Comparison

Ebb vs Pain Patterns

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

Head to head
About

Ebb

Effortlessly log your daily symptoms and pain levels in under 30 seconds. Designed for those with chronic illnesses, it offers a simple, brain-fog-friendly interface to track your well-being and identify patterns.

Highlights
  • 30-second daily check-in
  • Track any symptom
  • 7-day trend view
  • Full history access
  • Trends charts
  • Daily reminders
  • Private by default
Features
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Ebb is the symptom tracker for when you're too tired for symptom trackers. Log how you're feeling in under 30 seconds -- no fuss, no friction. Just tap your symptoms, rate each one 1 to 5, add a quick note if you want, and you're done. Every single day, in half a minute. --- WHY EBB? --- Most symptom apps are built for people who have energy. If you've got fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, lupus, EDS, POTS, or any chronic illness that robs you of energy and focus, you don't want to spend five minutes logging. You want to spend thirty seconds. Ebb is designed around that reality. Brain fog friendly. Minimal taps. Nothing unnecessary. --- WHAT YOU GET --- - 30-second daily check-in: rate each symptom 1-5, one note, done - Track any symptom: pain, fatigue, brain fog, nausea, sleep quality, mood, or your own - 7-day trend view on your home screen: spot patterns at a glance - Full history: scroll back through every logged day - Trends charts: see how each symptom behaves over time - Daily reminders: a gentle nudge at whatever time works for you - Private by default: everything stays on your device --- FREE vs PREMIUM --- Free: - Track up to 5 symptoms - Full logging and history - 7-day trends - Daily reminders - CSV export Premium ($4.99/month or $29.99/year): - Everything in Free - Unlimited symptoms - Unlimited history - Doctor-ready PDF reports with charts - Full trends (30/90/all-time) --- THE DOCTOR REPORT (Premium) --- Ebb's PDF export was built for that appointment moment -- when your doctor asks how you've been and you can't remember. Generate a clean report covering the period you choose (30 or 90 days, 6 months, or everything), with your symptoms, daily ratings, notes, and charts. Walk in prepared. --- DESIGNED FOR REAL LIFE --- If you have fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, lupus, EDS, POTS, Crohn's, or any condition with unpredictable flares, Ebb was built with you in mind. Not for people who want to quantify every biometric. For people who just want to remember how they felt, see if it's getting better or worse, and share that with their care team. Track the ebb and flow of how you feel. That's it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ebb.bio/terms Privacy Policy: https://ebb.bio/privacy

About

Pain Patterns

Features
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Pain Patterns helps you understand your chronic pain. Log a check-in in seconds: Over time, the app finds statistically significant patterns in your data: which activities make pain worse, what time of day it peaks, how sleep and stress affect you. Real insights, backed by your real data. Track what matters: Log pain intensity, location, and context in seconds. No long forms, no friction. Discover what's driving it: Pain Patterns runs statistical analysis on your entries to surface only meaningful correlations. See the bigger picture: Timelines, heat maps, and trend charts make months of data easy to understand at a glance. Bring data to your appointments: Arrive at your next doctor's visit with actual evidence — not just memory.

Screenshots

Ebb4 screens
Pain Patterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pain Patterns at none against Ebb's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ebb sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pain Patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ebb versus Pain Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEbbPain Patterns
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulia JacobsGINA JAY HEIDEL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ebb

Subscriptions2
  • Ebb Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Ebb Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Pain Patterns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ebb free?
Ebb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pain Patterns free?
Pain Patterns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ebb or Pain Patterns have ads?
Neither Ebb nor Pain Patterns shows ads.

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