Comparison

HeadSense vs BrewMeter

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

Head to head
About

HeadSense

Features
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A headache diary that works in the dark. HeadSense is for logging a headache while you are having one. Big targets, one thumb, no forms to fill in before the pain is recorded. The whole app is a dim room with one soft green light, because bright white screens are exactly what you cannot look at mid-attack. LOG IT IN SECONDS Intensity, location, triggers, and what you took. Update the intensity later from the Lock Screen without opening the app or turning the brightness up. SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING Frequency over weeks and months. Which triggers keep showing up, what time of day they start, and which medications actually helped. Laid out plainly, with the numbers shown. REPORTS, RIGHT ON YOUR PHONE Weekly and monthly reports are arithmetic, computed on your device from what you logged. No server, no model, no guessing. Export them to take to a doctor. YOUR BACKUP, IF YOU WANT ONE Turn on iCloud backup in Settings and your history follows you to a new phone. It is off until you turn it on, it goes to your own private iCloud and nowhere else, and the app works exactly the same with it off. FREE, AND THAT IS THE WHOLE STORY HeadSense used to charge for its reports, because they ran on a server that cost money to keep running. They are arithmetic now, and arithmetic runs on your phone for free. So the app is free. No subscription, no account, no ads, and nothing collected. There is a tip jar in Settings that unlocks nothing. HeadSense is a personal tracking tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose anything and nothing in it is medical advice. Talk to a clinician about your health. Privacy Policy: https://headsense.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BrewMeter

Track your daily caffeine intake by logging drinks and their volumes. Visualize your caffeine levels with an estimated curve and explore historical data. Gain insights into your consumption habits for personal awareness.

Highlights
  • Log custom drinks with label data
  • Track volume consumed
  • Estimated caffeine curve visualization
  • Daily caffeine-free day recording
  • Undo accidental logs
  • CSV export (Pro)
  • Apple Health integration (Pro)
Features
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Log your drinks and understand caffeine estimates with clearly separated quantities and units. Add your usual drinks, review consumption and explore an estimate of remaining caffeine. Simulate a drink before logging it, then look back at trends. The paid option is a one-time purchase with no subscription. Free features are described in the app. Estimates depend on assumptions and vary by person. They are not a medical limit or a guarantee of sleep. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bnjdpn.com/BrewMeter/privacy.html

Screenshots

HeadSense4 screens
BrewMeter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BrewMeter at 17.0 against HeadSense's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. HeadSense sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and BrewMeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HeadSense ships an update every 2 weeks, BrewMeter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
HeadSense versus BrewMeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadSenseBrewMeter
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMoses SmithBenjamin Dupin

In-app purchases

5 purchases

HeadSense

Subscriptions2
  • HeadSense Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • HeadSense Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip โ€” Coffee$1.99
  • Tip โ€” Lunch$4.99
  • Tip โ€” Legend$9.99
1 purchases

BrewMeter

One-time1
  • BrewMeter Pro Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is HeadSense free?
HeadSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewMeter free?
BrewMeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HeadSense or BrewMeter have ads?
Neither HeadSense nor BrewMeter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HeadSense or BrewMeter?
HeadSense ships an update every 2 weeks, and BrewMeter weekly. Most recently, HeadSense was updated on October 30, 2026 and BrewMeter on October 24, 2026.

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