Migraine Logger vs Bipolar Bear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Migraine Logger
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Migraine Logger turns your iPhone into a private migraine diary that actually helps you find what triggers your attacks — and gives your neurologist the data they need. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No accounts. No ads. No third-party SDKs. No analytics. Everything you log lives on your iPhone and your private iCloud, end-to-end encrypted by Apple. We never see it. The optional AI features run only when you tap "Analyse" with your own API key — your data goes directly from your device to the AI provider, not through us. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK • Migraine attacks — start time, intensity (1-10), pain location on a 3-view body map, type, triggers, aura symptoms, prodrome signs • Medications taken, with timing and effectiveness rating • Daily wellbeing — sleep, stress, mood, hydration, caffeine, alcohol, exercise, mineral water (Maden Suyu) intake for magnesium tracking • Optional menstrual cycle phase (HealthKit) • Free-text notes, voice notes during attacks (on-device transcription) PERSONAL RISK ENGINE A local risk engine analyses 25+ factors every day: • Barometric pressure trend (Open-Meteo, free) • Sleep duration and consistency from HealthKit • Heart-rate variability and resting heart rate • Caffeine withdrawal patterns • Menstrual cycle phase • Magnesium intake from mineral water • Sustained loud-environment exposure (Apple Health Noise data) • Weekday patterns from your own history The engine ships with literature-anchored priors, then learns from YOUR data. Factors that don't matter for you fade; factors that do get amplified. OPTIONAL AI INSIGHTS (BRING YOUR OWN KEY) If you provide an API key for Claude, GPT-4o, or Gemini, the app can: • Generate a personalised daily forecast explaining today's risk • Run deep pattern analysis across your last 60-90 days • Auto-tune your risk weights weekly based on your actual attack history Your key is stored in the iOS Keychain. Disable any time. DOCTOR-READY PDF REPORTS Export a 30 / 60 / 90 / 180 / 365-day clinical report with: • Summary stats and weekly attack frequency chart • Trigger correlation analysis with confidence levels • Medication effectiveness, timing, and time-to-relief • AI pattern analysis (if you've run any) • Complete attack log with notes • MOH (medication overuse) risk dashboard • Episodic vs chronic pattern flag (ICHD-3 criteria) CALM MODE FOR DURING ATTACKS One tap dims the screen, kills animations, and exposes only: • Big monospaced timer • "End attack" button • Voice note (on-device speech recognition — no cloud) Designed for use mid-photophobia, when typing is hard. PROACTIVE ALERTS • Daily check-in reminder at your chosen time • Pressure-drop alerts when local barometric pressure falls • Loud-environment notifications when Apple Health logs sustained noise • All opt-in, all toggleable in Settings PRIVACY-FIRST ARCHITECTURE • HealthKit reads are opt-in (sleep, HRV, exercise, menstrual) • HealthKit writes are opt-in and OFF by default • Background location is opt-in only, with a "why we ask" explainer shown before any iOS prompt • AI key storage uses iOS Keychain • No analytics, no crash reports sent to us, no third-party tracking NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Migraine Logger is informational, not diagnostic. Risk scores, MOH warnings, and chronic-pattern flags are educational signals to discuss with a qualified healthcare professional. The literature backing the risk engine is documented at https://migrainetracker.github.io/migrainetrackerapp/ LANGUAGES English, Turkish (Türkçe). UI follows your iOS language by default. PRICING Free. No in-app purchases, no subscription. AI features require your own API key from the provider of your choice (Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google) — typically pennies per month. Questions: migraintracker@gmail.com
Bipolar Bear
This app helps individuals with bipolar disorder track their moods, energy, and sleep patterns. It offers personalized insights, a survival kit for difficult times, and an optional anonymous community for support. Data is encrypted and kept private, with no ads or data selling.
- Mood, energy, and sleep logging
- Pattern identification and insights
- Customizable survival kit
- Apple Health integration
- Anonymous community support
- Private and encrypted journaling
- PDF export for care teams
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Bipolar Bear is a free, private mood journal and mood tracker built for people living with bipolar disorder. Log your moods, energy and sleep day by day, spot the patterns that matter, and keep a survival kit for the hard days. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Log your mood, energy, sleep, anxiety and custom fields every day. It takes less than a minute, and gentle reminders and streaks help you keep the habit without the pressure. Focus mode takes you through each entry one question at a time. UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS See your mood over time with charts and personalised insights. Spot what's affecting your next-day mood — sleep, alcohol, exercise and more — worked out privately on your device. SYNC WITH APPLE HEALTH Bring your sleep and steps in from Apple Health, so your journal fills itself in. BUILD YOUR SURVIVAL KIT Keep the strategies, medications, goals, memories and crisis resources that help you through hard times, all in one place. Add the Safety plan widget to your lock screen to keep your support number close. SHARE WITH YOUR CARE TEAM Export a clean PDF summary for your doctor or psychiatrist. ANONYMOUS COMMUNITY Connect with others who get it. Share your thoughts without sharing your identity on the optional anonymous community board, for adults aged 18 and over. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Journal entries are encrypted on your device before they leave it. As standard we keep a spare key, so your journal opens on a new phone; turn on Private journal and only you can read them: not even we can. Insights stay on your device. No ads, and we never sell your data. Bipolar Bear is for people living with bipolar disorder, their families, and anyone who wants to understand their mental health better. Bipolar Bear is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. It's a tool to help you notice, reflect and stay connected, alongside the care of your health professionals. Built by James Markey MBE and hosted by UNI·SIM.
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Verdict
Migraine Logger and Bipolar Bear are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Migraine Logger | Bipolar Bear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Suat Batuhan Esirger | James Markey |
In-app purchases
Migraine Logger
No in-app purchases
Bipolar Bear
No in-app purchases
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