Comparison

Tended vs Nurelium

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Nurelium

Features
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Nurelium turns scattered notes into clear, doctor-ready records so every appointment counts. TRACK HOW YOU FEEL Log symptoms with a tap. Rate severity, note triggers, and check in daily on mood, energy, stress and water. A live 7-day pulse shows what's trending before you'd notice it yourself. THE CHECKER Work through your symptoms question by question and see which conditions match. Nurelium points you toward sensible next steps, including when to stop and call emergency services. NEVER MISS A DOSE Set medication reminders that actually fire. Mark doses taken, skipped or snoozed, and watch your adherence streak build. New interval reminders handle medication taken every few hours, not just once a day. BRING IN APPLE HEALTH Connect Apple Health to import steps, sleep and activity automatically, along with heart rate, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, blood oxygen, respiratory rate and weight. Log blood pressure readings by hand too. Free for everyone. WALK IN PREPARED Generate a visit report built from your journal, symptoms, vitals and saved checks. Nurelium highlights what stands out and builds a combined timeline, then exports a clean PDF you can share ahead of your appointment - so your clinician sees the full picture, not just what you can remember in the room. AI THAT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Nurelium Plus includes a health assistant powered by an AI model that runs entirely on your device. Ask about your symptoms and history in plain language. No data leaves your phone. No cloud processing. No account required to get started. A LIBRARY WORTH READING 68 conditions across 11 categories, written in plain language - what it is, what to watch for, what you can do at home, and when to seek care. Emergency and non-emergency numbers for the UK, US, Netherlands and EU are one tap away. NURELIUM FREE INCLUDES: - Symptom checker with condition matching - Medication reminders (up to 2) - Symptom journal and 7-day trends - Daily mood, energy, stress and water check-ins - Apple Health import and blood pressure logging - Full condition library with bookmarks - Emergency resources and direct dial NURELIUM PLUS ADDS: - Doctor-ready PDF visit reports - Unlimited medication reminders and adherence history - Family profiles for children and dependents - 30-day trends, unlimited journal history and saved checks - On-device AI health assistant, fully private Nurelium Plus: $4.99/month or $29.99/year (save 50%). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Nurelium is not a medical device and does not diagnose conditions or replace professional healthcare. Always consult a qualified clinician for medical decisions.

Screenshots

Tended4 screens
Nurelium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tended at every 5 days against Nurelium's every 2 months. Nurelium's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Tended sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nurelium sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tended ships an update every 5 days, Nurelium every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tended versus Nurelium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTendedNurelium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGeoff DavisTobistech ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tended

One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99
2 purchases

Nurelium

Subscriptions2
  • Nurelium Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Nurelium Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tended free?
Tended is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nurelium free?
Nurelium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tended or Nurelium have ads?
Neither Tended nor Nurelium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tended or Nurelium?
Tended ships an update every 5 days, and Nurelium every 2 months. Most recently, Tended was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nurelium on October 28, 2026.

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