Herizen vs My Symptom Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Herizen
This app offers a science-backed space for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife. It provides personalized tracking, expert guidance, practical tools, and community support to help users understand their bodies and well-being.
- Personalized tracking of sleep, mood, energy, and symptoms
- Expert-led videos and midlife content
- Breast health check guidance and reminders
- Community forums for shared experiences
- Glow Profile quiz for personalized insights
- Midlife news and research
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Herizen is your calm, science-backed space for navigating perimenopause, menopause and midlife. Designed by women, for women, Herizen brings personalised tracking, expert guidance, practical tools and real community together in one supportive app. Inside Herizen, you can: • Take the Glow Profile quiz to better understand your current phase and personalise your experience • Track sleep, mood, energy, symptoms and everyday context to spot patterns over time • Follow gentle breast health check guidance and monthly reminders • Explore expert-led videos, practical resources and trusted midlife content • Follow the Glow Programme at your own pace • Join Glow Crews and connect with women navigating similar experiences • Read curated midlife news, research and Herizen stories • Save useful content and return to what matters most to you Herizen is built to support the whole of midlife - from hormonal change and medically induced menopause to strength, nutrition, sleep, confidence, relationships, fertility, recovery and emotional wellbeing. No pressure. No perfection. No endless searching. Just one calm place to help you understand your body, feel more informed and decide what support feels right for you. Herizen provides wellbeing information and support and is not a substitute for personalised medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
My Symptom Log
This health tracker allows you to log symptoms, pain levels, and life factors privately on your device. It offers specialized trackers for cycles and bowel movements, helps identify trends with charts, and generates shareable health reports.
- Local & Secure Data Storage
- Custom Symptom Tracking
- Menstrual Cycle & Bowel Movement Trackers
- Trend & Pattern Identification
- Health Report Generation
- Secure Backup & Import
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Symptom Log is a completely private, on-device health tracker designed for speed, simplicity, and flexibility. Whether you are managing a chronic illness, tracking your cycle, or monitoring daily habits, you can log your health data in seconds—without ever creating an account. KEY FEATURES: • Local & Secure: No cloud servers, no data selling, and no accounts required. Your health data is stored locally on your device, meaning only you have access to it. • Track Your Unique Body: You have the total freedom to add any custom symptom, pain level, or life factor that matters to your specific condition. • Specialized Trackers: In addition to custom factors, you can use our built-in, detailed trackers for Menstrual Cycle and Bowel Movement. Have a specific need? Let us know—we are always happy to build and add more trackers! • Spot Trends & Patterns: Identify potential triggers with clean history logs and interactive charts that seamlessly graph the history of your symptoms alongside your life factors over time. • Generate Health Reports: Easily export your data into clear, comprehensive reports that are perfect for reviewing your progress or sharing with your doctor. • Secure Backup & Import: Save your logs as a CSV and easily transfer them to a new device to pick up right where you left off. SYMPTOM LOG PRO Symptom Log requires an active subscription. You can unlock full access to tracking features with the Symptom Log Pro auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER The information, charts, and reports generated by this application are for informational and educational purposes only. The application is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider regarding a medical condition. You assume full responsibility for how you choose to use or share the reports generated by this application. Privacy Policy: https://ekaprok.github.io/symptom-log-documents/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://ekaprok.github.io/symptom-log-documents/terms.html Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy: https://ekaprok.github.io/symptom-log-documents/health-data.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Herizen at free with in-app purchases against My Symptom Log's subscription. Herizen also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. Herizen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and My Symptom Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Herizen ships an update weekly, My Symptom Log every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Herizen | My Symptom Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Herizen LTD | Ekaterina Prokopeva |
Customer experience
Herizen
My Symptom Log
In-app purchases
Herizen
- Herizen7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$25.001 Year
My Symptom Log
- Monthly Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Pro14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$99.99
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