POTS vs SaltStack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POTS
This app helps individuals manage chronic illnesses like POTS, CFS, and long COVID by providing tools to track symptoms, medications, and vital signs. It integrates with Apple Health for comprehensive wellness management and offers customizable alerts and detailed insights for better doctor communication.
- Symptom logging in seconds
- Medication reminders
- Heart rate & vitals monitoring
- Tailored health journal
- Progress analytics
- Comprehensive wellness tracking
- Customizable alerts
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POTS symptoms can be hard to recall between appointments. If you live with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, use this POTS buddy to keep daily notes for your care team. Record heart rate, medications, and what you felt in one place. Keep those details together instead of spreading them across spreadsheets, messy notebooks, or fragmented health apps. It’s time for an easier, smarter, and personalized way to track your health journey. Meet POTS Tracker, the comprehensive health monitor designed specifically for people battling chronic illness, fatigue, tachycardia, and dysautonomia. Whether you are navigating orthostatic symptoms, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or long COVID-related symptoms, you can keep the details together. Whether you call yourself a potsie or simply live with POTS, record what matters to you each day. Use this dysautonomia tracker to record symptoms, heart rate, blood pressure (BP), mood, medications, salt intake, and exercise. Sync daily health data with Apple Health. Why use this POTS app? Log symptoms in seconds. Record tachycardia episodes, dizziness, fatigue, and orthostatic changes. Medication reminders help you remember what to log. If your routine includes midodrine, metoprolol or propranolol, note those names alongside daily symptoms. Heart rate and vitals: connect with Apple Health and wearable devices such as Apple Watch to review HRV, ECG, VO2 levels, and daily fitness. Tailored health journal: use a POTS symptom log to note mood, dietary salt (sodium) intake, or triggers, pacing, and symptom patterns over time. Visible progress and detailed insights: review daily logs before your next doctor’s visit. If ivabradine or fludrocortisone is part of your own medication record, keep those notes with your symptoms and vital readings. Comprehensive wellness tracking: record fitness, mood, exercise tolerance, and hydration alongside symptoms. Customizable alerts remind you to track key vitals and symptoms. Designed with you in mind: Busy Professionals: No time? No problem. POTS Tracker makes daily symptom tracking quicker and more bearable. Log your day in seconds, freeing you to focus on your busy life. Chronic Illness Patients: Detailed and tailored symptom tracking means better care. Clearly communicate your experience with your healthcare team using detailed journals, symptom logs, and heart rate insights. Fitness Enthusiasts: Stay on top of your fitness goals safely, tracking vital metrics like heart rate variability (HRV), ECG, and VO2 levels. Exercise smarter, pace better, and monitor progress confidently. Trusted by thousands already thriving despite dysautonomia: “Finally, an app built specifically for my condition. I feel seen, heard, and empowered!” “Super easy, even on brain fog days. The alerts keep me consistent. Highly recommend!” "Life-changing simplicity. This app made tracking my symptoms and heart rate effortless." Keep your notes clear so you can describe your days with less guesswork. POTS Tracker is more than a symptom diary; it’s your comprehensive, easy-to-use wellness companion. Download POTS Tracker free now and join the thousands of patients who’ve simplified their journey through POTS. Own your health today. Disclaimer: Any insights provided by POTS Tracker do not constitute medical advice. The app is designed for tracking purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SaltStack
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Keep your POTS day in one clear timeline. SaltStack brings symptoms, hydration, medications, possible triggers, interventions, standing-session observations, and electrolytes together. Without diagnosing or telling you what caused what. Check in quickly from iPhone or Apple Watch, add optional Apple Health context, review cautious patterns in your own records, and create a clinician-friendly report for appointments. POTS DAILY • Record symptoms and flares with optional severity, posture, and notes • Log fluids, medications, interventions, possible triggers, recovery moments, and freeform notes • See health events and electrolyte intake together in one daily timeline • Choose favorite events for faster check-ins • Use Calm Mode for a quieter daily experience PERSONAL STANDING-SESSION RECORDS • Record resting and standing observations • Add optional heart rate, blood pressure, and symptom notes • Keep a personal record without pass/fail scores or diagnostic conclusions • Stop immediately if standing feels unsafe ELECTROLYTES AT A GLANCE • Track sodium, potassium, and magnesium against daily targets • Quick-log common electrolyte products and foods • Adjust serving sizes or add custom entries • Scan supported product barcodes • Choose POTS, keto, endurance, fasting, general, or custom targets PATTERNS AND REPORTS • Review cautious summaries based only on what you recorded • See sample sizes and data coverage instead of black-box conclusions • Create a clinician-friendly PDF with symptoms, events, standing sessions, and missing-data notes • Export records for your own files or care-team conversations APPLE HEALTH AND APPLE WATCH • Add authorized heart-rate and wellness context from Apple Health • Save supported nutrition data to Apple Health • Check in or quick-log from Apple Watch • Control optional health permissions at any time BUILT FOR REAL DAYS SaltStack is designed to make useful records possible even when energy and focus are limited. Save the important moment quickly and add more context only when you want to. Free and Pro options are available. Pricing and feature access are shown before purchase. SaltStack is not a medical device and does not diagnose POTS, identify causes, recommend treatment, or replace medical care. Always follow guidance from a qualified healthcare professional. Privacy policy: https://saltstackapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://saltstackapp.com/terms Support: https://saltstackapp.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SaltStack at every 3 weeks against POTS's every 5 months. POTS's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. POTS sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.95 per month and SaltStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
POTS ships an update every 5 months, SaltStack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POTS | SaltStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Therapeutics | LaBounty Labs, LLC |
In-app purchases
POTS
- flex pass$4.951 Month
- easy pass$5.997 Days
- weather max$9.993 Months
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- flex pass$9.991 Month
- carey ai max$19.991 Month
- yearly access$19.991 Year
- smart pass$24.991 Year
- carey ai ultra$29.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- plus$34.991 Year
- limited discount$34.991 Year
- Extended Trial3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- yearly access3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- store credit$1.99
- carey ai credits$8.99
- lifetime upgrade$99.00
SaltStack
- SaltStack Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- SaltStack Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- SaltStack Pro Lifetime$99.99









