Comparison

TrackMigraine vs Throb

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

Head to head
About

TrackMigraine

Features
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App to help figure out the triggers of migraines, and what how medications might help or make it worse.

About

Throb

Features
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Throb is the migraine diary that doesn't rent you your own health data. One-time purchase. 100% offline. No subscription, no account, no tracking โ€” ever. Every attack stays on your iPhone. โ€ข One-tap logging โ€” start an attack in a single tap, even in a dark room with a pounding head โ€ข Pain-over-time curve โ€” see how each attack rises and breaks โ€ข Doctor report PDF โ€” hand your neurologist a clean, credible summary (MIDAS included) โ€ข Barometric-pressure context, attached automatically at onset โ€” no location needed โ€ข Multi-dose medication log with an honest monthly overuse count โ€ข Calendar heat-map, trends, and honest co-occurrence (never fake "causes") โ€ข Backup, restore, CSV/JSON export โ€” your data, portable and yours No streaks. No gamification. No notification spam. Just a calm, private place to understand your migraines. The diary and current-month report are free. A one-time purchase unlocks full history, any-range reports, and export.

Screenshots

TrackMigraine4 screens
Throb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrackMigraine at none against Throb's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Throb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TrackMigraine asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
TrackMigraine versus Throb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrackMigraineThrob
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperATPsoft, LLCEvatech Innovations,TOO

In-app purchases

None

TrackMigraine

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Throb

One-time1
  • Throb Lifetime Unlock$12.99

Questions

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

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