Migraine Tracker vs Headache Detective
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Migraine Tracker
Easily log and analyze headache and migraine patterns. Use Live Activities, Siri, and Shortcuts for hands-free tracking. Sync data securely with Apple Health to identify triggers and share insights with your doctor.
- Live Activities tracking
- Hands-free Siri logging
- Shortcuts automation
- Symptom and trigger logging
- Apple Health integration
- Pattern identification
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Effortless Headache & Migraine Tracking Take control of your headache patterns with ease. Headaches simplifies tracking by using Live Activities on iPhone and Apple Watch, so you never forget to end tracking after an attack subsides. Record headaches hands-free with Siri—no need to navigate your phone during a migraine. With support for Shortcuts, you can create personal shortcuts and automations, making headache and migraine tracking as painless as possible. You can even start or end tracking straight from Control Center. Track every clue and keep it all in one place. Log symptoms and triggers—neck pain, nausea, vertigo, fatigue, even bad-weather days—right alongside each attack, then tap Connect to Apple Health to sync your entries securely to the Health app's Headache category only. From there, you'll see headaches next to sleep, exercise and medications, so spotting patterns (and sharing them with your doctor) is easier than ever. Your history stays with you, too. Attacks, symptoms and notes sync across your devices over iCloud, so nothing is lost when you switch to a new iPhone—and there's nothing to set up.
Headache Detective
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Headache Detective helps you log, track, and understand your headaches — so you can identify triggers, spot patterns, and share meaningful data with your doctor. A subscription is required to use this app. Features include: Quick Log — Tap any pain level (1–10) to log a headache instantly. No forms, no fuss. Detailed Entry — Log everything about your headache: start/end time, pain severity, triggers, symptoms, medications, relief methods, and notes. Interactive Head Pain Map — Tap exactly where it hurts on an anatomically detailed head silhouette — front and back, 14 zones. Calendar View — See your headache days at a glance with color-coded severity dots. Tap any day to browse entries. Powerful Insights — Discover your personal patterns: most common triggers, weekday trends, time-of-day distribution, pain location hotspots, and how each trigger affects your pain severity. Widgets & Siri — Log from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Use your voice: "Hey Siri, log a headache." Export & Share — Export all your data as CSV to share with your healthcare provider. HealthKit Sync — Headache episodes are automatically written to the Health app. Headache Detective Pro (Subscription) Unlock unlimited logging, full timing controls, calendar, insights, CSV export, widgets, Siri, HealthKit sync, and iCloud sync across your devices. Privacy: Your health data stays on your device. No accounts or sign-up required. 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: Migraine Tracker at none against Headache Detective's 2. Headache Detective's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Headache Detective sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Migraine Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Migraine Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Headache Detective weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Migraine Tracker | Headache Detective |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.3 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Allsidium AS | Riku Kuisma |
In-app purchases
Migraine Tracker
No in-app purchases
Headache Detective
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year
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