - Coaching to help make early proactive decisions "Having a Buddy is like having a best friend that identifies with you. [My buddy] helped me at a time when I really needed the support and I feel like I'm a lot stronger now." - Sahdia, Shift.ms member FIND ANSWERS - 24/7 access and support - Ask questions; get honest answers - “How bad were the treatment side effects?” - “Top tips on managing fatigue?” - “What is an MRI really like?” WE’VE WORKED WITH… - Thought leaders within the UK’s National Health Service: - UCLH NHS - National Hospital of Neurology - Kings NHS - Barts NHS - Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusted organisations to improve the lives of MSers: - Transforming MS for All - MS Brain Health - Neurology Academy “Shift.ms has been a great source of support for my patients. The peer to peer support they offer has been invaluable to my patients when living with the challenges of MS.” Julie Taylor, Specialist MS Nurse REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1117194 (England and Wales) REGISTERED COMPANY: 06000961 REGISTERED ADDRESS: Shift.ms, Platform, New Station Street, LS1 4JB, United Kingdom
Multiple Sclerosis Tracker
This app helps individuals manage their Multiple Sclerosis by tracking symptoms, medication, and potential triggers. It generates reports for healthcare providers and offers educational resources. Designed for both newly diagnosed and long-term patients, it prioritizes user privacy with bank-level encryption.
- Personalized symptom monitoring
- Symptom pattern analysis
- Medication effectiveness tracking
- Report generation for doctors
- Medication reminders
- MS-specific educational resources
- Secure data encryption
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Multiple Sclerosis Tracker catches what your memory cannot. Log relapses as they happen, track how your DMT is working, record EDSS changes over time, and walk into your neurologist appointment with real data instead of guesses. Built for people living with relapsing-remitting MS, secondary progressive MS, primary progressive MS, and clinically isolated syndrome. Whether you are newly diagnosed or decades in, this tracker adapts to your disease course. SYMPTOM TRACKING MS symptoms shift hour to hour. Capture them as they happen: - Fatigue severity with time-of-day patterns - Spasticity and muscle stiffness levels - Numbness, tingling, and pins-and-needles by body region - Vision changes and optic neuritis episodes - Cognitive fog, word-finding difficulty, and processing speed - Balance, dizziness, and gait problems - Bladder and bowel dysfunction - Lhermitte sign occurrences - Uhthoff phenomenon and heat sensitivity - Pain types: neuropathic, musculoskeletal, tightness RELAPSE LOGGING Prove it happened, prove it mattered: - Relapse start date, peak, and resolution timeline - Steroid treatment (Solu-Medrol) tracking with taper schedule - New or worsening symptoms during relapse - Recovery percentage and residual deficits - Relapse frequency and annualized rate DMT MANAGEMENT Track every disease-modifying therapy: - Infusions: Ocrevus, Tysabri, Lemtrada with appointment scheduling - Injectables: Copaxone, Kesimpta, Avonex, Plegridy, Betaseron - Orals: Tecfidera, Gilenya, Mayzent, Aubagio, Vumerity - Lab monitoring: JCV antibody index, lymphocyte count, liver function - Side effect tracking per medication - Insurance prior auth and refill management MRI AND TEST TRACKING Every scan, every score, every lab result in one timeline: - MRI dates with lesion counts (new, enhancing, stable) - Brain and spinal cord lesion tracking - EDSS score history with progression alerts - Visual evoked potentials and OCT results - Vitamin D levels and other labs INSIGHTS AND REPORTS See your MS over months and years: - Relapse frequency trends - Symptom correlations with weather, stress, sleep - DMT effectiveness comparison across switches - EDSS progression timeline - PDF and CSV exports for neurology visits LIFESTYLE FACTORS The stuff your neurologist asks about that you can never remember: - Sleep quality and fatigue correlation - Exercise tolerance and deconditioning tracking - Heat and humidity impact on symptoms - Stress levels and flare triggers - Diet and supplement logging MS-FRIENDLY DESIGN Built for the days when your hands do not cooperate and your brain is fog: - Quick logging for brain fog days - Voice-to-text when typing is hard - Large text options for vision issues - Offline mode for infusion centers - Apple Health sync Generic trackers do not understand that Tuesday's numbness matters more than Thursday's headache, or that three relapses in twelve months changes your treatment plan. MS Tracker does. Disclaimer: Multiple Sclerosis Tracker is for informational and personal tracking use only. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical concerns. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shift.ms at 90% against Multiple Sclerosis Tracker's 0%. Shift.ms also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 17). Multiple Sclerosis Tracker's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Multiple Sclerosis Tracker sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.95 per month. Shift.ms asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shift.ms holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift.ms has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Shift.ms's written reviews are positive against 0% of Multiple Sclerosis Tracker's.
Shift.ms ships an update weekly, Multiple Sclerosis Tracker every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift.ms | Multiple Sclerosis Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shift.ms | Digital Therapeutics |
Customer experience
Shift.ms
Multiple Sclerosis Tracker
Bugs and requests
Shift.ms
Reported bugs
2 issues- Messaging issues on iPhone
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to delete inbox messages
- Dark mode option
Multiple Sclerosis Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift.ms
No in-app purchases
Multiple Sclerosis Tracker
- Lite Monthly$4.951 Month
- easy pass$5.997 Days
- weather max$9.993 Months
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- flex pass$9.991 Month
- carey ai max$19.991 Month
- Lite Yearly$19.991 Year
- smart pass$24.991 Year
- carey ai ultra$29.991 Month
- plus$29.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- limited discount$34.991 Year
- yearly access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Extended Trial3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- store credit$1.99
- carey ai credits$8.99
- lifetime upgrade$99.00
Questions
Is Shift.ms free?
Is Multiple Sclerosis Tracker free?
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