Migraine Logger vs MigraineSpy

Migraine Logger is a simple, private way to track migraines. I originally built it for my daughter. I wanted something easy enough for a kid to use, private enough to trust, and useful enough to bring to a doctor’s appointment. No account. No ads. No tracking. Just a clean log on your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log a migraine in seconds Choose the time, select the severity — Mild, Bad, or Severe — add an optional note, and tap Log. • See patterns over time View your history in a calendar heatmap color-coded by severity. Filter by the last 7 days, month, 3 months, year, or all time. • Get a simple daily check-in Optionally turn on a 7 PM reminder that asks: “Did you have a migraine today?” You can answer Yes or No right from the notification. • Back up to your own iCloud Your data is encrypted on your device before it leaves it. The backup lives in your iCloud, not on my server. • Personalize the app Choose from 12 accent colors, switch between light and dark mode, or use a photo from your library as a wallpaper. • Export your log Unlock PDF and CSV export with a one-time purchase. Share a filtered report by date range for appointments, records, or personal tracking. PRIVACY • No account required • No ads • No analytics or tracking SDKs • No network requests except optional iCloud backup • Backup is AES-256 encrypted with a key stored only in your device’s Keychain • Photo library access is used only for optional wallpaper images, which stay on your device PRICING Free features include logging, history, calendar heatmap, reminders, personalization, and iCloud backup. PDF and CSV export are available as a one-time $4.99 purchase. No subscription.

Most migraine trackers assume you can fill in a form mid-migraine. MigraineSpy assumes you are having a migraine right now and cannot. It's designed to be simple so you can focus on recovery. Open it and there is one button: Migraine started. Tap it and you are done. Tap End migraine when it passes. Intensity, symptoms, notes and medications are all optional, and you can add them later, or never — the entry is already saved. ONE TAP, NOTHING REQUIRED The only thing MigraineSpy ever needs is a start time. Nothing is mandatory, nothing blocks you, and there is no form to complete before your migraine counts. Elapsed time is worked out from when you started, so an entry survives a force quit, a restart, or a flat battery. SYMPTOMS THAT NEVER BECOME A MIGRAINE Aura on its own. A wave of nausea. A visual disturbance that passes. These get their own kind of entry, so they stay part of your history without being counted as a migraine day and quietly inflating every number you watch. A REAL CALENDAR 1 Month, 30 days, 12 weeks, 20 weeks, 6 months or 12 months, each with a count for that period. Tap any day to see what happened. Intensity runs gold through orange to red, so a bad stretch is visible at a glance. STREAKS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS Days clear, and days in a row. Both matter, and both are there. MEDICATIONS, HONESTLY RECORDED What you took, what you took it for, and whether you noted that it helped, did nothing, or you are not sure. No claims, no scoring — just what you observed. COLOUR THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY The app can look bright at rest and mute itself the moment a migraine starts. Or stay bright. Or stay calm. There is a dark theme, a light theme, an ultra dim mode for during an attack, and a screen dimmer you can switch on mid-migraine. Lock to portrait is on by default, because a screen that turns when you roll over is the last thing you need. YOUR JOURNAL STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE There is no account, no sign-in, and nothing is sent to a server. Backup and restore are free and always will be — save a file wherever you like, and use it to move everything to a new phone. ONE OPTIONAL PURCHASE PDF export is a one-time purchase: a readable summary of any date range, to keep, print, or take to an appointment. Everything else, including backups, stays free. There is no subscription. MigraineSpy is a personal journal. It does not give medical advice and cannot diagnose or treat anything. If you are worried about your health, talk to a doctor.