BuddyRise vs LiveWithMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuddyRise
This AI-powered companion helps manage autoimmune conditions by providing personalized daily plans, symptom tracking, and community support. It offers lifestyle guidance, meal analysis from photos, and smart summaries to help users understand their patterns and stay consistent.
- Personalized daily action plans
- AI-powered lifestyle guidance
- Symptom and energy tracking
- Meal analysis from photos
- Condition-specific community groups
- Smart conversation summaries
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Living with an autoimmune condition means navigating fatigue, flares, and an overwhelming amount of conflicting health advice — often alone. BuddyRise changes that. BuddyRise is your personal AI wellness companion, built specifically for people managing MS, Lupus, Hashimoto's, and Psoriasis. It brings together intelligent health tracking, science-backed learning, and a supportive community — all in one place, guided by Buddy, your AI companion who actually remembers you. Your AI Companion — Buddy Talk to Buddy anytime, by text or voice. Buddy knows your condition, your recent symptoms, your energy levels, and your health history. Ask for advice, get daily focus plans, or just vent. Buddy listens, remembers, and responds with genuine context — not generic answers. Track What Actually Matters Log your daily energy with the Spoon Theory-inspired Energy Bank. Track symptoms, sleep, stress, movement, and meals. See your patterns clearly with a weekly insights view. Every log builds a richer picture of your health — one that Buddy uses to support you better every day. Monthly PROMIS Health Check-In Complete the NIH-validated PROMIS Global-10 questionnaire each month to track your physical and mental health over time. Buddy interprets your scores and helps you understand your trajectory — a clinical-grade outcome measure in your pocket. Science-Backed Learning Hubs Explore condition-specific learning hubs covering gut health, nutrition, movement, and more — built on peer-reviewed science. Slide through bite-sized modules at your own pace and build a toolkit of evidence-based strategies tailored to your condition. A Community That Gets It Connect with others living with the same conditions in moderated community groups. Watch community stories, share your experience, and feel less alone on the harder days. Your Data, Protected BuddyRise is built for privacy from the ground up. Full GDPR compliance, granular consent controls for every type of data, and all health data stored in the EU. You are always in control of your data. BuddyRise is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for medical decisions.
LiveWithMS
This app offers a supportive and practical way to track daily symptoms, energy levels, and mood for individuals managing multiple sclerosis. It provides personalized insights, guided tools for fatigue and brain fog, and resources for care organization, all within a calm, low-pressure environment.
- Daily symptom, energy, and mood tracking
- Personalized health insights
- Guided support tools for fatigue and brain fog
- Cognitive and focus exercises
- Medication and appointment organization
- Community discussions
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LiveWithMS is a daily support app for people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Track symptoms, energy, mood, sleep, hydration, stress, routines, appointments, and patterns over time. Use guided check-ins, AI-supported reflection, nutrition tools, brain games, programs, and community features to help organize daily MS life in one place. LiveWithMS is built for real life with MS — including fatigue, brain fog, lower-energy days, changing symptoms, and the need for simple routines that do not feel overwhelming. Key features: • Daily check-ins for symptoms, energy, mood, sleep, stress, and hydration • Symptom tracking and pattern insights over time • AI-supported reflection and planning tools • Nutrition tools for meals, grocery planning, and food education • Brain games and focus exercises • Programs and routines for pacing, fatigue, overwhelm, and recovery • Medication, appointment, and care organization • Community discussions and shared support • Calm, low-stimulation design built for consistency LiveWithMS can help you prepare for appointments, remember how you felt from day to day, and better understand what may affect your routines, energy, and symptoms over time. LiveWithMS is for education, reflection, organization, and daily support. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease and does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified healthcare professional. Privacy Policy: https://www.livewithms.com/policies/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BuddyRise at none against LiveWithMS's 2. BuddyRise also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). LiveWithMS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. LiveWithMS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. BuddyRise asks for nothing beyond the download.
LiveWithMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
BuddyRise ships an update fortnightly, LiveWithMS every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | BuddyRise | LiveWithMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BuddyRise | maxime bellemare-chabot |
Customer experience
BuddyRise
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In-app purchases
BuddyRise
No in-app purchases
LiveWithMS
- LiveWithMS Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- LiveWithMS Premium Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
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