Comparison

MyGrain vs Narratly

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

Head to head
About

MyGrain

Features
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MyGrain is a migraine and headache diary. Log every episode in seconds, with everything around it, and arrive at your appointment with an organised history. It fits migraine with or without aura, tension headache, cluster headache and menstrual migraine. LOGGING TAKES SECONDS • You can start without creating an account. With your consent your diary is saved to the cloud from the first entry, and signing in later keeps it all. • Log today's episode, or fill in a past day by tapping it on the calendar. • Mark your pain-free days too, so your history counts the good days and not only the bad ones. • Light, dark, or low-light appearance for photosensitive days, with larger emojis. WHAT YOU CAN RECORD • Type of episode: migraine with aura, without aura, tension headache, cluster headache, menstrual migraine, or a migraine-free day. • Pain intensity from 0 to 10 and how long the attack lasted. • Symptoms during the attack (nausea, light sensitivity, dizziness…) and the pre-symptoms or warning signs from the hours before. • Triggers: sleep, stress, food, alcohol, hormonal changes, screens and any you add yourself. • Treatments taken, and how well each one worked. • Where you were, which activities it affected, and any free notes you want to keep. • The weather at that moment (temperature, pressure and conditions) for the city you set in Settings; no GPS is used. • Create your own symptoms, pre-symptoms, triggers, places and activities: the lists adapt to you. WHAT YOU GET BACK • A calendar in month, two-week or week view, with each day colour-coded by type of episode and a legend. • Monthly reports with the breakdown of types, symptoms, triggers and treatments, exportable as a PDF for your doctor. • Trends: how your frequency moves month by month, and your runs of consecutive days with and without pain. • From your own diary: the triggers you log most often and what each one is; the treatments you rated as working; habits that go with your better stretches; the link with atmospheric pressure; a warning if acute medication use reaches overuse range or your log matches a chronic migraine pattern. They count what you recorded: they neither diagnose nor explain causes. TREATMENTS, HABITS AND REMINDERS • A catalogue of medication grouped by family (analgesics, NSAIDs, triptans, preventives…), searchable by brand name. • Dose reminders per treatment, at the frequency and time you set, plus a daily reminder so you do not forget to log. • Preventive habits — hydration, regular sleep, moderate caffeine, avoiding known triggers — to tick off each day. • Home screen widget: how today is going, your next treatment reminder, and one tap to log. PREMIUM Some features — selecting several symptoms, triggers and treatments in the same episode, the pattern and trend screens, the full breakdown in reports, PDF export and unlimited habits — are part of an optional subscription. Plans, durations and current prices are shown inside the app before you buy; it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and is managed in your Apple ID settings. PRIVACY Your health data is stored with your explicit consent and only to make the app work. We never sell it and there are no ads. It is stored and processed for us by providers such as Google Firebase. You can delete your account and all your data from your profile at any time, and lock the app with Face ID. IN YOUR LANGUAGE MyGrain is fully translated into 25 languages, catalogues included. It works offline and syncs when you are back online. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://mygrain.app/en/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ IMPORTANT MyGrain is a self-tracking tool. The information it provides is for general information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health professional with any question about your health.

About

Narratly

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Narratly turns your daily health experience into insights that actually help. Whether you're living with fibromyalgia, IBS, lupus, migraine, or any chronic condition — Narratly helps you track what's happening, understand why, and communicate it clearly to your doctors. LOG IN SECONDS Tap a symptom chip or speak naturally. Narratly captures pain level, mood, sleep, and energy in under 30 seconds. No forms, no friction. FIND YOUR TRIGGERS Narratly automatically correlates your symptoms with potential triggers — stress, sleep, food, weather, and more. See which factors drive your flares, backed by your own data. UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS Visual health timelines show severity trends, sleep quality, and mood over days, weeks, or months. Spot the patterns your doctor needs to see. TRACK MEDICATION IMPACT Add your medications and track how they affect your symptoms over time. Bring real evidence to your next appointment instead of guessing. YOUR AI HEALTH COMPANION Ask questions in plain language: "Why do I feel worse on weekends?" or "What helps my flares?" Narratly's AI draws on your personal health history — not generic advice — to give grounded, relevant answers. GENERATE DOCTOR BRIEFS Export a concise health summary ready to share with your physician — covering your symptoms, triggers, medications, and trends. No more trying to recall months of history in a 10-minute appointment. BUILT FOR PRIVACY All your health data stays on your device. No account required. No cloud sync. No data sold — ever. Narratly works completely offline. DESIGNED FOR YOUR CONDITION Narratly is built for people managing: • Fibromyalgia • IBS / IBD / Crohn's disease • Lupus (SLE) • Migraine & chronic headache • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) • Multiple sclerosis (MS) • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) • ME/CFS (chronic fatigue) • POTS & dysautonomia • Endometriosis • Ankylosing spondylitis • MCAS, psoriasis, Long COVID, and more FREE & PRO Log up to 5 symptoms per day, free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited logging, AI-powered insights, flare pattern analysis, trigger correlation, and doctor brief generation. Your health story matters. Narratly helps you tell it. Privacy Policy for Narratly:https://sulfuric-ornament-4bf.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Narratly-3454c403e8588046afe5d83f1a36a5e3 Terms of Use for Narratly:https://sulfuric-ornament-4bf.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-for-Narratly-3454c403e858802dbf36dc8208c9971c

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

MyGrain and Narratly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. MyGrain sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Narratly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyGrain ships an update every 8 days, Narratly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MyGrain versus Narratly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyGrainNarratly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlfonso MatosUnattached

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MyGrain

Subscriptions2
  • My Grain Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • My Grain Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Narratly

Subscriptions3
  • Narratly - Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Narratly - Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
  • Narratly - Yearly Premium1 Month trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is MyGrain free?
MyGrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Narratly free?
Narratly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyGrain or Narratly have ads?
Neither MyGrain nor Narratly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyGrain or Narratly?
MyGrain ships an update every 8 days, and Narratly every 10 days. Most recently, MyGrain was updated on October 27, 2026 and Narratly on October 31, 2026.

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