Comparison

Chronicle vs CFS Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Chronicle

Features
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Chronicle is your all-in-one digital health companion for managing chronic pain. Designed with input from pain specialists and physical therapists, our app helps you take control of your care through science-backed tools and daily support. Whether you're dealing with back pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis, or other chronic conditions, Chronicle empowers you with: Smart Pain Tracking: Log symptoms, triggers, treatments, and trends Physical Therapy & CBT Routines: Evidence-based exercises and techniques Medication Reminders: Never miss a dose again Personalized Insights: Understand what works for your body Secure Data Sharing: Collaborate with doctors and caregivers Community Support: Connect with others who truly understand Built to boost adherence and improve outcomes, Chronicle bridges the gap between home care and clinical care. Whether you're just starting your pain management journey or looking to take it to the next level, Chronicle is here to help—every step of the way.

About

CFS Tracker

This app helps individuals manage energy-limiting chronic illnesses by tracking symptoms, pacing, medications, and daily activities. It provides insights into patterns and trends to better understand health and communicate with healthcare providers.

Highlights
  • Log diverse symptoms including fatigue and brain fog
  • Track medications, supplements, and treatments
  • Record activity, rest, sleep, and nutrition
  • Customize tracking for personal health patterns
  • Set reminders for health routines
  • Monitor post-exertional malaise (PEM) and crashes
  • Review symptom trends with charts and summaries
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Feeling overwhelmed by chronic fatigue, brain fog, low energy, and unpredictable symptoms? Cifora is a dedicated CFS/ME tracker and chronic fatigue journal built for energy-limiting conditions. Track symptoms, pacing, PEM patterns, medications, supplements, sleep, mood, pain, activity, and rest, alongside Apple Health data, in one simple place. Living with an invisible illness often means balancing activity, rest, routines, treatments, appointments, and daily responsibilities. Cifora helps you organize your health notes and review your own patterns over time, so you can keep clearer records of difficult days, flares, PEM, and crashes. Built for people tracking ME/CFS, chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis, long COVID, post-viral fatigue, fibromyalgia, POTS, dysautonomia, migraines, MCAS, IBD, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and other complex multisystem, energy-limiting conditions. Key features: 1. Log symptoms including fatigue, brain fog, muscle pain, joint pain, headaches, dizziness, nausea, palpitations, insomnia, sleep issues, post-activity symptoms, and other invisible symptoms 2. Track medications, supplements, treatments, care routines, appointments, and personal health notes 3. Record activity, rest breaks, sleep quality, hydration, nutrition, mood, pain, social activity, and daily energy levels 4. Customize your symptom tracker around your own health, pacing, fatigue, and energy patterns 5. Set reminders for medications, supplements, symptom check-ins, hydration, sleep, rest, and routine tracking 6. Keep a record of post-exertional malaise (PEM) patterns, energy dips, symptom flares, and energy crashes over time 7. Review charts and summaries of symptom trends across mild, moderate, severe, crash, and recovery days 8. Keep a connected health record Everything is designed for low cognitive load. Quick entries, customizable fields, reminders, charts, summaries, and reports help you stay consistent without feeling overwhelmed, even during high fatigue or brain fog. Use Cifora to keep clearer records, prepare for appointments, organize invisible symptoms, understand your own history, and communicate more clearly with your healthcare providers. Whether you are tracking mild, moderate, or severe days, Cifora gives you a flexible structure for daily chronic fatigue and ME/CFS tracking across energy, symptoms, sleep, pain, activity, rest, medications, supplements, nutrition, hydration, mood, and appointments. Your data stays private, encrypted, and under your control. You can export your records or delete your account at any time. We do not sell your health information to third parties. Disclaimer: Cifora is for tracking, journaling, educational, and informational purposes only. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent, or monitor any disease or medical condition. Always seek a doctor's advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions, including before changing medications, supplements, treatments, activity levels, or care routines. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chronicle3 screens
CFS Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronicle at none against CFS Tracker's 10. Chronicle also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CFS Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.95 per month. Chronicle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chronicle versus CFS Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronicleCFS Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB219 MB
Age rating17++4
DeveloperKing of the Curve, LLCDigital Therapeutics

In-app purchases

None

Chronicle

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

CFS Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • flex pass$4.951 Month
  • easy pass$5.997 Days
  • carey ai max$19.991 Month
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  • yearly access$19.991 Year
  • carey ai ultra$29.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$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
One-time1
  • carey ai credits$8.99

Questions

Is Chronicle free?
Chronicle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CFS Tracker free?
CFS Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chronicle or CFS Tracker have ads?
Neither Chronicle nor CFS Tracker shows ads.

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