Tended vs MySpoons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tended
This health journal helps you track chronic illness symptoms, pain, and daily well-being. Log entries quickly, even on difficult days, and identify potential patterns to better prepare for doctor appointments. It's designed for fluctuating conditions and prioritizes your privacy.
- Log symptoms, pain, energy, mood, and more
- Identify patterns and potential triggers
- Prepare for doctor appointments with reports
- Condition-specific starter sets
- On-device AI for descriptions
- Privacy-focused with no data collection
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Track chronic illness without turning your health into homework. Tended is a privacy-first health journal and symptom tracker for people living with long-term symptoms, pain, fatigue, flares, and appointments that never quite fit into ten minutes. Log in seconds, notice possible patterns, and prepare for doctor appointments without streaks, guilt, accounts, analytics, data collection, or external servers. LOG IN SECONDS, EVEN ON HARD DAYS When thinking is hard, Tended keeps logging light. Record a day rating, symptoms, pain, medications, energy, sleep, mood, bowel changes, food, triggers, activities, periods, photos, and notes at your own pace. Use Apple Watch, widgets, Siri, the Lock Screen, or the full app when opening your phone feels like too much. Duplicate yesterday, edit only what changed, or describe your day in your own words with optional on-device AI. BUILT FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS Tended is made for fluctuating conditions where a normal habit tracker does not fit. Use it as a chronic illness journal, symptom tracker, pain tracker, medication tracker, flare tracker, energy tracking tool, sleep tracking companion, and body map. Condition starter sets help you begin with relevant symptoms and triggers for fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, lupus, endometriosis, PMOS / PCOS, POTS, EDS, migraine, MS, IBD, PMDD, and many more. SEE PATTERNS IN YOUR OWN DATA Your journal can become more useful over time. Tended may help you notice possible links between symptoms, medications, food, sleep, activity, weather, Apple Health averages, menstrual cycle phases, flares, and better days. Insights are based on what you log yourself. They are self-reported observations, not clinical findings, so you stay in charge of what feels useful. PREPARE FOR APPOINTMENTS When brain fog arrives before your appointment, Tended helps you bring the important parts with you. Use Doctor Mode, appointment notes, body map history, medication adherence, symptom trends, focused visual reports, and PDF health reports to explain what has been happening. Tended+ unlocks longer history, deeper pattern insights, trigger experiments, appointment-ready PDF health reports, focused evidence and care PDFs, and CSV export for people who want to go deeper. STAY CONNECTED, WITHOUT OVERSHARING If you choose, Tended can help you share small practical updates with someone you trust through Supported, the carer companion app. Send a quiet check-in, a quick need, or a regular summary without exposing your whole private journal. FREE FOREVER. NO GUILT. Every tracking feature is free and unlimited. There are no streaks, no shame, and no "you missed a day" messages. Tended+ is for people who want longer-term insight and appointment-ready reports. The free journal stays useful on its own. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No analytics. No data collection. No external server. Your journal lives on your device or in your personal iCloud. Apple Health data is read only when you allow it. Optional on-device AI features run on your device where available; your journal is not sent to Cocoacorn servers. Use Tended gently, at your own pace. Bring what helps. Leave the rest. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER Tended is a personal health journal, not a medical device or clinical tool. It is not a substitute for medical advice or emergency support. Content is based on what you log yourself and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical decisions. Tended does not monitor journal entries for distress. If you are in crisis, contact local emergency or crisis support. Terms of Use: https://www.cocoacorn.com/tended/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cocoacorn.com/tended/privacy
MySpoons
This app helps you manage your health by tracking medications, symptoms, food intake, and vital signs. It offers smart reminders, drug interaction checks, and doctor-ready reports, all while prioritizing your privacy with on-device data storage and iCloud backups.
- Medication tracking with reminders and barcode scanning
- Symptom logging with severity and triggers
- Vital sign tracking and Apple Health sync
- Food and nutrition logging
- Doctor-ready PDF and data exports
- On-device data storage and iCloud backups
- Face ID/Touch ID security
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MySpoons is a complete personal health companion. Your health data — medications, symptoms, food, vitals, notes — stays on your device and your personal iCloud. No accounts. No ads. Backups go to your own iCloud Drive; we never see them. HSA / FSA - MySpoons Pro may qualify as an HSA/FSA medical expense with a Letter of Medical Necessity (LOMN) from your doctor - Most providers will issue a LOMN in one visit or message - Submit the LOMN to your HSA/FSA administrator with your App Store receipt for reimbursement MEDICATION MANAGEMENT - Track every prescription, supplement, and OTC medication - Smart reminders with snooze support (5, 15, or 60 minutes) - Scan bottle barcodes to add medications instantly - Pill count tracking with low-supply alerts - Check drug interactions against official FDA drug labels - See your adherence rate at a glance SYMPTOM & HEALTH TRACKING - Log symptoms with severity, body location, triggers, and duration - Record 25+ health event types: migraines, falls, seizures, and more - Spot patterns between symptoms and medications - Weather conditions automatically captured with each event VITALS & READINGS - Log blood pressure, blood glucose, heart rate, weight, temperature, and more - Sync with Apple Health to import readings automatically - Normal range indicators for every reading type FOOD & NUTRITION - Log meals with per-item calorie, protein, carb, and fat tracking - Track water intake and hunger/mood with each meal - Daily nutrition summary at a glance DOCTOR-READY REPORTS - Export PDF health reports covering medications, symptoms, events, and vitals - Full JSON and CSV export for backup or analysis BUILT FOR PRIVACY - Your health data, your iCloud — backups go to your personal iCloud Drive; we never see them - No accounts, no registration, no ads - Anonymous diagnostics only (which features are used, when bugs occur) — no personal data ever sent - Face ID / Touch ID lock for extra security - Photos stay on-device only — never uploaded to iCloud backup MySpoons is designed for anyone managing daily medications, chronic conditions, or simply wanting to keep a detailed health journal — without giving up their privacy. IMPORTANT: MySpoons is a personal journaling and tracking tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making any decisions about your medications, symptoms, or treatment plan. In case of a medical emergency, call your local emergency number immediately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MySpoons at 5.0 against Tended's 4.3. Tended's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Tended sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MySpoons sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MySpoons holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tended has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tended ships an update every 5 days, MySpoons every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tended | MySpoons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geoff Davis | ZIma Logistics LLC |
Customer experience
Tended
MySpoons
In-app purchases
Tended
- Lifetime$34.99
MySpoons
- MySpoons Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- MySpoons Pro Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year








