Comparison

Headache Tracker vs DimLog

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

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About

Headache Tracker

Features
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Take control of your headaches. Understand your patterns. Find relief faster. Headache Tracker is the beautifully designed companion for anyone who suffers from headaches or migraines. Whether you experience occasional tension headaches or chronic migraines, understanding your patterns is the first step toward better management and fewer painful days. TRACK WITH PRECISION Log headaches as they happen with detailed information including pain level, location, type, symptoms, triggers, and medications taken. Track how your pain changes throughout an attack to understand your headache progression. DISCOVER YOUR PATTERNS Our powerful insights reveal what's triggering your headaches. See your most common triggers, symptoms, and which relief methods actually work for you. Identify patterns you never noticed before. BEAUTIFUL & INTUITIVE Designed with care for when you're not feeling your best. Simple, clean interface with dark mode support means logging is quick and gentle on your eyes - even during a migraine. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Pain tracking with 1-10 scale and progression monitoring โ€ข Record triggers, symptoms, relief methods & medications โ€ข Visual analytics showing frequency and patterns โ€ข Custom items - add your own triggers, symptoms & medications โ€ข Export reports as CSV or PDF for your doctor โ€ข Light & dark mode โ€ข Privacy-first - your data stays on your device PREMIUM FEATURES Unlock the full potential with Premium: โ€ข Extended analytics with 30 & 90 day views โ€ข Custom date range filtering โ€ข Detailed summary insights โ€ข Unlimited custom items โ€ข CSV & PDF exports โ€ข Unlimited daily entries Start understanding your headaches today. Because knowledge is the best medicine. Headache Tracker is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Always consult with a healthcare professional about your headaches. If you opt to purchase a Premium subscription, the subscription fee will be charged to your App Store account. The yearly subscription automatically renews unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your App Store account settings. You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.sultansofsaas.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.sultansofsaas.com/privacy.html

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DimLog

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DimLog is a headache and migraine diary designed for the moments when looking at a screen is hard. ONE TAP, EVEN IN PAIN Tap Mild, Moderate or Severe and you're done. The buttons sit at the bottom of the screen, within reach of your thumb. Made a mistake? Tap Undo. Pain got worse? Tap again and the record is updated โ€” never duplicated. BUILT FOR LIGHT SENSITIVITY A true black background, dimmed gray text and muted colors keep the light your screen gives off to a minimum. No flashy animations, no ads. LOG FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the DimLog widget and log a headache without opening the app. The button you tapped stays checked, so you know it was recorded. SEE YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE The calendar shades each day by its strongest headache and marks days you took medication. WEATHER AND AIR PRESSURE Turn on weather and DimLog looks up the weather where each headache was logged, using your approximate location. Each record shows the conditions, temperature, humidity and air pressure, and how the pressure changed in the 24 and 6 hours before and the 6 hours after the headache started. INSIGHTS FROM YOUR OWN RECORDS Over the past 30 days, 90 days or year, see how often headaches happened on days when the pressure fell or rose compared with the day before or into the next day, on days with a big temperature change, on humid days and on rainy days. With your permission, DimLog also reads sleep and menstrual cycle records from the Health app to compare headache days by hours of sleep and around the start of a period. MEDICATION DAYS AND TRIGGERS See how many days each month you took medication, and add possible triggers โ€” like lack of sleep, stress or alcohol โ€” to a record. REPORTS FOR YOUR DOCTOR See a one-page A4 headache report for any month, or for the four weeks up to a day you choose: headache days and episodes, medication days, intensity and impact on daily life, and a calendar showing the intensity for each time of day and when you took medication. A weather report shows the pressure over the month with your headaches marked, headache days by weather, and a row of weather data for every day โ€” or a one-page summary of three months. ADD DETAILS LATER, WITHOUT THE TYPING - Time of day: Early morning, Morning, Afternoon, Evening or Late night โ€” no need to remember the exact time - Impact on daily life: Minor, Half capacity or Bed rest - Medications and triggers picked from your own history - Free-form notes PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your records stay on your iPhone. DimLog has no account and uses no analytics or tracking. When weather is on, only your approximate location is sent to Apple Weather to look up the weather. Health data is read on your iPhone and never leaves it. DimLog is free to download and use. Viewing reports in the app is free. Saving, printing and sharing reports as PDFs, zooming in, and the weather, sleep and cycle insights are an optional one-time purchase โ€” no subscription. DimLog is a personal logging tool and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any medical condition. Always consult a healthcare professional about your symptoms.

Screenshots

Headache Tracker4 screens
DimLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Headache Tracker at 13.0 against DimLog's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Headache Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and DimLog sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Headache Tracker versus DimLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadache TrackerDimLog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChafik YahiaouiKenji Morimitsu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Headache Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
4 purchases

DimLog

One-time4
  • Buy the dev a coffee$0.99
  • PDF Reports$2.99
  • Send the dev a painkiller$2.99
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  • Buy the dev a nap$4.99

Questions

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

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