Comparison

Juno vs MealMerlin

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

Head to head
About

Juno

This app provides a non-judgmental companion for individuals living with chronic illnesses. It offers a safe space to discuss symptoms, track health data, and gain insights without unsolicited advice. Designed by those who understand, it offers personalized support for daily challenges.

Highlights
  • AI-powered chronic illness companion
  • Symptom and energy level logging
  • Pattern and trigger identification
  • Health diary and insights
  • Voice or text conversations
  • Personalized condition support
Features
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Meet Juno, your personal health assistant for life with chronic illness - trusted by over 250,000 users globally. Text Juno the same way you would message a friend. Say, “My migraine is 7 out of 10 and started after lunch,” and Juno can log the symptom, severity, and context for you. Prefer talking? Use voice instead. Juno brings compassionate support, symptom tracking, medication management, energy pacing, health insights, and community into one place—without making you complete another exhausting form. LOG SYMPTOMS BY TEXT OR VOICE Too tired for forms? Simply describe what is happening in your own words. Use Juno to: - Log symptoms, pain, mood, energy, and health notes through conversation - Record symptom severity and useful context without navigating long forms - Talk through a difficult symptom day or 3 AM flare - Remember details from your health journey - Prepare questions and talking points for medical appointments Juno personalizes support using the conditions, symptoms, and routines you choose to share, so you don’t have to explain everything again each time. No toxic positivity. No judgment. No pressure to “push through.” Juno meets you where your energy is today. TRACK SYMPTOMS AND SPOT PATTERNS Build a simple health diary that works even through fatigue, pain, and brain fog. - Review your symptom history and explore trends - Compare symptoms with activities, medication, and cycle information - See how symptoms change across days and weeks - Create PDF symptom reports to share with your care team MANAGE MEDICATIONS Keep your medication routine in one place. - Add scheduled and as-needed medications - Set medication reminders and mark doses as taken - Review your medication history and consistency - Share an organized medication list when needed PACE YOUR ENERGY Juno understands spoon theory and the reality of post-exertional crashes. - Set your energy level - Plan tasks around your available spoons - Estimate the energy cost of activities - Build routines that respect your changing capacity CONNECT YOUR HEALTH DATA Bring supported health and wearable data including Apple Health, Oura, Garmin, Bearable, Visible and CareClinic into Juno for a more complete view of your day. Review sleep, steps, heart rate, and activity alongside the symptoms and context you record. FIND PEOPLE WHO GET IT Join a chronic illness community shaped around real lived experience. - Discover posts from people with similar conditions - Join condition-based groups - Share experiences, questions, and photos - Connect through replies, profiles, and private messages BUILT FOR CHRONIC AND INVISIBLE ILLNESS Juno supports people living with fibromyalgia, POTS and dysautonomia, ME/CFS, Long COVID, endometriosis, EDS and hypermobility, MCAS, FND, lupus, arthritis, migraine, IBS, MS, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, autoimmune conditions, neurological conditions, rare disease, and other chronic or invisible illnesses. PRIVATE, SECURE, AND IN YOUR CONTROL Your health data is private and secure. We take privacy seriously and do not sell your personal health information. Juno is a supportive health and wellness assistant, not a doctor or medical service. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace professional medical advice. If you may be experiencing an emergency, contact local emergency services. Join over 200,000 people using Juno to feel more understood, more organized, and less alone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://junocompanion.com

About

MealMerlin

Features
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MealMerlin is an AI-powered nutrition coach and calorie tracker designed to make food logging fast, visual, and practical. SNAP AND LOG MEALS Take a photo of your meal and review estimated calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fat before adding it to your daily log. TRACK FOOD YOUR WAY Scan packaged-food barcodes Search for foods and create custom entries Log meals using your voice Save meals for quicker logging later Track water and daily nutrition targets UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS MealMerlin turns your food history into useful insights. Review daily progress, weight trends, achievements, and a weekly nutrition debrief built from your logged meals. PERSONALISED GUIDANCE Set goals, activity level, dietary preferences, calorie targets, and macro targets. MealMerlin uses this context to provide practical AI-generated suggestions and coaching. OPTIONAL APPLE HEALTH SYNC With your permission, MealMerlin can read selected activity and body metrics and write logged nutrition and water data to Apple Health. MEALMERLIN PRO Upgrade to MealMerlin Pro for features including voice logging, AI meal suggestions, progress photos, weekly analysis, smart reminders, and the AI nutrition coach. MealMerlin provides educational nutrition information and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Nutrition estimates and AI-generated guidance may not always be accurate. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://api-production-4642.up.railway.app/legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://api-production-4642.up.railway.app/legal/terms

Screenshots

Juno4 screens
MealMerlin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Juno at #135 against MealMerlin's unranked. 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. Juno sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and MealMerlin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Juno versus MealMerlin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJunoMealMerlin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarshall Gouldpasito tola

Bugs and requests

Juno

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to save profile details
  • Paid features not working as expected

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve free access and pricing model
  • Fix bugs and stability issues

MealMerlin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Juno

Subscriptions9
  • Juno Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Juno Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Juno Pro Monthly Discounted$9.991 Month
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  • Juno Pro Monthly2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Juno Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Juno Pro Yearly Discounted7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Quarterly3 Days trial$44.993 Months
  • Juno Pro Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Juno Pro Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Juno Pro - Yearly Special$59.99
3 purchases

MealMerlin

Subscriptions2
  • MealMerlin Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • MealMerlin Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Metabolic Audit$9.99

Questions

Is Juno free?
Juno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MealMerlin free?
MealMerlin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Juno or MealMerlin have ads?
Neither Juno nor MealMerlin shows ads.

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