Comparison

Pain Patterns vs TrackToKnow

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

Head to head
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 β€” not just memory.

About

TrackToKnow

Features
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TrackToKnow is a health and habit journal you fill in with two taps from your watch. The reminder arrives on its own, you answer right in the notification and move on. No hunting for the app, no long forms. YOUR DATA, YOUR FILES β€’ Entries are stored as plain text files in a folder you choose, for example on iCloud Drive. β€’ No account, no third party cloud, no analytics. β€’ Open, back up or analyze your files any time, or feed them to any AI and ask about your own patterns. YOUR OWN QUESTIONS β€’ Track exactly what you need. Scales, yes and no, option picks and numbers. β€’ Three levels of logging. One tap, a quick check or a detailed entry. β€’ Multiple profiles for different areas, for example eyes, migraines or digestion. APPLE WATCH FIRST β€’ Log straight from the notification without opening the app. β€’ Dictate a note from your wrist. β€’ Widgets on iPhone and on the watch. CONTEXT FROM APPLE HEALTH β€’ Heart rate, sleep, breathing and more attach to your entry automatically. β€’ The app only reads from Health, it never writes to it. TRENDS AND A REPORT FOR YOUR DOCTOR β€’ Trends across weeks and months, period comparisons. β€’ A PDF report you can put on your doctor's desk. TrackToKnow Pro unlocks profiles, full history, export, health metrics and backups. The base app is free with no time limit. Subscribe monthly or yearly, or make a single purchase that lasts forever. The app provides no medical advice or diagnoses. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://fennixx.github.io/tracktoknow-legal/

Screenshots

Pain Patterns4 screens
TrackToKnow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pain Patterns at none against TrackToKnow's 3. Pain Patterns also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TrackToKnow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pain Patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Pain Patterns versus TrackToKnow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPain PatternsTrackToKnow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGINA JAY HEIDELRichard Hrban

In-app purchases

None

Pain Patterns

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TrackToKnow

Subscriptions2
  • TrackToKnow Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TrackToKnow Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TrackToKnow Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

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

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