Comparison

HeadSense vs Plateify App

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

Plateify App

Features
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Plateify helps you discover how food affects how you feel. Log your meals, mood, and symptoms, and then let Plateify's AI find the patterns. See which foods trigger bloating, fatigue, or headaches. Get personalized recommendations based on your own data. Run elimination experiments to test your theories. KEY FEATURES โ€ข AI Meal Logging: snap a photo or type a name and Plateify extracts the ingredients automatically โ€ข Symptom & Mood Tracking: log how you feel throughout the day with a simple slider interface โ€ข Trigger Detection: see which foods correlate with your symptoms, backed by your own logs โ€ข Personalized Recommendations: get actionable suggestions based on your patterns โ€ข Health Lab: run structured elimination experiments (gluten, dairy, and more) โ€ข Streak Tracking: stay consistent with daily logging streaks Your data stays private. We never sell it or use it for advertising.

Screenshots

HeadSense4 screens
Plateify App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plateify App at none against HeadSense's 5. Plateify App also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Plateify App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
HeadSense versus Plateify App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadSensePlateify App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMoses SmithVarma LLC

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
None

Plateify App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HeadSense free?
HeadSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plateify App free?
Plateify App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HeadSense or Plateify App have ads?
Neither HeadSense nor Plateify App shows ads.

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