Comparison

FUNCAP vs Reserve

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

Head to head
About

FUNCAP

This app helps individuals diagnosed with ME/CFS self-evaluate and record their functional capacity. It uses questionnaires to assess various domains and can generate PDF reports, optionally including heart and movement metrics. Data is integrated with HealthKit and is not transferred elsewhere.

Highlights
  • ME/CFS functional capacity assessment
  • FUNCAP55 and FUNCAP27 questionnaires
  • PDF report generation
  • Optional heart and movement metrics
  • HealthKit integration
  • Data privacy focused
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- For patients diagnosed with ME/CFS - Self-evaluate and record your FUNctional CAPacity - Assess your capacity using FUNCAP55 or FUNCAP27 by scoring questions across 8 domains, eg "being upright", "reactions to light and sound" - Create a PDF report that you can save or share - Optionally include recorded heart and movement metrics, averaged over the last month - The app does not transfer your data in any other way Integrated with HealthKit USE ONLY WITH THE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE OF YOUR PHYSICIAN OR RESEARCH TEAM. THE APP RECORDS THE USER'S OWN ASSESSMENT AND DOES NOT PROVIDE HEALTH GUIDANCE.

About

Reserve

Features
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Reserve helps you track and intentionally manage your energy with ME/CFS and Long COVID (pacing) — at your own pace. Reserve is a journaling and self-management tool. It does not provide diagnoses and is not a medical device — it helps you keep track of your energy, symptoms, and good and bad days. YOUR ENERGY RESERVE A quick morning check-in on sleep, energy, and brain fog — combined with your Apple Health data (sleep including deep and REM stages, heart rate variability, resting heart rate) — gives you a personal "Energy Reserve." It's based on your own 14-day average and decreases throughout the day with your exertion. APPLE WATCH See your Reserve right on your wrist and start activities without reaching for your iPhone. A watch face complication shows your current level at a glance. SIRI SHORTCUTS Ask for your current Reserve, start your morning check-in, or open the activity planner — by voice through Siri or the Shortcuts app, without opening the app. PLAN ACTIVITIES In the Simulator, estimate how much an activity might cost — physically, orthostatically, cognitively, and emotionally. This helps you make deliberate decisions and spread exertion throughout the day. DIARY & MEDICATIONS Log symptoms, crashes, and notes — even retroactively with any date. Enter your medications and supplements with individual dosage and time, including reminders for each dose; they appear daily until you remove them. TRENDS See the history of Body Battery, HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, and active energy — with a freely selectable time range (3 days to 6 months), average line, and day-of-week pattern comparison. REPORT FOR YOUR DOCTOR Export your data as a clear PDF — with trend graphs, daily values, check-ins, diary entries, and medications. Handy for referring to concrete records during appointments. PRIVATE Your data stays on your device — no server of our own, no tracking, no account with us. You can optionally enable backup through your private iCloud account so your diary, medications, and history carry over when you switch devices; this runs entirely through Apple's iCloud, not through us. Apple Health data is used read-only. Reserve does not replace medical advice. Please make medical decisions together with your care team.

Screenshots

FUNCAP4 screens
Reserve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reserve at fortnightly against FUNCAP's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FUNCAP ships an update every 4 months, Reserve fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FUNCAP versus Reserve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFUNCAPReserve
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDavid Davies-PayneFLORIAN STEINMASSL

In-app purchases

None

FUNCAP

No in-app purchases

None

Reserve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FUNCAP free?
FUNCAP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reserve free?
Reserve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FUNCAP or Reserve have ads?
Neither FUNCAP nor Reserve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FUNCAP or Reserve?
FUNCAP ships an update every 4 months, and Reserve fortnightly. Most recently, FUNCAP was updated on October 30, 2026 and Reserve on October 28, 2026.

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